La Virgen De Las Nieves
About
Mexican
Price Range : Under $10 ($)
Location
Adress: 1839 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Phone: (215) 463-1059
Work Hours
Business info
- turned_in_notHealth Score74 out of 100
- list_altTakes ReservationsYes
- directions_carDeliveryYes
- move_to_inboxTake-outYes
- credit_cardAccepts Credit CardsYes
- directions_bikeBike ParkingYes
- turned_in_notWheelchair AccessibleNo
- accessibilityGood for KidsYes
- groupGood for GroupsYes
- volume_upNoise LevelQuiet
- local_barAlcoholNo
- turned_in_notGood For Happy HourNo
- transit_enterexitOutdoor SeatingYes
- wifiWi-FiNo
- tvHas TVYes
- turned_in_notWaiter ServiceYes
Reviews
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Jency S.
I came here with a group of 5 after an event at Bok Bar, just halfway up the street. Its tiny but makes up for the lack of space in every other way. The complimentary chips with refried beans were amazing and I'm not really a chips and refried beans person. I ordered the spicy chicken with avocado sauce tacos and wow. I am definitely not waiting until I'm in the area again to get some more of this.
La Virgen De Las Nieves is definitely the best Mexican food I've had on this coast. -
Ajay B.
Ordered delivery yesterday. Got the cheese quesadilla and that was ok. (You can't screw this up). The sour cream was a bit watery and the green salsa was not good.
We also got the vegetarians enchiladas. This was where the lower star rating comes in. I don't know if it was because of delivery or what but this was a terrible dish. Was thrown out for the most part. It came with rice and beans. The rice was decent but the pinto beans were watery to the point of being soupy. Lacked any flavor but that wasn't even the worst part. The enchiladas, we thought would be cheesy goodness. But instead it was just filled with green peppers and onions and didn't taste at all like what an enchilada should taste like. Come on.. where's the cheese??? If ordering this, maybe specify you want cheese (!).
Maybe we should have went to taco Bell instead. This was a -
Retna S.
Got burrito al pastor. It's big full of fillings. The pork is tender.
I was disappointed because they didn't have chocolate flan.
There are snacks and packaged cakes. -
J G.
Listen up you gringos and gringo wannabes..screw your el vez and taco bell, if you want some smack down muy bueno Mexican comida you come here. I have no idea how this place isnt well known. This food is great and the service is even better. Bring your culo over here and enjoy some of the finest mexican food.
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Santeri P.
I ordered delivery from La Virgen using the Yelp app while at a nearby bar and it was a great meal. The menu has a large variety of items so it can satisfy just about anyone. As soon as I saw pictures of the huaraches, I knew I would be ordering one of them. The whole fried fish also sounded good. And I figured I had to order tacos in order to form a well rounded opinion of the restaurant.
The Huarache is a huge oval shaped piece of masa dough, imagine a really thick soft tortilla. It is first covered in black beans and then your choice of meat which are the same as typical taco choices. I love carnitas so this was my choice for topping. In addition, it had cactus, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream. It was big and almost like eating a Mexican pizza. It even came in a pizza box. You can tear off pieces or dig in with a fork, your preference. I really liked it and will happily eat it again. The Mojarra Frita is a whole fried fish with tomato, avocado, and cheese on top. Rice and salad came with it on the side. The fish was flavorful and moist with a crispy outside and cooked quite well. When it came to choosing tacos, I decided on the Cecina Special Taco. Cecina was a meat I hadn't tried before that the menu described as a salted cured beef. The meat did have a bit of a cured taste to it, different than if they had been fresh beef cooked raw. The designation of special just meant that it came with cactus, jalapeno, avocado, and cheese in addition to onions plus radishes on the side. These were pretty good tacos if you want your beef to have a bit darker flavor to them. I enjoyed them. The huarache came with a green sauce and a red sauce and the tacos came with just the red sauce. The red sauce was smokey and a bit spicy, perhaps made with chipotle peppers or something to that sort. The green sauce was mild with a fresher flavor.
The ordering process was easy since it was through Yelp and it took less time than the estimated one hour. I would eat here again but would like to stop in and check out the restaurant itself. The food wasn't amazingly good, but it was good. I would give it 3.5 stars.