First time visiting the new location since they moved. What an amazing experience!! Much larger and brighter. Staff were amazing! Food was delicious, as always. Decor and floor plan were well thought out. Large private parking lot. I will definitely be returning. I want to check out the bar area. read more

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Second time coming here and I enjoyed it a lot more than the first time. This time I ended up ordering the Camarones La Cocina, a shrimp bowl with rice, lettuce, tomato, onion, pico, and tortillas, and it was great! I wish it came with sour cream or guacamole as it was a little dry, but besides that it was delicious. The serving size was pretty big so I had to grab a box. This dish was a little pricey in comparison to other Mexican restaurants in the area. Service was okay, at the end of my visit my table had to wait a while to pay for our food as staff kept passing by even though we were the only people trying to pay. Overall I like this place and I'll be back but there are still better options for Mexican in the Smithfield area. read more

La Cocina Mexican Restaurant - Smithfield - Camarones La Cocina - Mexican Near Me - Smithfield, North Carolina

Same Mexican food is every place else except for about five dollars higher on every item service is really good but other than that I just couldn't understand paying $35 person for Mexican food. I'm not gonna go right down the street and get it at half that price same food. read more

Salsa had no flavor and was charged $1.50 for it. Sent it back but they had no concern it had no flavor. Chips old!

The queso, red sauce and the salsa and chips were very good. It is the only reason for the second star. On a long drive and had to stop for the night. At 9:30, this was the only non-fast food place open that also wasn't Waffle House. But it had good reviews. Ordered chips and salsa and queso and a chicken burrito. As I said, the appetizer was good. But my burrito was literally half a dozen or so pieces of chicken in a tortilla. Literally nothing else. No lettuce rice cheese beans or anything. I refuse to believe that an authentic Mexican burrito is just the meat and tortilla. I get that 99.9% of the Mexican we order in the states isn't authentic but in all of the places I have been that advertised authentic Mexican cuisine, the burrito had fillings. This was pathetic. read more

Food wasnt good, very bland and awful. I order ACP, thick pieces of chicken, looked like chicken was boiled and had the broth in my food. I would personally never come again or recommend. read more

La Cocina Mexican Restaurant - Smithfield - Mexican Near Me - Smithfield, North Carolina

Horrible food and customer service this evening. They would benefit from training the staff in customer service.

Tried to order a mojarrra and they were clearing out the fryer at 5 pm in a sunday, no manager approached they just don't care, really crappy service, ended up not eating anything read more

The staff were great, very friendly and welcoming. The salsa was the best thing we had. We ordered 5 meals and each one was terrible. 2 meals had way too much salt that the food wasn't touched after a few bites. Definitely not going back read more

Staff (including but not limited to, Nicole) are extremely rude and inattentive. It took over 45 minutes to receive our food (which wasn't even that good, the shrimp was so dry). We were okay with the unexpected, long wait but had not expected for the service to be so bad -- the waitress rolled her eyes at us multiple times, left in the middle of us asking where our missing items were to serve other customers (that did not look like us...), NEVER checked on us. Despite the lack of service and long wait, the manager, Martha (Leah?), was not accommodating-we asked how much would be taken off and she said it depended on what the computer said...only $2 was taken off of the bill. read more

Service was fast and friendly. The food was excellent, we had the fajitas for two and it could have been fajitas for four! The portion was huge, warm and delicious. We both had margaritas and they were very good. read more

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Another local spot for some good mexican eats !! The staff and service are awesome and price point is on point !!! Food is delicious and huge portions unlike other places. The Birria tacos are delicious but wish it came standard with the consume which most places do .. they were able to make it happen and it should be a standard to serve it with the birria tacos. Other than that ... everything was delicious and great read more

We got seated very quickly. Our server was great. Once he put our order in it seemed like we blinked and our food was at the table. The food was delicious and nice and hot. Will definitely come back. read more

Busy most of the time but great food and service is always super nice! I prefer this Mexican place rather than others I've been to.

This restaurant is our Sunday go to after church. I've never had anything bad here and the service is great!

I ordered the Polo Chipotle and the chicken was dry and lukewarm, the flavor was not good and it was obviously not freshly cooked but in a bucket for who knows how long before it gets ordered. I actually got sick within an hour after I ate it. the service was average. Chips and salsa, as well as the drink were very good. read more

Food was very good! Had chicken, rice, peppers and onions. Was fresh and delicious. Had a small margarita and it was super strong :). Service was fast and friendly. Food was inexpensive. Would definitely come back if in area again. read more

Good services, good food and you don't have to wait much to food to arrive. I could say that for me is the number 1 as Mexican food goes. In Smithfield read more

ACC was dry boiled chicken hardly any cheese sauce on it. Advertised grilled chicken I complained . They grilled some of the dry boiled chicken in my to go order. Disappointed read more

The only saving grace was we had good service and a good drink. The food was absolutely awful, and there were flies all over the place.

Best Mexican cuisine in Johnston county. I try to order something different each time so I can enjoy all of the great food, like combination plates with a variety of food. It's really hard to say what is the best on the menu, but the one item that I always order more than anything else is the La Casina Quesadilla. Made up of a tortilla shell filled with grilled steak, chicken, shrimp, sauteed with onions, and green peppers and served with salad, sour cream and guacamole. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. read more

Excellent and enjoyed our food as usual! The margarita on the rocks had too much liquor for me but other than that it was a very nice dining experience!! read more

This place is about 5 mins from Smithfield shopping outlet and I think it is a very good option for Vegetarian food after the shopping. The most impressive thing in menu is Combos. I ordered the Vegetarian combo with Chili Relleno and Spinach Corn Enchilada. The portions were huge and the food was good. It wasn't outstanding but was neither bad. read more

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My all time favorite Mexican restaurant. We have been going for years and they always have consistently been great .

Very similar to the Garner location, and very good. The chicken soup is famous at the Garner location and does not disappoint here, but be prepared to wait a few extra minutes if you order it since they make it from scratch. Lots of good stuff on the menu, especially if you hit up the Platillos Mexicanos section with the less well known authentic dishes. Not as long a wait as the Garner location but the dining room is a bit cramped. It's in the shopping center with the Wal-Mart on Brightleaf Blvd, if you're having trouble spotting it. read more

La Cocina Mexican Restaurant - Smithfield - Mexican Near Me - Smithfield, North Carolina

Always has great food, fast service. Overall best Mexican restaurant in the area, totally would recommend.

The pickup order was wrong. Appears management isn't what it used to be...the way of the world right now. So sad.

Iss ight...chicken was dry. Buying sides with a meal was a little extra. The drink are worth it though.

This is my favorite restaurant in town. They have robust flavorful food at a great price! I pretty much always get the vegetarian burrito...it is chock-full of veggies and topped with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, and cheese sauce. Their warm chips and fresh salsa are perfect and I gobble them up in no time! We have always had excellent service - and usually the same attentive and informed server (or two). I don't know what happened this time, but YESTERDAY when I took my friend from out of town, we had a new server who wasn't very knowledgeable. She was sweet, but she and/or the kitchen messed up my friend's order and not only were they not apologetic about it, they downgraded her order and charged her more. When I talked to a manager about it, I had to literally argue with her to get her to understand what happened. She never caught on and finally someone came to our rescue.... It was a TERRIBLE experience (the kind you Yelp about, I guess). After yesterday, I'm not sure if I'll go back. I probably will because I love the food and that was one bad experience in at least 10 good ones. :) Yeah, I talked myself into it - I'll go back. This has been therapeutic. :) Everyone/every restaurant has a bad day. I will forgive and forget. Unfortunately I've got to give 3 stars. I had a "1 star" experience yesterday....but usually get a 4 or 5 star meal and service, so I'm going to compromise with the 3. read more

Service was a bit slow, considering it was mid afternoon and not busy. Food was excellent. Except, that is, my husband's chimichangas that should have been listed as burritos on the menu. The menu described beef and shrimp as options for FRIED chimichangas. However, waiter informs us those can not be fried. Husband orders them anyway. They were delicous but should have been listed as burritos. read more

So I order food from them my wife was due for surgery next morning so we need go to bed so I called placed my order with them it was 930 win I picked it up we ate about mid night I felt sick as hell 130 I got sicker thin I new I had food poisoning I was throwing up and my stomach was hurt so bad and messed up stomach I was like this for 2 days had go to the dr get well please be careful if it's late they don't care you might find your self in same way I was throwing up al all good luck read more

Wonderful Aaliyah was great food came out really fast food was oh so delicious this is my favorite Mexican restaurant haven't ate good Mexican food like this since California love it read more

Mexican restaurants area always hit-and-miss, but this place was a definite "hit". I ordered off of the more authentic side of the menu and was not disappointed; my tacos were yum-tasty, the chips and salsa were very fresh and the service was prompt and polite. I have no problem recommending this unassuming little spot to locals and people passing through alike. read more

Was in town over night on our trip to Hilton Head and picked this restaurant based on Yelp reviews. I was very pleased with the quality of food and drinks that we got, and the waitstaff was very attentive and friendly. The margaritas are delicious and big, a medium is more than enough. I got the steak con camarones and was very satisfied. The food was so flavorful and my steak was cooked perfect. I would definitely recommend if your in the area. read more

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I went to this restaurants based on the reviews. Boy was I completely LET DOWN. The only thing good at this place was the chips and salsa. I ordered from the vegetarian menu and my "chalupa" came out as a flat tostata with guacamole on it. I asked if it had onions and the waiter said little. I tasted it and it was LOADED with onions, he offered to take it back and fix it. When the plate came back it was obvious they scrapped it off and piled more lettuce over it. The sauce on my burrito tasted like it came from a can and had too much sugar. The quesadilla was tasteless. It has to be one of the worse places to eat in Smithfield. Very very very disappointed. The inside looked like a bar instead of a place to eat. There were signs everywhere and it was tacky. There were big tv panels everywhere and tons of neon beer signs. Over all, a really bad time. :( read more

Went here on 5/14/16. My wife and I ordered the Fajita Texicana with 2 extra tortillas and split the dish. You get chicken, steak, shrimp and veggies. There was enough for both of us to have 2 tortillas a piece. We really enjoyed it. It wasn't over spiced so you could taste each type of meat. The salsa and chip starter was very good as well. I asked for hot sauce because I like it hot. We were too full to try any dessert. Our waiter was very attentive and took good care of us. Great experience, we will return. read more

Very good food. Friendly service and moderately priced. Some of the largest portions and this was at lunch.

Excellent food and wonderful service! We had 4 adults and 4 children and everyone's food was delicious. The staff was very welcoming and accommodating. We will be back in the future! read more

Honestly I do not recommend this place. I order "Tacos de Lengua" and they didn't cut the meat correctly the pieces were to big. They still had the skin of the tongue on it I had to take it off myself. And my parents food was way to greasy. The cilantro and unions were mixed in together and those are also supposed to be separated. The only up side is that the staff is friendly and polite. But as I said I would not recommend. 12/06/2020 read more

Quit going to La Cocina a few year back because of consistently cold/frozen food being served. Moved away for a few year and stopped by last night, hoping things had changed a bit. It was horrible. Service was ok, but the food...horrible. Cold canned retried bean smeared on a plate was the side for a vegetarian burrito that was wet inside and on the plate...water/oil/juice, I couldn't tell...as it was cold too. We ordered 2 and they were both the same way...wet and soggy. No seasoning that we could tell. Hard (melted) cheese was cold so we know it had sat a while. The kids ordered rice and cheese and they were barely lukewarm. "Nasty" best describes what it looked and tasted like. Scrape the cheese off the plate nasty. Hard rice and cold cheese. The steak quesadilla was ok...steak and cheese. A little grisly but you can mess up cooked to death cheap meat and cheese on a tortilla. Of course if can put 5 min after the rest of the orders. Best part was the Chips and salsa. Be warned it is watery and lacks much "salsa"vibe, but the kids liked it. I will not be going back. Not sure why it gets so much love other than atmosphere. But for $60 I want good food to go with the atmosphere. We did get to family bond over discussions of how bad it still is. read more