Spontaneous, vibrant Mexican spot w/ exceptional birria & masa pancakes. A must-try uptown gem.
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 offers a unique and spontaneous dining experience, reminiscent of a supper club. It's lauded for its meticulously prepared dishes, from a 15-hour birria to masa pancakes and flavorful breakfast tortillas. The lively, homey atmosphere makes it a great spot for any meal.
This Mexican restaurant is highly acclaimed for its authentic and expertly crafted dishes. Standouts include the 15-hour birria, masa pancakes, and flavorful breakfast tortillas. While most feedback is positive, one review noted the bone marrow birria lacked flavor and the guacamole was overpriced and stale.
"The Masa Pancake is frequently recommended, alongside dishes like the birria bone marrow, torta, hibiscus tinga quesadillas, and chorizo quesadilla."
Customers overwhelmingly praise this restaurant, highlighting its unique atmosphere and exceptionally well-prepared Mexican dishes. It's frequently recommended as a standout dining destination.
Important Note
One user found the restaurant to be overhyped with expensive drinks lacking alcohol and the food to be technically well-executed but less flavorful than other options. Another user found the birria bone marrow to lack flavor and the guacamole to be poor value and not tasty.
"Cocina Consuelo is listed as a recommendation."
Neutral"Cocina Consuelo is listed as a recommended place for pancakes."
Positive"Cucina Consuelo is recommended for its Masa pancake and also suggests getting the torta. It's advised to go early."
Positive"The user mentioned Cocina Consuelo as a restaurant that opened in early 2024 and was covered by food media, questioning its inclusion on a 'best new restaurant' list due to being 'old news'."
Neutral"The original poster was surprised by how mediocre Cocina Consuela was, finding the birria bone marrow to lack flavor and the $16 guacamole with stale chips to be a poor value and not tasty."
Negative"The commenter usually has good luck with shorter waits between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM. They also highly recommend the Torta."
Positive"Cocina Consuelo on 143rd is recommended."
Positive"Cocina Consuelo is considered overhyped, with expensive drinks lacking alcohol and food being technically well-executed but less flavorful than other options."
Negative"This is listed as one of several Mexican restaurant recommendations."
Neutral"The commenter suggested Cocina Consuelo as a vegetarian-friendly brunch option. It is a recommended spot for the occasion."
Positive"The commenter recommends Cocina Consuelo for its bone marrow birria."
Positive"Cocina Consuelo can be busy at night, but brunch and lunch are more relaxed. The staff are friendly and it's more enjoyable when not slammed."
Positive"The commenter highly recommends Cocina Consuelo and suggests mentioning neighborhood residency to the staff."
Positive"The commenter had Cocina Consuelo on their list of places to try."
Neutral"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."
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