El Cocotero- Venezuelan Cuisine

El Cocotero is the cutest!  I absolutely loved it here.  It's very small but has a very warm and inviting ambiance.  The waitors are so nice and the food is MMM MMM GOOD!  We went in a large group and they were very accommodating.  I can't wait to go back.
Thanks to my girls for hooking me up with the photos! :)

I think this was a mix of passion fruit and mango with rum :/.  I personally (others will agree) think that the rum was very light lol.  I couldn't taste it at all.  Las chicas locas ordered their drinks with an extra shot of rum. WEPA!


Tostones & Yucca

I know the lighting is terrible :(, it gets a little better from here...

Camarones Cocotero- Sauteed shrimp in cilantro pesto, tostones (plaintain), salad





Rice with black beans

I love rice and beans!! Can't get enough.

Chivo en Coco- Stewed young goat in coconut,  red and green pepper sauce w/ plantains over rice

Bistec Encebollado- Sauteed skirt steak w/ onions, yucca, mashed potatoes and salad

3 Leches- Three milk cake

I had a BLAST! Food was amazing and our waitor was very entertaining.

Check em out:
228 W. 18th St (Bet 7th & 8th Ave)
Chelsea, NY
http://www.cocotero-restaurant.com/