La Cocina Mexican Restaurant / Smithfield

Best place I've had for Mexican food service was great place was clean and food the best. Great job .

What happened?!? When you moved you moved into a place that LACKS COLOR GOT RID OF THE COCA COLA. THE CHIPS ARE DRY IN YOUR MOUTH AND SERVED ICE COLD THE SALAD IS HOT AND THE SOUP IS COLD, HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. The service went DOWNHILL. I would so give zero stars if I could.

New location is amazing, food great, and service spectacular. BEST Mexican restaurant in town.

Eaten here a handful of times over the past few decades. The other times were ok, but …The red sauce on the burritos was actually kinda gross. Chicken was bland. The only good thing was the standard refried rice and beans. I don’t normally complain much when going out to eat at places so it has to be not such good tasting food to warrant a review as poor. As for the staff, it was what one could consider “basic”.

Good food, good service!

Vegetarian options: Plenty of veggies

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Quesadillas

I've visited twice at lunch time during the week with my kid. Service is usually pretty quick and food was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The beef is always to oily, so I always order my things separate. This is literally the fourth time I have ordered the exact same thing- Appetizer beef nacho with everything separate. Keep in mind that’s only 3 things (beef, nachos, cheese)…however twice the cheese has been missing. Once (I’m not sure if they were trying to be funny), but I received super burnt/dry meat. My kids at school wouldn’t even eat it. And today, I’m missing yet another cheese dip. The front manager (lady at the counter), has always been super friendly, and respectful, but this will be my last time going there, unless I plan to sit in and eat. I do not like the continuous stares as if I’m the problem. When I’m just asking for my food to be separated and correct! I’ve been eating here since I was a child so I would never knock their business. Just check your to-go orders carefully!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Always great service and great food. From Dine in to Take out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 2 Chicken Tacos with Beans & Rice, Chicken Quesadilla, Texas Fajitas Texanas, Quesadillas

Having never eaten there before, we were so pleasantly surprised! The food was delicious! The service was attentive and fast. The Christmas decorations were so festive and fun. The staff was so friendly and welcoming. Can’t wait to eat there again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Quesadilla

If you’re reading this, find another restaurant.

Staff (including but not limited to, Nicole) are extremely rude and inattentive. We couldn’t even get a napkin out of Nicole. It took over 45 minutes to receive our food on a Monday afternoon (which wasn’t even that good. The shrimp was so dry). We were okay with the unexpected, long wait but had not expected for the service to be so bad — the waitress rolled her eyes at us multiple times, left in the middle of us asking where our missing items were to serve other customers (that did not look like us…), NEVER checked on us. Despite the lack of service and long wait, the manager, Martha (Leah?), was not accommodating-we asked how much would be taken off and she said it depended on what the computer said…only $2 was taken off of the bill.

It was an extremely negative experience for our first time at this restaurant. It was a slap in the face to see the waitress check on other tables but not ours even when she knew we were missing items. We will not be returning, and do not recommend this establishment.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Great food. Will definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Fajitas, Chicken Quesadilla, Refried Beans, Quesadillas

10 out of 10! We at Johnston Animal Hospital absolutely LOVE ordering from La Cocina of Smithfield for our team. Martha and her team are phenomenal! The food is always excellent, arriving fresh, warm, and absolutely delicious.

Texas Fajitas Texanas were seasoned to absolute perfection! Margaritas were yessir!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Texas Fajitas Texanas

Major disappointment when you order wings or fries and they bring ranch in the packet (salad dressing ranch) everyone knows there is a big difference in salad dressing ranch and ranch for dipping. This is the only location I know of that does this - like they are trying to be cheap and not have to keep 2 kinds of ranch on hand. Food is okay, on the salty side. Not as good as other la cocina locations like Clayton. Service is good & quick. Atmosphere is kind of outdated and could use a makeover.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

I’ve ate there many times and I prefer the shredded chicken but now I am told you have to get veg with shredded chicken if no veg it’s cubes of chicken. Who wants cubes on nachos? I explained they are always accompanied me I guess and she let me know that in 8 years that has not been the case. Not so…… always have in the past but I will not go back.

Service: 1