Fall Getaway: Distrito

On our way home from Cape Cod, we stopped in Philly for another night. Topher was dying to try Chef Jose Garces' "modern Mexican" restaurant Distrito, so we met our friends Grant & Laura there for dinner. The interior design was so fun - bright pink lights and lots of white - and the food was delicious. I almost needed a Spanish-English dictionary, though, to translate some of the ingredients listed on the menu.

What I Ate:

• Atun ceviche: big eye tuna, serrano-coconut sauce, lime sorbet, tomatillo, tostadita
• Chilango huaraches: carnitas, chorizo, Serrano ham, potato, queso Oaxaca, cotija
• Mexico City Style quesadilla: huauzontle, black beans, queso Oaxaca, epazote, salsa ranchera
• Churros: vanilla ice cream, spicy chocolate sauce, cajeta

The Scoop:
Distrito is located at 3945 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Reservations are available by calling 215-222-1657. Their dinner hours are Sun-R 5-10pm, F-Sat 5-11pm. They are also open for lunch M-F 11:30am-2:30pm, and brunch Sat-Sun 11:30am-2:30pm.

Distrito is one of seven Garces restaurants in Philly (check out the Garces Restaurant Group on Facebook). The newest addition, JG Domestic, just opened in October, and we can't wait to try it!