Cuca’s Mexican Food — Restaurant in Highland

We’ve been curious to try this Cuca’s location since they opened a few months back. I’ve only tried the food from the Little Cuca’s stand down in Redlands, so this dine-in restaurant was definitely a nice treat! The entire restaurant looked really clean, modern, and provided a comfortable dining experience. I like how the background music was at a perfect volume, where it’s not blasting so loud that you can’t hear your conversations during a meal.

Shoutout to our server, Jose, who was super attentive and thoughtful during our dining experience. He was very helpful in recommending dishes to try, refilled our salsa and chips while waiting for our order to come out, and even gave us a little more horchata to top off our drink when we asked for a to-go cup at the end of our visit. I appreciate him and how he made us feel welcomed and cared for as customers.

The chips and salsa were definitely addicting!! The chips were warm and fresh and had the perfect crunch! The salsa had the perfect kick of spice. We were offered to try their green salsa for an extra kick of spice. They were all so flavorful!

I tried their fish burrito before, so I opted for the fish taco plate and it did not disappoint!! The fish was delicious & their special sauce paired excellently and tied the whole dish together! It was certainly quite filling. My husband tried their steak and chicken fajita plate. He loved it! The serving size was huge, so had about half leftover and packed to enjoy for another day.

We will definitely be back with family and friends! I highly recommend this...

We went right at 5pm and although there were several parties inside, there is plenty of seating (same layout as Kay’s) so we got seated right away. They have nice updated dark woodwork. The decor is simple but modern.

Upon being seated, they give you a small platter of chips and a cup of salsa. The chips are the same as the other cucas locations , which we are fans of. They went fast between the 4 of us. Salsa is the same as well. 👌🏽

I ordered my old favorite from the Highland Ave Cucas- a bean and cheese burrito wet with chile verde sauce. It was still a 10/10 for me but I was a little bummed that the burrito was much smaller than I remember them being. However, I know they’re still finding their footing so I’m hoping they go back to the old size lol. Also, at $8-something, I don’t feel like I’m getting cheated. If it was a pricier burrito I would say no.

I also ordered a cup of vegetable soup, which I always liked ordering at the Mentone location. With the smallish burrito and cup of soup, I was full.

Service was decent and prices are overall about average I would say. I took pics of the menu for y’all. 😊I love that they have actual kids menus and there’s some stuff to keep them entertained on it.

It’s nice to have our Cuca’s back! We will be...

Cucas left us for a brief time, but thank God they are back! At their previous location, they were minutes from my house and it was my go-to cheat day meal almost 100% of the time. Their Chile Verde pork nachos took up more of my cheat day calories than I'd like to admit. Wife and I finally got the chance to pop in and see if anything changed and it has for the better. New location is clean, neat and welcoming. The staff is great and very welcoming just like before. The menu seems to be similar, if not maybe a little smaller, but the staples are there. I tried the combo burrito, wet or course, and my wife was finally able to get her taquito burrito fix again. Both tasted even better than before and more importantly, tasted the SAME as before. I had a friend of mine try the Chile Verde pork nachos at the new location, but said they didn't serve it with the nacho cheese like they used to although pork was still BOMB. I'm pumped Cuca's is back and you should definitely go check out the new location. Hopefully they can get a happy hour set up soon, so we can put those beautiful outdoor tables to...