Lauriol Plaza

Lauriol Plaza is a Tex-Mex, Mexican and Latin American restaurant at 1835 18th St NW, at T Street, between Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. Google describes it as a spacious eatery with a roof deck that fills up with fans of basic Mexican fare and frozen margaritas.

It holds a 4.3-star Google rating across about 4,800 reviews. Outdoor seating is the most-mentioned topic, followed by chips and salsa, frozen margaritas, ceviche, sangria, seafood enchiladas, seafood soup and lamb fajitas. Longtime regulars praise consistent food, generous portions and reasonable prices, while critics call it more of a high-volume operation than an authentic one. One reviewer disliked the guacamole, another found a set group menu inflexible, and one describes a dispute over overnight parking fees.

It opens at 11 AM on Sundays and 11:30 AM the rest of the week, closing at 10 PM Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Google lists a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking, restroom and seating; reviews mention a parking lot with valet.