03/11/09

Great food, worth the occasional wait

by evildrneutron

Don Cuco's is a local treasure for Toluca Lake residents. They've got a wide selection of Mexican dishes, and just about everything's great, so take a chance and try that thing that caught your eye on the menu!

The service has always been friendly and helpful. The atmosphere inside is quite pleasant and quiet so that you can keep up a conversation without yelling.

The only downsides are in the Don's popularity. The restaurant is on the small side, and going on a Friday or Saturday night means you'll probably be waiting a bit. The bar area is tiny and more than likely, you'll end up standing.

• Pros: Fantastic food, broad menu, decent prices
• Cons: Bad parking. Demand is sometimes higher than their capacity

01/19/09

Great Mexican Food

by Foodlover52

If you love great, traditional style Mexican food, this place is great! Large menu, multiple choices like three varieties of beans (black, refried, & whole pintos). I have been eating here for quite a few years and the food and the service has always been consistant. Yes, they get crowded at dinner time, especially on the weekends so plan on a wait if you don't have reservations. Parking can be brutal during busy hours since there is only street parking available and all the other restaurants and shops fight for the same parking on the street. I saw where another reviewer complained about the wait and went across the street to El Torito and was seated immediately. What does that tell you?They're not as busy because their food is not as good as Don Cuco's. I can't think of a "GOOD" restaurant I've gone to for dinner that someone wasn't waiting to get seated. Maybe for people who hate waits, they should eat at Denny's, I'm sure they must have some kind of offering that resembles Mexican food like a burrito. Someone else mentioned rude service and getting violently ill from the food. I've never noticed any examples of bad service, who knows, maybe the customer was being unreasonable and the staff reacted accordingly and I'm sure you could get ill from eating out but that's always a possibility no matter where you choose to eat. I know that neither myself or anyone in my family has ever gotten ill from eating there. So, all things considered, Don Cuco's provides, great Mexican food, great service, great drinks and great atmosphere all for a reasonable price.

• Pros: Great food, great service, large menu, good value, hand-made torillas
• Cons: Parking can be terrible during peak meal times, expect waits during busy periods

08/08/08

HORRIBLE SERVICE

by lottalotta

If your idea of a great time out is being treated rudely with little regard as a customer. If you like waiting too long to be treated poorly, then by all means go to Don Cuco.

How was the food? I dont know, I waited so long to eat it starvation took over and survival kicked in, I never tasted it because I was too busy trying not to die. How was my drink? Couldnt tell you, I was so irritated from being treated poorly that I used it as a vise to keep from knocking the server out. If you are in an anger management program, dont eat here. If you are not, you will need one when you leave.

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: everything