Friday, February 26, 2010

Fiesta

El Vez, El Vez, El Vez.

I think I may have become Stephen Starr's biggest groupie, but I'm yet to find much wrong with any of his restaurants.

My new favorite, EL VEZ. A modern, fresh take on Mexican with a cool, urban hispanic/cholo feeling to the inside.

Seven different guacamoles (get the goats cheese one), a plethora of margaritas (the blood orange is more of a palette cleanser, but the chavez is divine. Nothing like a little Grand Mernier.)

A big enough menu but not overpowering like most Mexican can be. Lush cushioned round sofas. A circular bar with a rotating tequila bottle pyramid in the center, adorned with an old, rusty bicycle on top. Old stripstyle photobooth for you and your friends to preserve the memories.

Shrimp tacos (a serving typically for two but I asked for it for one). Make your own, style. Delish, delish, delish.

Only weird thing, communal sinks in the bathroom, for both genders. Cool new take; good place to meet people! Cannotttt wait to go back.

1 comment:

  1. I'm looking forward to going to this place. I love Mexican that's not just enchiladas and pasty guacamole. Another great Philly restaurant try.

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