La Chinesca, Philadelphia's first Mexicali dining experience, is located in the Spring Arts area, right next to Union Transfer, one of the city's top music venues. The cuisine incorporates seasonal Ch…
Absolutely bonkers, the write ups about this place are 100% true. The pork belly was life changing, the duck roll was sublime, and the rest of the order was just over the top. This was the first time ordering from here but it will not be the last.
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Katrice B
27 contributions
Didn't like
• 5/5/24
• DoorDash order
We were robbed!!!! Somebody in our group wanted Chinese and others wanted Mexican. So we found this place, the pictures are very deceiving. 2 small birria tacos in an order is ridiculous! The General Tso's Wings were sooo burnt! The baby corn was laughable, and the Churros were hard and the dippings sauce was burnt. We spent so much money! We shoulda just ordered wingstop! Skip this place unless you wanna be robbed and still be hungry!
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Hadi R
5 contributions
Didn't like
• 5/11/26
• DoorDash order
the Char Siu Chicken Tacos Combo were very good in terms of quality and value but unfortunately the Fish Tacos "Al Pastor" were not worth cost at all. Not sure if it was a one time thing but the tacos seemed bare and the fish portions smal.
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Steph G
Local Expert • 89 contributions
Didn't like
• 5/3/25
• DoorDash order
I don't think it's possible to be more disappointed in an order than I am right now. I've wanted to try this place for a while but I wanted to order out to see if this restaurant is about the vibes or if it's food + vibes. With this, it has to be vibes, because the food is not it. These Adobo Grilled Fish Tacos are tiny. I mean TINY-- smaller than my closed fist. Even the restaurant used lime slices to try and make the trays appear more full. The flavor profile is nonexistent. The fish is straight burnt. It's not tastefully charred--- it's burnt. They are barely dressed and the few pieces of "produce" is 100% out of a bagged salad. If it's not, it certainly looks and tastes like it. I seriously would love to see their kitchen because this is crazy. Especially for what they charge.
The one star is for the Fried Wonton Chips because they are just okay, but I would never order them again via DoorDash. They are simply the same wonton chips you get for free from Chinese food places in the suburbs. Actually, they're not as good as those. They don't arrive warm and the accompanying sauces aren't great either. They have the texture of watered down salsa or syrup. The best of the trio is the salsa verde. The salsa roja is cilantro-heavy and definitely has a kick. The duck sauce is just awful. I would say, if you're going to the restaurant for the vibes and a drink before a show or something, you should order these. But after seeing these tacos, I don't have a lot of faith in their entrees. I wanted to try the squid salad but I was so let down today, I don't think I'm going to.
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Marc H
4 contributions
Loved
• 4/26/22
• DoorDash order
Everything was delicious. Loving this fusion idea and they left notes on all the items for us. Great food great service even for a delivery.
