Taco Bell

Best tacos I've had on the east coast. They chop the barbacoa right on to your taco in front of…read moreyou. The bar has a fantastic variety of tangy, spicy, bright toppings and salsas to make your taco your own. My favorite is always the reddish orange salsa and this one tastes just like the taco places back in Texas. The tacos are hefty, so that makes up for the slightly higher than average price. They didn't have jamaica when I went so they subbed in mango juice and it was incredible, my new go-to. Service is friendly, fast and there's plenty of seating and a nice outdoor space.

South Philly Barbacoa is one of my favorites and the staff here is so friendly. The elote is still…read moreone of my favorites, the guacamole is some of the freshest I've ever had, and the barbacoa tacos were incredible. The chicken quesadilla, sweet tamale, and mango juice were the perfect finish.

Clean and plenty of seating.

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Taqueria Morales

4.6(88 reviews)

15.7 mi

They have some of the best quesadillas in Philly! The complimentary chips with beans and queso are…read moredelicious--and that's just the starter! I highly recommend the quesadillas de pollo with a refreshing Agua de Horchata. Their homemade corn tortillas are amazing, and you can really taste the difference! I definitely have to come back and try the birria tacos next. The food is 10/10--authentic, flavorful, and delicious. The staff is also super kind and welcoming.

Early today I wanted something neutral to eat before my evening shift…read more I have dietary restrictions and have to be mindful of what I eat. The Shrimp Tacos with no dairy & no aioli are my go to for a fresh, healthy, tasty and timely meal. I ordered via delivery, but the warm ambience is like you were invited to someone's home for a good meal.

Decoration

Whatever you do, don't piss up the empanadas

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These tacos were awesome

La Catrachita

4.0(63 reviews)

14.7 mi•Pennsport

I had an amazing experience at La Catratchita Taqueria!…read more Everything we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and made with care. The quesabirria with consommé was absolutely delicious--rich, juicy, and packed with authentic taste. The asada nachos were loaded and satisfying, and the buffalo wings were cooked perfectly with great flavor. Even the homemade fruit drinks were refreshing and on point! On top of that, the service was friendly and fast, making the whole experience even better. You can tell they take pride in their food and customer experience. Definitely a spot I'll be coming back to--and I highly recommend it to anyone craving great Mexican food!

This place is known for their birria, and I think it is okay, normal. The portion is big overall,…read morebut price is not cheap so reasonable I guess. The quesadilla is okay. I think the quesa birra taco would be better but somehow I ordered wrong so will update next time I try. I don't recommend the ramen because the noodle is overcooked; they do give a lot of meat tho. I also tried al pastor and campechano (steak, al pastor, and chorizo (slightly spicy)). They are both okay, but would love to have some pineapple in there. Would like the option to be able to mix birria taco with others. Watermelon agua fresca is good.

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Birria Tacos with Ramen

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Birria Tacos with Ramen

El Vez

4.0(3.9k reviews)

14.1 mi

El Vez was SUCH a vibe! The margarita was delicious, the chicken tacos hit the spot, and the…read morechicken nachos were absolute fire, served on large plate so every chip had perfect ratio of toppings. But the creamy poblano corn rice?! EPIC. Seriously, I could have eaten an entire bowl of that by itself. Fun atmosphere, great food, strong margaritas, and the vibes were HIGH. They do take reservations and we were seated quickly. Exactly the kind of spot you want to stumble into in Philly, and in a cool neighborhood with lots of walkable spots nearby. Would absolutely go back!

Mexican food in the very heart of Philly - bonus points for the photobooth!…read moreFirst and foremost, our waiter was wonderful and I wish I could remember his name. The menu here is expensive and has plenty of vegetarian options which I appreciate appreciated. They make a very good classic margarita, so be sure to order one as your drink of choice. The nachos are pretty good, but I will say the star of the show was actually the sides for me: the brussels sprouts, plantains, and equites - fabulous! I ordered the cauliflower tacos as my main dish, but it was a little bit disappointed in these, they could've used a little bit more flavor.

Fundido with chorizo

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Churros with chocolate sauce

Cantina La Martina

4.4(112 reviews)

10.7 mi

I can't believe I am giving Cantina La Martina a ONE star review! I couldn't even muster a 2 given…read morewhat they gave me to eat tonight. I ordered the carnitas tacos and churros. The meat in the tacos was so dry that it was hard to chew and swallow. Some of the pieces were cooked to a crisp. No amount of salsa could make them better. I'm sorry I didn't take photos of the tacos, but trust me me I get no pleasure from leaving a bad review for this place; I am not lying or exaggerating. I thought they were going to be one of our local gems. I choked down a half a taco, gave the rest to my husband and he couldn't eat them either. The churros actually had raw batter in the middle and the outside was rubbery and hard at the same time. You could barely bite through it. I'm a cook and I know that that is about keeping the oil at an even temperature to get the inside done and not overcook the outside. Someone in the kitchen did not know what they were doing. The thing is, I have had their food before and it was pretty good. I don't know if there is a new chef or what happened, but I can't trust them after this experience.

Came here for lunch. Driving and parking is fine in the day. As others mentioned its not a good…read morearea to walk around. Inside I enjoyed the decor and vibe. Staff very friendly. Good: old fashioned, tri-mix of guac (liked the truffle one), steak tacos. Not so good:coco tartare app, I thought most of the other tacos were tried were very okay for the price and would not recommend (shrimp, pastor (one of my least favorite versions of pastor), one with habaenro (not spicy at all). Would have enjoyed some actual spicy salsa to go with it. Overall, I sadly can't really recommend it.

14.6 mi•Bella Vista, Passyunk Square

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Taqueria La Prima

4.4(51 reviews)

Easily the best tacos I've ever had in Philly. Very authentic. They do not skimp on the portions…read moreeither. Cash only spot that's open late. Definitely give them a try whenever you're in the area.

I was in the area and saw this spot had great reviews. I cheated on my usual non beef diet and…read moretried their carne asada. It was only okay - and my barometer is "if it was worth the cheat" to eat beef and it was not. The last time had a carne asada tacos was in Long Beach CA and my mistake was probably thinking it would be the same or similar. The beef was a bit dry, but flavors were good and marinated well. They serve it with a salsa verde and Smokey spicy salsa, roasted jalapeños and onions. The tacos are double tortilla and plenty of filling to make them two smaller tacos per "single" taco. The price posted on the wall was $13 for carne asada but they charged $14.. not sure why but I wasn't in the mood to ask or argue. Overall, maybe I would try something else on their menu the next time I'm in the area? On the fence .. Cash only, take out vibes - a handful of seats if eating in.

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Al Pastor

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Outside with seating

Los Gallos Mexican Taqueria

4.2(592 reviews)

15.6 mi

Had an innocent mix up in my pick up order. I went back in with hopes of exchanging for the right…read moreitem. I have to say Luis was beyond professional. He could not have handled it better if I wrote the script. This guy is an ACE !! It's not always about getting it right 100% of the time... but rather how you handle it when it goes wrong. Well done Luis !!

Yum! I'll let the picture do the speaking. Will definitely come here again! Beef sandwich and…read morestrawberry horchata

14.7 mi•Rittenhouse Square

Ribeye steak con camarones - amazing! Served with corn tortilla

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Rosy's Taco Bar

3.9(442 reviews)

7/10 Absolutely loved the atmosphere, service was QUICK-- the music was great, and overall it had…read morea really nice vibe. They have a great Taco Tuesday deal with $1 tacos, offering carnitas and chicken tacos as part of the special. The carnitas tacos were seasoned perfectly -- 8/10. The only thing that would elevate them even more would be adding pico. The chicken tacos were a 4/10 unfortunately. They lacked flavor and tasted like plain boiled chicken placed on a tortilla, which was disappointing. We also ordered the Tres Salsa and chips. Out of the three salsas, the green and red were the standouts and packed the most flavor. For drinks, we ordered margaritas on the rocks ($5, plus $2 additional for flavor). I tried mango and passion fruit -- the mango tasted more like orange juice, while the passion fruit maintained its flavor much better. If you're looking for a family-friendly indoor/outdoor spot, this is a great option. I noticed a good mix of couples and singles, which made for a nice atmosphere. Bar seating is limited at night, and outdoor seating closes around 7:00 PM. Overall, for Taco Tuesday, I'd give it a 7/10 -- great atmosphere and deals, but food consistency could use some work.

3 tacos per order. Kinda bar-ish vibes and loud Some of the…read moretacos were too salty, while others lacked salt. I remember the mushroom taco being very mushy. The hot sauces carried the dishes Maybe it would be worth it during happy hour but I left disappointed with the food.

14.0 mi•South Street District, Society Hill

Nachos, Esquites, house margarita, virgina mango margarita, and Churros

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Tacos, esquites, and queso enchiladas

Nora's Kitchen

4.3(216 reviews)

Hands down the best Mexican in the city . Nachos , birria tacos , bowls . All of it . Can't go…read morewrong . Only thing --no disrespect but the young lady at the counter when I was there with purple hair --not who you want as your "front facing " person the minute you are greeted . Nice enough , just not what you'd call a "people person" Your front of the house should be the type who greet your guests heartily when they walk through the door and are not obvious introverts who are great diligent workers --but do best back of house where their other skills are valued d enhanced .thst is not the job for her , lol. Also one suggestion: if folks spend a certain amount --maybe over $20 , with the exception of guacamole due to food cost , I would not nickel and dime them over the small sides like a little more pico --food cost on those is low and you're tripping over the proverbial dollar --to pick up a nickel --providing small portions of those items --doesn't really affect your bottom line --and really keeps people coming back . Prices are good otherwise. Good value . If you want to cut back somewhere ,the amount of ground beef on the nachos could be cut in less than half and still be plenty and that will actually cut your food cost by a small fortune

It's fine. Ingredients aren't the best quality. Need more burrito options. Good if you're starving…read moreand want something pretty quick.

Additional seating

3 Chicken Tacos

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Pancho's Cafe

4.5(124 reviews)

12.3 mi

Authentic mexican food & good service. Pricing for portion size is also excellent. Will return here…read moreat least once a week. Small inside but plenty of seating and very clean!!!

Have been wanting to eat here for a while. Ordered delivery and things were packaged with care and…read morepresentation was still good. So many options and they have breakfast as well. Want return!

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This restaurant is absolutely beautiful their environment is calm it's quiet it's pleasant. the food is absolutely delicious.

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Karen D.

4 years ago

The Chestnut Street Philly location is convenient but for some reason it draws in all these thuggish people who live nowhere near 10th and Chestnut. It's frightening going in there so I avoid it. Not sure where they're all from but they make the residents of the area nervous. read more

Stephen C.

6 months ago

made me shit myself and the staff are assholes. They told me to leave and the food tastes like shit

Nancy T.

7 years ago

The menu used to be great now its horrible , they need to bring back the old menu!!!!

Meredith B.

Elite 15

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14 years ago

Dorritos Taco Bell should be had by everyone.

Stephen B.

Elite 26

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12 years ago

Get the breakfast it's good.

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I'm afraid this is a generous review, since 1 star is the base…read more I ordered the Chicken Protein bowl. I asked for Pinto beans instead of black beans & double Pico in place of salsa Verde. I watched as the young man basically slopped things in the bowl & I had a sinking feeling that he was imitating feeding his large breed dog. The big splat of guacamole on top finished the bowl, he covered it, asked if I wanted a bag (yes!), and off I went. I kept thinking that it might be really good & chose not to reprimand the server for his serving style. I live 10 minutes away. I went into the house, opened the bag, and the entire meal had leaked through the bottom of the cardboard bowl and was in a pile at the bottom of the bag. Why do they use cardboard bowls like that? I am not happy with any of it. What a disaster.

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I'm a huge Mexican food junkie, so I had to try out this place when I heard that they were pretty…read moregood (and that they had a whole wall of hot sauce). You order at the counter and then seat yourself and wait for them to prepare your food. There was no wait on this Saturday afternoon, so I decided I'd try the nachos with the veggie option, without sour cream. The food was ready pretty quickly. The nachos looked great! but didn't taste as good as they looked. It was nacho cheese, instead of shredded cheese, which is probably what ruined it for me. If there's an option to substitute for real cheese, I'd try that next time. Otherwise, the nachos weren't too bad. Also, I don't like giant chunks of sweet peppers and onions, so I'd ask them to leave those out next time too. My boyfriend's burrito was enjoyable, however. Side note: bathrooms weren't dirty, but both soap dispensers were empty, as were the paper towels. Ew. I'd probably try them again if it were convenient, but not sure if I'd go with the nachos next time.

First things first, the place is completely dead, quiet, and just overall doesnt have a good…read moreenvironment. I cane in with a friend to use our buy one get one free coupon, and we didnt understand our total so we tried asking the woman at the register to explain. She was extremely unprofessional, slamming the counter and waving around her arms instead of just correcting us normally. With service like this id rather go to chipotle and pay full price than a place like this and deal with terrible customer service. Will not be coming back.

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If you've read any of my other reviews you know I'm not the easiest person to please. I went to…read morethis place twice recently and was incredibly surprised by both of friendliness of the people and the quality of the food that was served. I ordered a chicken burrito and was it absolutely massive... Tasted fresh... and was served with a smile by two very respectful employees. One of them is Angel, a very friendly and upbeat guy. The other one's name I did not catch but he was amazingly polite continually using the word "sir. " You don't find this type of service in many places nowadays, especially take out food businesses. These two employees and the management there for are to be commended and I would recommend this place to anyone. Keep up the great work guys.

Ordered thru DoorDash two taco salads fries and chips. Never got the two salads. Chips were stale,…read morefries were soggy. Held off on writing this review but this isn't the first time we didn't get our complete order. Never ordering from here again.

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The restroom has the music playing SOOOOOOO LOUD that my son with hearing issues couldn't go in…read morethere. The music was BLASTING. Way to loud for any business. Not to mention the restroom was filthy anyway. Someone from corporate should visit this place and see what im talking about.

Went to Qdoba about 10-15 minutes before closing because apparently I thought it was okay to eat…read morethat late. Walked in and the employee literally goes, 'You've got to be kidding me.' Like...excuse me? I asked if you were closing, and he snaps back 'yeah.' Wow, thanks for the warm welcome. I get it, closing time is stressful--but customers don't need your attitude served with their burrito. Completely unprofessional and honestly, I'll be going somewhere that actually knows how to treat people like humans.

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I recommend this place but, honestly, just for delivery. I use Uber Eats from this spot and it's…read moreusually fast delivery and tasty. They lose stars on the store itself. Seems a little grimy inside. They use the fridges for their own personal food and drinks. The service is friendly enough and the food is usually tasty and convenient so I keep using the spot for ordering.

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