nuestra cocina

still our fav soot. consistent, relaxed, good eats and reliable with a festive feel. our go to with friends, guests, our just us...


-----10 jul, 2012-----

only the best will do. we have this as our mainstay must goplacewith guests or on our own for years, and the consistency, freshness and flair chef ben sees to brings us back for our favorite items as well as exploring new items. we celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and a good day here. servers know us and what we like. we recommend most items although the only item we have ordered once is the goat cheese tamale, just not my taste...some love it. love the sauces and ambience of this local hideaway. first timers should sit at the kitchen bar for a full experience.


we have attended classes and that was fun as well. always get desert...we recommend the flan and the banana crepes.

no longer a fan. i have been a fan for several years but after my last experience, i think it will be my last. we went early - 5:30ish and it was not busy which was not normally the case - usually a waiting line. we sat at our table for 10-15 mins. waiting for acknowledgement and to order drinks. after turning around and looking repeatedly for our server (jennifer) she finally came over. we took our friends for the first time and it was embarrassing at how slow each step of the service was... drinks slow to arrive, trying to catch server's attention toplaceorder, etc. the drinks finally arrived and in the past i always loved the margaritas but this time they were very watered down and the glass was 2/3 full of ice. not just for the first drink but also for the next drinks. at $8 a drink, i do not consider this a worthwhile drink to order.

the meal arrived and i have always raved about the food being so flavorful but i was very disappointed. i ordered the lamb shoulder and, yes, it was very tender, but there was no hint of any seasoning and the portion was so small that i felt like it was the lamb knee instead of shoulder!

after talking this restaurant up to my friends, it ended up being very embarrassing to take them to this restaurant. i have recommended them to many people but that won't happen again.

you had a good thing going nuestra cocina but i feel that it has slipped to an unacceptable level. sadly, no longer on my list of recommendations.


-----20 sep, 2012-----

wonderful flavors. favorite dish is the chili relleno. not just average and stuffed with cheese - it's stuffed with meat, nuts and all kinds of yumminess! excellent food and the prices are very reasonable. the bartenders are above average and excellent. gotta say that waiting for a table outside was very long and disorganized. it was a slower night and we watched people wandering in from street and nabbing tables when we had been waiting quite some time for an outdoor table.

not so much. bar was the best part -- which is how they can sell their food, cause it sucks. if people think this is good, they like grease. it is not authentic and is pretty much the loudestplacei've been in since i was last at the airport on the tarmac.

skip it

the host with the most. this kind of experience, for me, would usually merit a 3 paragraph or so review. but im feeling lazy. maybe its the 6 months of rain we're all enduring thats to blame. regardless, i find it suffice to say that the meal my wife, myself and some friends had here a couple weeks ago was wonderful. the cocina especial margarita surpassed the hype and the food was also no laughing matter. actually thats not true, as we laughed heartily throughout the entire meal, due to the sheer exuberance of our experience. what made that possible you might ask?
well, we got the ball rolling with an order of the tacos de puerco (which our server had the foresight to amend so that we all had an even split). these (partnered with some sopes de chorizo, frijoles y chile arbol [tasty little buggers!]) made it very clear to us that there would be no sad faces at this table on this evening. after we wiped these out and got our second round of cocktails delivered, the food seemed to arrive in no time. black beck disposed of his bifstek de res con papas y chile guajillo in a matter of minutes. i was lucky enough to steal a tender bite and fully understood. his other half wisely chose the cochinito pibil whose leftovers were much enjoyed the next day by yours truly; that pork was 'moy' succulent and that was not lost on this gringo. mi esposa finally settled on the chile relleno con calabazitas y queso oaxaca and was glad that she did (though she admitted she wished the veggies were just a leeeetle crispier). as for me; the organizer of this affair, i had been coveting the chance to try their camarones al mojo de ajo for a long while now, and while i felt they couldve been cooked just a tad (and i mean, just a tad) less, the flavor pushed that minor qualm to the back on my mind and left me in a wistful state of euphoria (due to the fact that i knew this state would dissolve with that last bite of shrimp). so i rode it out for as long as my hunger greed would allow me..
yes, i guess once i started revisiting this meal at the table in my mind i found more than just a few words to say about it after all. take that!! damn grey sky drizzle..
grade: a (i have a feeling our next meal here will cement thisplacein bragging territories)

we've been to thisplacethree times now, and every time it has been fantastic. nuestra cocina (our kitchen) is a small mexican foodplacethat serves authentic country cuisine from mexico, and they do it well . we went last night, and here's what we had: