La Cocina Oaxaqueña
Mexican restaurant · Capitol Hill
1216 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101
Highlights
Mexican eats & specialty tequila cocktails with unlimited salsa
Mexican eats & specialty tequila cocktails with unlimited salsa
"It’s your fifth date - time to just have fun and eat good food. So we’re sending you to La Cocina Oaxaquena to kick back with pint-glass-sized margaritas, fresh tortilla chips and salsa, excellent fish and al pastor tacos, and a tomato-braised steak that you need in your life just as much as your new soul mate. By the way, congrats - sounds like it’s going well." - aimee rizzo
"You know when you’re in your car on a tree-lined street during summertime with the windows rolled down, blasting ’80s hits, and nothing can bring you down? You’ll get the same feeling at La Cocina Oaxaqueña. It’s easy to get in no matter how many people you’re with, the chips are fried to order, and the salsa is free and unlimited. You could stop there and have a fantastic time, but get some al pastor tacos, camarones al mojo de ajo, or a big plate of rich pork mole with perhaps the fluffiest rice on Earth, too. If we didn’t have to write the rest of this guide, we’d slam our laptops shut and go there right now." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"When we think about Mexican food in Seattle, La Cocina Oaxaqueña is like the best friend in a romantic comedy that turns out to be the protagonist’s true love—they’ve been there for us all along. The food is consistently delicious, and the good energy flows as freely as tequila. Speaking of, we’ve never been let down by the strong margaritas, delicious unlimited salsa, and snappy fried-to-order chips that are so fresh they burn your fingertips. It’s the kind of place where you could plan a meal two weeks in advance, or bust in simply when everywhere else on Capitol Hill is too packed. The cherry on top is their excellent Southern Mexican food, be it sour and spicy camarones al mojo de ajo, enchiladas topped with velvety mole, or al pastor tacos on homemade tortillas filled with saucy-sweet braised pork." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"La Cocina Oaxaqueña is an ideal place for griddled fish tacos drizzled with sweet homemade crema, pint glass-sized strawberry margaritas, and tender pork mole served on the best Mexican rice in town. If bug bites, sunburn, and listening to your friend complain about their bad ankles have you grumpy, it’s impossible to stay in a bad mood here. Especially because the crunchy tortilla chips are always fried fresh to order, and their delicious salsa is free and unlimited." - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley
"This Mexican place in Capitol Hill has a lot going for it. Whether you’re by yourself or out with your entire Dungeons & Dragons campaign, you should be able to get a table with no wait. The tortilla chips are fried fresh when you order them, and they’re also free and unlimited, as is the salsa bar. (But don’t fill up on chips, because the non-chip food is delicious.) Somehow, not everyone in Seattle has caught on to this place’s greatness yet, which only means more braised pork and spicy shrimp for us. And you." - aimee rizzo
