La Cucaracha Restaurante

Some of the best service I've experienced at a restaurant! Coming in - you immediately felt like family! The food we ordered felt very authentic - and there were more items on the menu I wanted to try which is always a good sign.

I am here working on our huge storage units whittling them down. Built up a strong craving for special enchiladas from here with mole. Got it to go, exhausted.First TINY container. VERY meek thin skimpy enchiladas less than half the size of a proper enchilada served in Old Town San Diego or Downtown Los Angeles! The traditional California enchilada comes out HOT on a big oval platter with lots of cheese on top, generous perfectly spice mole combo enchiladas sauce by Don Miguel full of robust flavor plenty of meat. Not here. The former owner ( sold the restaurant 4-5 years ago to the wait staff according to the original older bar tender) a woman and her family at Christmas would make from scratch amazing heavenly tamales! All her sauces had great depth of flavor thanks to the many excellent spices she generously used. I love to cook and make my own enchiladas. My mom grew up in LA.And the prices went way up. 3 skinny enchiladas with only sauce $15. Rice and beans $5. Sour cream $2. Extra sauce $4! A la cart, a la carte.Going to explore new places.

Just came in for some chips and dip and beer with some friends, however the entree's passing by our table looked gooooooood. I did enjoy the chips and salsa. The chips were a mix of both flour and corn tortilla. The queso was just ok, the slice jalapeños in it were a nice touch though.

A Saint Paul gem located just off of Grand Avenue. Even though I am always in the area, I often forget about La Cucaracha because it's tucked off the main drag by just a pinch. For those of you reading this review - here's your sign to visit. Really good food, lots of seating, fast service and good drink options as well. We had a party of 3 on a Saturday and got seated in a back booth. We ordered the chips, salsa and queso as our appetizer and also had a fruit mojito (yum) along with a pina colada (also yum) for our cocktails. I enjoyed my chicken flautas meal which came with rice and beans and was served with feta cheese sprinkles and guacamole. Everything is as served hot and fresh. I can't wait to return again soon! Note: the lighting is fairly dark but the community and cuisine bring this place to life!

Friendly staff, clean and beautiful restaurant, and delicious food! We had the soup, carne asada tacos, and margaritas. Lots of flavor, even the homemade red and green sauce has a nice kick!

The food is great! I mostly do takeout, but everyone is friendly and helpful. It has a very warm and comfortable looking dining room.

I visited La Cucaracha Restaurant for the second time of my life on a Sunday evening. I live close to the restaurant so it was really nice to be able to walk to the restaurant with two of my friends. It seemed as though there was only street parking available and the restaurant was large with a fun and festive atmosphere. La Cucaracha was relatively quiet on this particular Sunday evening and we got seated at a high top at the bar quickly. We all ordered margaritas and they were not our favorite. I personally thought they were strong and my friends thought they were too sweet. Our waiter was really pleasant and attentive so the service at the restaurant was a plus. We ordered the chips and guacamole to start and they were very tasty. The guacamole was really nice and fresh tasting and I love that they gave us flour tortilla chips as they are my personal favorite. We all ordered the chicken tacos. The dish comes with three chicken tacos and you can choose between hard and soft shell tacos. I definitely recommend the hard shell tacos rather than the soft. I will definitely be coming back to La Cucaracha as it is a great, local restaurant near my home.

The service here is great and the food was so good I'm definitely looking forward to coming again

Zero flavor on the nachos..queso is like cheese whiz and chips are odd. Service and ambiance was great...but probably won't be back

Great food! The guacamole, tostadas, black beans, rice, tacos and cheese enchiladas were all delicious. Excellent service, too.