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    Cuquita's Restaurant

    3.4 (194 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Ro L.

    Still one of our go to places for Mexican food...the service isn't as it used to be, been dining here for 25 years, but the food has been consistent.

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    Manuel C.

    So it's been some time since I've visited Cuquita's, but we were very pleased! From their carne guisada, tacos de lengua & the red/green enchiladas. Even with 16 guests, everything turned out well,

    Julia M.

    One of my top mexican restaurants in dallas! I recommend the enchiladas and mexican coke!

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    I was craving guiso de puerco and this was one of the few places that popped up on imaps. It was a little on the salty side so that was disappointing. Although very few places get it right, it's always a hit or miss with this dish at any restaurant. Tortillas were handmade they give you a sampler tortilla with your chips and salsa. Service was good and fast! I was seated right away and served my food within 5 minutes of ordering. Food was hot and beer was cold! Waitresses are wearing Mexican dresses which adds to the Mexican theme inside. Place was packed on Saturday around 3pm. I will stop by and try other items on the menu if I'm ever in the area.

    Pazole

    I haven't been here in 7-10 years and maybe I know better food now. Idk. I did a michelada with a topo Chico because I love micheladas. This was decent. I won't lie. The whole cup was almost full of just mix. The chips have got to be out of a cheap bag! Worst chips in an authentic Mexican restaurant!!!!!!! Like seriously change this asap! Salsas we're good. I love when they give u a warmed up salsa as an option. I ordered pazole as this is what I used to come here for. Now I love a green pazole but most places are red. I give this a 3. No taste and idk how it doesn't have taste but thank goodness I could put the cabbage and onions in. The corn tortillas were good dipped in the salsa by the way. Now where I want to try the Chile relano idk if I'll ever come back. But I am super picky with my Mexican food. And no I'm not a Tex mex gal!

    Ken P.

    I'm not sure why people like the food here. I've been two times and it's not very good. For instance today I ordered fajita nachos. Take a look at the pic of my nachos. What do you see? Do you see dog shit? Well I did and left that plate right where it was. Well that was until my friend was eating and I was hungry. So I tried it and guess what it tasted like? Dog Poop!! I immediately asked for my check and got the heck out of dodge!!

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    Julio R.

    Cuquita's is a place that I had passed by for so long and always wanted to try. I've been there twice now and feel like I know enough to review them. I usually judge a good Mexican restaurant by their rice and beans, the rice and beans are sub-par here however I gave it a 4 star review because everything else is so good. The first time I ordered a chicken quesadilla and a bowl of menudo. Both were delicious. The 2nd time I ordered flautas, also delicious. The chips and salsa are good and their waitresses are nice. The place gets packed so that's a good sign and they are very authentic! Overall I highly recommend this place if you're looking for some good Mexican food.

    Quesadillas, wow delicious!!!!
    Artie D.

    Really good food and wonderful service!!! The server are super nice and very polite. Food was awesome!!!!

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    Pretty good authentic Mexican restaurant, makes you feel like you are at abuelas house. Michelada is VERY good.

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    2 years ago

    Really really good Pazole! Friendly staff. Love to eat here! Great ambiance! Highly recommend!

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    Enjoy an authentic experience at an affordable price. The hot tortillas and butter, yum! Simple and perfect.

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    Peor menudo que e probado.. el sabor muy fuerte. nada que ver con el de la spring valley.

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    Food was good. Service was fast. Family friendly environment. Great place for work lunches

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    4 years ago

    The Mole' was excellent. Very happy with our meal. Service and food was great. Will return next time we are close by.

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    Those tortillas!!! Seriously they are like Mexican pancakes solid Tex mex option. Great local establishment.

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    Lovely and comfortable bar area

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    I'd probably give them a 4.5 for the vibes and service. We had a reservation and got seated a…read morelittle earlier than expected which was nice. Our server was soooo nice and very chatty which I actually enjoyed tonight. It was nice to talk to him and enjoy their atmosphere. The food is pretty good too just nothing I haven't had before honestly. Still really cute place that I would recommend to people! They have a limited menu so be aware of that, but what they have they do it well. Chicken Fajitas: Doesn't come out smoking hot which I would've wanted but it had great flavor. It was boujee fajitas for sure lol. A bit spicy but I enjoyed that. 8/10 Tacos: a little dry but again had great flavor. 8/10 Queso; tasty but didn't come out super hot, it was kind of clumpy. 6/10 Horchata: omg so good must get 10/10

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    4.5(257 reviews)
    10.7 mi•Design District

    I just absolutely loved the vibes of this place! It is such a unique and fun restaurant. So perfect…read morefor an intimate date night or girl dinner. Everyone was so nice and our server gave all the good recommendations. We all really liked our drinks specifically the coco loco and casa verde (sub mezcal for vodka!!!). For one hitters we did the crab cake, surf +turf, and brisket. I personally loved the flavor of the crab cake. For vegetables we got refried lentils and Tijuana caesar. Both were pretty good but the tostadas with the lentils were a little dry/stale. The Caesar also needed more dressing. We all split the el machete and I loved the chicken tinga and cheese in it! One thing you cannot skip is the carne asada. This was everyone's favorite dish as the meat had so much flavor and was cooked perfectly. I will be dreaming about that dish.

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