Jordan Graham

Review of Tico Restaurant DC

This place is pricey and very loud.

This place is pricey and very loud.

It's $12-20 for 2 tacos, 10+ for a small bowl of guacamole, 50+ for a pitcher of margaritas (~5 small margaritas)

We could barely hear each other sitting directly next to each let alone across the table. Both music and a packed house contribute to this.

The server was also super inattentive, this might have been because the place was busy... But again for the price. I should not have to flag someone down to have my tiny water cup refilled or even to order another 50+ dollar pitcher of margaritas. He did not even realize that we were done eating and our party of 10 starting to leave... He came dashing out of the back with the checks. We had even ordered/ eaten deserts and the bussers cleaned the table.

Now the food quality was on point, which is why this is a 2 star review instead of one.

Overall, the price of the dishes and drinks are not worth the atmosphere or service when busy.

A major remodel is needed with noise dampening in mind or the price needs to massively drop to be treated like cattle for table turn around, unable to be heard by friends, and ignored by wait staff.