Lucha Cartel Reviews Summary

Category: Mexican restaurant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Address: 207 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA

Phone: +12677619209

Rating: 4.3
based on 244 reviews.

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "It has a unique ambiance."
  • "The atmosphere is also very lively."
  • "The color scheme and vibe in this place is great even on a crowded weekend night."
  • "Atmosphere is nice & artsy."
  • "Cool spot. Kinda divey feel but with cool decorations."
  • "The atmosphere inside is also amazing. Very cool decorations and they have dancing and music events as well."
  • "Very comfy and homey vibe."

Cons:

  • "The entire place, inside and out, reeks of Fabuloso—it permeates everything and is constantly being sprayed."
  • "It's also 5 bucks for a taco which is kinda steep imo."
  • "Inside was way too loud so not a lot of good options."
  • "However the music is incredibly too loud."
  • "The music was a little loud (kind of like a posh bar) and a lot of bass."
  • "Atmosphere is neat, very loud music so hard to have a conversation."
  • "It was very loud when we went. You couldn't even hear the people your eating with."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service was on point."
  • "Wait staff was great and very helpful with recommendations."
  • "Service and hospitality deserves 10 stars."
  • "Service is friendly and fast."
  • "Super friendly staff. Super fast service."
  • "The wait staff was focused and well organized."
  • "The staff was *very* friendly and let people use the restroom even without ordering anything."

Cons:

  • "Staff and managers don’t really care for customers."
  • "Poor service from the waitress with the blue eyebrows."
  • "Our waiter was more concerned with taking shots with a group of girls than taking our food order."
  • "The server was not happy to correct mistake they made."
  • "Unfortunately service was slow. We had to ask 3 times for utensils to eat our food and for a refill of the cups and salsa."
  • "We never saw our server again until we were finished our meal and had to flag him down for the check."
  • "Service was slow asked for water 3 times beer late."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Each bite was a journey into the depth of the awesomeness of Mole."
  • "I am a vegetarian and they had great options and good food."
  • "By far one of the BEST Nachos we’ve ever had!"
  • "We loved the guac and we are huge Guacamole Snobs!"
  • "I loved the food, especially the use of wild mushrooms in the dishes."
  • "The food well presented, prepared and fresh!"
  • "Calamari - ceviche is really really good make sure if you have nothing else you have a bowl of this awesome tasting dish."

Cons:

  • "The drinks aren’t worth how much they charge."
  • "Their lack of service, poor attitude, and contaminated food is unacceptable."
  • "DILLION {our waiter} judged us by our looks."
  • "The a la carte tacos during happy hour are not worth it at $6 each."
  • "Skip the pulled beef one on the happy hour menu (good flavor but too dry)."
  • "They have a very limited menu."
  • "The food is bland and expensive."

Value

Pros:

  • "Went for happy hour. Everything was $5."
  • "Outside happy hour hours, it's cheaper to order a pitcher if you and whoever you are with anticipate wanting more than one drink each."
  • "Happy hour is M-F 4-7pm. $5 drink and drink options."
  • "Beers start at $5."
  • "5 bucks for a good marg and 2 for 5 empanadas were a great deal that tasted great."
  • "The lunch menus are very good prices and good set!"
  • "Prices were fair for the food quality and location."

Cons:

  • "The drinks aren’t worth how much they charge."
  • "It's also 5 bucks for a taco which is kinda steep imo."
  • "The a la carte tacos during happy hour are not worth it at $6 each."
  • "A 32 oz pitcher of a Margarita was $30, not worth the price."
  • "They did not provide tap water and they offered bottles for $2.50."
  • "Happy hour margaritas tasted like pure sour mix."
  • "The food is bland and expensive."

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