"Cotoa’s dining room is decorated with colorful banana lamps, toucan paintings, and banana socks you can add to your tab. In terms of food, it’s definitely for the kids who have gotten over their “green stuff is yucky” phase. They’ll get to experience rice and fried plantains mixed with crab and tomato bisque. If that makes them wince, order the steak, which comes with fried potatoes that might ruin the frozen crinkle-cut fries you make at home. This is more for the parents who need a nice meal but can’t find a sitter. You’ll appreciate the food more than your brood, but they’ll still get a perfect scoop of housemade ice cream at the end." - mariana trabanino, ryan pfeffer