Taqueria Cotijas — Restaurant in Nederland

We (2 folks) go in, get seated. Ordering drinks, they are out of tea. That's fine I get water. Waitress brings drinks, chips, salsa. Salsa bowl is 1/3 full. Also salsa is terribly salty. Order small queso. Waitress brings bowl of straight melted cheese. She also asks if we would like more chips. We say yes, and she proceeds to take away our current (still half full) basket of chips to fill and bring back. We order 3 street tacos each. Cheese, avocado, sour cream. Waitress asked if we would like onions and cilantro. I assumed this meant raw onion and cilantro because why would you grill cilantro lol. Also they did not have any other sauces for your meal other than the table salsa (which was the spiciest one they had) and a handmade tapatío. I asked for more table salsa for my tacos, and the waitress took my original salsa bowl, filled it, and came back with the same bowl. When my tacos came out, not only did they grill the onions on my tacos, but the kitchen also put shredded cheddar on our tacos?? So we eventually get our check, not only did they charge us an entire dollar per taco for avocado, they charged us a card fee on our already $40+ order, and we weren't even aware of it until after they brought back the receipts. Food was...

Time for Sunday lunch after church! Cotija's in Nederland has been a favorite in days gone by. They offered to let me sit where I like, but evidently I didn't choose a good spot. Very crispy chips and really tasty salsa came out promptly, but water never came. I had to ask for it when the waitress finally came to take my order. I ordered a small chicken fajita salad. As you can see it was a really nice portion for a small. I did have to quickly sop the plate to remove the water. In their defence, I guess the lettuce was washed good but needed to be more active to remove the water before plating. The salad had little less ratio of meat to salad, which left me mostly eating a salad on chip, hitting several pockets of water. I guess what made it bearable was the chicken was very flavorful and they had added queso, at my request. Usually taco salad has queso on top, but at least they didn't charge me extra to add. Little disappointed but will come back and try something different, they had been so good in the past, maybe just a bad day...

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I have never been to this place since it opened until this weekend. My homie told me this place has legit breakfast tacos. So I met him to find out what it's all about.

Chilaquiles w/ green sauce. = Good but I wish it had more green sauce and cheese. Just my preference. Chorizo, Egg & cheese taco w/ pico. = Flavorful Fried potatoes. = Crispy edges and tender in the middle Salsa = Great flavor and fresh.

10/10 I'd get again but I'd rather try something new. Just to find my favorite menu item.

Waitress (Joseline) = Extremely Nice, she took the time to chat about other foods. Super friendly. Great service. Food = I loved it, Would I return...