El Vez

Description:

• Flashy, fun, and just a block from Broad Street, this colorful corner eatery is an excellent spot to wash down just-made guac and chips with fruity margaritas. El Vez is the kind of restaurant you'd want in your neighborhood. Its big, circular bar with its centerpiece low-rise bike always seems to have a couple of empty stools. Its giant, golden booths are comfy and chic. It's got plenty of tables, a menu that suits most budgets, and, best of all, an arcade-style photo booth. Highlights include straight-shooting tortilla soup, wee spicy tuna tostadas, and just gussied-up-enough takes on traditional tacos, enchiladas, guacamole, and carne asada. Dessert's fine, but those tequila drinks -- made with freshly squeezed lime, blood orange, pomegranate juice, and guava -- are the bomb.

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Philadelphia Magazine

•  Top 50 Restaurant 2009

CitySearch

•  Trendy Scene 2005 – Audience Winner

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010