El Vez
PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended
ADDRESS: 1211 S. 13th St
CITY: Philadelphia
STATE: PA
COUNTRY: USA
PHONE 1: 215/928-9800
WEBSITE: www.elvezrestaurant.com
Flashy, fun, and just a block from Broad Street, this colorful corner eatery is an excellent spot to wash down just-made guac and chips with fruity margaritas. El Vez is the kind of restaurant you'd want in your neighborhood. Its big, circular bar with its centerpiece low-rise bike always seems to have a couple of empty stools. Its giant, golden booths are comfy and chic. It's got plenty of tables, a menu that suits most budgets, and, best of all, an arcade-style photo booth. Highlights include straight-shooting tortilla soup, wee spicy tuna tostadas, and just gussied-up-enough takes on traditional tacos, enchiladas, and carne asada. Dessert's fine, but those tequila drinks -- made with freshly squeezed lime, blood orange, or pomegranate juice -- are the bomb.
Copyright: Excerpted from
Frommer's Philadelphia and the Amish Country, 15th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Philadelphia
, USA