La Cocinita Mexican Restaurant 2220 North Center Street, Hickory, NC 28601

"This is without a doubt the most slept on restaurant in Hickory. Authentic, high quality, and amazing customer service. It's become a standard rotation. We love this spot and I've heard their breakfast is amazing."

"Truly an amazing place to eat!! The staff are incredibly professional and friendly!! Food is fresh and tasty"

"We had one of those fundraiser coupon books and found ourselves in Hickory at 11am on a Sunday. We decided to give La Cocinita a try and were very happy we did. Apple Maps said they opened at 11 but we got there at 11 and the parking lot was practically full. Sure enough, the restaurant was at 75% capacity already. THAT IS A GOOD SIGN! I ordered the 3 enchilada plate and my girlfriend ordered steak fajitas. Our waitress, who was great, told us the kitchen staff was short staffed so there might be a slight delay on the food. Their chips and salsa basket is about 1/2 the size of most restaurants but I actually liked that so I wasn't stuffed when the food came. The salsa was great though the chips didn't seem fresh (this is understood since they just opened on a Sunday). Considering the kitchen was short, I could not believe how beautiful the presentation was! This is something most Mexican restaurants don't particularly care about. We both enjoyed our dishes. Great job to whoever was in the back working on 10/8/2023!"

"Food was amazing. Server did great job. My only issue, that kept it from getting 5 stars, was that we all ordered a spicy watermelon Sangria and it took 30 minutes to get them...with only 3 other tables occupied in the restaurant."

"This place was amazing and very authentic! I love that nothing was salty as I rather add my own salt to thing. We had chips, salsa, guacamole, burrito, enchiladas, tamales chicken and pork and a sope. It was all great!"