Mi Cocina — Restaurant in The Colony

First-Time Visit – Disappointed, But Great Service

This was our first time visiting, and we decided to give it a try based on the favorable reviews and convenient location. The place looks decent, though the parking lot — like much of Grandscape — is a bit awkward to navigate.

We were seated immediately, which was a pleasant surprise, and we were given complimentary chips and salsa right away.

The salsa had a nice flavor with a little kick, but the chips were disappointing — hard, flavorless, and lacking salt or any sign of freshness. I was hopeful the queso might turn things around.

Our server, Emma, was excellent — the highlight of our visit. She was friendly, attentive, and professional.

Unfortunately, the food didn’t live up to expectations. I ordered the 50/50 fajitas (beef and shrimp), and my wife had the brisket quesadilla. After a few bites, we both had the same disappointed reaction. We even swapped dishes to make sure we weren't imagining things.

The brisket was dry and nearly flavorless. The fajita beef was overcooked and chewy, the potatoes were undercooked and crunchy, and the shrimp were rubbery — completely overdone and lacking seasoning, like the rest of the dish. And by no seasoning, I mean the only taste was the flavor of overcooked meat and nothing else. I mean NOTHING. No salt, pepper, cumin, or anything. Refried Beans and Spanish rice. You can't mess that up.... Right?? Unfortunately, wrong. Rice was insanely dry and had no flavor. The only flavor with the beans was a metallic taste. Canned beans, maybe??

Maybe it was just an off night — maybe the kitchen was short-staffed or had some technical issues. But based on this experience, I don’t think we’ll be returning. This wasn’t the first impression we were hoping for.

That said, I do hope they keep Emma — she truly made the best of an otherwise underwhelming visit.

I've always operated under the motto "Price is only an issue in the absence of value" In this experience, the price Faaar...

My husband and I absolutely LOVE Mi Cocina. It is our go to date night restaurant and one of our things is to try a different location each time :) This location is in our top 5 favorite. My husband and I are both in hospitality management and this location happens to be next to both of our hotels. With that being said, since we love Mi Cocina. We always recommend this location to our guests. Anytime anyone asks me what a good place to eat is, I immediately without hesitation direct them here and 9 times out of 10. Guests do go and come back telling me how much they loved it. My husband decided to go in and order a meal to go to surprise me at work for my birthday and oh my goodness. The food was extra flavorful here. This has been by far, the best Mi Cocina Beef Fajitas that I've ever had. He also noted that he was impressed with the customer service and how attentive the staff was which is a big deal to us. We are going in person this upcoming weekend for a dine in date and I cannot wait!!!!

We recommend the following menu Items:

Beef Fajitas (50/50 tortillas) Chicken Fajitas (50/50 tortillas) or half and half!! Beef Fajita or Chicken Nachos White Queso with Ground Beef (THE BEST) Brisket Quesadillas Chicken Flautas

Drinks:

Mambo Taxi Paloma Mango Margarita Dilema Mambo Limousine El Patron

We choose Mi Cocina for Dates, Business, Family. It is the perfect restaurant for any occasion.

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My first experience with my wife and friends wasn’t great- granted the restaurant was busy when we arrived (3:00pm). There was one person ahead of us at the host station and we were not greeted nor acknowledged even when it was our turn. I made eye contact several times with the host and the other staff member she was talking to but still no welcome or acknowledgement at all until I approached directly and said we are meeting a group named “X.” The host then shows us a table near the bar so we had to repeat again that we were MEETING A GROUP NAMED “X.” She then there’s no groups by that name and shows us the party room to which our group wasn’t there. She then takes us around the restaurant awkwardly until our friend waves us over. The host then walks away without another word. Our server though was nice though very rushy rushy. I got the crispy chicken Verne enchiladas- a very bad choice that I wouldn’t recommend to anyone. The “enchiladas” looked more like flautas that had a sour taste, poor flavor and way too hard- yes I know it’s supposed to be crunchy but this hurt my teeth after! Hardly worth the $15 (see pics). The complimentary tortilla chips and salsa were your basic average store bought chips and salsa. The atmosphere was nice and clean and looked new though the music was too loud. All and all, I’d rather go somewhere else...