Food is great; great vegetarian options Salsa quantity is questionable for being an ordered dish, would recommend making chips and basic salsa complimentary
Monique J.
Restaurant is beautiful!I love the decorations! Menu was easy to read and the food was amazing. We ordered the taquitos and enchiladas!Drinks were great!The only thing I can say is parking isn't the greatness! Street parking in Portland!!'
Mary M.
Everything is good, everyone is nice, an incredibly pleasant and lovely meal with incredibly fresh ingredients that shine through every bite. Incredible cocktails and beautiful artwork all around. My new go to spot.
Nithisha R.
Went to this place on a Friday evening with friends. Not so much crowded. Music was great, ambience is very intriguing and colorful ! Food: Selection of veg and non veg tacos: Shrimp taco, veggie taco were average and the remaining were good. I ordered a burrito bowl, it was good. Food was good, the best thing about the food was unlike other mexican places, they haven't added unnecessary cheese to just enhance the taste. That's why the food here was filling and nice. Cauliflower starter was really good with the house made sauce which was the best Drinks: The drinks were the best, everything was on point and amazing. Overall, a good place, you wouldn't be disappointed.
Gladys Cruz
The absolute worst service I have ever seen. I gave this place two chances because I thought to myself maybe it was just a bad day for them, but no. I got the same server both times and was rude to everyone at our table, later to find she was the owner’s daughter. Thank but no thanks, there are so many other restaurants that give you the food experience and service in PDX.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
John Aron Braide
We've been really disappointed lately with the Mexican food options in Portland, and La Cocina just made up for all those bad experiences. Really great staff, and tasty food. The Tamarind agua fresca was light, tasty and not overly sweet. The guac was fresh, simple, and very flavorful (without having a bunch of extra spices, which I hate). The mole sauce on the enchiladas de mole was thick and rich, though the steak was a little bit on the grisly side, but overall really enjoyable, and the rice was not your typical Mexican version of Uncle Ben's. Even the beans were fresh and tasty. The enchiladas poblanos were great. Will definitely be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mole Enchiladas
Prasad Kompelli
Food was bad. Bland. Did not like it.Drink was good. Good service and the wait staff was friendly and very helpful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Eric Deulen
They got my order wrong, and then were rude about it on top of it
Travis Fillmore
The mole and guacamole were excellent. However, they wouldn't split our check, which was fairly frustrating. Also, they asked if we wanted chips, salsa, and guacamole which we agreed to, not aware that we would be charged for those things.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Efrain L.
I discovered some of the best Mexican food in town at La Cosina on Ne Failing . I've been bringing friends and neighbors here for months and bragging about the food. Tonight, however, I was meeting my neighbors there, Christine and Noah. I showed up first and asked for a table for 3. They said they wouldn't seat me until my friends were there. I was a bit surprised because they've always sat me without my friends being there. Then, one of the waitresses so rudely told me that they wouldn't seat me because the last time we were there, me and my friends, 2 other couples stayed too long and that one of the couples showed up 20 minutes late. Then the owner of the restaurant came to speak to me. She explained the importance of turning tables in order to make a profit. I was shocked and blindsided by their accusations! I didn't even know that they knew who I was. Obviously, I was targeted! I have never, ever had an experience like this. It was horrible! I've never felt so embarrassed in my life. They kept seating people before me over and over. Before, me and my friends expressed our love for the food to them and always left generous tips, over 20%! To have an owner of a restaurant accuse you of enjoying your dinner too long is unbelievable. But, it was me, for some reason they remembered? I asked if there was a time limit for us to have dinner? She tried to take me outside to discuss the situation when there was never a situation. I declined. I was an executive at Nike for 22 years. I have always been very respectful of those providing good service. I wish I could say that I had good service tonight. Truly embarrassing, especially when people were getting seated over and over as I stood there not knowing what was going on.
The food was very delicious, they have a very good atmosphere, they make you feel like you are in Mexico, 100% recommended, we hope to return soon, my friends and I really enjoyed the place, I don't know if it's the same but the michelada was 100%
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rizo Lina
La comida mexicana más deliciosa de Portland!
Jasmine S.
The food was okay. Honestly I thought it was going to be authentic but it was way more hipster trendy. The sauces all were way far from traditional. Queso was ok but we ended up adding a lot of hot sauce to it. The friend that got the pazole did not like it unfortunately. Cauliflower was definitely the best thing we tried! Service was not the best, 3 small tables and only one waitress who made us feel like an inconvenience and she had little emotion...
Amy H
Hands down the best Mexican restaurant in town, can’t believe I didn’t find this place sooner. Food is so delicious and they have a variety of dishes that I haven’t had as good outside of Mexico. I live 30 minutes away but would gladly drive here any day.Vegetarian options: Don’t sleep on their vegan tacos. The rajas poblanos and mushroom taco in particular are fire.
Food is great; great vegetarian options Salsa quantity is questionable for being an ordered dish, would recommend making chips and basic salsa complimentary
Restaurant is beautiful!I love the decorations! Menu was easy to read and the food was amazing. We ordered the taquitos and enchiladas!Drinks were great!The only thing I can say is parking isn't the greatness! Street parking in Portland!!'
Everything is good, everyone is nice, an incredibly pleasant and lovely meal with incredibly fresh ingredients that shine through every bite. Incredible cocktails and beautiful artwork all around. My new go to spot.
Went to this place on a Friday evening with friends. Not so much crowded. Music was great, ambience is very intriguing and colorful ! Food: Selection of veg and non veg tacos: Shrimp taco, veggie taco were average and the remaining were good. I ordered a burrito bowl, it was good. Food was good, the best thing about the food was unlike other mexican places, they haven't added unnecessary cheese to just enhance the taste. That's why the food here was filling and nice. Cauliflower starter was really good with the house made sauce which was the best Drinks: The drinks were the best, everything was on point and amazing. Overall, a good place, you wouldn't be disappointed.
The absolute worst service I have ever seen. I gave this place two chances because I thought to myself maybe it was just a bad day for them, but no. I got the same server both times and was rude to everyone at our table, later to find she was the owner’s daughter. Thank but no thanks, there are so many other restaurants that give you the food experience and service in PDX.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
We've been really disappointed lately with the Mexican food options in Portland, and La Cocina just made up for all those bad experiences. Really great staff, and tasty food. The Tamarind agua fresca was light, tasty and not overly sweet. The guac was fresh, simple, and very flavorful (without having a bunch of extra spices, which I hate). The mole sauce on the enchiladas de mole was thick and rich, though the steak was a little bit on the grisly side, but overall really enjoyable, and the rice was not your typical Mexican version of Uncle Ben's. Even the beans were fresh and tasty. The enchiladas poblanos were great. Will definitely be going back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mole Enchiladas
Food was bad. Bland. Did not like it.Drink was good. Good service and the wait staff was friendly and very helpful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
They got my order wrong, and then were rude about it on top of it
The mole and guacamole were excellent. However, they wouldn't split our check, which was fairly frustrating. Also, they asked if we wanted chips, salsa, and guacamole which we agreed to, not aware that we would be charged for those things.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
I discovered some of the best Mexican food in town at La Cosina on Ne Failing . I've been bringing friends and neighbors here for months and bragging about the food. Tonight, however, I was meeting my neighbors there, Christine and Noah. I showed up first and asked for a table for 3. They said they wouldn't seat me until my friends were there. I was a bit surprised because they've always sat me without my friends being there. Then, one of the waitresses so rudely told me that they wouldn't seat me because the last time we were there, me and my friends, 2 other couples stayed too long and that one of the couples showed up 20 minutes late. Then the owner of the restaurant came to speak to me. She explained the importance of turning tables in order to make a profit. I was shocked and blindsided by their accusations! I didn't even know that they knew who I was. Obviously, I was targeted! I have never, ever had an experience like this. It was horrible! I've never felt so embarrassed in my life. They kept seating people before me over and over. Before, me and my friends expressed our love for the food to them and always left generous tips, over 20%! To have an owner of a restaurant accuse you of enjoying your dinner too long is unbelievable. But, it was me, for some reason they remembered? I asked if there was a time limit for us to have dinner? She tried to take me outside to discuss the situation when there was never a situation. I declined. I was an executive at Nike for 22 years. I have always been very respectful of those providing good service. I wish I could say that I had good service tonight. Truly embarrassing, especially when people were getting seated over and over as I stood there not knowing what was going on.
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Fajitas were amazing as was the margarita
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very delicious, they have a very good atmosphere, they make you feel like you are in Mexico, 100% recommended, we hope to return soon, my friends and I really enjoyed the place, I don't know if it's the same but the michelada was 100%
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
La comida mexicana más deliciosa de Portland!
The food was okay. Honestly I thought it was going to be authentic but it was way more hipster trendy. The sauces all were way far from traditional. Queso was ok but we ended up adding a lot of hot sauce to it. The friend that got the pazole did not like it unfortunately. Cauliflower was definitely the best thing we tried! Service was not the best, 3 small tables and only one waitress who made us feel like an inconvenience and she had little emotion...
Hands down the best Mexican restaurant in town, can’t believe I didn’t find this place sooner. Food is so delicious and they have a variety of dishes that I haven’t had as good outside of Mexico. I live 30 minutes away but would gladly drive here any day.Vegetarian options: Don’t sleep on their vegan tacos. The rajas poblanos and mushroom taco in particular are fire.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mextlapique, Carne Asada Taco, Shrimp Enchiladas, Carnitas