Coszcal De Allende — Restaurant in New York

Whoever is writing these great fake reviews just made me and my family waste almost 3 hours of our life at this terrible place. Where do I start!? I made reservations and when we got there they told us there was only a table left outside in the street when I Specifically requested the backyard patio. Finally with some persuasion they threw together a wobbly table with a few chairs and put us in the backyard.. Barely any staff or help to be found on a Saturday night. Took 25 minutes to get sodas that were grossly warm and a SOUR mango margarita that they refused to take off my bill because according to the older woman that owns the place- “It was good”..umm ok! what happened to the customer is always right?? Another 40 or so minutes later my daughters request for simple steak and cheese tacos Came out covered in tons of cilantro with no cheese, they forgot my husbands octopus and the chicken enchiladas I got were enough to set even the devils throat on fire! Did not complain about them but needless to say I left starving..the only good thing was their chips and guacamole. Literally..so all in all this place was an epic fail much better places to try in the neighborhood..tried to give a small business my business but regretted my decision in the end.. DO NOT GO!!!! You’ve been warned..your welcome. PS- their paper menus were so old and crusty we didn’t even want to touch them..they must’ve been reused a thousand times..so nasty.. it’s paper people..print some more and be sanitary especially coming out...

After my favorite Mexican spot was permanently closed, I decided to give this place a try. I ordered the chicken and shrimp burrito. It arrived with chicken ONLY and they charged me $24!!! Which for even chicken and shrimp is steep. I call the restaurant back to let them know and the man on the phone tells the cook and I hear the cook in the background saying he put shrimp.

So I send a picture and the man tells the cook he sees there is NO shrimp in my burrito and they began to go back and forth. This is so frustrating because at this point I’m STARVING. So I eat half the burrito, but I still wanted the shrimp I PAID for. They told me they will refund 1/2, cool whatever. Delivery driver was rude to my co worker who let him know I’m coming up after he asked for me to bring him the other half of my burrito?? So weird, but whatever so I bring it up to exchange. He had such a NASTY attitude from the moment I walked out to. So we go back and forth and he calls me FAT in spans because half the burrito was eaten (FYI restaurant was aware before bringing a new one, soo…) so we get into a heated argument and my male coworker had to step in and he begins insulting him and being just fat out unprofessional.

Mind you this happened at my place of work where they could have gotten sooo much business had this not happened. I’m sure this restaurant won’t be...

We have had probably over 25 meals in this restaurant over the last year and it has always been sensational. The combination of excellent service, friendliness, ambience and above all consistently fine cooking has always made this a special experience. When the weather is warm we dine outside on the charming patio, and during the winter inside.

We all have different favorites. The Chicken Mole is delicious and beautifully spiced. The burritos are excellent, as are the fish tacos and the chile relleno. We've enjoyed many times the El Plato de Baro with steak and chicken, and the Mexican style shrimp is a particular favorite.

We alternate between aquas frescas (watermelon, tamarind, etc.) which are terrific, and a nice selection of typical Mexican drinks with alcohol.

Sadly, we've heard that this restaurant is going to be closing because the landlord will not renew the lease. This would be a sad outcome. There should actually be a way to landmark a business in the same way buildings can be landmarked. In a way, the businesses are more important to the character of a neighborhood. A building without soul, is just a facade, no matter how historic. What's real are people interacting, and enjoying a meal the way we and so many others do at Coszcal...