Guapo's

Guapo’s at 3050 K Street NW is one of the Georgetown Waterfront complex’s longest-running restaurant tenants, established at the K Street level in the development that transformed the Georgetown riverfront from a largely industrial and parking zone into a mixed-use waterfront destination. The Mexican restaurant at the waterfront serves a dining public that uses the Georgetown Waterfront Park and the C and O Canal area as the recreational context for dining.

The Mexican restaurant format at Guapo’s covers the range from the Tex-Mex dishes that the broader American Mexican restaurant market made standard, including fajitas, enchiladas, and the combination plate formats, to the more traditional Mexican preparations that the kitchen includes for the customer who wants the regional Mexican tradition beyond the Tex-Mex standards. The fajitas, which are among the most theatrical dishes in the Mexican restaurant format, arrive at the table sizzling on a cast iron plate with the visible signal that they are hot and ready.

The margarita program at Guapo’s is among the significant draws at this waterfront address. The classic lime margarita, in the format that the cocktail tradition specifies, combines tequila, triple sec or Cointreau, and fresh lime juice in a ratio that produces the balance between the agave spirit’s character and the citrus acidity. The frozen margarita, which is a different product from the shaken version, serves the summer waterfront customer for whom the frozen blended format is the appropriate cooling drink.

The K Street waterfront address places Guapo’s in the cluster of restaurants at the Georgetown Harbour level, including Founding Farmers, Grace Street Coffee, and the other establishments that the waterfront development supports. The Potomac River views from the outdoor seating at the K Street level provide the waterfront dining experience that the location’s geography provides.

Hours run from 11am daily with extended service on Friday and Saturday evenings. The Georgetown Waterfront K Street location at 3050 has the outdoor dining access that the waterfront park setting provides, which makes the Guapo’s terrace one of the Georgetown dining locations where the outdoor table experience can include the Potomac River in the visual field. The spring and summer months at the Georgetown Waterfront are among the most pleasant outdoor dining experiences in Washington, when the river traffic on the Potomac, the activity on the C and O Canal, and the Georgetown Waterfront Park’s recreational users create the animated outdoor setting that the margarita on a warm evening is appropriate for. Guapo’s at K Street captures this outdoor dining opportunity in the Mexican restaurant format. The Georgetown waterfront Mexican restaurant format that Guapo’s represents has been a consistent draw in the K Street complex since the waterfront development opened. The casual atmosphere, the sizable margarita program, and the accessible Mexican food menu make Guapo’s appropriate for the large group, the family dinner, and the post-waterfront-walk meal that the K Street address generates. Hours run from 11am daily.