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Lucha Cartel, Philadelphia, PA

Lucha Cartel

4.4
4.4
440 Reviews
$31 to $50
Mexican
207 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Great for happy hour
  • Romantic
Lucha Cartel serves up the freshest traditional Mexican cuisine, along with many delicious margaritas to choose from, a wide selection of hard-to-find Tequilas, and a rotating beer selection. Late night events include Salsa Tuesdays and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am - 3:30pm Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 3:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Jesus Garcia
  • Delivery & takeout
  • Neighborhood
    Center City
  • Cross street
    2nd and Chestnut
  • Parking details
    We have a $9 validation deal with the Bourse Parking Garage, located at 400 Ranstead St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, between Market and Chestnut. Ask our host to apply a sticker to your parking ticket.
  • Public transit
    Many routes service the Old City section of town and all are withing walking distance.
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 440 people are saying

Lucha Cartel reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.2Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseEnergetic

440 Reviews
  1. StevenW

    Philadelphia5 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on March 7, 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Ok food but ear-drum destroying noisy. They could fix that with a lot of acoustic panels.

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  2. Maggie

    Philadelphia1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 1, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I love this place our waiter Carlos was amazing make sure you ask for him if you visit, which I recommend that you do I will definitely come back .

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  3. LisaR

    Philadelphia67 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 25, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Really liked it! Our server, Maggie was amazing and attentive even when she was really busy. Food took a while but it was worth the wait. Very tasty, full of flavors and priced right. The atmosphere was amazing: it features Salsa and Bachata nights as well as a club with a DJ after 9pm. It has a Mexican Dia De Los Muertos ambiance and you can still carry a conversation in spite of the music. High recommend their chicken empanadas and chicken enchiladas. Going back!

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  4. MichaelB VIP

    New York City31 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on February 21, 2020

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Loud, but I should have expected that from a Tex mex during happy hour on Friday. The tacos were dry, kinda bland. The guacamole was pretty bland too. Margaritas were watered down. No real redeeming features except for the nice waiter.

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  5. Nice2dine

    Philadelphia4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was great there

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  6. JayLovesTacos

    Philadelphia14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Amazing little find down in Old City. Good food, friendly staff, delicious Margaritas. Great Valentine's Day dinner. This place will be THE place to go for "Dia de Muertos" Enjoy

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  7. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Philadelphia44 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was good. Noise level was kind of high but that may have been due to the restaurant itself being small. Bill wasn’t bad either

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  8. KimD

    Philadelphia3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our waiter Carlos was absolutely amazing!! The food was fabulous and the ambiance was fantastic. The cheese quesadillas and nachos were delicious and the margaritas were great. We had both mango and strawberry! Highly recommend!

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  9. Walker

    Philadelphia1 review

    3.0

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was dry. I wouldn’t recommend. Went for a casual Valentine’s Day dinner and it wasn’t worth it. We ordered takeout after we left

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 9, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Definitely will return

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FAQs

Lucha Cartel offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (267) 761-9209.

Lucha Cartel is rated 4.4 stars by 440 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Lucha Cartel

207 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Additional information

  • Cross street
    2nd and Chestnut
  • Neighborhood
    Center City
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch: Saturday & Sunday: 11:00am - 3:30pm Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 3:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 11:00pm Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 12:00am Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    We have a $9 validation deal with the Bourse Parking Garage, located at 400 Ranstead St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, between Market and Chestnut. Ask our host to apply a sticker to your parking ticket.
  • Public transit
    Many routes service the Old City section of town and all are withing walking distance.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Jesus Garcia
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
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