Philly Tacos

It took me a very long time to find a good quality taco in my last town. When I finally did, that taco was being served out of a humble truck parked in front of a dingy gas station where down-on-their luck folks would linger and pick cigarette butts out of trash cans. Took about 30 mins to drive there, and I was happy to do it. Now, having just moved to Point Breeze, I find Philly Tacos at an unreasonably convenient 400 feet from my door. It's adorably decorated with happy-looking plants and a fun luchador mask collection hanging on the cheery azure walls. Sadly, I didn't have the opportunity to dine in this time around, but it seems like a nice family-run environment. I had no complaints about the quick & friendly service. Most importantly, they're serving up a damn fine al pastor taco packed with fresh & flavorful ingredients. Loved it! -+-+-+-+- Update: Upping my original review from 4 to 5 stars for two reasons. One — the owner Carlos helped me out of a bind tonight, showing genuine neighborly kindness and hospitality. Two — I tried the pure creamy crunchy sugar cinnamon indulgence that is their churro. I would give this taco joint 6 stars if I could.

Tasteless mushroom and sticky and bit weird tasting cheese on their quesadilla..The tortilla bread was also not prepared fresh and it was hard to chew..looked like it was prepared few hours ago and may be hence he have my order in less than a minute...the owner and the staff sucks..pls avoid this place. My order came in less than a minute so was a bit suspicious and surprised,. I ate all just to avoid food getting wasted..I somehow ate..I should have given the owner to eat it instead. I told the people standing in the queue to avoid quesadilla..so that atleast the owner and people are aware of third class quality food being served for a high price which is ethically wrong.

The staff were so friendly, warm and welcoming, you could just tell they take a lot of pride in their food. We opted for a light option with a zucchini blossom taco in addition to their signature al pastor. The tortillas had a nice flavor and chew but the fillings were the star, by far some the best pork you will find, tender and juicy. I had never tried a zucchini blossom taco before, I was impressed by how much flavor they got into them though. The toppings were all fresh and played their parts well but I could always go for more pineapple. Generous amount of filling to tortilla and it came together in a marvelous mariachi masterpiece that would keep the fiesta going all night. I would happily make this my regular taco joint.

Tonight I visited the Ay Burritos stand in PennsLanding and let me say it was the worst experience of my life. I ordered a Pina Colada, it was warm, smelled funny, and tasted very very sour, almost like it was rotten, I took two small sips and immediately took it back, the owner of the stand was so rude, he told me that I was his only complaint all day and that he wasn’t going to refund me the $16, mind you my husband left a $7 tip smh. He continued to be extremely loud and disrespectful towards me, he even shut the window on me and told me he was closed! I could not believe the way he treated and belittled me. He was extremely offended that I didn’t like his drink. I ended up walking back to the hammocks, telling my husband and it took for my husband to go back to the stand and put this guy in his place about disrespecting me, the owner kept arguing with us but ultimately only would refund $10.00. This was the worst customer service I ever encountered! I really don’t think they should be in business, he kept telling my husband he doesn’t respect me, I was so confused bc I was calm the entire time and he was the one being belligerent with me! With an owner like that I don’t see how they have business! Beware and Stay away from this stand, trust me! Very very nasty owner and degrading towards women!