La Cochi Loka — Restaurant in Playa del Carmen

My wife and I came here because of a review we saw on youtube. We must have visited on a bad night because our experience was not that great. Firstly, we chose to dine in their courtyard. The service is very friendly, but very slow. The young man was polite and attentive, but our food (1 order of tacos--the house specialty) took 20 minutes to prepare as the street counter focuses on street diners first (owners reading this should know we went to a different restauant after visiting yours). The taco (taco de cochinita--the house speciality) was ok at best for both of us. Street vendors beat this place hands down. We give this place 2 stars: one is for the seating area which is very pleasant and relaxing, the other is for the young man who served us-he...

OMG! This place is amazing. Tacos are $20 pesos for the pulled pork (cochinita) and $25 pesos for other flavors. We had two pulled pork and two ground beef tacos, and a horchata and a tamarind Agua Fresca - all this for 140 pesos. The tacos were fantastic, the sauces a bit on the spicy side but we loved it nonetheless. The drinks were authentic and wonderful. The restaurant is a street food setup where you order through a window and eat at the counter. The building is a beautiful old traditional Mexican courtyard building, it’s worth peeking through its doors to get a glimpse of the courtyard....

Quality of food and pricing is great. Each time I visited, there was a line to wait to order but ordering is quick so you will not have to wait long. There is limited seating outdoors (about 8 places) so expect to have to wait to be seated, or take your food elsewhere. We had a range of foods and each item was fantastic, especially for the price. We returned to eat here 3 times whilst we were in Playa del Carmen. I believe they are open 24 hours as well.

I give this a 5 star because quality was great, delicious food, decent pricing, easy to locate, and we felt like returning...