Cotija Mexican Resturant

At the last minute we went out for dinner. Being new this far out we took a chance on a restaurant that was on the way home and we were pleasantly surprised. It is an unassuming. Building with a liquor store on the other side. There is a patio for eating outside, we had a booth and there are tables available also. Food was great and plentiful, see pictures. Service was OK, nothing special.

One of my favorite Mexican food restaurants in Saline County. We come here all the time in the summer. The outside sitting area is very pleasant, even in the middle of Arkansas heat. Big fans and a covered patio make it nice. Great food, great service, great restaurant.

I can sum this up quickly; bland average run of the mill tex-mex with questionable food safety. The good; The waitress was very nice, pleasant, and helpful. She checked frequently and refilled drinks. The prices were reasonable, and the food while bland was not inedible. The bad; The food was extremely bland and needed seasoning desperately, my poor shrimp was nearly crying out for it and everything from the rice to the beans faired the same. The ugly; There was several missteps with service. Starting with my salsa being completely frozen like an ice cube. The waitress did replace it thankfully, but it was literally an ice block of salsa floating in my bowl like the iceberg that took out the titanic. While dining in it was only us and another couple eating in during lunch time on a weekend (never a good sign) and they brought us the other couples food by mistake. Thankfully.... the waitress checked a few minutes later and took it back....what's not ok though is that they then still served those touched plates of food to the other patrons rather than fix them new plates, I had mistakenly taken a bite out of that plate and to then serve that other table with that to me at least is a big safety no-no. Summary; I hate to rain on a non-chain restaurant. I am being overly generous with the 3 stars and the owners can give thanks to our waitress for the extra 2 stars, as she was great. Sadly...at the end of the day you are judged by what you put on a plate and this for me is simply ho-hum, the missteps during the meal also did not help. This is my 3rd time eating here, and I do not believe there will be a 4th.

Miguel is an awesome guy and his daughters were amazingly friendly as well.

SO GOOD! Great portions, lovely patio, and awesome service. We asked if they had a mushroom cream sauce and the chef just created one for us. It was a wonderful experience. The veggie fajitas are THE BEST.