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Free Meals at Qdoba

On Saturday starting at 11am the Qdoba at 16th and Walnut will be giving away free entrees to the first 100 people who enter. The […]

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Tonight

Tonight and every Monday night through the NFL season Jose Gares’ Distrito will be hosting a Football Fiesta with endless tacos and enchiladas. The $25 […]

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Trey Popp at El Rey

Trey Popp files his first review for Philadelphia Magazine, his inaugural target, El Rey. Popp doesn’t find big mistakes but only a couple of items […]

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El Rey: Annotated Menu

The critics have spoken regarding Stephen Starr’s El Rey. Now see the hits on our annotated menu.

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Taco Tuesdays in Fishtown

Barbarella, the upstairs food-serving part of the Barbary has kicked off a $1 Taco Tuesday. Phoodie has the details. Barbarella Begins A New Era Of […]

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3-Courses for $23 at Xochitl

Xochitl is adding a 3-course, “El Sabor” dinner for $23. Fresh Guacamole for the Table Antojitos Empanadas, sweet corn, chanterelle mushrooms, jack cheese and mulato salsa […]

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LaBan Does Not Love El Rey

Craig LaBan reviews Stephen Starr’s El Rey and LaBan is not very happy with the design, operations or noise levels. Luckily for the restaurant, chef Dionicio Jimenez‘ plates […]

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Tale of Two Rooms

Adam Erace reviews both sides of Stephen Starr’s takeover of the Midtown Diner. He very much enjoys the Ranstead Room and has some issues with […]

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Good Bones Updated at El Rey

Elisa Ludwig is back in the City Paper this week as she reviews Stephen Starr’s El Rey. [T]he food here, as designed by Dionicio Jimenez, […]

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Tonight

Let us guess, you really have no interest in another sip of beer. All this Philly Beer Week ale has you ailing. Well this is […]

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Finding Mexican Deeper in South Philly

Adam Erace gets turned onto Los Gallos, a newer taqueria deeper in South Philadelphia. The best of the latter [tortas and tacos] is the costilla […]

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Taco Azteca

Most people travel south of the border, or at least to South Philly, for good Mexican fare in town. This week the Street Team headed […]

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When April Fools Get Real

Photo via Papercraft:::Big Plastic Head On April 1st we posted a fun story about Mark Vetri getting in on the food truck craze. Now Meal […]

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Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo

Tomorrow is the 148th anniversary of the Mexican victory at the battle of Puebla. We’re sure you are looking to celebrate the momentous event so […]

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Tale of the Tape: El Rey

[slideshow id=9] Stephen Starr’s El Rey has taken possession of the old Midtown IV Diner on Chestnut Street but the diner DNA is very much […]