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    Cocina Mexicana

    4.0 (20 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Fantastic food. Authentic, simple, delicious. This is our go to place and the best authentic Mexican food we have found in North Carolina.

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    I love Tacos Portales in Wilmington and this comes very close! Authentic and delicious!

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    A small shop next to the DQ in Apex with friendly service & good food at a reasonable price. Try the tres leches cake, outstanding!

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    3.9(164 reviews)
    6.3 mi
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    We recently moved into the area so we are starting to check out places. We decided to come here…read moretonight for dinner. When we arrived, we asked for a table of two and instead of asking where we'd like to sit they immediately offered us a table outside and then the next table they tried to offer us was right in front next to the hostess desk so we had to ask for another table if not, we opted to go to the bar and they finally gave us a table. When we sat down, our server came up to us right away. They delivered chips and salsa, which were delicious. I do appreciate that they gave us our own salsa dish for the two people in our party for dinner. The cocktails are massive. They come in 20 ounce and 40 ounce sizes. I had the pineapple jalapeño margarita which was good although I did not taste a lot of tequila. We started with the three dip appetizer, which was guacamole, queso, and bean dip, all of which were so good. For dinner, I had the grilled steak tacos. My husband had the shrimp and chorizo tacos. Everything tasted delicious. They both came with a side of rice and beans, which were also very good. The flavors were there. I would recommend going here. Dinner was pretty affordable and it's a lot of food. I would definitely just space out the timing of your food cause once we put the order in for our entrées came out within five minutes that would be my only thing that I did not like about it was how quickly the food came out. We ordered dessert to go and both my husband and I were shocked at how big this Chocoflan was. It looks delicious. We can't wait to try it. I am sure we will be back.

    We have dined here often and have enjoyed the food But this…read morepast week we were extremely disappointed at the atmosphere: the music is so loud in there. We were shouting our order to our server who could not hear us. A family dinner out with no conversation as we could not hear each other (we were a party of 4). I don't understand why the music has to be so loud. We will not be going back Also I ordered a mojito and it was not consumable. Way too sweet. I poured half into my husband's water cup and filled it up with water to dilute it and it will didn't help Overall a terrible dining experience.

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    We ordered take out from here which included acp both regular and with veggies and chicken with…read moremole. I tried both dishes and found the chicken in the mole sauce was more tender than the acp chicken. We ordered a side of queso and it came in a very small container. Would not do that again . There were plenty of tortillas to go around. I was disappointed that the acp had so little cheese in it. The chicken was kind of tough and dry due to lack of sauce. The order fed 4 adults and one child and there was leftovers....only the acp, all the other items got eaten. Would not order the acp here again.

    This place is our go to place when we want to eat authentic Mexican food closeby. This restaurant…read moreis spacious with good parking spots and ample availability even on weekends. The service is fast and efficient. The food is the best part about this place. We have been there few times and love their food. We prefer their beer more than cocktails since I feel cocktails are more of decorative than taste. Order pitcher if you are all beer drinkers and are planning to have more than a glass. Their menu is huge like a typical Mexican place but we have our favorites. Chicken fajitas, chicken quesadillas, fish tacos or shrimp and chicken chipotle. Everything tastes great and is cooked to perfection. Chicken and fish are tender and flavorful. We also enjoy their Mexican rice and beans which takes all of their entrees to next level. If you are two people and both like fajitas, please order their $37 fajitas for two which is a good deal. Our daughter loves their queso which goes perfectly with their house made thin and crispy tortilla chips. A must try Mexican place with friends and family.

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