1960 Cocina

Loved the mezcal margarita and the chicken enchiladas were delicious. Enjoyed the guacamole. Small restaurant, tasty food. Ambiance was ok. Friendly service. Overall a nice meal.

Food is best Mexican in town. We have been enjoying it for years! The chicken enchilada is my favorite, also enjoyed by husband is carne asada. The margaritas are exceptional! A +

I created a Yelp review of this restaurant a year ago. You know how things can change . What once was a 5 star spot drops to a 2 or 3. Maybe a new owner or new chef or something. I am happy to say, these folks still rock! Alejandro has left, but his sister Liz is a gem. My husband loves the carne asado and his dish was just what he expected. I really like their "street " tacos which are much more than the street ones. This time I had the pork with its adobada marinade . I also had roasted chicken with nicely cooked pasilla chiles complimented with small chunks of pineapple. Yummy! There's more to each dish - cilantro and the like - and all the flavors blend so nicely. Their house salsa with chips is a very nice starter. And the margaritas are freshly made rounding out a great meal. Two photos attached with one being an empty plate, just cannot seem to remember to take the before photo!!! I may have mentioned this in a previous review, and I think it bears repeating. Our scale of a restaurant's potential quality is a table setting that includes cloth napkins, fresh flowers and soft butter. I am not sure 1960 ever serves butter, so cannot attest to that. No matter. So I've included a photo of the flower!

We popped into 1960 Cocina last night (Thursday) and--just before we left--Jean and I were allowed to go into the kitchen to say hello to the matriarch, the chef, the heart and soul of the establishment. As far as I was concerned, we may have well had just met Emeril. Liz is one of the servers--sister of our friend Alejandro, who has moved up to Portland--who also did some cooking during Covid). Our server was Carmen, is Liz's daughter. So that's three generations working in there. She was swell. I introduced Jean and myself to her and she said, "I think I've heard about you." Very possible, because I was a well-informed, rapid FAN of the place from day one. I wrote one of the first two or three reviews on Yelp right after 1960 Cocina opened. We had enjoyed a *queso chorizo Fundido* (served with perfect homemade tortillas) and a large Chile Relleno, which comes with a side of rice, a mild roja sauce **on the side** (a great idea) and a large deep fried, jalapeño with frijoles inside. For me, Chile Rellonos are the holy Grail. Having traveled across the southwest every summer, and living just outside of West LA, my family had acquired a taste (and a very high standard) for rellenos. I've found. The relleno we had last night was every bit as good as the one that we were served on our first visit. A flavor-packed poblano pepper, not very spicy, filled with a meltable cheese and covered with a light crust. You know how most places use a lot of batter and then smother the relleno in sauce. This is not that. We also ordered a large bowl of chips and - instead of house salsa - any sort of variety pack of salsas they could offer us. They brought us four flavors, one of which was thick and dark, dark red. It was made from. _____ peppers and - as they all warned us - it was pretty damn spicy. We had the house margaritas upgraded with top shelf tequila, and they were perfect as well. I used to bring them a jar of homemade salsa every summer. Alejandro said they generally opened and consumed it as soon as they got it home. Some years have been better than others, but this (2024) was a good year for salsa, so I've got to run a jar over tomorrow. In closing, this is a family run, everything homemade, Mexican restaurant that will not appeal to folks whose idea of a great Mexican meal is a couple of cheesy enchiladas with large helpings of rice and beans. And endless free salsa and chips. Yes, 1960 Cocina is a bit spendy. But do yourself a favor and take someone you love -- and who also loves great, authentic Mexican food--share dishes, "family style" and enjoy yourselves. And take small bites. Oh, the rest of the menu is great as well.

Great authentic Mexican food, the tacos were incredible as well as the chips and tortillas. Definitely coming by back again and again

Simply the most authentic and delicious Mexican food in town. Their shrimp tacos are great!!

What a lovely spot. The food is authentic and flavorful. The service is always spot on. It's a Mexican family restaurant. Each dish is well thought out and prepared with care. Thank you!

Overall our experience was good! I wouldn't recommend coming hungry cause the pace is...very slow. Everything with the server and host (same person) seemed to be in slow motion (the table he told us we would be sat at sat empty for over 15minutes as they addressed everyone but the people waiting to be seated, not the end of the world but, just a slow pace as stated) the food was good though! I was admittedly sad my Margarita didn't come in the cool glass others have posted theirs in (lol) it was still tasty. The house salsa had a kick to it and the chips were great! I had the Birria which was great and my husband had the enchiladas which he also devoured

Best spot we found for Mexican food in Eugene. We enjoyed the tacos, Enchiladas De Pollo, Chile Relleno, and Chorizo Con Queso Fundido. Drinks came in cool little glass skulls and the service was super friendly. We would come back,