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Great Food and Fun Drinks!
My boyfriend and I recently took a trip to Philly from Washington DC. We both love Mexican food and margaritas so when I discovered Lolita, I thought ...
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11/26/2007
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Great food and margarita mixes
We went there with some friends on a Sat night. It was packed and they only take reservations on weeknights, so we knew we would have a long wait for ...
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10/30/2007
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Excellent food, drinks and service
I brought my girlfriend to Lolitas for her birthday and it was a great experience. We went pretty early (6 PM, we were going to concert afterwards) on...
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10/10/2007
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Formidable!
Best mexican food i've ever had so far. The BYOT is an excellent idea, and the fact that the waiter grab the bottle and pour it in the margarita drink...
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9/27/2007
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Phenomenal food
My husband and I went there for his birthday last night. I read one of the reviews that had mentioned a restaurant called Hell's Kitchen in New York, ...
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9/19/2007
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Awesome
Just ate here for the first time and it was awesome! All of the food was great, we had the steak, pork chop and waluu and everyone cleaned their plate...
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9/6/2007
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Great!
The service was great and the idea of BYOT is awesome. The nice thing about this place is they pour your tequila out in front of you so you know how m...
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menupages.com on
8/24/2007
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best mexican in the city
I love this place! We usually go early in the week because it is not as crazy as the weekends when the wait can be long. I love the queso fundido! The...
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5/16/2007
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Amazing Mexican!
Best Mexican food I've had in a while. BYOT is the best thing since BYOB. Everything we had was delicious. No dissapointments. The space is small, and...
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5/15/2007
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The food is heaven, but the attitude is hell.
The food at Lolita is great; carefully and imaginatively prepared, and the"bring your own tequila" concept is fun, but I have to agree with many other...
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5/12/2007
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Delicious food, good service, terrific margaritas.
My wife and I met our friends here for dinner on a Friday evening. It was 6 PM and they wouldn't seat us 3 of the 4 in our party even though the resta...
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4/29/2007
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say what you like...it doesn't get any better than this!
I've been to many of the byob restaurants in Philly and this is in my top 3. Service, food, ambience are all excellent. Food is fresh (this place alwa...
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4/11/2007
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The Hostess-Owner, again...
I am sad to say that the hostess owner of Lolita still has no clue, or simply doesn't care that she among the most rude proprietors in the city. We DI...
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4/10/2007
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Great food....one of the best meals I've had in Philly!
After reading some of the negative reviews I have to jump to Lolita's defense. I've eaten there twice, both times in a party of two on Thursday nights...
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3/30/2007
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AVOID AT ALL COST!!!!
We gladly waited over an hour, we didn't care cause we're both in the restaurant biz, but the hostess (ALSO THE OWNER FOLKS) was so terribly rude and ...
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2/17/2007
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even better the second time around
I originally came to Lolita during Restaurant Week and had a great meal, so we decided to return with friends. The regular menu offered a lot more opt...
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2/17/2007
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worth the wait! Lolita is excellent.
We had an excellent meal at Lolita. We waited at El Vez as the hostess suggested and she called when our table was ready. We waited about 45 minutes, ...
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2/6/2007
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Horrible. DOn't go!!!!!!!!!
Dirty bathrooms, horrible food, BAD BAD BAD service. Unless you are under 21 and can't get served at a real restaurant, I highly highly recommend not ...
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2/3/2007
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Yum, Yum, Yummy!
I absolutely love Mexican food, and after trying several Mexican restaurants throughout the area, Lolita is definitely my favorite, by far! The food t...
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2/1/2007
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You would't know good service if it got you off!
I love this place!! If you want great food, professional service, and a amazing restaurant this is it! I've been to Lolita a few times and I love it! ...
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1/16/2007
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better than El Vez
Went to Lolita for the first time on a Friday night. Had a great meal at way better prices than El Vez. An entire margarita pitcher is less than one m...
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11/11/2006
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Avoid Attitude -- Keep Your Cuervo
Eating out is supposed to be fun. Unfortunately, the hostess/manager at Lolita deprives guests of this simple pleasure of dining out. While the concep...
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11/8/2006
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Finally Mexican food in Philly
After eating at many Mexican restaurants in Philadelphia and being disappointed, Lolita got the job done. The price is a little high for Mexican food ...
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11/1/2006
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better than New York!
This place reminds of one of my favorite restaurants in New York called Hell's Kitchen, but it's better. And the margaritas are a lot less expensive. ...
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10/29/2006
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Great Margarita mix!
a nice BYO-Tequila place w/ fine mexican cuisine. Located in Center City, the only negative thing I can say is that when you sit outside, you tend to ...
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10/28/2006
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great little restaurant with great margaritas!
I had to check this place out myself. I've heard so many reviews. We had to wait about 1/2 an hour on Saturday night for a party of 4. We went around ...
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10/23/2006
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Horrible Hostess ruins EVERYTHING!!!!
I registered with citysearch just to write this review about how bad the service is at Lolita. It is surprising that they can get away with what they ...
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10/19/2006
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Delicious
We had a big group and we shared our dishes. Everything tasted excellent. The ambience and the service were great too. The tequilla mix was a nice tou...
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10/10/2006
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Just a little below par. Not up to the hype.
While the innovative Mexican/Latin dishes sound great on paper - they are less than perfect in reality. My partner and I both had the Carne Asada - an...
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10/4/2006
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Great atmosphere, service, and food!
I love this place! I've been here twice- weeknight and a busy weekend. Service was fantastic both times. I love the pork chops b/c it is so tender and...
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9/27/2006
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fantastic amazing perfection
I love this restaurant. My partner and I rarely get to go out, and when we do we always go to Lolita. You are sure to get an incredible and creative m...
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9/20/2006
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BYOT- need I say more?
Bring your own tequila is the first great thing about this restaurant, but certainly not the last. From the chips and salsas they bring over after you...
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8/25/2006
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Great new mexican cuisine in Center City
My wife and I went there in July 2006 for dinner. The good was spectacular - fresh and well-prepare......
From
judysbook.com on
7/12/2006
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Great space, great food
So many of my friends had been gushing about this place, I was ready to be disappointed. But it lives up to the hype. The food is amazing, the service...
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7/4/2006
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can't wait to go back! loved it!
Lolita is just right. The food is right, the atmosphere is right and the service is right. No wonder why this place always seems to be busy. We went t...
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7/2/2006
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still leaves a bad taste in my mouth
i know that other people have expressed reservations about this restaurant's employees - in particular the hostesses. over the winter my friends and i...
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6/22/2006
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Bobby Flay eat your heart out!!!
Fantastic!!! I really have no criticism of any dish I've even been served. The carne asada is to die for - I have to force myself to order something e...
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6/4/2006
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Great Dinner
My girlfriend and I had dinner on one of the tables outside. We were both impressed with the food and the service. Service was precise and professiona...
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5/24/2006
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exceptional food
the food is fantastic, the margarita set ups are great just be sure to byot. i have been here several times and the food never fails....
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5/23/2006
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Be forewarned!
Once the wait staff eventually shows up to your table order ALL your appetizers, entrees and drinks immediately because, and you must trust me here, t...
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4/18/2006
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Just OK; rude service
The food here is truly authentic Mexican. You won't find tacos or burritos. No reservations and expect long waits on weekends. We waited 45 min. but t...
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4/9/2006
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still love it here!
I've been here a number of times and everytime I eat at Lolita the food is consistently great. There are few restaurants in Philadelphia where you alw...
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4/8/2006
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fantastic food...so-so service
I ate at Lolita for the first time during Restaurant Week. I found the food to be absolutely delicious, but my dining experience as a whole left much ...
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3/25/2006
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Rude hostess, ok food.
The food here was ok - generally tasty, but nothing outstanding. The margaritas were also fine, but again not outstanding. But the worst part of our e...
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3/3/2006
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Fantastic.
I visited Lolita for the first time during restaurant week (RW). The RW menu was fantastic. The presentation and taste of my meal was fab! The ambianc...
From
citysearch.com on
2/24/2006
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BYO Tequila!
Lolita is a great, BYO Tequila Mexican restaurant in Philadelphia. It is very small and be prepared......
From
judysbook.com on
1/15/2006
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foodphile... more like food snob
Frankly, the last review about the rude hostess was way off. As a restaurant that does not take reservations and relies solely on a list of walk-ins, ...
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12/16/2005
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An Incredible Experience
I have nothing but positive things to say about this restaurant. I went for dinner with my two best friends and the experience was wonderful. The oran...
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12/13/2005
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Rude service ruins great food
4 of us went to Lolita and one was running late -there were 5 empty tables and no line - we wanted to order apps in the meantime, but they refused to ...
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12/3/2005
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this place ROCKS!
Went to Lolita again last night. This is my third visit. It is always consistent, always fun, and the food gets better every time. This time they had ...
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6/17/2005
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Surprisingly disappointing...
We went to this restaurant based on the many wonderful reviews and were unfortunately underwhelmed. While the ambience and the service were wonderful,...
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6/12/2005
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Excellent addition to the new 13th Street
I truly enjoyed myself at Lolita on Sunday night. It was the night before Memorial Day, so although we were expecting an hour's wait, we were seated i...
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5/31/2005
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What a Suprise
WOW what a meal. My reservation was for 8pm we arrived at 5:30 and asked the hostess if she could hold our bottle of Tequila. She gladly accepted. Aft...
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5/11/2005
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great food
We really enjoyed our meal at lolita. You better get there early on the weekend. The service was very good, the margarita yummy and the food delicious...
From
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4/1/2005
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Disappointed
This is not my first time here because in the past I have enjoyed the food. Something was different this time, even the service was not up to par....
From
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3/1/2005
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Great food, great service but...
I smelled like a smoke house when I left. The place is small and we sat right next to the kitchen in the back. By the time I left, I smelled like the ...
From
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2/3/2005
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Simply Amazing
My boyfriend and I went to Lolita on our anniversary and I was blown away by the great food and awesome margaritas. I've returned since with groups an...
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1/21/2005
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Redemptive
The first three nights of our stay in Philadelphia for the MLA Conference left us with a low estimation of Center City's restaurant culture. Outrageou...
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1/7/2005
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Simple, Singluar,
I have been to Lolita 4 times over the course of the last year and each and every time I am impressed with the service, attention to detail, stunning ...
From
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1/3/2005
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awesome!
great place for byob. great customer service as well. they take your bottle at the door and will call your cell phone when your table is ready. neat l...
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10/30/2004
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Great Food and Great Margaritas
I have been here 4 times in the last 4 months. The food is very tasty. I have had the pork chop and the halibut. Plus it is so much fun and so inexpen...
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10/17/2004
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lolita..the new girl in town
from the moment you walk into lolita, your day is better. the hostess/co-owner is a delight. none of the "snootiness" you find in rittenhouse square. ...
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8/19/2004
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Wonderful
When El Vez tells you it's an hour wait and it turns out to be an hour and a half, just walk across the street and try Lolita. The food was wonderful ...
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6/12/2004
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Give it time...
This place is adorable - great decor, atmosphere, simple but classy and cool. The service was excellent - friendly prompt and attentive. The margarita...
From
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6/5/2004
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GREAT FIND
While this wasn't Tequila's, it was a wonderful restaurant. It's got a funky decor with exposed brick and kitchen. The food was delicious. We had the ...
From
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5/30/2004
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Tasty
Whiel this place is a bit pricey for Mexican IMO (think Tequila's), the fact that it's BYOB makes it somewhat easier on the pocket. For the most part ...
From
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5/21/2004
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