Welcome to El Coco: A Vibrant Taco Experience in New York City

“ The vibe is always great!! And the food is so yummy. And don't get me started on the margaritas. Everything combined equals me coming to El Coco and everytime I am in town. It is THE BEST. Tonight, Jonathan was our bartender/server and he was awesome. I'll be returning next time I'm in town! ”

“ I'm always on the lookout for cheap drinks in the city and this place was definitely worth it. The ambience was perfect for catching up with friends: fun, but not too loud or hectic. Usually, I'm scared that $5 drinks would be a ripoff but their margaritas were still really good even with the low price point. My friends and I tried the lime, strawberry, and mango ones and were fans of all of them. I didn't feel as if they skimped out on the alcohol either. Looking forward to making this one of my regular spots! ”

“ Took my friend here for her birthday on a Monday. It was pretty empty although I had made a reservation. It had a nightclub feel with the pink lights, disco, ball, and music. I ordered the prefix lunch special which was totally worth it. I ordered a salad, nachos and dessert for $15 and my friend ordered a bowl. The food was yummy! It was happy hour so my friend ordered a piña colada. I asked if the mocktails were on the happy hour menu and our waiter said yes. The drink that I ordered is originally $10. When I got the bill, my mocktail ended up being eight dollars. Meanwhile, my friend's drink that had alcohol in it was six dollars. The prefix menu is supposed to come with bananas, covered in chocolate for dessert. However, they did not have that. Our waiter gave us Jell-O instead even though that wasn't on the dessert menu. I asked him to bring out a candle for my friend's birthday in which he brought a sparkler and a shot while playing loud birthday music, which made it really special. ”

“ Making it my quest to visit all three Coco locations in the city! So far this is my second, and wow~I really love that the tables are more spaced out than the Chelsea location (and with the bathroom on the same floor) so you can actually hear yourself and your friend well when you're talking! It is an all day happy hour which we enjoy, and while we were there the second level had a private party going on. Lower level had Barbie pink lighting and contemporary pop music playing which clashed a bit with the upstairs pop music.. For myself, I ordered a spinach cheese empanada, esquites, and an al jardin bowl. The flavor of esquites reminded me of corn soup in Asia's McDonalds which is a nostalgic menu staple for me. Besides that, the empanada was warm and A-OK and bowl seemed filling but the drinks really shone here. The tequila in the $5 mango margarita was densely strong but the strawberry margarita had a sweeter tone. Passion fruit margarita was worth the extra $3 for its unique taste. ”

“ I arrived at El Coco by meeting up with a few of my friends. There were immediately great vibes after having my ID checked at the door. My friends were sitting at the bar and I had ordered two chicken empanadas as well as a margarita and a shot. The Empanadas were sooo good and the drinks were even better. I was so happy to be able to take my drink to go as we were heading to other locations. My only con is the bathroom. I appreciate a nice bathroom in any establishment but this bathroom felt like it had not been checked on in a while. They have to bathrooms that anyone can use and I took the bathroom on the left. See the pictures below. Otherwise, I would come back to this establishment to stay a little longer and really be there for the vibes. ”

“ Yes, this is the place from Instagram and YES this is a must go to in Hell's Kitchen! Came here for a big group event (~25 people) and they sat us in the upstairs dining area which is great for large parties. If you read my reviews I love a good classic margarita and for $5 it was pretty darn good...not to sweet not to sour! They offer three flavors to add to the classic margarita. I ordered the shrimp and crab empanada and a shrimp taco...EXCELLENT!!! The empanada uses imitation crab but with all the seasoning you get passed it LOL. The empanada is stuffed pretty full and about the size of your hand palm. The shrimp taco was very refreshing, stuffed with shrimp, thinly shredded lettuce, and a light lime seasoning. It's street taco style so one is not enough! My friends ordered the make your own bowls, steak burritos, shrimp quesadillas, and chips and salsa...each said they would come back and order the same food. What I want y'all to try is what I named "green magic in a bottle"...it's a spicy verde "hot" sauce that tasted amazing on both the empanada and taco! There are 2 other red sauces but I didn't try because I enjoyed the verde. If they sold it to take home it would be with me right now! ”

“ The Pink Aesthetic at El Coco is Super Cute. They have $5 Margaritas, $3 Empanadas, $4 Tacos. We made reservations for a party of 3 for Taco Tuesday. I ordered the Chicken burrito ($9) which was BOMB.com. Super delicious. My best friend got the steak burrito which she couldn't stop raving about and our other friend got the chicken tacos which she busted down within 2 minutes. That goes to say that the food here is definitely great. The margs though, did us DIRTY! They tasted like straight up juice but creeped the heck up on us. We started off with the passionfruit margaritas, then to get a frozen coco margarita and ended up getting a pitcher of plain margarita ($30)! AMAZING drinks. Needless to say the prices here are un-beatable especially for the city. The place was super loud though, not music wise but people talking loud. We asked one of the waiters to raise up the music and they did which was wonderful. We also requested some songs and they played them. GREAT TIME, great service, beautiful ambiance, & delicious food & drinks at El Coco. ”