Reviews for The ORIGINAL Cocina Azul at 12th & Mountain Rd in Albuquerque, NM

First timeguest while visiting and was as advertised. Great flavors and fresh tasting food. Started with guacamole which was... simple and good Server recommend Frankie's Combo special and had a great variety of dishes. Co-hort ordered the Annalise burgerwhich looked yum. Went for a straight Patron as the margaritas where pre-mixed and received a healthy pour. Read more

Well once again this fine restaurant has served up some great food. From burritos to smothered chicken fried steak. The food is... flavorful and served with a smile. We even enjoyed a couple of flavored margaritas. Always an enjoyable experience. Read more

Delicious food. My husband had the brisket burrito Christmas style (red and green sauce) and I had the brisket enchiladas. Took... flan home for dessert. Can't wait to taste it. Jasmine our waitress was terrific; always checking on us and super nice. Nexttime we are in Alburquerque we are definitely coming by. Read more

The salsa was authentic but might be spicy for some. However I and my wife found it amazing. The main course was ok. Good but... not great. The server was hospitable and courteous. Its just you would have to remind for stuff, like for example gravy that waspart of my order, then drink menu, then a knife and forks but it could be because it was busy. Overall it was an ok experience. Read more

It was a very pleasant visit to Cocina Azul in Old Town Albuquerque! Anastacia was a very friendly and professional waitress who... came back to the table in a timely manner a number of times to check on us. The place is very clean and has a nice cozy feel toit. The food was amazing and they bring out both a red and green salsa for an appetizer and those salsas are very good butsomewhat spicy, just a heads up in case that's not your thing. I had a stacked enchilada made with ribeye meat and red chile,OMG best enchilada I've ever had in my life! Overall I definitely recommend this place if you haven't tried it! I would've given5 stars had they not forgot to bring my sopapillas out with my main course. All in all, a great experience! Read more

We drove through Albuquerque on our road trip and were really looking for a restaurant that spoke for the town and its culture.... All in all the food was good (especially weirdly the rice was super tasty) and the service was AMAZING. The guys that workedthere were super attentive and had really fun personalities. The only reason I rate it down was because for the raving reviews Isaw on the restaurant, I really was expecting something different I guess. Felt like average good Latin food. My husband's foodhowever was delicious so it may have just been my entrée. Also the Verde sauce rocked! We weren't super fans of the salsahowever. Read more

Good but not great. Had high expectations based on the reviews. Started with the chips and salsa which were amazing!! I would... make a meal just on those! I had the brisket enchiladas with the red sauce ?because it was hotter? according to the waiter. Iwas disappointed as the sauce was tomato tasting with zero heat. The chip salsas (red and green) were much hotter (in a goodway) and better tasting than the enchilada red sauce by ALOT!! For a place in the older side of Albuquerque, they should knowhow to do enchiladas with a good enchilada sauce flavor with a little heat. This IS Albuquerque, correct?! Nevertheless, I leftfull but disappointed. The waiter was overworked with too many tables and no time for us! On a good note, this place knows howto do some very, very good sopapillas. You may have to ask for them as they come free with your meal, but our waiter was goingto skip them until we requested them. Very fluffy and golden brown, and they go EXCELLENT with the honey that is provided withthem. They expand with an inside pocket that is perfect to hold some of that honey. It is worth a next time, but hopefullythings get better! Read more

My first time dining in. We got take out a few times through COVID but it is definitely better in person. The fideos brought me... back to my childhood. And the brisket burrito was heaven. Read more