"For several reasons, La Cocina Oaxaqueña is the best Mexican group dinner spot in Seattle. First, they take reservations over the phone and usually always have availability. Second, they have a free buffet-style salsa bar. Third, the homemade chips are cooked when you order them, so they’re always extremely hot and worth the occasional burnt tongue. Fourth, fifth, and sixth: the atmosphere is low-key but can turn up on the weekends, the tequila cocktails are poured in pint glasses (as they should be), and the patio is excellent when it’s nice out." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley