Rito Loco Truck

Washington, DC, United States

4.1

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 202-836-4270
Website:
ritoloco.com
Address:
606 Florida Ave, Washington, DC, DC, 20001
b/t N Bohrer St & N T St
Shaw
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
850 ftShaw-Howard Univ
0.2 mi7th and R St NW Bus Stop
0.2 mi7th and Rhode Island Avenue NW Bus Stop
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Accepts Credit Cards
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Yes
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Today

Today 7:00 am – 4:00 am
Open now
Local time (Washington, DC) 11:42 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
Friday 7:00 am – 4:00 am
Saturday 7:00 am – 4:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Welcome to the world of Rito Loco. A unique and creative burrito company. We use nothing but the freshest ingredients to fuel our homemade recipes. Everything is made from scratch and with love. Secret family recipes have been passed on for years and cultivated into the Best Burrito’s in D.C. We offer flavors from around the world that will excite your mouth and create a higher standard for the local burrito lover.

Meet Daniel (Rito) and Louie (Loco) in action on the truck as they serve up, not only amazing burritos, but an atmosphere that will leave you smiling and wanting more. Committed to excellence, the Rito Loco team will always serve fresh, hot, delicious burritos with a smile that will carry you through the day. So track us online and come join us

History

Established in 2012.

Daniel Diaz and Louie Hankins met like so many others do in the small world of DC/​Northern Virginia. They were introduced by a mutual friend, and came to find that they shared many mutual friends, interests, and aspirations. They shared loves for food, music, and travel, among many other things. Both were business savvy and challenged each other with thoughts and plans of business start ups. Experimenting with clothing lines and event/​party planning businesses, both Danny and Louie saw the ups and downs of starting/​running your own business from the ground up. Between the years 2008 – 2010 both Louie and Danny decided to take a break from the daily grind of 9 – 5 (in their case 9 – 9) occupation. Setting sail to travel parts of the world, both went on separate adventures. Through the spirit of travel Danny and Louie found simple pleasures in all walks of life. Adopting motto’s like «life is full of countless experiences waiting to be discovered, and too short to not take advantage,» «working

Meet the Business Owner

Louie H.

Business Owner

Grew up in Vienna VA, attended James Madison High School, later he went to Virginia Tech. Graduate in Hospitality and Tourism Management 2000. Since he worked for Marriott, Brookfield Homes, Richmond American Homes and AT&T Business to Business.

Upon traveling in 2008 he decided that working in corporate American for someone else wasn’t fulfilling, so he worked for four years to develop a concept which he loved and would allow him to follow his «American Dream!»

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20 reviews of Rito Loco Truck

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Place rating: 5
Arlington, VA
These guys are great!!! We have used the food truck over 10 times when for food events and they ave always made everyone happy. Love the pulled pork!!!
Place rating: 5
District of Columbia, DC
The most delicious. Get the rib rito (my favorite — mouthwatering meat, slightly sweet, so juicy) or the also fabulous mojito chicken! (The fish one is OK, the veggie one is sad.) The pupusa breakfast options are also wonderful.
The managers seem to be great, the cashiers are always very bored women who take FOREVER to get you anything you ask for (e.g. salsa), but oh well. The ritos are so gooooooood, highly highly recommended. Love that they stay open late on weekends!
Place rating: 5
Washington, DC
I love the Burritos and, of all the Trucks that visit the Friendship Heights metro, I always get a Rito when they come by. The Ritos are delicious stuffed with ingredients and no rice as a filler. I often get the Rib Rito and the meat is seasoned to perfection with the right amount of sweet and smoky to often the spicy salsa you can get on the side. I put that salsa on literally everything, my burrito, chips, quesadilla, etc. It is important to note the burritos comes with chips included. This is one of the best parts of the meal for me. After devouring the flavor explosion that is the burrito the chips are a nice change in that they are salty and very crunchy (A++).
In short whenever the Rito Loco Truck makes a visit my lunch plans are trashed immediately in favor of the Rib Rito
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
Pretty solid burrito, but could be great. If they allowed the option to add toppings inside the burrito (e.g. lettuce, peppers, etc), would really make it a top notch ‘rito. Further, the portions of salsa they provide are laughably undersized. Maybe appropriate for the food truck, but not a brick and mortar store.
Good burrito, with a little work, could be great.
Place rating: 5
Falls Church, VA
I had them cater a birthday party for my girlfriend. They were FANTASTIC! Talked me through what I would need, then provided everything — plates, all the food (enormous quantities), and great service. The owner, Louie, was even the one who catered it all.
If you’re looking to have a party catered with Mexican food, this is the place to call.
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
I went to their food truck in K st for lunch. I was interested on trying their burrito because I saw many accolades posted next to their menu. I got the OG (beef) with tortilla chips n damn it was good! I also got free can of soda (yay!). The sauce is pretty hot (not sriracha hot) n i wish they put rice in the burrito. Otherwise, its worth trying!
Place rating: 3
Washington, DC
I wasn’t crazy about my rib burrito. It sounded pretty epic from its description and although the meat was pretty tasty, it fell a bit short. It was a hearty burrito because it was all meat but after a few bites, it became uninteresting. It definitely needed more items in it. The chips that came with it were good but how do they not come with some salsa, or cheese, or something? Not my favorite food truck experience but surely not a bad option.
Place rating: 5
Quantico, VA
EDIT: I am editing my review to 5 stars based on the owner’s response to my review. He took the matter seriously and has addressed the issue. I highly recommend Rito Loco for both their food, and their business standards.
The burrito was excellent! I ordered the one with pulled pork. Delicious! However, I was extremely disappointed to see when I looked at my receipt later that I had been charged $ 1 tip without my knowledge. I gave the lady my card to pay but she never gave me the iPad to offer me the option of paying, and I never signed. I didn’t think much of it since a lot of places don’t require you to sign for small amounts, but when I checked the receipt that was emailed to me, sure enough, $ 9 for the burrito, $ 1 for tip. Very bad business practice!!!
Place rating: 5
Washington, DC
Thanks to my old faithful, tried and true, Belly App… I was able to sample this deliciousness. :) They currently have a free Caribbean Fish Taco, on Belly Bites promotions. I was not only impressed with the tasty taco, but also, the welcoming staff. I may have found my new favorite taqueria … I mean, who doesn’t love good tacos???
The only downside (no fault of the company) is limited parking. I highly recommend use of Metro or Lyft, as the best forms of transportation. Or… find their food truck!
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
Livin’ la vida loca? More like livin’ la RITO LOCO.
First, I’ll order a Rib Rito here for $ 9 including tax please.
Then, I’ll sit and people watch with my sauces and free soft drink (Thank you!!)
Finally, I will enjoy what my money can buy… which is this yummy Rib Rito.
FYI: this isn’t your typical burrito that you got last time from Chipotle. There’s a lot of meat (yay!) and veggies, but no rice. I found the rib meat to be really tasty but also a bit on the sweeter side
P. S. There are dessert ritos! I didn’t get the chance to try one, but they have one with fruit and another with smores. Ooh la la.
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
Caviar (food delivery) was offering a crazy deal for $ 1 tacos this past Tuesday so we ordered…14. First of all, the tacos are big, which is a good thing considering they are usually $ 4/​apiece. To get 14 huge (for tacos) tacos at $ 14 was an incredible steal. This turned out to be multiple meals for two people. The tacos were, overall, excellent. The chicken was kinda dry and I wasn’t crazy about the beef (I think I prefer steak-​y type rather than ground) but the pork was delicious, as was the fish. Great texture and flavor. The corn tortillas themselves were not dry, the pico and cheese was the perfect amount, and the tortilla chips and green sauce that accompanied the tacos were fresh and flavorful. Great tacos — would definitely go back and/​or order delivery again!
Place rating: 3
Ednor Gardens - Lakeside, Baltimore, MD
So I came on Tuesday thinking that it was 1 dollar tocos, but it wasn’t for carry out only delivery. Which was okay, I was gonna carry out anyway. The manager (I think) was obviously completely overwhelmed with the demand of the delivery and was actually pretty rude and I was kind of taken aback. But I’m gonna order anyway because the food is great! I checked in on Unilocal for the free snapple and they didn’t have any!!! I ended up with their bootleg fruit punch and no one dollar taco.
Also their guac looked pretty unappealing
Place rating: 2
Washington, DC
A very average meal. I tried the Rib burrito from their food truck and it was nothing special. There was no rice or beans, just meat, cheese and pico. I actually prefer no rice or beans in burritos so this sounded enticing, but I was disappointed. The meat was definitely very tender, but there was no real flavor. The meat was missing some type of sauce that would have made it delicious. Had to use a lot of salsa to get some sort of flavor. For $ 9 there are much better food truck options in the area.
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
Dang it… I never realized I never wrote a review on this. My BF was at Howard Hospital and we wanted burritos and trusty Unilocal came to the rescue as it always does.
The food was super flavorful. I loved it. They were nice and for checking in I got a free soda. I love that the burrito is tightly put together so you wont have any stranglers falling out.
The beef was cool but I didn’t love the ground beef (they also give a healthy portion)…I took a bite of my boyfriends pork and that was amazing!
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
I love the food truck and the restuaant was great as well. I had a fit bowl that was really good. I think my only complaint was that it needed just a little more rice. The $ 9, you can get 2 solid meals from the bowl, which is a pretty good deal to me. Everything was very well seasoned and I didn’t need to use the salsas they provided. I’ll definitely be back.
Place rating: 5
Silver Spring, MD
Definitely these guys know what they are doing.
I have always been a fan of their burritos, but then I decided to try the tacos and I was amazed! The flavor is on point. The fish tacos are by far my favorite, I have tried them in different places but Ritoloco have the best fish tacos everrrrr!
Place rating: 5
Las Vegas, NV
I tried Rito Loco for the first time at Truckeroo, and they deserve all the praise.
First of all, the staff explained their cooking practices and ingredients at length. I have not come across this friendly of a staff in a while. They are just truly down to earth guys.
As for the food, they pride themselves on not using any cheap fillers (rice or beans) in their burritos. I actually like rice in my burritos, but I can understand the concept. There is so much meat in these burritos that it is crazy. It was incredibly moist and flavorful, though. I got the chicken, and my dining companion got the ribs. I preferred the chicken for sure. The sauces that they offer on the sides are also great. I enjoyed the spicier one a ton, and it added to the flavor of the burrito. The addition of some chips on the side are quite a bonus.
I would definitely eat here again. Many times.
Place rating: 3
Baltimore, MD
I tried this place after the WPGC Birthday Bash.
They had a choice of 3 meats (Chicken, Pork and Beef). Though the beef was ground beef it was still savory. The trucks owner gave me a delicious sample to lure me in. The portions were awesome and the service was great.
If there was one thing I had to critique, it would be to dial back the spice in ground beef a bit. Ground Beef is super dense when packed into a tortilla. With just the meat and pico de gallo topping, the spices kind of got the best of me. I like spicy but, I had to wait till I got home to add a lil bit of lettuce to cool my buds down a bit. LOL.
Other than that, I’d definitely purchase/​visit again!
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
4 stars because the burito I had was awesome but it was insanely over priced! 9 $ for a beef (o.g. burito) I’d a bit cray! The burito itself was delicious ground beef Pico n cheese. tasted amazing with lots of filling! !
Place rating: 3
Manhattan, NY
My husband is obsessed with food trucks. Even with his recent acl surgery, he would still make his way from work to check out the rotating lunch options.
With glowing 4.5 stars, I convinced him to line up with me on the only day I had off thus far since we moved to the city (yay to visit husband at work!). Surprisingly, Rito loco was actually one of the few that he had not tried.
My husband ordered the rib burrito and I ordered the Mojito chicken salad. The food were served before I had time to put my salsa/​sauces into condiment containers. The owner was friendly and gave us free bottles of water to go (he felt bad that the snapple offer was still available through check in). He even put together a side of chips for my salad so it wouldn’t get soggy.
I wish I can say all the food was 4.5 stars awesome but it wasn’t. My Mojito chicken was extremely bland. It pretty much tasted like it came straight from a can. My husband’s rib was very flavorful however! I should had just been a full fatty (why salad why?). With the pressed/​toasted tortilla, melted cheese, juicy pico de gallo, and pulled apart pork rib, his burrito was money.
Lesson learned. I will be sure to skip the salad and stuff myself with their popular pressed burrito instead!