Loading ...Distrito Is Off The Hook
Posted by Foobooz on July 21st, 2008
OK so we toured Jose Garces’ Neverland Ranch, umm we mean Distrito Friday afternoon. The place is as much a playground as it is a restaurant with features like a Volkswagen bug to dine in, hidden karaoke room, rotating banquettes, swing benches, plastic scorpions embedded in the bar and a crane game where you can win wrestling figurines. How come the Penn kids get to have all the fun?
There are several photographic walk-throughs of the place worth taking a look at.
- sneak peek: Distrito – design-phan
- Inside Distrito – The Clog
But we’d be remiss if we didn’t remind everyone that this is a Jose Garces restaurant and that there will be food there.
Here’s the opening menu (PDF).
More photographs of the food and our tale of the tape after the jump.
Distrito Tale of the Tape:
- Floors: 2
- Seats: 250
- Tequilas: 60+
- Wrestling Masks: 600
- Price range: Tops out at $18, tasting menu for $40.
Distrito [Official Site]
Related Tags: Distrito, Jose-Garces, Mexican, University-City, West-Philadelphia
July 21st, 2008 at 10:36 am
between foobooz and phoodie.info and i experiencing an insane bout of food lust. great photos. the scallops look AMAZING. way to be on top of the scene and supply such enticing pics. jose is indeed, the man.
July 29th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Ate there other other night. A disaster. I’ve never had rabbit so overcooked in my life. Save your money and benefit your palate by looking for real Mexican street food down in South Philly.
August 1st, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I went there the first week it opened and I was so amazed!! The atomosphere was unbelieveable! When you walk in you are engulfed into another world. I went with my boyfriend and was extremely surprised when some guy began singing and playing his guitar right next to us. He sang very familar songs you could sing along with if you choose to. There was also a karoke machine, huge screen that played classic old films, swings for seats, and even a buggy (yes a car) where you could eat your food.
The food was definitely mouth watering and delicious! The redsnapper, carna asado, and empanadas are to die for. And DON”T SKIP DESSERT!!!! The spicy chocolate is a must try along with the flan and tres leches. To top that off the service was like no other and all employees were polite and helpful. I will be going back soon to be engulfed once more in this one of a kind restaurant.