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    Fried Jumbo Shrimp(6)  w/2 sides
    Tiara B.

    The fact that you can get food this good for prices this low is mind blowing, $6 platters. While waiting for my food, I've seen so many people with children rotating in and out of this location, I respect that Lavish 215 is serving the community and feeding families daily. The inside is tight and the wait is typical for soul food that's mostly made to order, but I don't mind. I'm already planning to return and bring more support to this location. I love it here.

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    Dannie T.

    My girlfriend was telling me about this restaurant but I told her " I'm not going to any restaurant before they open to stand in line" we kept talking and she kept driving ... to the restaurant. The restaurant opens at 12pm , we got in line at 11:55am, it was about 10 people in front of us . I was irritated but as a passenger what was I going to do. The line moved fairly quickly. When it was our turn to order that's when I saw the soul food platters were only $6. Whatttttttt . I order fried fish, greens and yams, a slice of strawberry cake and the tropical lemonade, EVERYTHING was fanfreakingtastic.

    $5 of happiness
    Ramses F.

    Came across this place recently. Great experience so far I have only been about 2-3 times. Most recently I grabbed 15 platters to feed the homeless. This place is great with their $5 platters every day. Can't beat that, you'd spend more buying the food cooking and cleaning the dishes. This place you can feed the whole family. The chicken wing platter was great. Fried perfectly seasoned to perfection. I could have sworn it was my grandmother back there cooking,The wings remind me of hers.

    Swi mac n chez yams I'm totally SATISFIED FIRST TIME ND LOVING IT
    Brownie S.

    Fried Fish yams Mac n chez Yesssss it was good my first time there I will b back!!!!!!

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    Walt G.

    This place was advertised as the $5 Platters serving dishes like Fried Fish & Chicken, Salmon, Shrimp with two sides. I called before to see what time they open I travel over 60 mins from New Jorsey after watching a review of JL Juniper on YouTube. Upon arrival I found that the long line which was outside the door was at least an 45 to 1 hour wait just to order. After waiting an hour I finally made it inside this place has to wait another 39 mins just to order. After ordering they tell you to wait outside they will call your name. 1 hour and 15 mins later I got my order. Once I got back to Jorsey and open my platter I found that the 5 chicken wings which JL Jupiter boasted about, it turned out to only be 3 wings and the sides where okay an good but after all that waiting it was not worth the time and travel. The Staff were not wearing masks but requirers all customers to wear masks. OMG

    Caroline O.

    I found this place from one of my foodie friend who has been raving about this place. It is true the platters are 5 dollars! I order the chicken wing platter with Mac the yams and the fried fish platter with macs and green. The fish was fried well I think the batter was a bit too thick, mac and cheese was cooked well, greens could have used some turkey juice or some more seasoning it was okay at most. I would go with the chicken platter, granted I was kinda confused single wing dings vs actually chicken wings that is on their IG! The wings were great, yams on point and Mac was well. I would also advise to try to hit up their special I came in for the Smokey turkey platter and it was Sold out, so people are more on the look out for the special than anything. I would come back to get a chicken platter and probably try a different platter as well.

    Chicken with string beans ans Mac -n cheese
    Heath G.

    People was nice and friendly hood food for the price $5 platters . Food was fresh and clean just was overwhelmed with the massive orders yet they handled it well.

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    Very good food and service. Black owned and reasonable prices. Nice and convenient place.

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    They always start out not having a full menu especially the condiments that go with the meal

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    Great food, smaller portions but not pricey at all. Call before you go..... well worth it

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    Terrible customer service that's all I have to say the only reason they continue to get business is because of the cheap platters

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    South Philly Barbacoa

    4.6(749 reviews)
    3.5 miPassyunk Square
    $$

    Best tacos I've had on the east coast. They chop the barbacoa right on to your taco in front of…read moreyou. The bar has a fantastic variety of tangy, spicy, bright toppings and salsas to make your taco your own. My favorite is always the reddish orange salsa and this one tastes just like the taco places back in Texas. The tacos are hefty, so that makes up for the slightly higher than average price. They didn't have jamaica when I went so they subbed in mango juice and it was incredible, my new go-to. Service is friendly, fast and there's plenty of seating and a nice outdoor space.

    no photo added here because i was too hangry to pull out my phone to take some pictures…read more parking: hard to find, and yup, you have to parallel park most of the time in philly. service: rushed and untimely. the lady who took our order tried really hard to upsell most of everything. we got the consomme which is supposed to dip your tacos in, but it got to our table way later that we finished half of our meal by that time. food: the meat was pretty good, the rest is mid, especially the guac, no flavor at all. the consomme that lady wanted to upsell us tasted horrible and way too watery. i thought it should have been denser. there's a self-served station for you to add sauce and veggies. the horcharta was not my favorite. cash only so please come prepared. i'm not a fan of this place but my bf liked it. i'm on the fence of coming back.

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    4.4(112 reviews)
    4.9 mi

    Cantina is a restaurant in a refurbished bar. It still feels like the old corner bar. Lighting is…read moresubdued but you can still see the menu. Booths and bar seating is available as well as a patio on weekends. It is located in a sketchy area but a police car is stationed on the corner. I felt as safe as I do in other areas of Philly. Street parking is available within a few feet. The cocktails were very good with many different kinds of margs and other drinks. Beer and wine are also available. We were greeted as soon s we walked in by both the bartender and one of the owners. Our server brought water as soon as we sat down. She was attentive and helpful with explanations. The food here is authentic! Several different kinds of guacamole are available. We chose the one with pomegranate. It added a nice crunch and flavor. One with grasshopper was available. lol that was a no for me! The trio of empanadas were delicious. We shared a carnitas taco platter and branzino platter. The tacos were tasty. The branzino was cooked nicely with good flavor. The rice and beans and Brussels spouts and mushrooms were all delicious. I'll definitely be back!

    I can't believe I am giving Cantina La Martina a ONE star review! I couldn't even muster a 2 given…read morewhat they gave me to eat tonight. I ordered the carnitas tacos and churros. The meat in the tacos was so dry that it was hard to chew and swallow. Some of the pieces were cooked to a crisp. No amount of salsa could make them better. I'm sorry I didn't take photos of the tacos, but trust me me I get no pleasure from leaving a bad review for this place; I am not lying or exaggerating. I thought they were going to be one of our local gems. I choked down a half a taco, gave the rest to my husband and he couldn't eat them either. The churros actually had raw batter in the middle and the outside was rubbery and hard at the same time. You could barely bite through it. I'm a cook and I know that that is about keeping the oil at an even temperature to get the inside done and not overcook the outside. Someone in the kitchen did not know what they were doing. The thing is, I have had their food before and it was pretty good. I don't know if there is a new chef or what happened, but I can't trust them after this experience.

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    Rosy's Taco Bar

    Rosy's Taco Bar

    3.9(436 reviews)
    2.0 miRittenhouse Square
    $$

    Rosy's Taco Bar has a great Taco Tuesday deal- $1.33/taco! I'd highly recommend combining the Taco…read moreTuesday deal with their Happy Hour deals for a filling and relatively cheap meal! --- My party of 4 made a reservation for Rosy's Taco Bar and were seated ASAP at a table in the back. The service was fast to get us seated, take our order, and bring our food. The interior exudes taco bar vibes, decorated with Christmas lights, and is bigger than it appears from the outside. The metal chairs are a bit light, so just be careful getting up. It wasn't too loud considering the amount of people inside, and we even saw a good number of families. There is a hot sauce bar, which isn't really advertised, but you can take a bottle back to your table for seasoning. We ordered the (1) pollo (chicken) tinga, (2) carnitas, and (3) vegetarian (mushroom) tacos for the $1.33/taco Taco Tuesday deal (minimum of 3 tacos per type required). From the Happy Hour $5 menu, we ordered the (1) chorizo quesadilla, (2) classic house margaritas, and (3) churros. Overall: -The pollo tinga tacos were a bit dry, even though there was crema, and we felt there was more lettuce than other filling. When we added a hot sauce from the sauce bar to these, we enjoyed them more. Otherwise, we'd pass. -The carnitas tacos were delicious! Full of filling and juicy, we would reorder these for sure again. -The vegetarian mushroom tacos were good, juicy and flavorful. However, we preferred the carnitas tacos. Probably pass next time. -The chorizo quesadilla was awesome. Super flavorful, great cheese ratio, and not too greasy. It was more toasted instead of crispy, which I prefer. We'd definitely reorder these too. -The house margaritas come with either tajin, sugar, or salt on their rims. Great drink at a great price. -Lastly, the churros were pretty average, but really hit the spot! Rosy's Taco Bar promises cheap tacos and drinks for Taco Tuesday, and I'd say it certainly delivers. We had a great time, and I'd recommend anyone craving cheap tacos to stop by on Tuesday!

    My friend threw a private party here - a galentines party and we had a blast! We had our own…read moreprivate area which was nice but there wasn't any table seating so you had to use the ledge to put your plate down and had to stand to eat. The food portions were great and everything was self serve. We were able to get 2 drinks - wine, margarita, seltzer, etc.

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