Taco Rock Opens In Falls Church, Serving Tacos And Cocktails

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Taco Rock-Falls Church, a fast-casual Mexican restaurant, is now open in the recently completed Birch & Broad shopping center on West Broad Street.

The restaurant, the third and largest of the Taco Rock restaurants in Northern Virginia, has 2,815 square feet of space, with a design similar to its sister restaurants in Rosslyn and Alexandria.

The Falls Church location, at 1116 West Broad Street, seats 85 guests with 25 dining tables and 35 barstools centered around a 25-foot tequila bar. Along with a spacious interior, Taco Rock has a large outdoor patio that seats 100 guests and features heat lamps and large garage door front windows that access the open-air space for alfresco dining.

Taco Rock is owned by Team Cordero restaurant group, a family business group that consists of Chef Mike Cordero, sons Nick Cordero and Anthony Cordero, and Chef Stefano Marzano of MightyMeals. Taco Rock-Falls Church is Chef Mike Cordero’s 10 Northern Virginia restaurant location.

“Taco Rock is an epicurean delight giving a nod to street food that includes a gourmet twist with our signature Blue Rock tacos,” Mike Cordero said in a statement Tuesday. “Team Cordero is thrilled to expand Taco Rock’s footprint in Northern Virginia with the opening of our largest and third location in Falls Church.”

Taco Rock-Rosslyn opened in Arlington in November 2019, followed by Taco Rock-Alexandria in the Pinecrest Plaza shopping center in January 2021. Team Cordero said it plans to expand its Taco Rock concept and open locations throughout the D.C. area in late 2022 and 2023.

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Taco Rock-Falls Church’s menu, like in Rosslyn and Alexandria, features gourmet tacos served on homemade Blue Rock tortillas, an original recipe featuring blue corn tortillas. Taco Rock offers an extensive tequila bar, specialty tequila cocktails and imported Mexican beers.

Special menu items include the Birria Crunch Supreme Wrap, which comes with mozzarella cheese, queso, crispy tortilla, pico de gallo and sour cream. There's also the Puffy Beef Taco, with seasoned ground beef, melted queso, jalapenos, jack cheese, sour cream and flaming Cheetos.

Dessert items include crispy stuffed churros, with an assortment of cream fillings, and gourmet ice cream tacos made to order. Taco Rock holds happy hours seven days a week as well as Taco Tuesdays.

Taco Rock is open daily for lunch and dinner and offers takeout and delivery that include to-go cocktails. Follow Taco Rock on its website and on Instagram.

Carlos Construction LLC conducted the buildout of the Falls Church location and designer Yvette Irene developed the interior design.

Irene’s interior design pays homage to rock-and-roll culture. While maintaining a street taco theme, the new restaurant presents a rustic contemporary palette. The restrooms offer a unique skull wallpaper for Day of the Dead-themed social media postings.

The restaurant's main focal point is Taco Rock’s giant guitar jutting out from the ceiling and spanning the length of the entire restaurant.