El Mezcal Cantina

Our first time here at this lovely restaurant. We went for happy hour and it was great! Oscar, the bartender made a great margarita and an awesome sangria. Alex, our server, was so professional and friendly. I always ask a lot of questions, and he was not bothered at all. The restaurant is bright, clean and the food is so very good. The wings were cooked to perfection and their “secret sauce” really is delicious! The tacos DeTrompo were one of my favorites and to my surprise they have a brick oven and we also enjoyed a most delicious pepperoni and cheese pizza. Oscar was also kind enough to let me taste his salmon, which he was being served and seeing to me it was cooked to perfection, I asked if I could try and he, just like I was family, gave me a sample, and it was so very good. To top off our anniversary dinner, we shared a most delicious chocolate flan cake, which was absolutely fresh and delicious! Judy, another server came over to talk with us and she was so very nice. So glad we visited this restaurant and hope to return again. My compliments to the chefs, the food is delicious! Alex, Oscar and Judy, thank you for making us feel like family!

Best Mexican place in Philly. Feels like you’re at a Michelin Star restaurant without the prices. Special seasoning, delicious drinks, quick food and service. Service was cracking jokes, always making sure we were taken care of, they were 10/10. Highly recommend and will be my new spot food. They have outdoor seating, bar inside and plenty of seating inside. Ambience was great, amazing selection of dishes and drinks. They serve pizza as well if you aren’t in the mood for tacos. Happy hour tues-sun 4-6pm.

Came here during happy hour! They have great deals ( 2 tacos and wings for under $15). We ordered the agua fresca, El golfo (aguachile) and the Al Pastor Pizza. I'm assuming our orders weren't complimentary. We lost our appetite from the aguachile and the agua fresca because the combination was too sour for our palette. Didn't taste any spice from the aguachile. We ordered the Al Pastor Pizza since a reviewer recommended it. It was a bit dry and it tasted alright.

Late summer, 31C. Saturday, September 9. It was hot and El Mezcal Cantina was on my shopping route, so I decided to stop for a drink. Start: Water with ice. Mezcalera/ margarita. Eat: Pork ribs, spicy. After: Mexican IPA. Before the bill I thought I’d try a mezcal. Oscar said, how funky do you want to go? I like the adventure of a cultural story. So the owner shared a story about the tequila, mezcal… there’s industrial tequila, which is what most people know, and why they have salt and lemon to douse it… you likely have a story. Then there’s artisanal. Then there’s generational. Lamata De Castilla Nuevo León/ generational mezcal. Funky, no doubt. Smooth as. A bouquet of beans, licorice, lettuce, tropical fruit. But it’s got a kick. And it grows. This is a place where love and work and beauty meet.

Nothing but great things to say about the food, drinks and staff. We ate here during their first week open and everything was delicious. Homemade tortillas and tostadas are top notch and the guacamole was one of the best I’ve had. Every single thing we ate we would order again. Beautiful presentation as well. Very excited to have this place in the neighborhood! We will definitely be going back!