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    Juana Tamale

    4.2 (82 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Birria Ramen
    Sydney G.

    Great little place to grab a bite to eat. The atmosphere alone is worth a visit bc there's so much good art on the walls. We got a good variety of things, including vegan nachos, vegan cheese fries, vegan birria tacos, regular birria ramen, Thai chili seitan wings, and a regular burrito with carnitas. Everything was delicious. My least favorite thing we got was the vegan Tamale as it was really dry and seemed to be lacking a lot of filling

    Spanish Fries
    Shelly V.

    I was curious about this establishment that has Vegan Options. I ordered the Seitan Wings which are comparable in price from where I usually order Seitan Wings. However, the portion is small for the price. It was tasty bits with a nice dipping sauce. Very nice portion of flavorful Spanish fries. My order was packaged nice and secure and delivered fresh. I am curious about the Vegan Birria Tacos for my next order.

    Menu
    Jasmine S.

    Intimate Fast casual restaurant with west-coast vibes; that's also BYOB - need I say more! Dine-in available, although there are only a handful of tables. I ordered the Birria Tacos and a Meat (Chicken Verde) Tamale. The tamale tasted super authentic, loved it and wish I ordered more than one! The Birria tacos weren't bad! Hefty portions (a lot of meat) but I wanted them to have a little more time on the flattop. They weren't crispy enough for my personal preference. The consomme was nice and flavorful. My husband ordered the Burger, 5oz so kinda of small, but the toppings were a nice touch (Hatch Chili Jam & Onion w/ Cheese). Need to try the Birria Ramen next!

    Pork and chicken tacos
    Sarah A.

    Looking for a casual restaurant for a quick fusion meal, Juana Tamale has you covered. Place your order at the counter, peruse the hot sauce offerings, choose a seat, and your order will be brought shortly. We tried the ramen birria taco (definitely recommend, as it was piping hot and had a great fusion broth), as well as a pork and chicken taco (managed to get there in time for the tail end of happy hour!), an order of nachos (not as flavorful as they looked), and a churro, which was also piping hot, but not quite done in the center.

    "a Side of Jalapeño and Crema"
 
 The crema is not on the side. Guessing you must choose "vegan cheese", but I don't want vegan cheese
    Lorenzo D.

    Been coming here for awhile, I really like the bean and cheese burrito and the birria ramen. Everything I've had has been good, and the ambiance is really festive and joyful. That said, I just had a really bad customer service experience when picking up an order. The mexi pizza comes with crema on it, even though the website says it's on the side (picture attached). The guy on the phone was kind of argumentative with me about it, but said he would replace it and give me one without. My lunch break was almost over so I grabbed my skateboard to quickly head back, not bringing the original pizza because what are they gonna do with that, throw it away? But I guess I needed it. He wouldn't give me a new one so I skated home empty handed and had to get back to work. Sucks I loved this place but the pettiness and cynicism (like I'm trying to game a free pizza?) ruined it for me :( Only knocking one star for that because everywhere sometimes has bad service. I'll suffer bad service for good food. Well not here anymore, there are other good options in the neighborhood

    Maggie H.

    5 stars all around for theme and decorations!!! Affordable prices and a reasonable variety of food. I love that they have a 20% student discount. The tacos were amazing in my opinion. The meat had flavor and was juicy. I liked how they came with sauce and lime. I think the chicken quesadilla was bland, but it was large.

    Clarissa V.

    After seeing the post for best tacos my partner hurried off to get some breakfast tacos for us. Usually we go for south Philly barbacoa but I've been really excited to try Juana Tamale. First off every hours posted on social media and Google is totally off. So as he pulled up at 9am and yelp said 12 and instagram said 9 and another place said 10 it was actually 10am on Saturday. So he was probably the first few people of the day putting an order in. He ordered some sort of loaded fries which I had one I fry but I wasn't into crinkle cut fries loaded personally for breakfast. I wanted my breakfast tacos. He got his with shredded chicken mine was egg scrambled with some sprinkles of cilantro and onion, and both had hash brown patty too. . my breakfast taco is what I'm rating The whole meal was all fried so it was already too much for me. Maybe it was good for a super hungover group of people needing fried foods to soak up alcohol? But I was hoping it was going to be fresh tortilla breakfast tacos. When biting into my first taco which was two fried tortilla and the little egg scramble inside there was an off putting smell from the tortillas. It smelled like old oil was used or else heavily seasoned flavors of whatever else went in there that made it smell off. I had a hard time getting around that smell. And after a couple attempts I just scraped the egg and at that and left the tortillas. So that was disappointing. The hash brown and fries were all right but I was looking forward to breakfast taco and I couldn't get through whatever was happening with the tortilla. My partner agreed. He ate the fries later when he was starving and ate his tacos anyways but without the tortilla too. Kinda nervous about giving it another go for other advertised tacos that I wanted. The birria...

    Beef Birria
    Sasha D.

    I had been wanting to try Juana tamale for a while and unfortunately was a bit underwhelmed. We got the birria tacos, and while the flavor of the consome and tacos themselves was good and authentic, the tacos were extremely soggy and falling apart even before I dipped them in the broth. It may have been because they were so overstuffed with the meat, which while others may enjoy, it was too much for me and made the tacos hard to eat without completely falling apart. My friends got tamales and the birria ramen, they enjoyed the tamales but said the ramen was nothing to write home about. Considering the three tacos also cost $20+, im not sure I would go back. The inside of the restaurant is super cool and well decorated though.

    Jordana J.

    I had dinner recently right near this colorful magical place, and wish id come here instead My friends and I saw through the window that they had churros, and we decided to go get them for dessert. We weren't aware that they were filled, and I found out they're Bavarian cream filled and other times could be strawberry among a few others. Oh my gosh, they were so beyond good and came with a small container of chocolate dipping sauce. They were so good I ordered more, and they actually held up come morning. This place is a maximalist's dream. There's cool art everywhere, a local artist did it all, and even the bathroom is an experience and HUGE. They have some vegan options, and I need to get actual food there asap. If this place had existed when I lived in Philly I would've been there a LOT, and didn't ever live close to it. Would've been worth it and these days is worth the trip to South Philly. Go support this magical fun delicious place

    Strawberry rose lemonade
    Melissa P.

    Juana Tamale is a vibe, it's a way of life, it's a revolution, it's a destination, it's more than just extremely good tacos. The decor is like the Friends apartment having a fever dream x Alice in Wonderland. The playlist was fire. The staff was so nice and helpful, the one guy had an entire conversation about Bridgerton season 2 with me and I think we're best friends now. I wish more people were dining in, sticking around. It was a lot of takeout, but it'd be a fun place to bring people and hang. The food is excellent. It's messy and it's crunchy and meaty and cheesy and spicy and really interesting. The best kind of fusion. I love the ramen birria taco and then we dipped our pork tacos in the ramen as well. The strawberry rose lemonade drink mix was delicious, wish I'd remembered to bring booze to spike it but we added some mineral water to make a mocktail. I'm curious about the salad, vegan wings, and churros but the ramen and taco and 1 order of tacos was plenty for 2, so I'll have to come back. Yes it's a little expensive for tacos, but you're not just paying for tacos, you're paying for a chef and business owner who cares so much about her employees and disrupting the industry that she's doing something about it, unapologetically, loudly, and persistently, no matter how much hate she gets on Yelp or Google reviews or Instagram. Go off Jennifer! This is the kind of business I want to support. I did Juana Tamale but unfortunately they were all sold out from Cinco de Mayo. Guess I'll have to come back! Come for the tacos, stay for the drink mix, the Instagram pics and the revolution.

    Vincent G.

    We really enjoyed our time at Juana Tamale! When you walk in, you are immediately struck by the casual and eclectic design on the walls or hanging from the ceiling. They've got you vibing to hip-hop/latino music in the background, while you wait in line to place your order at the counter. Their menu is posted on the wall, and you will struggle with one thing...that's figuring out what to order from their large menu. They also offer some unique dishes, like their birria ramen (we had gotten this - definitely worth a try!). Don't be swayed by their pricing. I know some people have commented on it seeming a little too expensive for tacos, which is fair, but the portions are huge and jam packed with protein (or veggies). You won't leave feeling hungry, and that made me feel like it was all worth it. They are known for their birria tacos, so if you have to get one thing, that oughta be it! They do NOT disappoint - the consomme broth that these tacos are served with is what makes it for me. It has a memorable flavor of chiles & spices, and it will have you chasing the drippings that run down your hand. Opt for napkins if you so choose. Also - don't leave without a churro. Served fresh & hot, whether you are sitting and allowing the rest of your food to digest, or taking it to walk off the prior calories consumed, it makes for a perfect ending. Is it a place where you should obligated to travel to, in order to find destination tacos? Not necessarily...but if you are in our around Passyunk, certainly worth a visit.

    Nachos are for sharing. These are for sharing with your entire softball team.

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    I go weekly. Fast, healthy, tasteful food with nice staff and good vibes. Got take out for a friend and he raved about it.

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    The food is delicious. The service was great. The only thing they charge a service charge although we did take out

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    Owner is rude. There is a million Mexican restaurants that don't cost an arm and a leg.

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