This was a great bite along the food tour we went on recently. The tour guide said that the owner recommends the beef cheek taco which is what we all ate, but for some reason is an under ordered menu item. We can't imagine why because it was amazing. The homemade horchata was also exceptional. read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I stopped by Plaza Garibaldi for lunch this past weekend in Philly. It's been open since 2002, and it has a really fun ambiance - it's classic and comfortable, and the service is fantastic. I loved my margarita; their drink menu is fantastic - as is the variety of agave they offer at the bar! I had tacos de cabeza (beef cheek). I found it a bit excessively fatty, which helped with the tortilla, which I found a bit dry. They weren't bad tacos, but they aren't tacos I'd want to eat regularly or that I could eat much of at a meal. I loved the vibes, service, and the drinks, so I'd love to return for happy hour and watching soccer! read more

Plaza Garibaldi is an excellent Mexican restaurant serving authentic cuisine to satisfy. Both the Fajitas de Res (Meat) and the Suadero Tacos offered perfect portions and delightful flavors for palettes of different levels of spice. The corn tortillas offer a gluten-free option for those with a sensitivity to gluten. They do convey that the same cooktop where the food is cooked is used to cook items that aren't gluten-free. So for celiacs, that's likely an impediment. However, when placing my order, and calling prior, they were clear, and transparent. I placed notes in my order and they took the precautions to deliver meals that were not problematic. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, and its freshness. The fajitas are accompanied by large tortillas, hot sauce, yellow rice, refried beans, and pico dec gallo. The restaurant offers exceptional service that's cordial, and empathetic. I highly recommend Plaza Garibaldi's stellar Mexican cuisine! read more

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Their portions are huge. The service is friendly. The food is great. Looking forward to drinks there soon.

I can't believe all this for all this almost 400 they gave me so little it honestly was appetizers And I'm sorry for the tequila shots 78 is crazy I can buy a whole bottle of don for only 70 and just for 6 shots is a lot not worth coming here if you just like to spend money on basically appetizers food and drinks! read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Los peores tacos de birria que he probado estaban Quemados, secos y feos no los recomiendo para nada y compré 3 órdenes ‍ nadie quiso comer los read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - Tacos de birria. Horribles, aparte de quemados están bien secos y el queso 0 derretido, compré 3 órdenes los peores que he comido - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I do not recommend at all! They literally gave me cheese steak meat in my quesadilla! Don't go and it's super expensive!

This is a great spot. It's been here for years. They have a full bar (the margaritas were spot on) and they serve up big platters of delicious Mexican food. The chicken enchiladas I had were really tasty and filled with tender shredded chicken. They have outside tables and the service is prompt, efficient and kind. Great way to spend an October Friday night. read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - the entrance to a restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Sitting down for tacos is just so much fun, especially at this spot! With different places having different sides, platters, and tortillas, the 3 taco special here was definitely a surprise. Delicious, huge tortillas stuffed to the brim with meat. Extra limes and lots of onion. Rice and beans to top it all off. Really good portions and flavors, great quality. Got to try the steak as well, perfectly cooked. The free chips and salsa at the table came with a smoky salsa and a green, fresh one. Really enjoyed both, and the chips kept coming! read more

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This Mexican spot is delish. I love their food. I lost recently stopped by for some Sopes al pastor. I love the masa with beans, lettuce, and tons of cheese. Also the grilled pineapple pieces giving that marinated pork life- yessss ! I am a huge fan of their sopes. I hoped to take a picture of my boyfriends food but it was gone it so quickly. I can say it's a great compliment not to stop eating for a picture. Need to stress we recommend the Campechanos and Carnitas Tacos. read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - Sopes al Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I am very disappointed, the service is not that bad; however, there was some things were the missed the mark. First of all when you ask for a can soda, they should bring you the soda and open it at your table not bring you a glass, with no gas, next the brought an open can which did not have any gas either. Finally at the third try they did it correctly and I was able to enjoy my soda. The other point that disappointed me was that they do not give to change, don't give you a notice about they just do it. Why is there a reason for them to not give you your correct change, if they have a shortage of change they can let you know and is up to you to give the exact chance of accept the fact that you will not get change. read more

Consistently excellent, authentic Mexican food! Huge variety of choices on the menu. Friendly, efficient service. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Thank you, Andrea F, for leading the way to Plaza Garibaldi! I'd had this spot bookmarked for a while based on Andrea's review, and I finally placed an order for delivery one night earlier this week. I went with the chicken enchipocladas which was a tasty and hearty choice. There were three corn torillas stuffed with shredded chicken and topped with chipotle sauce, sliced avocado and a light sprinkling of queso fresco, plus a swizzle of sour cream. This was a nice, lighter alternative to enchiladas. On the side, I received a container with pico de gallo, rice and refried beans, plus a small bag of tortilla chips and two salsas. The meal itself was only twelve bucks but delivery plus tip put the total slightly above $20. Considering I got two meals out of it, that was fine with me. I might deviate to other menu items next time as I felt like I was missing a bit of texture. Overall, excited to have a new option for Mexican delivery! read more

Absolutely superb. The best lunch I have had in Philadelphia in months. The Chilaquiles are phenomenal with this zesty sauce I only think I have tried before in Cabo San Lucas. The owner, Raul, greeted me personally to make sure our dishes were prepared to our liking. The staff was very helpful with our questions. Will be back soon. PS Excellent Mezcal and Tequila selection read more

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The food is great , the micheladas perfect , waiters are very friendly. We went for dinner since 6 months ago and now we are back every week at least once . read more

Both times I've been here, I left with no buzz after two margaritas at $14 each. As much as I like to support small, independently owned spots like this, I'm not paying $14 for a margarita with a teaspoon of tequila. Sigh. read more

First time visiting earlier today (not sure why I haven't been earlier). Found it to be decent overall and good enough to come back to, but not better than several other restaurants in the area. Jamaica drink was just OK-best is at El Jarocho. Followed Craig Laban's recommendation and had ribeye tampiquena (I think he suggested a different one, but just the sides are different), which comes with an enchilada with queso Oaxaca (I think) and mole. Also has rice, beans, pico de gallo, and mix of veggies/herbs (nopales, carrots, onions, radish, and cilantro). Person I was with had ribeye Garibaldi, which is similar but has a sope on the side with beans and a slightly different veggie prep. Salsas for chips were good, especially verdes which is quite spicy. Service was so-so. Bit early to make anything more than a tentative recommendation (like to visit a place 3-5x before I make a firm rating), but probably around 3.5 stars. One of the original taquerias in Philly (opened in 2002), putting it with La Lupe (hasn't been open for about 7-8 years now) and Taqueria la Veracruzana for the first taquerias in Philly I think, unless you want to count Las Cazuelas as one...Just goes to show how much South Philly has changed in the past 15-20 years. Bit better here than at Taqueria la Veracruzana, but I do miss La Lupe. read more

Fantastic place! The cemitas with milanesa are excellent. They just revamped the whole interior. Get the ensalada mixta to start the meal. Fresh vegetables with a light touch of oil! read more

***Review for delivery experience only*** I've been ordering from here through UberEats for the past couple of months now and I've never had a bad experience. I would normally order a burrito or tacos, but my friend turned me on to the chicken enchipocladas and I will never turn back. Corn tortillas filled with flavorful, juicy pulled chicken, then smothered in an addicting chipotle sauce, melted cheese, sour cream and avocado. All entrée orders come with a decent helping of fluffy rice, refried beans and house-made pico de gallo on the side, as well as a nice warm bag of fresh tortilla chips and two types of salsas. For only about like $12 or so, it's SO much food and I usually can get two meals out of it. I've also tried their guacamole in the past, and it's pretty on point as far as flavor and texture goes. I think prices are reasonable and delivery times are quick (I do live close, though). Would love to dine in one day and try some other items from the menu! read more

I've been here twice and loved both meals. In particular, the Camerones Garibaldi and Enchipocladas are fantastic. They also make delicious mezcal Margheritas. Loved it and really look forward to returning. read more

I was here with a group. The food was pretty good - I got the mole burrito, which was mostly good, although it was maybe a little bland - it probably could've used more mole. Everyone else enjoyed their food as well, and the folks who got margaritas loved them - I didn't have one, though, so I can't really attest to that. The service was fine as well. We *were* a bit perplexed by the price of the guac - it's $10 for a plate of about ~10 chips stuck into a little mound of guacamole. That's more expensive than I'd expect, but it was very fresh and delicious, so I'm not complaining too much. A little funny thing that happened: the background music they played was a Pandora mix of Mexican folk. But the thing is, they only have the free version of Pandora. So a few minutes into dinner, we were surprised by an ad for Qdoba burritos... pretty funny. read more

Coming from DC, this place was kind of amazing. Don't get me wrong, Salvadorans are cool, but I can only take so many pupusas before I burst. I had the chorizo and potato tacos for breakfast around 10:30am. They were great. I was kind of scared that I wouldn't be able to handle all the food because I had breakfast at 5:00 in the morning at Melrose after drinking all night. However, I obviously ate all my tacos because 1) they tasted so good and 2) I'll pretty much eat a never ending amount of Mexican cuisine (which is maybe why I have a double chin in some of the photos of me in Philly). So, the tacos were great, my friends had the sopes and they looked amazing as well, and they also ordered this seafood appetizer thing which looked really good. Anyway, people in Philly should be very glad they have some good Mexican food there. Soak it up! Also, I don't know what this Susan G. trick is talking about. She probably goes to that racist cheesesteak place. read more

This is our first time ordered delivery from this place. We didn't expect to be this good. We always get delivered from a different t Mexican place. we will be ordering from this place from now on. So glad we tried this place. Al pastor burrito, steak burrito, nachos and grill shrimp with side salad and rice are all great. Will be ordering from here again very soon. read more

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I went here last night before going to a comedy show in South Philly. I'd heard good things about it from several people, and as I love good Mexican food I was excited to try a new place. They brought out two salsa and chips. The red salsa had some spice, but it wasn't overly flavorful. The green salsa was pretty decent, albeit a little bit more watery than I like. The chips were ok. I had the chicken enchiladas suiza for the entree. Three big enchiladas covered with green sauce and drizzled with sour cream came out on a hot plate. Unfortunately the chicken was tough and chewy. I could barely saw through it with my knife. The green sauce was not very flavorful and unfortunately it was way more watery than it should have been. It was more like green soup than green sauce. The refried beans accompanying it wasn't bad but wasn't noteworthy as well. And the overcooked rice fairy struck yet again, giving me mexican rice that was crunchy. I had horchata along with the meal. It was less creamy/milky and more watery than most horchata I've had before. Not only that but they didn't add in cinnamon when they made it, but put it on top of the horchata after they poured it. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but the cinnamon put on top doesn't mix in well especially when there are ice cubes in it, making a gloppy mess. Service was ok, but the waitress said to me "Please leave a cash tip" when she ran my credit card, which was a little annoying. I should have known better when I saw too many gringos in this place. I'd have rather gone to Taqueria Veracruzana or tried El Jarocho than this place. read more

This place serves up enormous Mexican tortas, which are basically Mexican sandwiches. They are the Mexican equivalent to Vietnam's Banh Mi, which coincidentally, can be bought just a block away. If there is anything this place does better than others, it's the mole, which was is extremely subtle and delicious. I can't stand mole that tastes like a bunch of melted bittersweet chocolate. It should have just a hint of that bitter coco flavor. This is a good Mexican restaurant centered in the best eating area in Philly. I heart Washington Ave. read more

Garabaldi, I'm so sorry, but you're so flipping fired. The first time I visited you, I thought my quesadillas were an...unusual greasy mess, but chalked it up to maybe me just not being familiar with your style. I was able to tell that your salsas were so not up to snuff, though. So I just got a little hot burrito takeout action from you just now. Beef with a special request of guacamole. Apparently you decided this meant I wanted a side of guacamole, and also that you wanted to take the cake for all time most expensive burrito I've ever eaten. $12.42, y'all! FOR A BURRITO. That didn't even include beans OR rice. And it's worth noting...the guacamole? Yeah, that is not guacamole. At best it is salsa verde with avocado mixed in. And it's not a bad salsa verde, but it you want to charge me five dollars for it? Yeah. And the meat isn't even that tasty. All around, disappointment town. Plus you didn't even give me a napkin with my to go container? I appreciate the inclusion of picked vegetables with the burrito, though. Way to show me that you guys are in fact Mexicans, and not what a slow white woman conjured up while writing a research paper on Latin America. read more

Great place to go get a late-night burrito and some other Mexican dishes. I had the chicken burrito it was pretty good and a seafood salad also very good but my favorite dish...vegetable tacos (peppers, onions, zucchini mushrooms, carrot). Not on the menu but they made it for me and it was so good! Clean restaurant and friendly waitstaff, the cooks are also very nice. read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - Seafood salad - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Como se dice, Great Mexican in South Philly? Laza Garibaldi is how you say it. A small townhouse on Washington Ave just up from the 9th St Market is slinging out some of the best authentic Mexican food in the area. Even the prices make you feel like you're in Mexico with the a family of 5 eating there today for lunch for under $50. As you sit down the attentive servers drop off a basket of crisp tortillas (they need a little salt) and two salsas (red and green; the green is super hot). For lunch I had the carnitas tacos for $7.50. I got a plate of three tacos filled with cooked pork belly, guacamole, cilantro and chopped onions. The pork belly was delicious but, some of the pieces were a little too fatty or basically fat. My wife had the Tostda Tinga which were three medium crispy tortillas topped with shredded spicy chicken, refried beans, lettuce and crema. The platter was delicious, the chicken moist and filled with flavor. The Carnita Sopes were little maize cakes topped with shredded spicy pork, lettuce and crema. These cakes were taste bombs that transported you south of the border. The Gringa Platter provided a mix of pork, chicken, beef and bacon that was grilled and topped with melted cheese accompanied with rice, beans and salsa fresca. The dish was huge and brought back memories of Mexican street food during vacations. Other platters that looked amazing were the assortment of Rib Eye steaks that were enormous and the Enchiladas that were filled with shredded chicken, beef or vegetables. I want to head back two try the crispy potato flautas that sound fantastic. The restaurant menu is all in Spanish and the majority of the patrons inside are all Hispanic. You know the place is dishing out authentic food when you're the only gringo in the place. A trip to Mexico is now easy as just heading down to South Philly and going to Laza Garibaldi. read more

Really cheap and affordable! I only went here because Taqueria Veracruzana was packed. I ordered the Al Pastor tacos which I thought were OK, mostly because I'm not sure what good tacos are supposed to taste like. I wasn't sure if the pineapples were in there but I eventually I saw them, but I don't think I tasted them. The service was very good. I would like to go there again but there are so many other Mexican spots I need to try. Recommended, though. read more

Not as cheap as La Lupe, and almost as good. Located smack in the center of 11th Street and all the Vietnamese restaurant, this Mexican joint is okay. The mole is incredible, and the tortillas are corn (not flour). Tacos are your best bet for about $5 and all the ingredients are super fresh. It's not the nicest place, and don't expect stellar service either. read more

This place used to be a Vietnamese place a million years ago. The food is pretty good but a bit uneventful overall. The chilaquiles are the stand out for me, this is a down home mexican staple and they do it quite well. The tacos are juts okay to be honest, Taco Riendo is better for that imho, but as a place to bring a date and watch MTV en Espanol it is not a bad choice. Minus is no booze so remember to BYOB. Cheers kids... read more

Priced right! Authentic! BYOB! Need I say more?!! Oh yeah, what ru doing here.. go get some authentic Mexican food in South Philithy why don't cha. read more

One word: AUTHENTIC! This place is well-priced and yummy. Try venturing away from the "classic" mexican (american-known) dishes and you won't be disappointed. Caution: it used to be a BYOB, and now it's not. They have classic Mexican beers now, though. read more

Cute place with fine food and cheap drinks. I scarfed down a very large veggie burrito and enjoyed a margarita. The salsas were delicious, and the staff was very nice. The atmosphere is very relaxed as well, definitely fine considering I paid ~$6 for a large dinner. I'd go again if friends suggested it, not amazing for vegans/vegetarians, but I understand the omnivorous crowd enjoys it. read more

The food was great, the margs were tasty and the staff was friendly. I would definitely recommend the Al Pastor tacos.

A friend introduced me to this place over a decade ago. I have eaten here, and ordered takeout form this place several times, and never had a bad meal. You get a lot of food for your money. The service is always quick and friendly. I would recommend the Chilaquiles con Pollo. My friend Bob is chiming in saying that I should give a shout out to the Carnitas Sopes. Duly noted Bob. read more

In the footsteps of it's namesake in Mexico city , this place is always up for a party .. A Great place for a late night munch crawl without compromising on the taste .. And even though it can be a bit trippy with all the Neon lights in the night , they do have some good beer selection to get u past that ... The prices are reasonable and the bites are savory , which maybe is the right combination to add a little mariachi flavor in your life ... read more

I came in here on Sunday kinda reluctant to try a new place. The restaurant was clean and the service was really good. The complimentary chips were from a bag and didn't taste good. The salsas were good especially the red one. I ordered a veggie burrito and enjoyed that it had real vegetables on it, not just frozen peas and carrots. The burrito was fine but nothing special. Maybe other items are more tasty but I am probably not coming back,. read more

If you're looking to decompress and enjoy some authentic Mexican in the area, Plaza Garibaldi is where to go. The answer as to why is plain & simple... They have a bar and Karla can make a mean margarita or should I say 7. The service has always been consistent and quick. The food fresh, plentiful and good. Don't skip by this little hole in the wall... You'll regret it! read more

Plaza Garibaldi Mezcaleria - 3 tacos/$5 - Mexican Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I give this place 5 stars because of it's prices and flavor. OH WAIT, AND THEIR MARGARITAS. I now come here for margaritas and tacos, (And micheladas) rather than Cantina or the other taco shops around the area. Why? Because it's so cheap, and the service is great, and the atmosphere is so authentic. Competitors in the area will cost you around $9-10 for tacos, whereas Plaza Garibaldi has alcohol, and costs you only $6-7 for the same tacos. This is my choice for tacos and margz now. read more