Lacto
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Mexican
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Upscale Mexican restaurant and tequila/mezcal bar bringing the flavors of Oaxaca. Dinner menu has "plant based" section offering dishes like tostaditas with refried beans, oyster mushrooms tinga and vegan cilantro-serrano aioli, and quesadillas de portobello with huitlacoche, corn, cashew cheese, and mole. Open Tue-Fri 3:00pm-9:30pm, Sat 10:00am-9:30pm, Sun 10:00am-5:00pm.
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3707 Fifth Ave (at Hillcrest District), San Diego, California, USA, 92104
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Last update on 13 Jun 2021 by Guest
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Added by KellyBone on 13 Jun 2021
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7 Reviews
First Review by MindyK
angelbabie611
Points +43
Upscale Mexican Food - Edit
I love all of the vegan options at Cocina de Barrio. The happy hour specials (Mushroom Tacos and Coconut Augachile) are an especially good value and very delicious. I always order one of each. Plus you can't beat the happy hour margaritas. I highly recommend it!
Read morePros: Great Presentation
Cons: No Chips and Salsa
Guest
rwabbs
Points +69
Fantastic and well priced - Edit
I had the vegan tostaditas with the Agua Santa: $30 for a cocktail and dinner. Service was fast, very nice, and everything tasted amazing. Many unique options as well.
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kczapata3
Points +54
Very happily surprised - Edit
We came here for a birthday celebration and I honestly didn’t even look the place up. I wasn’t expecting much since my plan was to go elsewhere for lunch but WOW!! We ordered the young coconut aguachile and that was great, my husband got the barrio salad which he liked.
Read moreWe also asked the server if she had any other vegan brunch recommendations and she was actually vegan herself so she had the kitchen make some vegan green chilaquiles with soy rizo and that was amazing!
My friend and I took advantage of the bottomless mimosas for $20 and my hubby and brother had some other great margarita choices.
I noticed that their dinner menu has even more vegan options so we definitely plan to come back for those.
Pros: Delicious vegan options
Cons: A little pricey
Guest
JoshHyatt
Points +477
Great Mexican Food - Edit
This was a happy accident. The menu has many plant based options and great drink options. Highly recommend for a nice, upscale meal.
Read morePros: They have quite a bit of plant based options, Food is amazing , Fun vibe
Cons: Upscale and more expensive
Guest
AnaGoldberg
Points +89
Mexican food with a Oaxacan Twist - Edit
And tons of flavorful options. Try the flor de calabaza fish *chefs kiss*
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LorraineGadsden
Points +7278
Not For Me - Edit
I am not a very picky person (as you can see from previous reviews), however, this is one of my least favorite meals. I ordered the coconut aguachiles, mushroom tinga, and mushroom quesadilla. The aguachiles had virtually no flavor, and really needed salt and lime. Honestly, it didn’t taste anything like I remembered. The mushroom quesadilla came on a sauce that I just personally did not enjoy. The mushroom tinga was the best dish of the night, but again it wasn’t mind blowing.
Read moreThere are so many better vegan options in Hillcrest and San Diego, I just would not recommend choosing this place unless someone non veg really wanted to come. The food unfortunately doesn’t taste nearly as good as it looks. The service is also spotty. The person offering water and cleaning the tables was very kind, the waiter was not rude but not friendly either.
Side note: my family ordered the non veg menu and also did not enjoy their food.
Updated from previous review on 2021-12-01
Pros: vegan options
Cons: expensive
Guest
MindyK
Points +222
Delicious vegan options except no vegan desserts - Edit
We went here for husband’s birthday. We shared 3 dishes and they were all delicious. Unfortunately this restaurant doesn’t have any vegan desserts.
Read morePros: Clearly labeled delicious vegan options, Variety to choose from , Nice ambiance
Cons: No vegan dessert options
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