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Cantina on the Go

Cantina on the Go La Placita Cherry St is a vibrant live music venue and Puerto Rican restaurant that features three food trolleys by La Martina Philly. Guests can enjoy the authentic flavors of Puerto Rican chinchorreo at La Placita, indulge in delicious Mexican street food at Cantina La Martina, and delight in sweet treats from an ice cream trolley. Located on N Christopher Columbus Boulevard, this destination offers a unique blend of cuisine and entertainment.

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Mike Bossert is our newest Señor Machete Champion, champion number 17! 🥳 He finished his all-barbacoa 24-inch quesadilla...
06/01/2026

Mike Bossert is our newest Señor Machete Champion, champion number 17! 🥳

He finished his all-barbacoa 24-inch quesadilla in 22 minutes and 33 seconds. 🏆

Think you’ve got what it takes to complete the challenge? 🔥🔥🔥

Anyone can do it! Here are the official rules:
⏱️ Finish your Señor Machete in 30 minutes or less at at
🎁 Win a $25 Cantina on the Go gift card for future use + eternal glory with your photo on our Champions Board

Need a reason to leave work early today? We’ve got one: Cantina kitchen happy hour! Monday + Wednesday–Friday 3pm–5pm🌮 $...
05/28/2026

Need a reason to leave work early today? We’ve got one: Cantina kitchen happy hour!

Monday + Wednesday–Friday
3pm–5pm

🌮 $1 tacos — tinga, carnitas, fish, or vegetables
🍖 $2 chipotle bbq ribs
🍗 $2 chipotle bbq wings
🍺 $2 off all drafts
🍹 $7 Fruit-Tea Robot cocktails

Catch us tonight at Jenkintown Summer Music Series from 6pm-8pm! 🌮🎶 Here’s what’s on the menu this evening: Appetizers:🥑...
05/26/2026

Catch us tonight at Jenkintown Summer Music Series from 6pm-8pm! 🌮🎶

Here’s what’s on the menu this evening:

Appetizers:
🥑 Guacamole & Chips
🌽 Esquites
🧀 Queso dip & Chips

Mains:

🥟 Loaded Empanadas
1) Beef, pico de gallo, lettuce, cheese, chipotle mayo
2) Cheese, pico de gallo, Lettuce, chipotle mayo

🌭 Chili dogs (beef frank, chili, queso, pickled jalapenos)

🍔 Mexican-Hawaiian Burger (beef patty, ham, queso Oaxaca, pineapple, picked Jalapeño, pico de gallo, chipotle mayo)

🍗 Chicken Pincho

🌮 Cantina Walking Taco (corn tortillas, queso, ground beef, pico de gallo, crema)

🍪 Churros

🥤 Agua Frescas:
- Jamaica
- Passion fruit

🥤 Mexican Sodas (Jarritos):
- Pineapple
- Mandarin
- Grapefruit

📍 Old Town Square (West Avenue & Leedom St)

The official food of Memorial Day = Sonora hot dog. 🌭 Pork Kielbasa, split top bun, avocado crema, candied jalapeños and...
05/25/2026

The official food of Memorial Day = Sonora hot dog. 🌭

Pork Kielbasa, split top bun, avocado crema, candied jalapeños and crispy onions.

It’s not technically on the dinner menu, but you can still order it. Iykyk. 😉

We’re open normal hours tonight starting at 3pm at .

05/18/2026

Aguachile de coco 🐟🥥
Tuna, coconut, habanero, carrots, cucumber, red
onion, chile piquín, avocado tatemado.

Perfect for a hot day like today!

We’re calling it now: this is going to be your go-to dish of summer. ☀️

opens at 3pm. See you tonight!

05/14/2026

Who needs fajitas?!? 🔥

This is your reminder that Mother’s Day is THIS SUNDAY! Book your reservations for brunch or dinner on Resy or walk-ins ...
05/07/2026

This is your reminder that Mother’s Day is THIS SUNDAY!

Book your reservations for brunch or dinner on Resy or walk-ins welcome.

Mariangeli suggests that moms try our enchiladas because they’re one of her favorites on our menu… that and fajitas, of course. 😉

05/03/2026

🧀 CINCO DE MAYO MACHETE CHALLENGE 🧀

We’re going to be honest with you, we just came up with this idea. But we think it’s a good one, and we’re rolling with it!

This Tuesday at 6pm during our Cinco de Mayo fiesta, we’re hosting a Cinco de Mayo machete challenge where 3 people will compete to see who can finish their 24-inch quesadilla fastest.

🌮 Machetes are on us for the 3 competitors
🏆 Winner gets this very snazzy T-shirt

DM us if you want to participate.

Everyone else, get ready to cheer!

Habanero lemongrass wings and ribs because… ALL THINGS ORANGE FOR THE FLYERS GAME TONIGHT! 🧡Come watch the game at 8pm a...
05/02/2026

Habanero lemongrass wings and ribs because… ALL THINGS ORANGE FOR THE FLYERS GAME TONIGHT! 🧡

Come watch the game at 8pm at , and make sure to order these wings and ribs because they slap. 🍗😋

05/02/2026

LENGUA TACOS ARE LOADING FOR CINCO DE MAYO 👅🔥

Two ways you can enjoy these special tacos and celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us this year:

🗓️ Sunday, May 3rd 2pm-9pm at
🗓️ Tuesday, May 5th 3pm-10pm at

Next we’ll give you a little preview of our tacos de cabeza. 👀 Stay tuned!

05/01/2026

Consider this your personal invitation from Chef Dionicio and Mariangeli to join us at on Tuesday, May 5th from 3pm–10pm for Cinco de Mayo!

Full menu + tacos de cabeza, lengua, and saudero available!

will be offering $8 Margs + $6 Mexican Lagers specials — plus it’s Tuesday so that means $2 Milktubes 🍺

DJ Cali Rumba will be spinning all night 🎧

🎨 3pm–5pm: Face painting for kids
🪅 5pm: Piñata for kids
🤖 7pm: ROBOT DANCER FOR EVERYONE!

And while we were filming this video we thought of one more fun idea inspired by our machete-loving friend . We’ll announce this soon.

📍 | 208 York Rd, Jenkintown, PA

Reminders:
🌮 Everything is pay-as-you-go.
🌮 Walk-ins only, no reservations.
🌮 No Taco Tuesday specials.
🌮 No delivery available.

‼️ PREGAME IS SUNDAY, MAY 3RD AT BOK BAR IN PHILLY IF YOU WANNA COME PARTY WITH US THERE TOO. See full details on .la.martina.philly’s pinned post. ‼️

Cinco de Mayo specials! 📣Need another reason to join us this Tuesday? Chef Dionicio is serving up a few one-day-only spe...
04/29/2026

Cinco de Mayo specials! 📣

Need another reason to join us this Tuesday? Chef Dionicio is serving up a few one-day-only specials:

🔥 Tacos de cabeza
🔥 Tacos de lengua
🔥 Tacos de suadero

Available only for Cinco de Mayo (Tuesday, May 5th), so don’t miss them.

See our pinned post for all the party details!

04/28/2026

One week until Cinco de Mayo at ! 🎉🎉🎉

Here’s everything you need to know:

🗓️ Tuesday, May 5th | 3pm–10pm
📍
🌮 We’ll have our FULL MENU available + some specials we’ll be announcing soon.
🍺 will be offering $8 Margs + $6 Mexican Lagers specials — plus it’s Tuesday so that means $2 Milktubes 🍺
🎧 DJ Cali Rumba will be spinning all night
🎨 3pm–5pm: Face painting for kids
🪅 5pm: Piñata for kids
🤖 7pm: ROBOT DANCER FOR EVERYONE!

Everything is pay-as-you-go.
Walk-ins only, no reservations.

(No Taco Tuesday specials. No delivery available.)

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK FIVE. Our last week! 🐠 Vuelve à la Vida 🐠 octopus, fish, scallops, oysters, shrimp, ketchu...
04/27/2026

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK FIVE. Our last week!

🐠 Vuelve à la Vida 🐠
octopus, fish, scallops, oysters, shrimp, ketchup, onions, tomato, avocado, cilantro, lime

🦪 Oysters 🦪
Half dozen or a dozen oysters served with a red onion jalapeño mignonette and cocktail sauce

This is a big week not only because it’s our last week, but also because Vuelve à la Vida is Chef Dionicio’s favorite aguachile of the whole series! 🤩

Available today through Sunday, May 3rd only at !

Hello, weekend! Today and tomorrow are the last days for: 🍤 Shrimp Mango Aguachile 🐙 Octopus Birria Green Aguachile Get ...
04/25/2026

Hello, weekend! Today and tomorrow are the last days for:

🍤 Shrimp Mango Aguachile
🐙 Octopus Birria Green Aguachile

Get them before they’re gone! New seafood specials start on Monday.

We open at 11am for brunch today and tomorrow. Don’t miss jazz brunch today from 12pm-3pm!

📍

Thank you, , for sharing our event! 🥳 Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Cinco de Mayo at  on Tuesday, May 5th from ...
04/23/2026

Thank you, , for sharing our event! 🥳

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Cinco de Mayo at on Tuesday, May 5th from 3pm-10pm! There will be food, drinks, face painters, piñatas, robot dancers, and more!

We have some food specials we’ll be sharing soon, stay tuned.

See our pinned post for more details and timing. 🎉🎉🎉

NACHOS APPRECIATION POST! 🤩 We make our nachos pizza style so that every bite has a little bit of everything on it. 😋 Tr...
04/22/2026

NACHOS APPRECIATION POST! 🤩

We make our nachos pizza style so that every bite has a little bit of everything on it. 😋

Try them tonight at . We open at 3pm.

Shout-out in the comments below if you love nachos as much as we do! 👇

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK FOUR🐙  Octopus Birria Green Aguachile 🐙 octopus birria tacos in a green aguachile served i...
04/20/2026

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK FOUR

🐙 Octopus Birria Green Aguachile 🐙
octopus birria tacos in a green aguachile served in a molcajete

🍤 Shrimp Mango Aguachile 🍤
shrimp, red onions, radish, jalapeño, carrots, cilantro in a mango habanero aguachile, aguacate tatemado

Available today through Sunday, April 26th only at !

04/14/2026

TACO TUESDAY! Tacos are $3 tonight including these three pictured and more:

🌮 Pastor negro
🌮 Asada
🌮 Pollo con costra y chile guero (pictured)
🌮 Carnitas
🌮 Fried coliflor
🌮 Camarones (pictured)
🌮 Pescado (pictured)

We open at 3pm. Try them all!

(Birria and Campechano tacos not included in Taco Tuesday promotion)

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK THREE🍤 Shrimp Aguachile Negro 🍤shrimp, red onions, cucumber, cilantro, avocado, black agua...
04/13/2026

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK THREE

🍤 Shrimp Aguachile Negro 🍤
shrimp, red onions, cucumber, cilantro, avocado, black aguachile

🐟 Tuna Tostada 🐟
ahi tuna, guacamole, lime juice, cilantro, siracha mayo

Available today through Sunday, April 19th at !

Mark your calendar for  and ’s Cinco de Mayo celebration! 🎉 Tuesday, May 5th3pm–10pmWe’ll have our FULL MENU available f...
04/11/2026

Mark your calendar for and ’s Cinco de Mayo celebration! 🎉

Tuesday, May 5th
3pm–10pm

We’ll have our FULL MENU available for you to celebrate the Cantina way.

will be doing $8 Margs + $6 Mexican Lagers specials — plus it’s Tuesday so that means $2 Milktubes 🍺

DJ Cali Rumba will be spinning all night 🎧

🎨 3pm–5pm: Face painting for kids
🪅 5pm: Piñata for kids
🤖 7pm: ROBOT DANCER FOR EVERYONE!

It’s going to be a very fun party. Bring your friends, your family, and your appetite!

📍 | 208 York Rd, Jenkintown, PA

Everything is pay-as-you-go. Walk-ins only, no reservations.

(No Taco Tuesday specials. No delivery available.)

Text your friends and colleagues now to make your lunch plans because we open every Friday at  at 11am! Looking for the ...
04/10/2026

Text your friends and colleagues now to make your lunch plans because we open every Friday at at 11am!

Looking for the perfect lunch? Our torta delivers every time. 🥪

It comes with beans, chipotle mayo, avocado, pickled jalapeños, tomato, onion, quesillo, lettuce, and your choice of:

Pastor Negro | Carnitas | Breaded Chicken | Steak | Roasted Vegetables

04/07/2026

The Stories Behind our Cantina Classics.

Episode seven: all about our Bistec Sinaloense 🐟🥥

Available for dinner every day at .

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK TWO 🍤 Shrimp Aguachile Verde 🍤 Shrimp, green aguachile, radish, red onions, carrots, cilan...
04/06/2026

Seafood Specials Series: WEEK TWO

🍤 Shrimp Aguachile Verde 🍤
Shrimp, green aguachile, radish, red onions, carrots, cilantro, tatemado avocado

🥥 Ceviche Mixto Coconut Habanero Aguachile 🥥
Octopus, salmon, tuna and scallops in a coconut aguachile

Available today through Sunday, April 12th at !

04/02/2026

Tag your fajita and margarita crew 👯🔥🌮🍹

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What people say

La Placita Cherry St is a vibrant destination that beautifully captures the essence of Puerto Rican culture through its delicious offerings and lively atmosphere. The venue features three enticing food trolleys, each bringing a unique flavor to the experience.

At La Placita, guests can indulge in authentic Puerto Rican chinchorreo, showcasing traditional dishes that are sure to delight your taste buds. For those craving something different, Cantina La Martina serves up mouthwatering Mexican street food, providing a perfect complement to the diverse culinary landscape.

The ambiance is further enhanced by live music, creating an inviting space for friends and family to gather and enjoy great food while soaking in the lively sounds of the community. Whether you're looking for a casual bite or a festive night out, La Placita Cherry St promises an unforgettable experience filled with flavor and fun on N Christopher Columbus Boulevard.

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