El Balconcito II
7326 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19152
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Address :
7326 Castor Ave
Philadelphia, PA, 19152 - Phone (215) 342-3165
- Website https://www.elbalconcito.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 12
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Accepts Bitcoin : No
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : No
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : Free
Has TV : Yes
Dogs Allowed : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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Rob B.
Went on a Monday night-only three tables w customers so mine may not be typical experience. Loved it! Food was fresh, simple flavors, plentiful. Server was friendly , explained the menu. Jukebox was def loud-we were able to talk but the music infused the meal, for me, in a good way. Not your typical center city fru-fru night. We were dancing a bit as we ate. This place isn't gentrified-thank God! Fried fish in a type of hush puppy w dipping sauce was my favorite item. I had a type of Peruvian fried rice w chicken for my meal. (Im saying "fried" a lot, but they had non-fried items, too.) A mountain of food-I'm about to fry up two eggs to put on top of the leftovers for breakfast. Maybe I'll dance a bit while I eat. Yum!!
(4)Steve B.
I have been here many times, both eat in and take out. Fantastic! Everything has always been great! We especially like their Cerviche - spicy! It helps if you speak Spanish, but most of the wait staff speak English.
(4)Luis F.
A place not good for the family, food has a tasteful but extremely expensive, Dad service. TÃo Pepe es Mejor!!
(2)Vickie P.
One of my top 3 favorite places to eat! The food is always consistent, hot and fresh. I always order the lomo saltado, the steak is cooked perfect every time and always full of flavor. Their margaritas are very good as well, however at $10 a piece I don't think i will be getting drunk off of them. Don't forget to get the tostones rellenos, soo good! highly recommend this place.
(5)Joddy A.
Ate here last night the food was AMAZING!!! From the salad down to the plantain very impressed they have a great chef
(5)Dalia S.
Not as good as the original, 3 stars only for the food, service is unaware of the customers, seating a wait although tables are ready, refills nearly impossible
(3)Jenear C.
I thought this was a great restaurant. Communication with the wait staff can be a bit difficult if you do not speak spanish but food is a universal language to me. If you are picky and need to ask a bunch of questions then this is not the place for you. I had the shrimp stuffed plantains and the paella valenciano. It was great.
(4)Antonio C.
The food was great, but the waitress was terrible. Unfortunately she forgot our drinks and, while rarely came to the table to see if we were okay or needed anything else. To catch her attention I had to raise my hand like I was back in school in a classroom where you had to raised your hand to participate in class or get your teacher's attention. Therefor, finally when she can catch a glimpse of my arm raised as a student of a class, I said "Miss, you forgot our drinks and I look forward to waiting for my cold passion fruit juice, she looked at me like "Oh, I messed up". Basically she forgot our presence completely because neither came back to tell me that there was no more passion fruit juice and at least offer me another drink. Then when she came back I asked her what other drinks they had and she said they had mango juice and when she brought the mango juice, for my luck the mango juice was warm. To all this while the waitress is at our table my friend decides to request something from the menu and the waitress says, "Tell me everything you need or want to order now because I have to go to eat," I was like "Really?, WOW . " Every restaurant should have a first class service and very good preparation does not matter what day of the week either, but I think the owner of El Balconcito II does not take it very seriously. However, the food was very good, but the service needs to improve on a day like Sunday where many people come and want to go to a restaurant to eat a good meal and have a good service. The place is also wheelchair accessible with nice spacy rest rooms too which it is a BIG plus for people with disabilities. Spanish: La comida estuvo buenÃsima, pero la mesera estuvo pésima. Lamentablemente se olvido de nuestras bebidas y, muy rara la vez venia a la mesa a ver si estábamos bien o necesitábamos algo más. Para coger su atención tenia que alzar la mano como si estuviera otra vez en la escuela en un salón de clase donde uno alzaba la mano para participar en la clase. Cuando logró alcanzar a ver mi brazo alzado como alumno de clase, le dije "Señorita, se olvido de nuestras bebidas y yo que con ansias esperaba mi jugo frio de parcha (maracuyá), ella me miro como "Ay, metà la pata", pero luego me dice; "Oh, fue que cuando fui a buscarlo se habÃa acabado el jugo de parcha", a todo esto digo yo en mi mente "Pero se te olvido de nuestra presencia por completo porque ni regresaste a decirme que no habÃa más jugo de parcha y por lo menos ofrecerme otra bebida", pues me dijo que tenÃa jugo de mango y cuando me trajo el jugo de mango, yo que ya estaba casi ahogado lo pruebo y para mi suerte el jugo estaba caliente. A todo esto mientras ella está en nuestra mesa mi amiga decide pedirle algo del menú y la mesera nos dice; "DÃgame todo lo que necesita o que desea pedir ahora porque tengo que irme a comer" , a lo que me quede "¿Enserio?, WOW". Todo restaurante debe tener un servicio de primera y muy buen preparado no importa que dÃa sea de la semana, pero pienso que el dueño no lo toman muy enserio. Pero nada, cocinan muy bueno, pero el servicio debe mejorar un dÃa como hoy domingo donde muchas personas salen y desean ir a un restaurante a comerse una buena comida y tener un buen servicio. El Balconcito II es accesible para personas en silla de ruedas. Los baños también son muy amplios y limpios. Esto es algo muy importante para las personas que están en silla de ruedas.
(3)Ravi J.
For me this 1st time Peruvian food was a disaster .. Especially being a Veggie [I was already reluctant to go but being forced by friend to atleast try, went there] .. I asked for some recommendation from SERVER [and the moment she heard RECO for VEGGIE .. SHE was like "VEGGIEE :XXXXX " ] .. I mean, worst look a have ever got when asked for a veggie food .. I someone how managed to get a veggie dish by customizing a entree .. when it came, I was kinda nervous already but didn't have any options to try .. I was really BAD and now I am sure I am not gonna go to this place again but still had that BAD taste and not sure if I am gonna ever try Peruvian food .. Service was also very slow and the server's were really Off track .. Delayed food on the table ..
(1)Anahi B.
If you eat here, be prepared for a décor-free, no-frills environment with spotty service, and, possibly the worst part, a jukebox with music like Chris Brown-- or some kind of autotuned nightmare crap-- that is turned up REALLY LOUD while you're eating. Beyond that, we arrived for lunch after driving from South Philly to be told that they were out of Peruvian chicken. (And this was 1:30 p.m. on a Sunday and they were serving dinner until 10.) It turned out they had 3 - 1/4 chicken portions left, so we ordered them, along with a mixed ceviche, stuffed plantains and fried yucca. Communication with the server was not great, and this at a table where three out of four people spoke Spanish. The menu has is half Portuguese, and they had pork and clams, and since I love this dish, I asked the server if she had ever tried it. She shook her head and said no, and sort of acted like I was asking a ridiculous question. I mean, why would a server know what's on their own menu? Amateur hour. We decided on a Parihuela (seafood stew) to split and one person at the table ordered a Jalea (mixed fried seafood with fried yucca, and topped with thin red onion and tomato). The food: The ceviche was tasty, but nothing to write home about, and I was told the stuffed plantains and yucca were good. The chicken was sort of disappointing, but then again, I have been searching for a great Peruvian chicken in the area for years and just coming up empty handed. They do get points for making their own aji verde (a spicy green chili sauce). That was awesome and I slathered everything in it! The Jalea looked great, though the person who ordered it could not eat it and had to take the whole thing home. But the Parihuela was worth the whole trip. It's $25 and it's served in a pot with a ladle: shrimp, lobster, clams, mussels, white fish, calamari and either cuttle fish or conch in a seafood broth with cilantro. This was excellent! So, the food was decent and we ate our butts off and had tons of leftovers, all for $100 for four people. If you wanted, though, you could definitely get out of here for around $10 per person. Conclusion: El Balconcito II is an adequate place to eat in the Latin food desert that is Philadelphia, but is not the solution to the Peruvian chicken problem that plagues the area.
(3)Sid M.
Food is great, FOH is clean, but the waitress sat on her thumbs looking at my son waving for his soda for half an hour. Left her a 19% tip on a $60 tab, which was more than she was worth, AND she had the nerve to come back to my table with a calculator for her pennies that she thought I'd stiffed her. I've eaten all over the world, and have never had this happen. I handed her an extra sawbuck out of my pocket, and called INS as soon as I left the joint. What a way to ruin a good meal!
(2)Monica C.
rarely do I really say that an eating experience here is like having a festival of Diverse and amazing flavors dancing around in your mouth. It is BOTH tantilizing and thrilling..... Almost like a rollercoaster ride..lol.... A girlfriend and myself stopped in the other evening, and as we dined in, the restaurant seemed to have a flow of customers who shared the same expressions of enjoyment and savoring the food adn flavors.. We started with the Stuffed Plantains with the shrimp and the garlicy sauce that complimented each little crustacean. It was a good size, and easily shared... The appetizer ran about $12.00 and meals were no more than $20.00 even for Surf and turf. I got the Shrimp and Rice with a side of Rice and beans.it was an evening of Deliciousness and contentment. My friend ordered the Lomos Saltido.... tender steak and veggies and french fries... believe it or not.... the perfect taste... and combo... came with rice and was Great. I highly recommend this place.... plenty of seating... We left feeling content and NOT overly stuffed and sick. A sure sign that the food is both fresh and well-prepared. This place is definitely family friendly and the music was very relaxing. They DO have a delightful home made Sangria....that I highly recommend. fruity and light... A perfect compliment to the meal and good company. I cannot wait to take my mother... hse will be in love with the homestyle foods and Great flavors. See you there..
(5)Suzanne S.
This is a Peruvian restaurant which has been open for years. The food here was surprisingly okay considering the location. Yes, I know, do not judge good food by its location but it was honestly better than I expected. I had the chicken breast in a lemon sauce which came with a side of Rice and salad. The downside is that you feel like your in someones basement paying a little too much for such simple things.
(3)Luis G.
My cousin took me to this place for my Birthday! It was a nightmare! Well first get arrived and the waitress has this long face and was giving this bad attitude! We wait for about 25 min before the food came out! They were all over the place, out of a sudden we had a new waitress. I order some kind of steak with rice and French Fries...they gave me White Rice with no beans...it Latin culture when you serve white rice usually they come with a side of beans! No A1 steak sauce, had to ask in multiple occasions for the ketchup! Steaks had no taste, flavor, no salt (rare for a latin restaurant).Then we waited another 20 min to get the check...people coming in were so tacky and ghetto (I am not a judgmental person) but they were! I can tell you one thing! I will NEVER go to this place again and I will not recommend this place to anyone! Avoid it if you can!
(1)Maria S.
We went here for a family dinner wanting to try something new, and were extremely disappointed. The service is awful. Don't bother asking the waitress about the menu or for a suggestion because you just get a blank stare. The menu is overpriced for what it is. We waited ten minutes for the waitress to come to our table initially and waited half an hour for our appetizer, Shrimp Cocktail. What's to cook with that option? Not once did our waitress check in on us. Once we did get the food, it was a let down. We had heard good things about this place we decided to give it a try. We will never go back there again. Beware, if you are not Hispanic or don't look it, be prepared to get stared at when you walk in. We are Hispanic, and we ordered in Spanish, that still didn't make a difference. Overall, the ambiance is very cheap,you feel like you are eating in someone's basement, the music is blaring, and the food doesn't make up for any of it.
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