Tequilas got its' start back in 1986 while located at 1511 Locust Street. Owner David Suro, a native of Guadalajara, grew up near agave fields in the state of Jalisco.

He went to school with the children of agave farmers and tequila producers. David met his wife, Annette, while working as a waiter in Cancun. He followed her home to Philadelphia and got a job at the only Mexican restaurant in town (El Metate). A year later, he bought out the owner and renamed it Tequilas.

"Philadelphia did not have the concepts we see today, only the Tex-Mex. There was not much knowledge of Mexican food. But I was fortunate. What we proposed to them no one else was offering. Back then we developed the customer. We learned from each other." - David Suro-Piņera.

Tequilas Restaurant, moved to its' current location at 1602 Locust Street in 2001. Today we continue to evolve and reinvent ourselves while providing authentic dishes from all regions of Mexico.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• mailing address: 1602 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
  
• phone number: 215.546.0181
  
• website address: www.tequilasphilly.com
  
• email address: tequilasphilly@aol.com
  
• owner: David Suro
  
• accounting: Annette Suro
  
• executive chef: Raul Ruiz
  
• general manager: Oscar Serrano
  
• operations manager: Dino Rosario