Where: Tio Flores, 16th & South, Philadelphia, PA Price: $10 for 3 tacos Fish: tilapia Extras: pickled spicy slaw, avocado, chipotle aioli Review: The last time we went on a beer/taco crawl through Philly we tried and failed to get
El Vez (Philadelphia)
Where: El Vez at Sansom & 13th St, Philadelphia, PA Price: $19 for 3 tacos Fish: Sea bass Extras: sweet potato purée, grilled scallions, fried jalapeños Review: Like its sister restaurant, El Rey, El Vez knows Mexican food. Boy, do they
Mission Taqueria
Where: Mission Taqueria, 1516 Sansom St, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia Price: $15 for 3 tacos Fish: mahi mahi Extras: avocado, slaw Review: hard to say because I have been drinking. HOWEVER, here’s the low-down: the fish was well cooked but fried,
La Calaca Feliz (Philadelphia)
Where: La Calaca Feliz, 2321 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia Price: $13.95 for 2 tacos Fish: tilapia (crusted with plantain) Extras: cabbage, avocado, and lemon vinaigrette Review: While I certainly have a better opinion on plantain-crusted fish rather than just plain breaded
Lolita (Philly)
Where: Lolita, 106 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA Price: $13 for 3 tacos Fish: mahi-mahi (crusted with plantain and blue corn) Extras: cabbage slaw, chipotle mayonesa (uh oh), pickled onions, green tomato salsa verde Review: When I saw the description
Dos Tacos (Philadelphia)
Where: Dos Tacos, 120 S. 15th St (btwn. Sansom & Chestnut), Philadelphia Price: $9.85 for 2 tacos Fish: RAW sushi grade ahi tuna Extras: spicy chipotle mayo, guacamole, sesame seeds (and little radish sticks as garnish) Review: The name of
Nora’s Taqueria (Philadelphia)
Where: Nora’s Taqueria, Philadelphia Price: $2.50 per taco Fish: tilapia Extras: cabbage slaw & creamy chipotle Review: This place wasn’t even on our list of places to stop for tacos, but after we found the last place closed for the
Innovative Catering (Philadelphia)
Where: A food truck at the PIFA 2016 Street Fair Price: $12 for 2 tacos Fish: cod Extras: Asian slaw and Chipotle mayo Review: this taco has MANY things that I normally deduct points for, but I had to keep
El Poquito (Philadelphia)
Where: El Poquito, Philadelphia (Chestnut Hill) Fish: cod Price: $13 for 3 tacos Extras: green apple & cabbage slaw, avocado, spicy lime aioli Review: These tacos weren’t bad, but they weren’t exactly memorable either. The green apple was a wonderful addition
Bar Bombón (Philadelphia)
Where: Bar Bombón, Philadelphia Fish: tofu that was masquerading as fish (it’s a vegan restaurant) Price: $14 for 2 tacos Extras: tartar slaw, and guacamole fresco Review: I was incredibly surprised by how fish-like the tofu was. It was