PICO DE GALLO
Heavenly, savory Mexican food in a tiny, cramped overdecorated place. This was seriously some of the best Mexican food we'd ever had, but our visit was dampened by the service (one harried waitress serving the entire restaurant) and the litany of extra costs added to our bill.
Forget the standard Mexican restaurant free chips-and-salsa, you can't even get water for free here. There's a dollar-per-person beverage minimum, and even though it's B.Y.O.B, there are glass fees and corking fees. Sides, like a dollop of sour cream, also cost extra. However, if you get around all that, this is some seriously good food. You can even rent out the whole restaurant for a suckling-pig dinner, if you call 24 hours ahead. Not many other places where you can do that around here. . .
Update [June 2005]: Messy returned for an out of this world portabella mushroom, cactus and homemade cheese burrito. She was pleasantly surprised to discover that she was offered two baskets full of chips and that the beverage minimun was no longer enforced.
Messy ****1/2 [upgraded from ***]
Picky **1/2
The final word: Too much of a hassle for us to be regulars.
Pico de Gallo
1501 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
Mon - Thu: Noon - 10pm
Fri - Sat: Noon - 11pm
February 6th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
I was so impressedby the interesting choices of gourmet HEAVEN!!! Everything I oredered was a MASTERPEICE! 2 waitresses who were very organized and friendly couldn't be more helpful (Courtney and Lauren) Loved the Burritos with Pork and plantain just FABULOUS!
February 9th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
I love this Place! I wonder what they put in our food to make us wanna come back?! HAHA j/k
April 26th, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I Loved the pork and plantain burritos they were amazing! Kev loved the fish tacos which were marinated in a delicious cilantro seasoning. Conor couldn't keep his eyes off our beautiful waitress Courtney who was very accomidating! She kept refilling our beverages and refilling our chips and salsa not to mention her friendly manner which made us regulars! I encourage everyone to visit this Authentic Mexican restaurant!!!!
April 24th, 2007 at 9:11 am
[…] Overall, the combination of the food, atmosphere and friendly service makes this place a winner; it didn’t hurt that the entire check was $20 either. This place is ideal for couples and smaller groups, but large groups may be problematic. I can understand some of the criticisms made by Messy & Picky, but I think the upside far outweighs the downside. We’ll definitely go back. […]
February 26th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
i love the food but they make it exceedingly difficult to get it. i'm on the phone right this very minute attempting to order a burrito but they're not picking up. it's 2:15 on a tuesday. this has happened to my husband and i a number of other times. sigh.