Distrito
3945 Chestnut St. (at 40th)
Philadelphia , PA 19104
215-222-1657
Neighborhood: West Philadelphia
Parking: Valet parking Thursday through Saturday nights costs $12.
Wheelchair accessible.
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Cuisine type: Mexican
Meals Served: Dinner; Lunch
Alcohol:
There's a small, decent wine list with a Latin American emphasis. But the focuses here are dangerously good fresh lime margaritas, more than 70 high-end tequilas (try Espalon, Chinaco or Siembra Azul), and a respectable craft beer list with locals (RyePa), chile beers (Rogue Chipotle), and Mexican brews zipped-up "Michelada" style with spicy sangrita.
Hours: Lunch Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner Monday through Thursday, 5-11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, until midnight; Sunday, until 10.
Prices:
$25 and up
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today's 
Food and drinks were very expensive. Margaritas are really good and the decor is good too. We booked the car booth a day in advance, but we were made to wait for one hour past our reservation time (10 pm) and in the end were ushered to a common table, leave alone any booth. This was insulting because my husband and I had taken a couple of friends with us for dinner. Our office colleagues had warned us about this reservation negligence Distrito does, but we went anyways. The food was also not great enough to compensate for this disappointment! The management also did not care to compensate for this, leave alone apologizing... If you wish to enjoy better food (non-Tapas style), and better ambiance and service, I would recommend El-Vez. They are atleast never disappointing.