Tio Flores

All around awesome menu! The bar is very cool, drinks are excellent — I love the jalapeño margarita. Yum!

Great food. Great drinks. Bad first impression.
We had dinner here last night. When we walked in, the hostess was not very helpful. It felt as if she were just taking up space rather than helping you get seated/​providing helpful information. She made no extra effort to create a warm and welcoming environment. We had the Churrasco plate, the Queso Fajita Carne Asada tacos and the Rice and beans. The food was excellent and our server was very kind.

Chicken tinge tacos and the portobello questions thing! It’s heaven, everyone must try it.
Drinks are solid and we’ll made. Music is awesome and makes the whole place. Kitchen serves food till 1 am… definitely a plus.

Sat at the bar with a friend last night and had margaritas. I am picky with my margaritas and the bartender perfected my request for it to be skinny and spicy. I also had the cheese appetizer with truffle oil and tortillas. It was very good. Service and atmosphere were great. Will be returning. Giving 4 stars simply because we only tried one item on the menu to eat.

Excellent drinks, but completely terrible experience. My wife and I went for happy hour and took a couple entrees and deserts home for each of us. The wait staff were neither attentive or knowledgeable of the menu. But what really aggravated us was the stale $ 5 Klondike Choco Tacos they provided us for desert, selling us on «ice cream chocolate tacos». This explains the quality of their tortilla, which was clearly not made on site.
I’ve reached out several ways to the management over the last few days to discuss it with them without any response. This neighborhood is packed with better places. Go for the drinks, go somewhere else to eat.

Went for happy hour yesterday. First off, the orange blood and strawberry margaritas were amazing! Better than el vez, el Rey and los comaradas. They also have a wide assortment of different flavors! We ordered happy hour tacos. Boy were we not disappointed. It only came with one taco, but it was big & the chicken was marinated and ingredients very fresh.
Our bartender was attentive, friendly, and made great drinks.
The atmosphere was also great. Decorated so vibrantly I felt like I was on vacation.
Great place in Grad Hospital/​Rittenhouse area especially when the weather is warm with the doors wide open.

The best tacos I have ever had were Chicken tinga tacos !! The sangarita was delicious also!

The atmosphere is so cool — I’ve been wanting to stop in for a while simply because of the fun, colorful lights and the metal goat statue that proudly stands outside sometimes (and inside at the door to greet you when it’s raining). We got the House Guacamole and some drinks, and I gotta say, that guac is AMAZING, and I’m not even a fan of it usually. The only thing keeping this place from 5 stars is the lack of a drink variation on their menu — they have a HUGE variety, but 60−70% are just beers, when I like everything but.

Good food and drinks. Warm and inviting, the owner, manager, and staff are very accommodating and friendly. Next time you’re in south street in philly give this place a try. I recommend the corn and tacos.

Went for happy hour/​dinner on a Tuesday night with two friends. We had a great time! The service was good– the guac was good (chips were kinda broken and there weren’t very many). My salad was a little too heavy on the dressing, but flavor was fine. I would get it on the side next time. The chicken tacos were good, and I really liked the rice and beans. Very tasty. I would consider going back– great location!

I wish I loved this place, but I do not. Walked over for a early dinner and we were able to be seated right away. We tried to eat here before but there was a ridiculous wait. The restaurant is small with nice décor. Looks like the only 2-​person seating they have is at one of their communal tables, or the bar. I didn’t mind much, but if you prefer not to share a table with some strangers, you have been warned.
When we were seated we were given the menu, at least 7 minutes went by before our waiter acknowledged that we were seated, even though we were at that communal table, where the couple two seats over received water, drinks and an app in this time. When he came back around he brought us water then left. We were ready to order by this time, at least order our drinks. So when he finally came back we placed our drink, appetizer and dinner order. I ordered the blackberry margarita. It was good, spot on margarita, no complaints. My boyfriend ordered a beer, don’t remember which one, you can’t really go wrong with a beer. We ordered the smoked papas bravas. They were good, a little salty, but tasty. I didn’t try the aioli they came with they had some fresh green sauce on top and that was all they needed. I ordered the lentil and cauliflower tacos. They were blah at best. The menu says that the cauliflower is roasted, I can assure you they were not. The cauliflower was watery and had no flavor the lentils were well, lentils. No flavoring. I had them without the lime crema and queso fresco, so maybe that’s were all the flavoring is. They were supposed to have a pico de gallo but they seemed to leave that off as well. I didn’t get a lime wedge for my tacos either. Fortunately they have bottles of salsa verde (I think) and I was able to doctor up my bland, tasteless tacos. My boyfriend ordered the tamarind chicken, which he said was tasty. I tasted the rice and it seemed to have a lot of flavor.
Since I was finished my 2 little tacos and he was still working on his meal I ordered a beer only to find out that they kicked the keg. Our waiter was nice enough, but not attentive at all. The drinks were good but there was nothing special about the food. Maybe I would return for Happy Hour

Pretty good spot on South Street. The ambience is very nice and modern inside. I wasn’t blown away by the food, but it was all good. During happy hour which is from 4 – 6 during the week, they offer $ 3 chicken or ground beef tacos which were both pretty good, but nothing special or amazing. They offer a big variety of fruit margaritas as well, they were also good but not very strong. The nachos came with a variety of meat options and were a large size good for a few people to split. The service was great and they were very quick on getting food and drinks out. I would probably return here again in the future, but it wasn’t a place that I would rush to get back to immediately.

Love this spot! Strolled in here with a friend for drinks and we had such a great experience I have returned since. Their fumador cocktail is the best Mezcal drink I have ever had. However their margaritas are so so. Their fajita nachos are amazing and the serving huge! The atmosphere here is fun but relaxing and the service decent. I am definitely a fan of Tio Flores!

Would love to give a glowing review but our experience tonight was so subpar. Had a couple drinks and guacamole at the bar and had more friends join for dinner. Bar service was great! Timely and the drinks were delicious!
Moving to a table for dinner was a terrible decision. A round of drinks took 20+ mins. We waited over an hour for food and another 30+ mins for the server to figure out the check instead of letting us divide it ourselves and it was still not split like the server said it would be. The food was fantastic but not for the amount of time it took for a couple tacos.
I’ve ordered pick up before and the food is consistently good. Just way too long for dine in service.
Overall not worth your time or $ 8+ for a 5oz margarita on the rocks.

We came here just for drinks and appetizers. I sat at the bar and the bar staff was very prompt and friendly. I love that the margaritas were made with freshly squeezed lime juice. The guac was good and the bar tender was nice enough to cut up some veggies to eat with the guac as well as chips. I saw a lot of vegetarian options on the menu which was surprising. I will have to go back to check them out!

Short version: Happy Hour is not worth it. But the food is good, so stop in for dinner!
I tried Tio Flores for happy hour last night (trying to avoid all of the St. Paddy’s madness at the Irish pubs…), and thought it was pretty mediocre. If you’re a meat eater or a margarita lover, you might have been more impressed.
The Happy Hour drinks were more than fairly priced — $ 3 draft beers, $ 5 margaritas, $ 6 sangria. However, the drinks are small. The margarita and sangria are served in tiny rocks glasses filled to the brim with ice before your drink is poured in. I don’t drink margaritas, but my boyfriend ordered one and I’d say it was probably half the size of a normal margarita. The draft beer came in a nice frosted glass, but the glass was super thick so I’d guess that it was really only an 8oz beer. The red sangria was yummy, but again — tiny glass with lots of ice, so I finished a few of those really quickly without feeling a thing.
The Happy Hour food was also a little lacking for me… the chips and salsa came out on a plate with tons of chips, but only one ramekin of salsa. Huh? The tacos are only one taco per order — and at $ 5 that really isn’t a bargain when you compare it to the 2 for $ 10 price on the normal menu. And the only happy hour tacos available are meat-​stuffed — not good for someone who doesn’t eat chicken and rarely eats beef. The cheese plate was all right, but even that felt a little «meh» — the bleu cheese was super pungent, the other cheese tasted like a block of american from the deli, and there was a massive mound of candied almonds — which were good, but I ordered a CHEESE plate so I was expecting more … cheese! I ordered the shrimp tacos off the regular menu to try and fill the void that was in my stomach, and those were really good.
At the end of it all, our 2-​person happy hour bill came to $ 57, which was a bit much. If the drinks were a little bigger and the salsa came with guacamole or a better «sharable» portion size, that would have saved us $ 20 right there because we wouldn’t have needed to order a second round, and I wouldn’t have needed to order the shrimp tacos. Though — no regrets, because the char on the pineapple and shrimp was perfect and I would totally come back for a light (or take-​out) dinner.

We ordered the nachos to split and they were delicious! We got them with chicken and it was a lot of food. The roasted peppers were also a nice kick. The cocktails though, is where this place shines. After leaving Austin, it was difficult to find a mescal drink I really liked. The El Fumador with the smoked salt rim and mescal and agave nectar was amazing. The blood orange margarita was tangy but still tasted really good. Will definitely be coming back to this place!

I loved happy hour here! The specials are great. There are a couple of tacos for $ 3, margaritas for $ 5 +$ 1 for flavors, and a few other drink specials as well. The beers on draft are only $ 3 also! The atmosphere is fun, open, and airy. It is beautifully decorated inside. The tables are uniquely styled, I liked the table in the back corner particularly. I imagine in the summer it will be a wonderful place to be with the windows open. Looking forward to more happy hours here!

I’m going with four stars after two experiences. The first was a couple weeks ago. We arrived in time for happy hour and enjoyed several delicious and well-​balanced margaritas. We ordered chips and salsa and, since we couldn’t decide between the two, guac and black bean hummus. All three of these starters came with the same tortilla chips, dusted in a salty (albeit tasty) seasoning. I would love to see different chips (plantain, yuca, etc.) served with the guac to shake things up. I’d order the guac again but probably not the salsa, unless they switched it to more of a pico. The salsa was very similar (if not the same?) as what is served with the tacos. I’d also really love to see a lighter starter offered, like a shrimp ceviche.
Tacos are definitely the star of the show, and we especially loved the carne asada with black bean purée. The fish taco was nice, and the shrimp taco was very good. Our dinner rang in around $ 100 — pretty steep on a weeknight. The happy hour takes out some of the sting but cheap Mexican this is not.
Fast forward a couple weeks later to when I was home and craving tacos. I noticed Tio Flores on a delivery service and decided to go for it. Delivery can be a tricky beast but I was pleasantly surprised when my shrimp tacos arrived in immaculate condition. They were excellent and the corn tortillas held up well. I was happy that there were a couple sides of salsa included.
I can’t finish this off without mentioning how much I hated the chairs in the dining room. They are extremely uncomfortable! Next time, I’m going for bar seating or a booth, if possible.

My fiancé and I were very interested in trying Tios Flores since it is Hawthornes’ sister restaurant. We ate here the week it opened and sat at the counter in the back of the restaurant. The restaurant itself is pretty small. The margaritas were good and the staff was very nice. We stared with the Nachos, which were good but something in them (couldn’t figure it out) was pretty spicy. We then shared 3 tacos… we liked the cauliflower taco out of the 3. The tacos were served with rice and beans (on the smaller side portion-​wise). The rice didn’t taste like mexican rice, it had more of a sweeter taste to me. We ended with the churros, which were dressed with 3 different sauces (a chocolate, birthday cake type, and couldn’t identify the other). We would give it a try but it was not the best mexican food in the city.