This place is phenomenal! I ordered from Grubhub and the driver tried to ruin my experience by STEALING my food. Upon calling the restaurant they QUICKLY remade and PERSONALLY delivered my order! I will DEFINITELY be ordering here frequently! And hopefully taking the hubby out for a date night soon! Their customer service is above and BEYOND any expectations and the food was absolutely delicious! If you haven't been here yet, GO! read more

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Overall: I have been to Coco Bongo probably about three times. The food is fine but they aren't as good as its predecessor in that location, La Rancherita. However, they have good prices and it is the only authentic Mexican restaurant in the area. So, I continue to go there when I'm not in the mood for places like Taco Bell and Chipotle. Service: Service is always friendly but unfortunately very very slow. They are often short on staff which makes it nearly impossible for the servers to be attentive. Vegetarian: So here's my problem, I ordered the Vegetarian Quesadillas and asked them to hold the mushrooms. When I got my food, I noticed that there were mushrooms in my food. So, I opened it up to pick out the mushrooms, and that is when I found the chicken lurking in my food. I'm actually glad that they ignored my request to hold the mushrooms, because that is how I avoided the meat. So, while they have several vegetarian dishes on the menu, I will not give it a good recommendation because of this mistake, and management did not even come out to apologize. Vegan: For the reason above, I cannot recommend this restaurant for vegans either. read more

I have eaten here so many times and every time I have a great experience! The food is AMAZING and the environment is lively! The drinks are delicious and they always have specials! The service is fast and efficient. Because of its location across from NC State's campus, it's often crowded with college kids which isn't bad, just an observation! I definitely recommend and will surely be eating here again! read more

Taco Tuesdays, delivery, amazing customer service, delicious food... what more could you ask for? Even after a mixup with our grubhub order, they remade our food and gave us a discount. So incredibly sweet! And the queso & salsa is what dreams are made of. read more

First time, but definitely not our last! They have a full menu, and the food does not disappoint. From the complimentary chips and salsa to the delicious entree choices, this is worth the stop! We also had the margaritas... which were amazing and had a good balance of all the things you want in a margarita! Good staff, good atmosphere... we definitely recommend Coco Bongo! read more

Coco Bongo - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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*Careful of getting ripped off* I've been a few times before; the food and service are usually pretty good. I'm not one to usually leave a review and complain. However, my last visit was to order out salsa and chips. I was given a pitiful quarter cup of salsa, and charged $3.78 for it. A couple days later, I noticed on my bank account that they added an unauthorized $2 tip for themselves. If you go to this restaurant, just be wary of getting ripped off. read more

Great food, good value. Take out service is sometimes lacking- they have missed items in our bag, which has require a trip back to the restaurant more than once. Best advice : check your takeout bags before leaving. read more

Just before the lockdown happened, we met some friends on their way to RDU and decided on this place mainly because it was open and within walking distance of their hotel. Wow, just, WOW! This is one of those places where the food is so good, you eat until you are miserable. The staff was friendly and they didn't mind our loud kids. I had forgotten the name until I happened upon it again today coming back from the airport and I have never been so disappointed that it was breakfast time. Try it...you won't be disappointed. read more

The worst restaurant with undercooked food, canned tomato paste as the salsa, no other salsas, can't count 3 tacos in a order, even if you were drunk you couldn't eat here. Gag worthy. Not Mexican, trash can food! Go to taco bell you will be better off and the staff is beyond rude! read more

If I could give this -100 stars I would. I've never in my life had such a horrendous customer service experience. We sat down around 8:00 and waited around for a server to come for 45 min while everyone around us was getting served. We had to go inside twice and ask for a waiter to come help us while the waiters around us kept walking past us and ignoring our presence. When we finally ordered it took about 30 min for our food to come so we finally asked for them manager who didn't seem to give a shit about our concerns. To top it all off, our waitress ran one of our cards 3 times and claimed it was "declined" when a clear charge showed up in the account. We asked for the manager AGAIN about this issue who never showed up. At this point we just left because it wasn't even worth more of our time. Absolutely FUCK this place I am baffled with this experience. read more

This place is terrible for how busy it is. The food is so bland. The service is extremely slow. College kids need to stop eating here when there are soo many better mexican restaurants with better food. Good tacos at any taco truck are the same price but actually good. I don't understand why college kids love this place so much. read more

I like this place. Just discovered it during this quarantine but will definitely continue to go there when its over. Heard they have popping taco Tuesday's here. I will definitely be attending lol i get the chicken and steak quesadillas. Very good and authentic. With orders they gave a bag of chips and salsa. Not enough salsa for all the chips that they give lol but the chips seem homemade. The salsa is my fav. Will continue going here read more

Service is horrendous you will wait at least 15 minutes for the waiter to come and actually give you a menu. you will wait 30 minutes at least for your food ...and the servers are unprofessional. The food is very bland with little seasoning hardly any flavor don't be deceived by the pictures and everything is overpriced. There are far more better options and authentic Mexican restaurants. this place is a joke! read more

Coco bongo has overcharged me at least 3 times despite tipping 20%. I have also had multiple friends who have noticed this restaurant adding on a couple of dollars to their bills after we've left. Gross and unethical. The food and drinks are mid and the service is meh. Definitely not worth it when waiters are adding a few extra dollars to their already hefty (and undeserved) tip. read more

My favorite place to eat. I go at least once a week! I have had one or two bad experiences and had a very bad experience with a waiter, but the waiter is gone now and their updated crew is 20x better and very nice and hospitable. The only thing I have to say is that the prices went up once they updated their menu and now they charge for sour cream with a quesadilla also, which I feel should be free since they are complementary. read more

I typically come to Coco Bongo for lunch, during which service is quick and attentive and the food is delicious. I have been here twice in the past week, both for dinner. In both instances, service was TERRIBLE. In both instances, the servers came to my table ONCE to take our orders, after which a bus boy brought us our food. In both instances, my order was incorrect and the food was cold and poorly prepared. Tonight, I ordered four tacos. I received three of them, all three of which were the wrong item. At the very least, my margarita came quickly .. albeit weaker than usual. I might continue to frequent Coco Bongo for lunch, but for dinner? No thanks. read more

Incredible food, genuine service. If you're looking for some solid eats, give this place a try! read more

Coco Bongo - Grilled shrimp chimichangas! - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This place is so good!! I ordered from here recently and had it delivered. I was in Raleigh. Unfortunately they don't deliver to Cary which is where I live. That would probably be the only negative thing about this place. Their Chile Colorado was soo good. It was enough for three people. Their burritos are huge! I would probably eat here again. read more

Literally my favorite Mexican restaurant in Raleigh and I am from Florida, so if I like the Mexican food then it's the good stuff. Nice staff, great prices and great specials. Especially love thirsty Thursday's for the sangria special! The chips are always warm and the food is always delicious. I feel like they might start recognizing my face from how much I go there. Haha read more

Great Mexican restaurant for college students. Excellent value for delicious food. Chips, salsa, queso, guac- UGHHHHHHHHHHH I'm drooling. Can't wait for taco tuesday. read more

Probably the worst Taco Tuesday. 99 cent tacos. But only in shredded chicken or ground beef options. Both are tasteless in themselves with iceberg lettuce and cheese that was too salty in attempts to pair itself with the rest of the taco. Oh and a typical grocery store soft shell (hard shell was also an option). So should be maybe a half star. HOWEVER I did order the street tacos all on flour tortillas. Pick three. I chose al pastor, carnitas, and steak asada. I didn't think the steak was that remarkable. The pieces should have been cut smaller for more proportioned bites. The taste was slightly less than well done with a mild char taste. Not terrible but I wasn't impressed. The carnitas has a great texture to it but I wanted it to taste a little less salty. Otherwise I would have been more impressed. BUT the al pastor was actually really good. The flavor was there. Charred without being burnt, balanced with seasoning, and overall delicious. A few fatty pieces that bursted with flavor was adequately mixed with more lean pieces. This is what helped to redeem the establishment. I do wish that the tacos came with more "wet" sides. They came with "dry" but solid portions of refried beans (of which there was nothing significant to speak of) and rice (again, insignificant). Like, I wish there was some lettuce and tomatoes at the least. Sour cream at the most. Maybe even some hot sauce on the table? Overall, a solid taco joint being so close to campus. However, I would not go out of my way just to come here. So, like a 3 star place I guess. read more

Coco Bongo - L-R carnitas, steak asada, al pastor - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Best Mexican Food/ACP in the N.C. State University area. Great food and food quantity for the price. Margaritas are so good too. Their daily specials and Taco Tuesdays are very considerate of the student population which is the majority of their customers. Much better than the past Mexican restaurants that have been in this location. Definitely sets itself apart. When they're busy, their food still comes at a reasonable time which is impressive. read more

Coco Bongo - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I went here recently for a margarita and let me tell you. I've never really complained about a drink being too strong but it seems like I've met my match. I had one. ONE. I have never experienced the contortion of time to this extent before. Simultaneously the longest and shortest duration spent at a restaurant. My body beckoned me back to reality but my mind said no. I might have been physically at coco bongo but my mind was thrown into a void of everlasting stupor, untethered by the weight of reality, floating forever into infinity, possibly never to be seen again. Needless to say, the $4.50 margs are worth it. Highly recommend. read more

The two stars are for the great, sweet staff. The lack of more stars is due to the overwhelming smell of sewage last week in the restaurant coming from the bathrooms. I gave it the benefit of the doubt thinking maybe on of the toddlers in the next table over had an accident..however the smell lingered and got worse after they left. My companion went to the bathroom and confirmed it was rising sewage. Why we stayed I do not know, probably because for some reason the restaurant was full and the waitress was very nice and seemed to be aware of the elephant in the room. A few other customers were visibly gagging at the smell. To top if off the food was bland and I could make better myself for 1/10 of the price. El Rodeo off Moore Sq has the best Tex-Mex in town. They should close down until they get their sewage smell problem fixed - I am sure this is some kind of health code violation. read more

Went to Bar Taco a few weeks ago and thought it was awful having spent like $100 for 4. We go here and get real tacos for $0.99 tonight. I ordered a Burrito though and my wife ordered the Veggie Quesadillas. My daughter and son-in-law ordered the tacos and we left full and for $40 and the food was awesome. This will now be our goto Mexican Restaurant. NEVER going back to Bar Tacos... read more

We thought this place was really good for NC Mexican food. Chips were hot and salsa was good. The burrito ordered without NC cheese sauce was good but please don't call them California burritos with cheese sauce or all the ingredients inside. The fajitas were also good as were the margaritas on the Saturday night specials. We would come back read more

Came for Taco Tuesday and it did not disappoint! Ordered a strawberry margarita for $3.99 and $0.99 taco special! Margarita was delicious and chicken taco was eh. Cheese was not melted and was kinda cold, but for $0.99 no complaints!! :) read more

Coco Bongo - Strawberry Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Coco Bongo is pretty average, but at their prices it's definitely a place to come. Their lunch special deal is super filling for under $7. Chips and salsa are provided to munch on while the food is waiting. I would recommend the cheese dip to go with your chips. As for dishes, the chimichangas are bomb as well as the enchiladas and the volcán. A lot of the flavor of the food does get covered their cheese sauce but that stuff is dope so I'm okay with it. Their food is a little on the salty side of things though. The place itself was is very accessible being on the non-construction part of Hillsborough -- thank god. The wait staff was amazing all the times I've been there. Definitely would recommend going to this place for their lunch special. read more

Coco Bongo - Updated specials picture with accurate prices - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This place is pretty much garbage. Not even worth spending the $1 for a taco on taco Tuesdays. I'd rather just make a taco at home

Excellent .99 Taco Tuesday night! Beef, chicken or bean tacos. Soft or hard. All .99 each. Great food and friendly staff.

This is the best Mexican food i have had in a long time! The servers are extremely helpful & nice. Definitely reminds me of real Mexican food but presents as a nice luxury plate. The Aguas frescas are so tasty! And the spice salsa is so spicy just how I love it! Definitely check this place out! read more

Very bad service and the staff was racist. We were two asian people who went there for dinner today. The server, a lady, was rude right from the start. I also noticed a stark difference between how the server was behaving with us and the way she was behaving with the white families sitting behind and in front of us. She was ignoring us and was abrupt and rude when she did speak to us. In comparison she was super sweet to the white people sitting around us. This is so disheartening. Don't we deserve to go out on a Friday night without being disrespected and returning with such a bad aftertaste? Never going back here. read more

Came here on a whim and sat outside because it was a beautiful day. The food was good, the service was not. After asking the server multiple questions about the drink menu, she couldn't give me an answer for half the questions I asked....shouldn't you know what's inside your sangria? Then it took me 15 minutes just to get a glass of merlot that I ordered l, which ended up coming out as red sangria....um....??????????? I didn't question the drink she brought out because I was afraid it would take another 15 minutes to come out. At least the sangria was tasty. The complimentary chips comes out with salsa, and this white sauce that's tasty. Thank god I had that to hold me over through my ordering process. Next I asked the waitress for a chile rellano to start with, and a recommendation between two dishes. I ended up choosing the volcan based off her recommendation. The food came out quick, but I definitely got my chile rellano with my food and not before hand like I had asked. Then the recommended dish didn't come out the right way. The serve took it back, and brought a new one about 5 min later....unfortunately it still was somewhat of a let down because my rice has hard bits in it and the beans had hardened so much it looked cracked on top. Perhaps it sat under the heat lamp a little too long, because it definitely wasn't made to order. The server told me that the tortilla was fried...it definitely wasn't fried both times the dish came out. Due to my unfortunate server experience, I didn't even order takeout to take home like I had planned. All in all, food is good and service could use some serious work. read more

If you ever stop in, definitely recommend getting the chicken tacos with their homemade hot sauce!

I've been here 3 times now and I love it! The last dish I had was an awesome chicken dish, I can't remember the title but it had something to do with a volcano. The atmosphere, prices and staff are great. Great place to go for a good Mexican fix read more

Coco Bongo - Mexican Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

coco you are my favorite place on earth. please never stop doing exactly what you're doing now. i will dream about your acp while i'm away this summer read more

I had a party of 6 on a Friday night, and although we were seated immediately we waited quite a while for food. The waitress was very polite. 5 people got their food and the 6th person waited almost 10 more minutes to receive theirs. Everyone enjoyed their food, just wish the wait time and the sanitation rating would improve. They currently have a B sanitation rating. I would return in hopes that this would improve. read more

Fabulous fajitas for lunch at Coco Bongo. Some of us had shrimp and the others had chicken. Love how the place is decorated and they have 5 TVs. Extremely yummy food and atmosphere. Located right at NC States campus. The service was also impressive. read more

Best customer service hands down!!!! We ordered delivery and our postmate forgot part of the order at the restaurant. The Coco Bongo staff went above+beyond to make it right and were very apologetic! The food was amazing! New fave mexi restaurant, can't wait to try in restaurant! read more

Delivery was fast but that was the only positive. They spilled the cheese sauce in the bag with everything else so it was all a mess. And the food was bland and boring. the meat in the tacos was dry. Wont be ordering here again read more