South Philly Barbacoa

Mexican restaurant · Passyunk Square

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Cristina Martinez’s famed lamb barbacoa now serves from inside Casa Mexico. A James Beard winner, she keeps the weekend ritual intact with consommé and tortillas; the Inquirer confirms the 2024 move as a consolidation, not a closure.

https://www.inquirer.com/food/restaurants/south-philly-barbacoa-cristina-martinez-casa-mexico-20240401.html
Mexican Food in Philadelphia (2025)
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