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RestaurantsOpen 7 Days
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| MONDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| TUESDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| WEDNESDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| THURSDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| FRIDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| SATURDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 10:30PM |
| SUNDAY | : | 10:30AM | - | 6:30PM |
Message from the Business
El Cocotero, serves delicious and authentic Venezuelan cuisine. Come join us for breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner in our warm, casual cafe. Our friendly service, warm decor and authentic specialties such as arepas, pabellon and many others will transport you back to Venezuela. El Cocotero is also available for Delivery. We look forward to serving you.
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Top Sentiments among El Cocotero Reviewers
Great black beans
Tasty dressing
Delicious de pollo mechado
Best cuban sandwich
Good Tres Leches cake
Great flavor
Fresh ingredients
Authentic accent
Amazing cuisine
Great juice drinks
Customer Reviews (49 reviews)
InThe Road
on Citysearch Oct 21, 2009Our friend was visiting us from Chicago and she wanted to try the Venezuelan food and Me and my Partner choose El Cocotero to take our friend to dine out; but what a Mistake!!!..We arrived and noticed that the place is... (more)
GuillermoR
on Citysearch Aug 15, 2009Do yourself a favor and not even think of going to El Cocotero. I'm Venezuelan and took my New Orleans friend with me to have dinner at this place while in NYC for vacations because I wanted him to try venezuelan food...... (more)
Moni112
on Citysearch Jun 16, 2009We walked by this place one late night, saw the menu and finally went a few weeks later. We were upset that we hadn't gone sooner because it was GREAT. the arepas and entrees are delicious. The staff is so friendly that it... (more)
eat_club
on Citysearch Oct 19, 2008This Venezuelan food was BETTER than I had in Venezuela. The Arepas were more like latkas! And friendly??? The staff was so nice, we felt like kissing them good-bye when we left the place. You should start with an... (more)
eva_cuarse
on Citysearch Sep 14, 2008El Cocotero is what it is people. Yes, its a people's place, chill, relax, not uptight, good authentic Venezuelan food, fresh! Yes you have to wait sometimes, yes sometimes its understaffed. Who cares? You get... (more)
hpena
on Citysearch Aug 18, 2008Went there for dinner. The waiter took forever to take our order. Did not ask us if wanted water - we had to ask after sitting there for nearly a half hour. I finished my Corona and waited, and waited to ask for another one,... (more)
nycinephile
on Citysearch Jul 11, 2008Five members of the Thrifty Gourmets Meetup Group and I field-tested this restaurant on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7:45 PM. There was no host on duty, but the one waiter who was busily working the floor greeted me in a... (more)
Franklinfth
on Citysearch Apr 23, 2008I've walked by El Cocotero with friends numerous times but had never gone in, until recently. Unlike the last reviewer, we found the service to be excellent. More importantly, the food was delicious. I had never... (more)
cinnamonxgirl
on Citysearch Mar 27, 2008My co-workers and I decided to try this place out for lunch?what a mistake! The place was nearly empty, but it still took over 10 minutes for the waitress to even come over to our table. We asked for water and did not... (more)
lololife
on Citysearch Feb 29, 2008I thins this place is a wonderful. .it is a best service good food too . I would like to try again I like it. yo estuve en ese lugar: me trataron muy bien. el menu esta muy espesifico, la musica es muy tradicional. es... (more)
fryuj145
on Citysearch Feb 18, 2008I'd highly recommend El Cocotero for the delicious Venezuealn food that I recently enjoyed there. The food was served hot, with fresh ingredients and served by a waitstaff that was friendly and attentive. My only... (more)
cerulean14
on Citysearch Feb 15, 2008This restaurant had the worst service I've ever experienced. The place itself had a dark, depressive aspect (quite different from the photo above) and was only about half full. We were ignored until we solicited the... (more)
naturalbeauty
on Citysearch Nov 06, 2007I went with 3 friends to El Cocotero for brunch on Saturday. When we arrived the place was practically empty. We were disappointed to find ONLY ONE brunch item on the menu. Since we weren't familiar with Venezuelan... (more)
kfarrin
on Citysearch Sep 09, 2007Stopped in for a late afternoon lunch with my sister and a friend after seeing the place on citysearch. We all had arepas - the pabellon (shredded beef with black beans and plantains - my favorite), pernil (roasted... (more)
thornbrooke
on Citysearch Aug 25, 2007After reading all the positive reviews, the decision to eat here one Saturday was simple. A friend and I were one of two sets of patrons, yet we received abysmal service: the waitress just couldn't be bothered. The... (more)
nishnish2000
on Citysearch Jul 14, 2007went here for lunch and had the chicken avocado arepa, it was amazing. my friend had the shredded beef arepa and that was amazing as well. the passionfruit juice here was sooooooooooo good! so fresh! we also had an... (more)
abbylovesny
on Citysearch Apr 13, 2007The place is small but that adds to the homey feel of the place. The staff is very kind and will answer any questions you have. Get there a little before the evening rush even during the weeknights because they do get busy... (more)
missriochicos
on Citysearch Mar 25, 2007Que gran experiencia!! me lleno de orgullo como Venezolano que soy...el poder degustar de una seleccion de exquisitos platos ( eramos 6 y yo el unico venezolano, y nos permitimos probar de todo lo que ordenamos) me... (more)
mt0816
on Citysearch Mar 15, 2007It's surprising to read some of the reviews here. First of all, one of the first things that you can feel when you step into this restaurant is the warmth, of it's employees, the owner, the ambience. You don't feel like... (more)
foodieknowsbest
on Citysearch Mar 12, 2007I was craving some Venezuelan food and there are very few places in the city that serve it. I wanted to try El Cocotero because they serve Pabellon Criollo, which is Venezuela's traditional dish. First off, I asked... (more)