Vibrant Mexican eatery with spontaneous energy, serving exceptional dishes like birria and masa pancakes that make it a must-visit destination.
Sonal Shah reviews Cocina Consuelo, a vibrant Mexican restaurant in Hamilton Heights known for its spontaneous atmosphere and exceptional dishes like birria and masa pancakes, calling it a New York love song.
This vibrant Mexican restaurant in Hamilton Heights is a must-visit, praised for its spontaneous atmosphere and exceptional cuisine. Known for dishes like the 15-hour birria and masa pancakes, it offers a homey yet energetic dining experience. It's a perfect spot for breakfast, brunch, or a date night, with unique Mexican wines and cocktails to complement the meal.
The restaurant offers Mexican cuisine with a focus on meticulously prepared dishes. Highly recommended items include the Masa Pancake, Bone Marrow, and the tuna confit stuffed jalapeños. While most dishes receive praise, the mole was noted as not being a favorite by one reviewer.
"The Masa Pancake is frequently praised as a must-order, alongside the Bone Marrow and tuna confit stuffed jalapeños. Other recommended items include the Hibiscus ‘Tinga’ Quesadillas and the Torta De Pierna."
Customers have a highly positive sentiment towards the restaurant, frequently recommending it and calling it special and worth the trip. Specific dishes like the masa pancake and bone marrow are highlighted as exceptional.
Important Note
The restaurant is noted as being on the more expensive side for sit-down dining.
"The user inquired about whether extra discounts for Cocina Consuelo are random after seeing one on their website."
Neutral"Cocina Consuelo is recommended. The small bakery next door is also surprisingly good."
Positive"The hibiscus tinga quesadilla at Cocina Consuelo is described as divine."
Positive"Cocina Consuelo is a recommended spot for Masa Pancakes and Chorizo Quesadilla."
Neutral"Casa Consuelo in West Harlem was noted for recently being named one of the NYT top 100 restaurants."
Positive"Cocina Consuelo was recommended for its delicious food, noted as being on the more expensive side for sit-down restaurants, and conveniently located closer to East Harlem."
Positive"This user called out Cocina Consuelo as an example of the good spread of cuisines and price points on the NYT list."
Neutral"Echoing a previous sentiment, the author also expresses pleasure at seeing Cocina Consuelo mentioned and recognized."
Positive"The author finds a particular list to be quite good and is especially pleased to see Cocina Consuelo receive recognition, calling it one of their favorite restaurants from the previous year."
Positive"The user had the duck leg with mole negro last weekend."
Neutral"The masa pancake from Cocina Consuelo is unreal."
Positive"The author suggests the Masa Pancakes from Cocina Consuelo for someone who likes less traditional pancakes."
Neutral"Recommends Cocina Consuelo for their Einspanner."
Positive"Prefers dinner over brunch at Cocina Consuelo."
Neutral"Recommends dinner at Cocina Consuelo, praising the tuna confit stuffed jalapeños and bone marrow as killer dishes, although they didn't love the mole."
Positive"Inquires about the Masa pancake at Cocina Consuelo and asks whether brunch or dinner is recommended."
Neutral"Highly recommends Cocina Consuelo if the user is uptown or willing to travel, calling it 'insanely good'."
Positive"A user recommended the masa pancake at Cocina Consuelo."
Positive"Recommends Cocina Consuelo in Hamilton Heights, also saying it's very worth the trip."
Positive"Lists Masa pancake at Cocina Consuelo as one of the best pancake options based on a previous Reddit thread."
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