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THE DETAILS
Cuisine(s):
Mexican,

Payment Type:
American Express
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Alcohol Type:
Full Bar


Entree Price:
Under $12

Neighborhood:
Philadelphia County
University City
West Philly

Hours:
Su-Th: 05:00 PM-11:00 PM
S, F: 05:00 PM-12:00 PM


Distrito

3945 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Jose Garces — the man who redefined tapas in this town — just opened Distrito, a modern Mexican joint in West Philly. Here, traditional dishes get a bit of polish, like the soft tacos filled with tender veal cheeks and the yellowtail ceviche served with pleasing sorbet. Sadly, the delicate food doesn't pair well with the flashy, built-for-Penn-kids décor of the first-floor bar. No matter. Head upstairs for a more grown-up scene (well, except for the swinging lounge chairs).

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Overall (10) Food (10) Service (10)
Decor (10) Value (8) Average (9.60)

Review
The best restaurant in Philadelphia. Period. Between the pink colored modern decor the widescreen playing a silent version of Nacho Libre, the woodsy and almost "bambooey" booths that are all different on the second floor (which I later found out was the main dining room), the flock of people, and the clean open kitchen, the decor is fabulous. However, the detailed chinese looking tables near the bar are a questionable choice. The food is by far the best mexican in philly. To start, I would definitley recommend the not so small house made guacomole engulfed in a silver contemporary bowl with a huge bowl of housemade and still warm savory chips. Don't settle for the guacomole, spend and extra 3 bucks for the house made mexican salsa which is spicy and delicious. The complementary spicy blend of nuts is also worth a try. The pollo tacos as a second dish were moist pieces of chicken coated in a delicious salsa. The pollo enchilada was good as well. For dessert, the tres leches cake was topped with some meriangue and melon and adjacent to it were drops of blood orange puree to drag each perfect bite through. The home made yet complimentary blood orange candied droplets of some sort were a perfect ending to a wonderful meal
Posted by Jeremy: Aug. August 30th, 2008 at 9:35 PM
 
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