Via Locusta

1723 Locust St, Philadelphia
(215) 642-0020

Recent Reviews

Madison Heckman

Hands down the best meal I’ve had so far in Philly! We shared the Chef Special and every dish we tried was amazing. Definitely recommend the foccacia (pictured), tuna crudo, ravioli with sweet potato, and cacio e pepe. Our waitress, Kaitlyn, was helpful in explaining the menu and provided great recommendations and service. Can’t wait to go back!Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free pasta is available.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tuna, Foccacia with Rosemary

Fred Schultz

Great little spot, elevated Italian from all the regions, but northern is the reference. Well appointed wine list with an elevated offering noted as "Reserve". We loved the foccaccia and their honey butter accents the flavors. Not overly rosemary or olive oil scented. The Mafalde Bolognese was meaty, al dented, and succulent. A nice spot to pop into. The service was casual, attentive, and careful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ankur Rajpara

Popped in for HH - just fantastic. Looking forward to the full dinner

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kieran Anson

Popped in as a sole diner late evening and was swiftly seated at the bar. Service was punctual and friendly, with a great ambiance within the restaurant.I started with the well recommended focaccia that was light and pillowy with a lovely soft butter pairing.My entree (ravioli) arrived as I was eating my appetizer which left me feeling a little rushed to eat. The rest of the evening was lovely. The loss of that 5th star was purely down to being rushed with the food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Annie Lin

Came here on a Tuesday night for a birthday with a party of 6 and didn’t have the greatest experience. A little pricey but food was pretty good! Had the focaccia + burrata for appetizers and the agnolotti, bolognese and ravioli. Loved the burrata— soft and fresh, and the bolognese was my favorite.The ambience was lovely, but we were a bit put off by the service — our server started clearing our table while half of us were still eating and continued to hover over us, waiting for each person to take their last bite. Our dinner lasted less than an hour and the experience just felt very rushed especially since we had made a reservation weeks in advance.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Elise Dorsey

Love the service, food, and experience. Super intimate dining space. Great for dates and dinner with friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yusra Alzahrani

I love this restaurant but last time they charged me for something I didn’t order. Such a disappointment from a place i love!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

John van Bockxmeer

Fantastic brunch option, loved the massive French Toast. Filled with Nutella. The beets were great and pasta memorable and large servings. Would be great to see fresh juices too! Service outstanding.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Focaccia w Burrata

savaş Deniz

We love this place. Chef Wesley makes everything perfect. ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mumbles224

waiter: David F: Water was always full, gave ample suggestions, couldn’t have asked for a better server. Started off with the meatballs, they were very well done with cheese oozing out the middle. Very well done meatballs 9.3, the chicken Spiedini was well cooked, a little small but that’s expected, the salsa verde is to die for. The focaccia is crazy good, like absolutely amazing, it’s perfect for two, aswell the honey butter delivered a sweet and savoury addition to the salty fresh focaccia 9.8. The Agnolotti was not my favourite, I am not a mushrooms person so this missed with me, however if you like mushrooms this is a great pasta to try 6.8. Finished off the night with the Mozzarella Frito, they were really well paired with the marinara, I wish they were cooked through the middle a bit more as a couple bites were oozing Mozzarella 8.4. Overall fantastic meal anyone should experience in Philadelphia.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jake D

This may be my favorite restaurant in Philly. The bread is made by the gods as a gift to

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Aigerim Madakimova

Hand made pasta, sweet dessert and nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Serena Nichols

Food was really good, except the steak tasted like it was cooked with seafood. However the focaccia, caccio e pepe, and ravioli were great. Attentive and friendly service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

sharon

Lovely resturant. Love the happy hour.

Lauren

I have truly not experienced such wonderful service and incredible food like this in a while. There was a small issue in which we weren’t served and the recovery was incredible. The manager complimented us with Prosecco, and a dish and our sever was absolutely wonderful. The food is so intentional with flavor and so was the service. Additionally, the outdoor dining was very warm in February and the speed of food and drinks arriving was not slowed due to it being cold. Heater was very warm and comfortable!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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