The main event that got me up and out of the house to the Clarendon Day festival on Saturday (see below for full post) was the burrito-eating contest. “View an eating contest” is one of my goals for 2010 and I’m happy to say that I checked that one off!
It seems that now is the time of neighborhood festivals. There have been a spate of them in the last few weeks in D.C. and surrounding areas. Saturday was Clarendon Day, celebrating that part of Arlington. I could make snipey remarks about how everyone in Clarendon is a yuppy or some such business, but instead I’d rather show some photos from the event.
There is a magical taqueria in Arlington that serves amazing, delicious burritos for $4 a pop. That’s with guacamole, even though I have to pass now that I have allergies. No, it’s not a fairy story. It’s El Charrito Caminante. Were you thinking about going to McDonalds? Taco Bell, Burger King, Popeyes or any fast-food restaurant anywhere? Don’t do that. Go to El Charrito. You can even call it what George and I do: “the four-dollar burrito place.” You’ll be rewarded.