Cocina de Barrio Encinitas

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   Laurie

   Orange County

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It’s important to know that it’s Oaxacan cuisine. It’s different from SoCal traditional Mexican food (which I also love). Everything was excellent and yummy! I had the Agua Santa cocktail- OMG! I ate the tacos de birria - you could choose lamb or beef- and I chose the beef. So flavorful on blue corn tortillas and the beef melted in my mouth! You have to get the table side guacamole made to your liking in front of you! My husband and friends got different moles - all outstanding! We all were getting full and couldn’t stop eating! Even the “smashed” black beans were amazing! Can’t wait to come back! Cool, artsy decor, the owner stops by to check on you - this place has it ALL!
   

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   Jan

   Minneapolis

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best guacamole ever--made table-side! A happy place to have a delicious meal.
   

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   Joe

   VIP

   San Diego

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Not your typical Mexican joint. Very elevated. Best ceviche and aguachile ever. The food is beautiful to the eye and very delicious and bright.
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Joe, gracias for visiting us! We're pleased to hear you enjoyed your experience with us and what we have to offer. Our Ceviche and Aguachile are both truly delicious - great choice. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you again soon!
   

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   Fabio

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   +Great place, unfortunately we had to sit outside which was kind of lonely since nobody was there. Definitely recommend this place.
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Fabio, gracias for your support! Until next time - stay chido!
   

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   Steven

   VIP

   San Diego

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and the service very good for our party of 11. We’ll be back.
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Steven, gracias for visiting us! We're pleased to hear your party of 11 had a great experience. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
   

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   Philomena

   Tucson

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food is so delicious and creative. Mushroom Tinga, grouper, quac and short ribs-all so good. They have a nice cocktail menu as well. Great overall experience!
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola, gracias for dining with us! We're happy to hear you enjoyed what we have to offer - our Tostadas de Tinga are sooo good! Great choice. Until next time - stay chido!
   

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   Julie

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and service were great! Look forward to next visit
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Julie, gracias for your support! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
   

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   Bri

   San Diego

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Nice time with friends with good food, only complaint was that the sauce on the taquitos and milipas (I can’t remember what they are called) tasted similar. And the meat in the taquitos didn’t taste like chorizo, but the ceviche was delicious, the drinks weren’t over priced, and the service was attentive.
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Bri, gracias for stopping by! We're happy to hear you enjoyed your experience and food, of course! Our Ceviche is truly delicious - great choice! Come again soon!
   

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   Laura

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on December 5, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   This restaurant is fabulous! The food is incredible and beautifully presented, and their drinks are made with fresh ingredients and SO GOOD! The service is superb, too. The only drawback for us is it is very loud sitting inside. We sit outside under the heaters and it’s really nice!
   

   Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

   Hola Laura, gracias for your incredible support! We're very pleased to hear you enjoyed your experience and what we have to offer. We also appreciate your feedback. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
   

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    Karl

    San Diego

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 4, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    First real experience with Oaxacan food and it was great. I will be back for more.
    

    Cocina de Barrio EncinitasResponded 5 days ago

    Hola Karl, gracias for giving us a try! We're pleased to hear you enjoyed. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
    

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