La Cocina Bar & Grill

We were unimpressed by this subpar Mexican restaurant.
It’s a cattle call kind of place.
The quality is lacking.
The chips and salsa were bland and flavorless.
The margarita was the worst we’ve ever had.
Their bar tenders are lacking in this area.
They water down their skinny margaritas with club soda.
The club soda dominated the margarita.
It was awful.
We cold barely drink it.
We should have sent it back.
We gave this restaurant two tries, but we are done.
I had the Chile relleno and it was decent.
I also had the shrimp fajita dish and it was awful.
It was flavorless and smothered with old flavorless onions.
This is perhaps the worst dish I have ever had in a Mexican restaurant.
My husband ordered the Chile verde.
What a disastrous attempt at making chili verde.
What he got was a pork in a pink sauce with peppers and onion.
What a joke! Chile verde is a green sauce.
This restaurant should be ashamed of themselves for serving this slop.
The service was also terrible.
Our waiters were always in a rush.
They want to heard you in and out like cattle.
There is zero ambiance.
The restaurant is old and outdated.
We’ve been to both the Seco Canyon and Bouquet Canyon Rd locations.
Both a flop in our opinion.
Same experience at both restaurants.
This chain restaurant is not fit for us foodies and our foodie friends.
We will not be back.

We rate this gem the best Mexican food we’ve had in California.
In fact we’ve gone out of our way and stayed overnight just to go here.
The warm chips and salsa to start are a precursor of the well executed menu.
I love Chile Rellenos and you won’t find any better ones than here.
Enchiladas, Carnitas and so much more are all excellent.
The rice and beans which in many Mexican restaurants are an afterthought are delicious and we clean our plate every time.
I’m generally not a beer drinker but they have Dos Equis on tap served in a large cold schooner.
It’s too perfect a pairing to pass up.
I have brought many guests here and they all have left happy.
I even brought someone who’s not a fan of Mexican food and he left vowing to return on his own.
I wasn’t surprised.
While I’m writing this I’m getting a yearning for a Combo PlateI guess it’s time to plan another road trip to La Cocina.

We have been going to La Cocina for almost 20 years.
It's always a great atmosphere and great food.
We have never been disappointed with anything.
They also have great chips and salsa!