Cocina Village — Restaurant in Fresno

They are the best! Tortilla chips are homemade and oh so good. Best chicken fajitas I've ever had. Chicken was tender and moist. Vegetables had the right amount of caramelizition on them. It's not burnt, just favorable. We will definitely be coming back. Oh, the service was great. Everyone was very friendly and attentive.

Update: I had the Asada Fries, and they were amazing. Huge portion more than enough for a meal.

Update: 2-22-22 It was a very cold day, and the only warm beverage was coffee. I didn't coffee at night, so I opted to have the albondigas soup. I was very disappointed. Vegetables were way overcooked, and the huge meatballs were in-indible. They were hard as a rock. I had to take them out of the soup to try and cut them to size to eat. It was very hard to cut, and when I finally got a small enough piece to eat, it tasted freezer burnt and tough. Others at my table tried it also and had the same comments. When the waitress asked how everything was, I told her. Her comment back was, "We get that a lot. We grind our own beef here, and sometimes it's like that." My suggestion is that maybe it's not worth grinding it yourself. I'll never order that again. Another suggestion is maybe offer tea for cold nights. Hot water is easy, and tea bags keep forever. My husband's food tasted like it was days old and just reheated in a microwave. They were a really great restaurant but are slipping. I like giving second chances, but I'm not sure if I can convince my...

So I have been wanting to try this place out for a few months now, being that it was recommended by a friend of mine.

I had some time to kill yesterday and decided to drive my GF up to Fresno and we would give this place a shot.

Once you walk in the place is somewhat quiet and decorated quite nicely. Simple yet refreshing.

Waiter immediately greeted us and brought us some fresh chips, salsa and beans with melted cheese. The chips were nice and crisp, salsa wasn't bad but I like mine to have a kick to it. The beans were flavorful and you could tell were fresh just as much as the chips were.

I decided to go with the carnitas plate lunch special they had and my GF went with a chili relleno. I will be brutally honest as I am with everything in my life LOL. Mexican food is no exception and its all put up against my mothers own recipes!

My plate came out with a hearty helping of carnitas, rice, beans and a small salad garnish. The carnitas were very juicy, not chunky if that makes any sense, and had a nice flavor to them. Enough so that it left me wanting more, but had to usher in some self-control. My GF's chili relleno was perfectly cooked, breaded just right and the green sauce had a great flavor to it. Your given a choice of red or green sauce.

This place definitely left us yearning more and we will definitely be back to explore the rest of the...

The manager was extremely rude and unprofessional. I ordered a sope and tostada and was up charged for guacamole/avocado an additional $8.00 for a very small amount. When I made it a point to bring it to the manager’s attention she was extremely disrespectful and unprofessional and unpleasant. My food was mostly made of lettuce as I’m a vegan and it had a very small amount of beans on my tostada and sope. I was not satisfied and very disappointed by the terrible customer service experience. I will not be returning. The manager was being very argumentative and did nothing to try to resolve the issue or find a solution. Instead she argued with me about how much it was. The amount of avocado slices were so thin and not worth it. After taxes I paid about $10 alone just for avocados in addition to my food. I was extremely dissatisfied with the service. I feel as though I was being taken advantage of. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone just based on the...