Best place for drinks, tapas and great vibes! If Jesus is behind the bar and servers Mariana and Evelyn are there you are sure to have a blast! read more

El Coco - The bar - Tacos Near Me - New York, New York

I actually went finally and the margaritas were tiny and really, really not good considering the neighborhood and competition. The food was so mediocre - about the quality you'd get from a regular Mexican food truck, and not even a lot. That said it's VERY cheap and too good to be true so it all makes sense. Server was okay, but the music is so loud it's impossible to even talk. I don't know what they're going for, or how they have two locations. I miss Bennys burritos. read more

Cheap and decent Carne Asada. Meh margaritas. Sticky chairs. Servers that greet you with "Know what you wanna order?" and don't check on you for so long your water carafe is dry, and you just decide to get the bill. They have like 10 songs on their playlist and one of them is that FREAK Nicki Minaj song. They crank the volume way too loud and way too late - already filed a 311 noise complaint. And will keep filing until that music chills out. Come in here for cheap food, very short Jose Cuervo margs, and cheesy music. read more

Cheap food and drinks. The food is fine, but well worth it considering the price. The drinks are $10 for a "large" (which is more of a regular size) but they're strong so worth it for the price. Good atmosphere. read more

Trust if they ASSUME you are a problem, they will most def EXCLUDE your party! The "manager" told me there was a party of 25 coming which is why his server cut us off! Then when I showed him proof he called the COPS on me!! lol VIDEO ON my Jnsta @yosefinedream Or TikTok yosefinedream read more

The worst restaurant I've eaten at in years. The music is deafening loud, the service is non-existent and the dreadful enchiladas were ice cold. I didn't even send them back cause I had to get out of there. read more

So I was kind of upset because my flight got canceled and while standing on a corner on the street a car sped by and splashed a puddle of water onto my pants. I was really bummed that I was supposed to go home but my flight was canceled and I decided I needed a drink. The sign outside said $5 margaritas and $3 empanadas so I figured I needed a bite to eat and this was the cheapest I was ever going to spend in New York. I originally ordered a frozen sangria but it was basically like a slushy but luckily they replaced it with a Margarita on the rocks which was super good and what I needed for that moment . I ordered 3 and pinatas which were the pork. the crab and cheese and the beef. All were super tasty and something to hit the spot. This is a cute little place in hell's kitchen and the staff were very friendly very friendly. If back in the area I would definitely stop in here for a nice happy hour. read more

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Amazing ambiance. I love the services. Mariana and Evenly are fantastic. Ask for them next time you stop by. The food is incredible.

The lighting was very nice in this place, I loved the pink and it wasn't too dark. Every table had a cute mini lamp you could put on as well. The service was very fast. I would say we got our drinks and all our food within 20 minutes of being there. We got margaritas and 4 different tacos: birria, octopus, barbacoa, and carne asada. Loved all of them except the octopus (just wanted to try it, didn't expect to like it to be honest I'm not a big fish eater). I would say the price of everything was very affordable as well. 7 drinks, 4 tacos, and chips and salsa came to $105. I would definitely go again. read more

Great place ever in NYC I had so much fun especial thanks Jesus , Mariana and Evelyn Jesus with his amazing drinks !!! . Marianda si kind and welcome Evelyn live her energy and here eyes so cute . read more

I've been there for lunch and had a poor experience. Staff was chatting until I interrupted & asked if I could order. Food came out, no silverware, I had to ask again for my soda (glass bottle with cap still on) they simply handed it to me & it was room temp. Had to ask for them to open it & they gave me their bottle opener! Fine, yes i can do it myself but i open it and it fizzes all over me. They don't help me clean up either. I had to reach across the bar and grab a bunch of napkins from behind the two servers who are just chatting about a date one of them had the night before. I ask for ice for the leftover soda & it's begrudgingly given to me. Extremely poor service. It's like pulling teeth and I was the only there for most of my meal. read more

Okay so the drinks are beyond amazing, the price is so awesome and they actually are strong for $5. The food is good too, my favorite is the empanadas for sure. The only thing that I hate is the service. Extremely rude manager, she always has a nasty attitude and seems really angry at life. If the service was better I think this would be a perfect happy hour place. The only reason I am giving a 1 star is only for the service which should always be the goal. read more

My family from out of town chose this restaurant based on a previous favorable experience. Tonight however was unbearable. There were parties of overly inebriated crowding the front of the space making so much noise. To compensate, I think the management turned up the music which made it difficult to have a conversation even with the person sitting next to you. Even the waiter had trouble taking the orders. If we weren't such a large group with limited time, I would have suggested that we go somewhere else. The food was okay and reasonably priced. Sorry I won't be recommending this restaurant anytime soon. read more

Went there for the first time because a friend told me about & i can say it's one of the best/calmest spots in NYC. Very chill vibe, $5 margaritas that get the job done & great customer service. Will definitely be back!!! read more

I cannot recommend this place anymore. I've been here a few times and while the food wasn't great, the price made up for it. This place has gotten much more expensive. The burrito used to cost $10 with everything and now it costs much more. They charge you an extra dollar for each item like sour cream, pico de gallo, potatoes, and corn. Only the cheese, beans and rice is included in the price now. Not worth it. The price has gone up for everything it seems except for the $5 drinks. The $5 drinks are very small and very little alcohol. I recently ordered the fajitas. The were not good. There was no seasoning on the meat and they only give you 2 small tortillas with a pretty large plate. You have to pay $1 for every 2 additional tortillas. Won't t go back here as there are way more places charging the same price for better quality food. Won't recommend. read more

This place is great hands down. I love coming here and will continue. Food, drinks, and atmosphere it's great.

Love the vibes here, so cute!! Virginia is the best, love her and the whole staff is so sweet. Best Friday night vibes :))

Went with coworkers- fun vibes and cheap drink options, but the music was too loud to talk across the table. read more

El Coco - El jardin taco and side of chips - Tacos Near Me - New York, New York

Dinner & drinks with my friend after work was amazing! We had Mariana as our waitress and she ensured we were cared for, even in the height of a busy night! You can never go wrong with El Coco read more

The food is really delicious. Drinks are great with fast service and the music is upbeat.

This review is based off the service which was received. Food was okay, a quick bite to eat and drinks to pregame. We came in on a Friday, it was pretty packed but not as busy as it's been on other days. We were served by Brandon and were given no utensils or napkins. We asked for salt 4 times and it took 20 minutes. When we placed the original order we asked for pico de gallo, it never came with the order and had to wait another 20 minutes for that. While the place is cool, they need to work on the service. As I am typing this, the table called the waiter Brandon Q over and he ran over, yet we couldn't Receive the same service. Go to the one on Chelsea better. read more

Everything was great getting there good vibes. There was about five birthdays going on pretty nice music was nice. There was no frozen alcoholic drinks. So I settle for a margarita and I got about three of them. Honestly didn't feel anything much at all after drinking them. and they took about 30 minutes + to bring me one of the drinks. me and my friend share a quesadilla. Both got a separate empanadas and we got an appetizer which was guacamole and chips and honestly everything was great for the first 15 minutes 20 minutes after we left. After that, it was total problems in my stomach. The food seem to have upset. It's so bad that I had to throw up. read more

El Coco - Tacos Near Me - New York, New York

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The food was ok, but the daytime bartender was horrible. My boyfriend (bf) got alcohol flush from the happy hr margarita drinks. The am bartender used too much triple sec., resulting in a rash around his neck. The am bartender served drinks with taking proper precautions or measurements:/ Coco is great....but they need a better bartender staff:/ Ambience was ok too. Except, they took so much time to get our food even after we told the bartender we were right on time; I was on a lunch break:/ read more

Great food and drinks. Jose is a wonderful server and bartender. And the ambiance is great. I go to Catch up friends and it's relaxing. Highly recommended. read more

Honestly wanted to like this place. Came in on a Friday and was seated immediately then was asked to move after 5 mins, no big deal. Once moved took 15 minutes to get a waiters attention, we ordered and then waited for 45 minutes. And the waitress came over because she wanted to "add our order to the system" basically just lied to get the other again because they forgot/lost our original order. Saw she didn't even go to put the order in afterwards and got distracted. We left after drinking 1 very bad margarita (after the first sip we realized why they were only $8). Also I wouldn't be surprised if all the 5 star google reviews are fake, there's an oddly new number of reviews saying how great the waiters are, but we saw multiple people around us annoyed at the service so those reviews seem phishy. read more

Burrito was pretty good. We got lured in by the $5 margaritas but they are TINY. Service was so slow. It took about half an hour for our two burritos to come out. Ten minutes for a margarita even though we were sitting at the bar and it was super slow. The bartender was literally just standing around. read more

Terrible service. Edible food. $5 drinks in teeny tiny cups. We ordered the chips and salsa, carne asada quesadilla, pollo asado salad, barbacoa tacos, al pastor tacos, a chicken empanada, and a few margaritas and frozen sangrias. The bill came to $100 with tax and tip. Portion sizes were fine except for the drinks and the chips and salsa. We received maaaybe 10 whole chips while the rest were crumbs, and we didn't even get enough salsa to dip each of those 10 chips. The drinks were VERY mediocre and came in the smallest of glasses. If you're looking for a cheap marg, don't waste your time here and go to Mickey's instead. The entrees were... fine. If good food is what you're looking for, there are better Mexican restaurants along 9th Ave. The service here was rough. No one was at the front to welcome and seat new patrons. We were waiting for so long that we bonded with other people waiting to be greeted. This was around 6:30pm, and the restaurant wasn't even half occupied. When we were finally seated, we were given one menu for the entire table because the host didn't know where the rest were. Our server came quickly to our table to take our beverage orders: water, two frozen sangrias, and one frozen marg. We never got our water but the frozen drinks came to the table pretty quickly, and we ordered food at that time. I asked for my rice on the side (instead of inside the quesadilla, which is the default) and was told the kitchen was "too busy" to put it on the side. Half the tables were still empty. (?!?) This was the last interaction we had with our server aside from flagging her down for the bill. The empanada that we ordered with the rest of our food never came to table. When we mentioned that, the server ran to the kitchen and brought it to the table instead of asking if we'd prefer to have it removed from the bill. My friend rushed to eat the (dry) empanada as they were clearing the rest of the table, and we left. On our way home, one of my friends said "I've gotten better food at Taco Bell," and... he's not wrong! read more

The server was inappropriate and harassed my girlfriend, relentlessly asking for her Instagram handle and made us feel very uncomfortable. The server was male, African American and extremely inappropriate and creepy. This person is very unprofessional and should not be working here. read more

Reyna and Jesus are the best!! Great time and I'll definitely be back. Amazing drinks

Terrible terrible terrible. Makes you wait in a sweltering, compact lobby pushing your reservation back again and again. Had an 8:00 reservation, got to order at 8:45. Absolutely ridiculous, the epitome of Hell's Kitchen trash. read more

TLDR; If you're looking for drinks/margaritas and a fun vibe would NOT recommend. Go to Empanada Mama instead a few blocks down. Drinks are $5 but tiny and had 0 alcohol in them. I had a passion fruit frozen margarita and my friend had a jalapeño margarita. Neither had alcohol or tasted of alcohol. I got the shrimp taco which was actually good but $5 per taco is a bit expensive with El Centro and Tacuba just down the block with much better tacos for a better price. Only giving 2 stars because the food wasn't bad. But don't come here it's a trendy vibe trap and is not worth your time. Go to empanada mama instead their drinks and significantly better and better food and vibes. read more

Prices are great and food is good. Drinks taste awesome and despite being crowded the service is pretty quick

Inexpensive, food is good, great for small bites. But knocking a star because the music is way too loud!!!! Turn it down. It's really unnecessary. Please listen to the reviewers who are commenting on this. Every-time I pass by I want to go in but quickly get turned off by how loud the music is. read more

Erica was incredible!!! We had the best service with great drinks and food. My friends and I will definitely come back and hope to have Erica as our server again! read more

El Coco - Tacos Near Me - New York, New York

So I wanted to start by saying that I wanted to love this place. I've always read great reviews about this hot spot. Not only is it close to home, but who can beat $5 margaritas and $5 empanadas, right? Nothing beats cheap eats! In total it was a party of three. Cute little ambiance with the walls decorated with Don Julio Tequila bottles. We were seated right away at a table tucked by the wall. We were greeted immediately with cups full of ice and menus. I was impressed to see that all items were reasonably priced, like reasonably priced! So I ordered a frozen strawberry margarita and two shrimp and crabmeat empanadas. It took some time to receive the orders for the table but when it arrived, I dived right in to the margarita. I also would like to mention that the size of the Margarita were small (not your average serving at a bar) and very sweet with barely any liquor so in that regard, I was displeased. Moving along to the empanadas, I LOVE EMPANADA so what can go wrong? Not the biggest empanadas but not the smallest either. Noticed immediately that the seasoning wasn't on point when it comes to the seafood, not to mention the crabmeat fishy taste fresh. Already annoyed we decided to order one more round of drinks, coronas, another margarita, a Bellini, and a shot of Don julio which took about 20 minutes to get to the table. The Bellinis came out warm along with the Coronas. The margarita was good and the shot was even better. The bill came out to $130 for us three, but considering how much I love my drinks and food, I will never return. read more

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As far a quick bites go, El Coco is the place to.go. The bowls.are a good value. Tacos not so, the beer and drinks.are good value. The portion of Guacamole is small compared to taco chips that accompany it. read more

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The establishment is very Instagram worthy very nice. However the MANAGER Sucked her attitude was extremely RUDE AND UNNESSERASY !!! I visited this restaurant a week or two before had no issues had a lovely time with my daughter. This week I wanted to treat my family of 7 to a nice dinner here at El Coco restaurant, I explained to the hostess were a party mid size of 7. She then got the waiter to put 2 tiny tables together (the tables for 2) and tried to squeeze 7 chairs in as well. I asked the waiter if that was for my party and he replied yes , I then asked to speak to the manager and I was greeted with an attitude and she gave me the impression she was annoyed that I was even asking if there was an additional tiny table we can use because this was a tiny space for 7 people. The restaurant was not so busy in fact there were plenty of unused tables that could have been added to our area. She said let me check went to the back to hide and never came back out instead 15 mins later sent a waiter to bring an additional table out. Overall the food was good , The services could have been much better welcoming and accommodating, WE ARE PAYING COUSTOMERS ! read more

El coco has always been a great lunch or dinner spot , it has an amazing Mexican styled food very accurate on the flavor of their dishes and you never wait more than five minutes to get seated. The restaurant is always a great vibe and great music beautiful light up signs all around overall great restaurant. read more

You get what you pay for. Terrible service and mediocre food and drinks. Don't event bother.

Not great at all. I wanted to be seated but I couldn't. Waiter did not care we came back twice and they gave us water down margaritas and guacamole was brown and chips were unsalted and stale. I will never come back again! Worst place ever! Terrible service and food! read more