50 Best Mexican Restaurants near Cotati

“excellent birria at the best price in town“

“Had a large family dinner party of 30, the staff made great accommodations for us. They were fantastic with the children. Hooking them up with color crowns, and what not...
I got a little cofusing, but Everything worked at the end. It was delicious drinks for ice, cold and yummy. Definitely go back brick in.
Plenty of parking outside easy peasy, lemon squeezy.“

“The food is amazing…nice big cups of delicious coffee. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼“

“Great!! Everything freshly made. Great service and lots of outdoor space. Our dog loves it❤️“

“Great service! Great Food! Will definitely be back again!“

“My friends and I stopped in for lunch one day and the food was fantastic!! Fresh homemade chips to go along with fresh homemade salsa! The chicken enchiladas with the mole sauce were wonderful and the al pastor had such a great flavor!! The service was wonderful and friendly!! Highly recommended and I can't wait to go back!!“

“The food was delicious! Portions were large. Service delightful and attentive.“

“I had a burrito and shrimp ceviche yesterday and both were delicious. The restaurant looks great and the chef and server were friendly and helpful. Definitely going to be a regular stop for me.“

“Great food! And service… highly recommend.“

“Dined at Viva last night with friends from Petaluma. We absolutely loved our experience. It was chef and owner Sima’s Persian Night, something new she is doing on Monday and Tuesday nights. Sima is Persian, and although she has served amazing Mexican food since assuming ownership of the restaurant, she has always added a twist that reveals her Persian influence. The new menu offers a great selection of traditional Persian cuisine, sweet, savory, tart and includes wine, beer, and specialty drink pairings. My party enjoyed a crisp Sauvignon blanc, but next time I will try the Santa Rosa plum fruit roll up margarita as it looked beautiful and the woman at the table next to ours said it was delicious. We ordered an herb and cheese app, sima brought olives in a walnut sauce, the cucumber yogurt dish, lamb and quince stew, lentil and rice, and chicken pomegranate stew. All was delicious! We rarely order dessert, but were curious about the menu so had the pistachio ice cream, havla, and bread pudding. Sima brought an herbal tea that was a perfect compliment. Each dessert was incredible-the ha la my favorite but my friends voted the bread pudding. Amazing! The portions are just right which allowed us to try many different things, including desserts, but leave feeling satisfied, not “stuffed.”
Sima made everyone in the restaurant feel as though they were in her home. Persian music was playing in the background, and although she was busy serving, supporting staff, helping with takeout orders, she spent time visiting at tables, sharing food and her extensive knowledge about the traditions behind the meals on the menu.
I noticed some customers arrived expecting her normal Mexican fare and she honored it.
This is not a “get in and get out” experience- come for a unique, sobre mesa experience. Highly recommend.“

“Great Food Friendly Staff“

“Best Mexican Food in Town and very fair prices. Excellent customer service.“

“Taqueria Las Palmas is always one first suggestion when our guests ask us to for the best Mexican food.“

“Great food and awesome staff“

“Super tacos and breakfast burritos are outstanding“

“Love this place and food , but I don’t like handed a machine while server is standing there and I need to see if bill is correct and what their tip will be Set the final bill down and give me time . Today they were busy at lunch , so not the fastest service. Great food.“

“very nice and good food“

“It is usually busy during street events but we always get seated at lunch or dinner usually inside but there is an outdoor area....the food is always good there are clean accessible one person restrooms too!

Parking: Parking is on street...several lots nearby..free garage but it's by the theatre district

Wheelchair accessibility: Restaurant is accessible“

“REALLY GREAT Carnitas!!! Al Pastor ON POINT!! FRESH/DELICIOUS house salsas!! (..just wish they could be spicier) AWESOME energy!! (thank you, Maria!) BEST homemade Jamaica I've had in years!!!! <3 ..Can't wait for Round 2!! ::)“

“They have several vegan options. Very good. Thank you“

“Great food, service and atmosphere!!!“

“we had a large part last weekend and the service was Excellent! kudos to the waitress that took care of the Chelsea party on Friday. food was great and delivery was all at once. no waiting. all was amazing! thank you La Rosa!!“

“Me and my girlfriend tried this restaurant this past Sunday on account that we became aware of them having a vegan menu to supplement there regular menu, obviously being Vegans ourselves this was pretty exciting, not many places have an entirely separate menu for us to access, well this was only the first of many good qualities about this establishment, the service was impeccable and all the staff were incredibly friendly and engaging and helpful, as well as genuine, and the food, let me tell you, you won’t find better flavors at almost any restaurant, I’m not even kidding, and the list goes on and on, the pricing was fair, the portions were plenty, the salsa and sauces were amazing, the variety was great, and what’s more is that they did not attempt to substitute any of the alternative meat options, they just made sure there dishes were flavorful and decently proportioned and came out of the kitchen in a timely fashion, literally we had not one complaint and this review is so much more than deserved, don’t even know if I’ve had a better all around experience at a restaurant ever, please all vegans if you have not tried this place yet, please do, and those of you that are not, they will not disappoint either! Thankyou Tortilla Real!“

“Such a local treasure! The food is of the highest quality, the atmosphere is welcoming and even the takeout experience is painless, they know how to run a restaurant. I highly recommend the chicken on a hot tin roof burrito with extra greens :)“

“Thankful to my son to turning me on to this spot- I was very impressed. We used to come to this location at lunch when it was Jalisco’s and worked at Kaiser down the road.
Very clean interior (with seating) as well as a covered patio for outdoor dining.
My order was ready when I arrived and after the friendly staff member handed me my food, she also gave me a bag for chips & containers for salsa (complimentary). It’s hard for me to resist a salsa bar and this one had much to offer. I brought home the avocado salsa. The two tacos I ordered were plentiful- I subbed out mine with avo instead of meat and my taco was full of avocado!
The horchata was refreshing and delicious.
I will return here for sure!
The prices are very reasonable.“

“good service, great food, nice atmosphere“

“My oh my oh my the food here is DELICIOUS. We got super nachos piled high with carne asada and al pastor, a super burrito with camarones y carne asada, and a side of rice that nurtured my soul. This is my new go to for grabbing a quick and delicious bite. The couple running it was so sweet. Thank you Mila ♥️“

“Juanita’s is the best… best carnitas, best beans and rice… consistently great.“

“Great food and service. Will go back !“

“My family and I drive over an hour just to have their food. Top notch. Food is always great and service is too. You won't be disappointed!!!“

“These freaking tacos were delish. I’m kinda pissed because I live far away and will probably only get these once in a blue moon. Highly recommend FT if you are cruising thru Santa Rosa. 🌮🌮🌮“

“Hands down- the best breakfast burritos in the county! And they open at 7:30 AM. This combination has been hard to find in my travels. No Lard ever, and a whole vegan menu (called the McDougal). Convenient in/out and rarely much of a line. Photo/menu attached is from Nov 2025.“

“Me and my family ordered carnitas burritos and asada tacos excellent food great service we're new to the area but it's our favorite Mexican restaurant so far Los trios across the street we tried them and we don't like them our food was terrible the asada burritos the meat was raw so we tried this place and LOVED IT 🙂 Sonoma neighbors and family must try for great food and atmosphere excellent service“

“The food quantity and quality remain the same after ownership changed a couple years ago. The employees are still there too.
The prices have gone up as have all foods, but the quality was in every bite. I enjoyed a Jose breakfast burrito and had two meals from it. The restaurant is small with limited seating, but I have always useouto go options.
I am pleased to recommend this establishment.“

“Best tacos in Sonoma County Everything is fresh and delicious , the tacos are regular size tacos . Their service always outstanding.“

“Very good people and amazing food! My crew came here while we were on shift and they gave us our food for free since we came in a first responder vehicle and in uniform. It was a big surprise for us! I plan on coming back in regular clothes so I can show love and support! Will definitely be back. (:“

“I never leave reviews. But after eating a burrito here. I had to shout out loud on how good this was. I’ve lived in SF for the past 20 or so years and IMO, they have the best burritos going. And I’ve been looking for a great burrito spot in Sonoma County and my god I found it. Best burrito hands down that I’ve had since I moved up here 4 years ago! Nice work team!! You gained a customer for life.“

“Our food was excellent. Brother had prawns in a spicy ranchero sauce he ate every bite said it was addicting! I had a chicken chimichanga the chicken was super fresh and yummy the rice was outstanding! My husband had the chili relenos combo he lived every bite! Great Mexican food!!“

“Always delicious!!! Gabriel is so sweet, too. :)“

“I really miss Sonoma Taco Shop and their McDougall vegan menu. I've sampled alot of veggie burritos in SoCo, and Ochoas is the real deal. It was the just right balance of rice, beans and steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots wrapped in a chewy whole wheat tortilla. The red and green salsas are both really flavorful. So glad to have found them and to hear they have a restaurant in Santa Rosa with same menu. I'll be back!“

“Top service every time! Their birria is top tier!“

“As good as I remember over 10 years ago“

“Best Mexican restaurant in town and perhaps the best overall. Fantastic fresh and delicious with excellent friendly customer service. We like the chili verde street tacos and super burrito.“

“best taco's hands down!!“

“Gabriel Diaz’s taco truck just catered our Celebration of Life in Cotati. Every person (200 folks) raved about his food. He supplied the best accouterments atmosphere and above all friendly smiles for all. I highly recommend this incredible catering service.“

“this is a tough review for me because I really like the tacos there but I had a chile relleno burrito today and we really seem to be like in flavorthe only thing that tastes good in the burrito was the beans and the hot sauce that I got on the side so if you go to this place order tacos don't order the burritos well at least that's my experience because I got a special but it tasted nothing like a chili relleno.The service was fairly decent“

“Great food, affordable pricing & friendly staff.“

“From Milwaukee WI, visiting CA, came off the SFO Airporter in Petaluma. OMG, found El Roy's Mex truck just by accident. What a find! Needed something to eat, no food since Minneapolis. Only got 4 ?, and they were all excellent! Ten to 15 people in line, others had pre-ordered. I realized very quickly that none of the people at the truck were there by ACCIDENT!!! Need to know more?“