La Cocina Latina — Restaurant in Durham

Brand new restaurant taking over the old Torterilla in the same spot.

The owners are still setting up, and the inside is clean and spacious, looking forward to the addition of a couple tables for dine-in.

I ordered pupusas with loroco and my food was wonderful and authentic. 3 pupusas to an order, served with curtido and salsa roja was under $10.

If you want authentic Central American food, then this place is...

Food was tasteless. Had a Steak quesadilla and the steak had no seasoning, not even salt. It was a waste of my calorie consumption. Also got a steak torta and the bun wasn’t even toasted and the steak was again tasteless. And the tacos are street tacos so 3.50 is very expensive for two bites for them not to be good. Very expensive for food that is not even mediocre. Don’t waste your hard...

This place has delicious food. The people were not friendly to us. The older woman talked to us without even looking at us. Maybe they were having a bad day, but the food was delicious. It also took like 20 minutes for the food to be ready and that's when we were the only two tables in the restaurant. The restaurant is pretty small with only a few tables inside, and it didn't appear to have a bathroom. If you're working or shopping in the area, this is a great place to get some to go food. My friend and I would both return, but we would hope to be treated with a little friendliness next time.

Este lugar tiene una comida deliciosa. La gente no era amable con nosotros. La mujer mayor nos habló sin siquiera mirarnos. Tal vez estaban teniendo un mal día, pero la comida era deliciosa. La comida tardó también unos 20 minutos en estar lista y fue entonces cuando éramos las únicas dos mesas del restaurante. El restaurante es bastante pequeño y solo tenía unas pocas mesas dentro y no parecía tener baño. Si trabajas o compras en la zona, este es un gran lugar para conseguir comida. Mi amigo y yo regresamos, pero esperaríamos ser tratados con un poco de amabilidad la...