La Poblanita Mexican Bar

This rating is a 3.5I've been here 5 times so far.4 Trips have been absolutely delicious, and the 1 time we decided to bring a large group of people, the normal chef called out sick or something, and the person who replaced him had no idea what he was doing in the kitchen.As long as the normal chef is there, the food is good. Their Taco Salad, Torta Cubana, and especially their Quesadillas are Phenomenal!Definitely worth a visit.

Good size menu, had the fajita and and mole de olla and the we're pretty good but the seafood cocktail was literally bad, it smelled funny so I would suggest not to eat that and it took way too long. You know this place is authentic when everyone around you are speaking Spanish instead of English including waitstaff. 3.5stars on average.

Reallly good tacos. Food is fresh and delicious! In town for a conference and there's not much by Norristown State Hospital so I was happy to find them and even happier the food was delicious. The waitress was also very friendly.

MexiQuest continues tonight with a trip to another West Marshall Street Mexican restaurant, this time the biggest place on the strip, La Poblanita. Billing itself as a restaurant and bar, La Poblanita is physically the largest place on the west side of Norristown for Mexican food, and I can safely say it also the most "restaurant-y." Sadly, while it is good, it is outdone by some of it's local competitors.The place is very clean and neat, with an extensive menu written in both English and Spanish. Similar to Los Arcos, the restaurant has a large selection, but nothing overly "exotic." La Poblanita also has many menu items quite obviously designed to cater to the non-Mexican diner... in fact, they have a dish quite literally named "Tacos Gringos". For these reasons, La Poblanita would be a good choice for someone looking to try authentic Mexican but who may be intimidated by the more traditional places.I ordered a Tijuana Burrito with chicken. I'd never heard of a"Tijuana Burrito" before, including while I was physically in Tijuana, but the description billed it as a classic burrito. (As an aside, I've been trying to stick to simple, common menu items like tacos and burritos in order to more effectively compare each Mexican restaurant I travel to. I mention this so that the reader won't think I'm boring and lame because I order the same stuff over and over.)While waiting, I was given the best complimentary chips and salsa I think I've ever had. The warm tortilla chips were covered in spicy roja salsa, refried beans, peppers, and tomato. It was practically a nacho dish, but complimentary. The burrito itself was okay... It was a little smaller than anything else offered in Norristown, with pretty simple ingredients. Lettuce, tomato, peppers, cheese, sour cream, beans and rice, with a side of either verde or roja salsa. It was very similar to the offering from Los Arcos, only a smidge smaller and possibly with a little more meat... or perhaps it was just packed tighter. Hard to tell. It was also a little more expensive than the offerings from other spots, at $7 for the burrito, with no sides.Finally, while the service was not bad, it was not as friendly and welcoming as some of the other Mexican spots in the area.At night, La Poblanita turrns from restaurant into nightclub and bar. I can't comment on how good or bad it is, because I've never been to the bar portion, but I do know it can get a little rough amongst the locals when the alcohol starts flowing. Unless you're from Norristown and know what you're doing, I would recommend staying away from La Poblanita after 10pm.

If you have been to el primo, which is believe is a sister establishment, you will love la Poblanita. You will find many familiar menu items featured at el primo, with an emphasis on seafood at Poblanita being the key difference in menus. The alcohol is a great deal all around and they make the drinks strong! It's definitely a local scene but the food is worth the trip!!

So I've recently decided to take my own personal foray into the local mexican cuisine, due to the fact that I crave chorizo and warm tortillas approximately every 45 minutes or so. I went to La Poblanito the other night with some friends from work, on 'karaoke' night. To a gringo, it was a slightly weird, but mostly fun and friendly setup. You walk in to a room that's almost completely empty, with chairs set up all around the walls and a DJ or two up on a small makeshift stage which kind of gave it the feeling of a high school dance. As everything was in spanish, all I can figure out was that they'd have a little karaoke and then a little dancing, and it would go back and forth. Whatever the set up was, it was still pretty fun. Unfortunately, I would not really recommend people as white as myself to go alone. Not because you wouldn't be welcome, because I definitely felt welcome, but just.. it was a weird set up. But tonight, I went for food! And it was good! I ordered a cemita, which I figured to be a mexican sandwich. So I asked if it was similar to a torta, to which I was told no. However.. kind of came out looking just like the last torta I had at El Limon, just with a different kind of roll. Oh well, it was suuper delicioso. I ordered mine with al pastor - a spicy, marinated pork. It was really flavorful, definitely had a little kick, and was kind of half tender, half a little chewy depending on where you chewed. If that makes sense. Also had avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, chiles, and several other things that all melded together really well. Didn't come with a side, but the huge sandwich was only 6 bucks! My friend ordered the chiles rellenos, possibly my favorite mexican entree item. It was maybe 8 or 9 bucks, and came with two chiles and a huge portion of rice and beans and corn tortillas. It looked ridiculously good, but unfortunately we were not good enough of friends for me to feel okay stealing his fork as I was not given utensils with my sandwich. Oh, also I just reread Joey's post and it was a good thing I hadn't read it before my visit. I would have loved to have tried the complimentary nachoey thing he received; we were given a basket of the weirdest chips I've ever seen. Have you ever gotten a bag of puffed potato chips in the shape of smiley faces? No, just me? Either way, imagine a basket of those, with a drizzle of hot sauce. Really weird, but luckily our entrees were good enough that I forgot about the chips until just now. I stopped in around 6:30 on a Tuesday night, and the place was empty. So food obviously came out quick, and our server was very nice and even let me order in my stilted spanish. I will definitely be back for more!

I would like to say that this restaurant has very good food. My husband and I are both chefs and we don't eat out much. When we do eat out it is Poblanita most of the time. Fabiola is the best!! Her service is perfect. She knows us because we come frequently. My children love her too. She makes us feel right at home. She always remembers our special requests so now we don't even have to ask for them (extra ketchup, more red salsa-less green salsa, etc. etc. ) I would like to highlight Fabiola. She is an excellent employee who truly cares about her performance. We also really like the table upgrades. It makes a more quaint restaurant with more privacy for your table which my family enjoys.

I put an hour and half on parking meter ordered a quesadilla and after 50 minutes I went up to personally get my lunch - asked for salsa - they said the quesadilla will be out in a few - I said what's all this lettuce ? No quesadilla underneath? no sit down we bring to you - I said this Is unreal and I dumped my lettuce lunch in the trash and walked out .. ps I had 7 minutes left on my meter - save your money and serenity - skip the bullshit at la poblanita - ps their chips were stale and greasy

Food = 3.5 put of 5Service= 0 Made an order 45 min before picking it up, it was ready on the table i could see the bill with my name on it and it was not that busy, the waitress ignored us, did not even ask what we were waiting for and even made a to go order for someone else.. im really disappointed and I am not gona buy there again. You just lost our business and gotta let people know.

I FOUND A ROACH IN MY FOOD!!!! I went to this Restaurant/Bar. Drinks & Waitress was amazing. I ordered a chicken quesadilla. I only took one bite and then I noticed a ROACH in my food. I asked for the manager he shook his head no as if it wasn't a roach! He offered me more food; I turned down the offer. The manager then stated Everything was for free. I will not be going back to this place!