I really wasn't expecting much but wow it really surprised me. It was pretty good for Universal Studios. Obviously it was a little bit pricier, but we were satisfied we were hungry lol. It was way better than Panda Express.... Lines there are crazy, but you also have the option to order on your phone. Ok byee read more

Cocina Mexicana - Chicken tostada - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

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I'm not sure if you should expect much from amusement park restaurants. Food is usually just alright and overpriced. This place is no exception. We wanted Mexican food and I think this was the only one we could get inside the park. I got the birria tacos. They were ok. A little dry, but did the job. The rice an beans were ok too. Not much else to say. I don't visit amusement parks too often so I probably won't come back. But it's decent; not horrible. read more

Cocina Mexicana - Chicken Sopes - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

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I dislike writing negative reviews but sometimes there's just no real avoiding it. I'll start with the positive, my wife had the tostada salad and she enjoyed it she said it was pretty tasty and well put together. I had the birria taco plate and I was less than impressed. Not a lot of birria in the tacos, most birria places load them up. The beans had a strange aftertaste to them that I didn't like and my rice was ice cold. Add in that we mobile ordered and put in the prep my order when we were still walking over to give them some time but it still took 15 minutes of standing there to get the food. The final nail was the over $40 bill for these two small not so well put together Mexican dishes. I could get the same anywhere else for $10+ cheaper and probably a lot more flavorful. We won't be dropping by this place again, especially with so many other options available. read more

Came here with my sister for Universal Fan Fest Nights event. We were excited to see Sailor Moon. We ordered the Sailor Moon bento box. The bento box had spicy tuna onigiri, a small octopus shaped sausage, sliced pickled cucumber, potato salad, Tuxedo Mask raspberry rose cookie, and a moonlight love sparkle jelly boba drink. The spicy tuna onigiri was just some cold, hard, dry, white rice with regular tuna and a tiny seaweed wrap that was crumbled up on it. The small octopus shaped sausage was a cold basic piece of sausage that was cut at the edges, and did not look like an octopus. The pickled cucumber and potato salad were pretty good. The jelly sparkling boba drink was sweet, and pretty good, but the straws were terrible. They are made of a thick layer of cardboard paper, not wide enough for the jelly or boba balls to go through it. So you cannot drink it with their straws. The Tuxedo mask cookie is extremely sweet. I like sweet, but not that much sweetness, therefore I was only able to eat half of it. But the cookie looked super cute. The food is pre-packaged. Each meal comes out to $29.99 plus tax, definitely not worth that price. I think $20 for that meal would have been ok. We also ordered the Sailor moon mystery box cupcakes, and each one was $10.99 plus tax. I think $6 for each cupcake would have been ok. These cupcakes were pretty good. We got sailor Mercury and sailor Mars. The cashier was friendly, but she was not aware of what food was included in the bento box meal when we asked her. The cashiers should be aware of that is included in their meals for special events. There was a video menu going on, but the slides were changing way too fast, therefore we had to watch the video over and over about 6 times with the cashier in order to find out what was in the bento box. We waited 5 to 10 minutes to get our food. There was plenty table seating space to sit down and eat our food. They also had plenty of utensils and napkins available. read more

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Have eaten here several times and tried a vast majority of the menu items. Not great but not bad. The tacos are the best items to me. There are about 4 proteins to choose from. Open air layout. The staff is usually are good on the registers and pick up. Sometimes takes a while for orders to be completed. Outside seating and condiment tables are near the pick up window. Located directly across from Fast & Furious Supercharged Roller Coaster. read more

Cocina Mexicana - Carne Asada Nachos - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

Ok literally have walked past this place a million times. After having a cocktail at Mulligans on our last visit we were looking a for a good snack and noticed they have nachos. Decided to try them out and added carnitas. WOW!!!! Their nachos are packed with meat, toppings and plenty of cheese. I don't think a single chip was plain or dry. So glad I tried them out read more

Cocina Mexicana - Carnitas nachos - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

We ate here this past weekend at universal. I ordered 3 tacos with rice and beans which totaled too $21.94. Wasn't impressed or unimpressed. Basic tacos not much flavor. read more

The tacos were okay, it only included two tacos with a plate. The churro bites were also just okay. Service was fast. read more

Cocina Mexicana - Birria tacos plate and churro bites - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

i've only been here for the mangonadas and turkey leg. this is my favorite place to come for drinks (alongside isla nu)! their mangonada margarita was so delicious read more

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Dont come here they serve some nasty ass birria. I didnt eat for like 20 hrs and the birria still tasted awful, wish i can get my money back. You're better off snacking on seaweed or chips and wait for a better meal later in the day. read more

My son and I had lunch here, I saw their Birria taco plate , It look so good in the picture. When I got my order I was so disappointed! It doesn't look the same as the picture! For that price it's not worth it ! Taco Bell is way better! Service is fine . Ambiance is great. read more

Cocina Mexicana - Birria taco plate - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

If you're reading this, it's safe to assume you're at Universal, deciding where to grab lunch, and have been lulled by the promise of margaritas, tacos, vegan options and cute Spanish architecture. But I'm here to save your Mexican food loving heart a lot of time and frustration. Like, a *LOT* A LOT. Today was a VERY crowded day at the park, and, with two hungry kids in tow, we specifically looked for a place with a shorter line and something veg-friendly. My family and I ordered two entrées: the sopes and tacos with al pastor beyond meat. We added on some sodas and a side of chips with a teeny-tiny guacamole. That's it. The total came to $63 and our order number was #20038. Cringing at the receipt, we walked over to the waiting area, where we found 27601 people waiting for their orders. "This'll take what, 15 mins?" I remember saying to my husband. AH ha hahahahahahahahahaha! Oh, silly Krissy. How cute. How optimistic. Fifteen mins came and went, and then 30. Then 45. Just as I was beginning to think they lost our order, I saw a woman who'd been a few feet ahead of us in the order line take her tray, slide it back to the window, and declare "my tacos are cold. Like, COLD. I did *not* wait AN HOUR to eat $17 stale, cold tacos. Please refund me." I looked around at my fellow members of dining purgatory. Should we storm the castle gates? Demand our sopes and maybe a margarita? But the fight for food was not meant to be. Rather, we all stood in quiet, hopeless, hungry resignation. We looked into the food void and it looked back. Eventually, about one hour into waiting, we got our food. ...And it was predictably underwhelming. Everything was cold. The portions of vegan Al pastor atop our corn masa was laughable. Kristin Wiig could've picked the scoop of faux meat up with her tiny doll hands and snatched it in one grasp, y'all. We ended up supplementing our meals with Uncrustables I'd smooshed into our backpack. Anyway... Le sigh. Our lunch experience annoyed me enough to Yelp about it, and (hopefully!) save the world. ...Or at least the hungry guests of the Universal Studios Upper Lot. Feliz Navidad, indeed. read more

Cocina Mexicana - Waiting area for in-progress orders to be picked up. - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

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Horrible leadership did not refund my order even when i got my drink will not be returning

The Cocina Mexicana has some of the greatest food that my wife and I ever had. The food was on point for Mexican food. But to top everything about this place was the cashier, Linda. She had an awesome attitude. And went out of her way to help explain everything about the menu. My wife was complaining that she wanted a good margarita but haven't seen one yet. That lasted until we met Linda at the Cocina Mexicana. She told her about a margarita that came in a can. My wife gave this look, but Linda told her that she would enjoy it. After we placed the food and drink order Linda told us where to go to pick up our dinner. While walking over there my wife said do not tell anyone that I'm drinking a margarita from a can. I laughed. We got our food and drinks and sat down to eat. She took a drink from her margarita in a can and oh my god, she stated that this was probably the best margarita at Universal Studios. So, thank you Linda at Cocina Mexicana. read more

Food is served cold and soggy as if they make it all at once then serve it when it's ordered. Nachos were gross and had no flavor. Guac was just stale mush. Cheese was like water cheese. Meat had no seasoning. Hospital food could do better. read more

Been by here 3 times as they are supposed to have Beyond Beef as an option, but there's always a sign saying they are out. Staff always seems confused. Food is not consistent in quality. read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would everything about it was terrible period Don't know where to start from food to customer service all bad. read more

i saw the average being one star and i was like that's kinda crazy because for theme park food you shouldn't be expecting much. like yeah it's overpriced af but as long as it's edible. like you don't come to a theme park for food unless it's Disneyland but even then some of their food is ass there too. i just ate here because i needed to fill the gnawing hunger that was going to consume me and every fiber of my being and i did the online ordering on the app and i waited probably 10 minutes still. which was annoying, especially because there was no one else there in line. the food was for sure not worth the price but it was okay. it wasn't i'm gonna barf bad but it wasn't even good. just more like i can and will tolerate this. a word of advice, if you're planning to ACTUALLY get some decent food you should leave the park and head towards the city walk. it would probably eat around 2 hrs of your day at the park, but you're here on yelp for a reason, looking for good foods, not wanting to eat mid foods at a theme park. i got the sopes with chicken and replaced the beans with rice. it's listed as $13.99 on the menu but the total ends up being like $16 or so. eh you're at a theme park you're asking to spend money or else you wouldn't be here! the guac was okay but not the best. obviously... 3 STARS! read more

Cocina Mexicana - Sopes with chicken and rice ($13.99) - Tacos Near Me - Universal City, California

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Hopeless and rude customer service. Order was taken incorrectly and delivery person was super rude.

Worst food ever. Meat has no seasoning the birria tacos are hard and once you bite into it chewy. The canned beans were gross. The rice was tasteless. Disgusting. The churros had a stale taste. Universal studios has to step it up when it comes to the food. Expensive and disgusting. read more

The menu photos are very deceiving. What you get is quite the contrary. Horrible dining experience here . I'm posting this review to save you the trouble and money of eating here . Universal should be more wary of the restaurants they allow in their park . read more

Talk about the photos not looking like what you get . The tacos in the photos look delicious , but what you get is quite the contrary. Huge rip off. Universal Studios should be ashamed of this restaurant. read more

This food is terrible. Stay away from this place. Food has no flavor and served cold. Gave me a stomach ache.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would ! Don't eat here food is served cold and has no flavor.