Taqueria La Placita

Hyattsville, MD · Mexican restaurant

Rating
4.1/5
★★★★☆ 4.1
Reviews
20
Rank in Hyattsville
#84
of 225 restaurants
City Percentile
52%
rating percentile
Address
Taqueria La Placita, 5020 Edmonston Rd, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Phone
(301) 277-4477
Website
taquerialaplacitamd.com
Status
Closed · Opens 5 AM

Taqueria La Placita is a restaurant located in Hyattsville, MD. It is one of 225 restaurants listed in Hyattsville. Its 4.1-star rating matches the Hyattsville city average of 4.1 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday5 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 K m · Feb 2026

I ordered barbacoa and carnitas tacos. Honestly, the tacos were terrible and dry! The barbacoa tasted old. Carnitas was lacking in flavor. As I waited for my order it looks like they keep their meats pre cooked on the grill top. They just re heat it. Overall tacos were abysmal. Would I come back? Mm, nah. Also tacos aren’t worth almost 5 dollars each. It’s ridiculous the price of tacos these days. Charging 5 dollars for some mid taco is ludicrous!

★★★★★ 5.0 Jamaal Davies · Feb 2026

Great Tacos, Some of the best in the area. #19 Lamb Barbacoa were my favorite.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Bobby G · Feb 2026

I used to love coming to this place. Came for many years and it was great. The last 5 times that I’ve come or more, I noticed the prices increased, the quality and taste is not great, salsas are bland, al pastor meat is bland and flavorless, and the tacos are small. I’m not sure if they changed cooks or recipes, but please bring back the quality and flavor.

★★★★★ 5.0 Antoinette Silva · Apr 2024

Love this spot for a quick bite and fresh juice! It is a local favorite for friends and family. They make a fine taco and traditional chicharrón. They have a ton of seating and play good music while serving up plenty of salsa and veggies to top your food :) The staff are smiling and helpful! Gracias chef!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Manuel Barrueta · May 2024

What a huge let down. This place was always my go to place for street tacos in this area of MD for years. They have lost their magic touch. Unfortunately, their quality has gone dramatically down. Their worst offense is that the seasoning is off and most of their food was bland. Our food was delivered cold which was another turn off. No one in my group had anything positive to say about the food given the past high praises this spot recieved for making amazing high quality food that was worthy of being a guilty pleasure. Now that each taco roughly costs $4 dollars and after experiencing some of the worst food I've had in a while, I can no longer recommend this taco spot. Save yourself from a bad experience and go try one of the other local spots.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Mexican restaurantLatin American restaurantTakeout RestaurantRestaurant

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