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Kokí

4.3

104 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (984) 219-7168
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This food truck turned brick-and-mortar restaurant established its second location in downtown. The delicious Puerto Rican menu includes empanadas, mofongo and crazy good Cuban sandwiches.


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4.3

Photo of Katelyn Bodwell Katelyn Bodwell
Nov 1, 2024 5

Low key causal place with delicious authentic food! It’s so bright and colorful inside and they have so many food options. You order at the counter, find a table, and they bring the food. I loved the Old Havana (ropa vieja)!

Photo of Mike a Mike a
Oct 29, 2024 4

The chicken sandwich was pulled chicken it was really good & had lots of flavors. The Empanada was my disappointment... I asked for chicken & got beef, but the complaint is that the beef was more of a paste, instead of like ground beef. The texture almost felt like refried beans...... other than that, everything was good. The staff was also super friendly & made the experience more enjoyable. The atmosphere was also enjoying the painting & just little knickknacks representing puerto Rico was nice.

Photo of Kelly Mercier, Ph.D Kelly Mercier, Ph.D
Oct 2, 2024 5

We went for lunch and split a platter and Cuban sandwich. Everything was super tasty including the great selection of sodas. The service was fast and helpful, and the amount of food and quality was a great value.

Photo of Cya Vsqz Cya Vsqz
Jul 1, 2024 3

I despise places that don’t have prices. Simply because I wanna make sure what I order is worth what they charge. Clearly this isn’t the case. Customer service is great, bathroom is cleaned and kids meals are good portion. Adults meals have a whole pound of meat and barely any sides. The plátano maduro were good, beans weren’t bad but the rice was a disappointment, hard rice and not enough. The to go containers too don’t even fit the bottoms. I say stay away or grab something quick but no restaurant style kind of environment.

Photo of Carlos Hernandez Carlos Hernandez
May 26, 2024 4

I brought my wife, and we both really liked it. I tried the carne frita and substituted mofongo for the side, and my wife got a cuban sandwich and substituted the side for some kind of homemade sweet potato tatter tots and super good as well. Definitely recommend. Reasonably priced for immediately in downtown.

Photo of Steven Miceli Steven Miceli
May 14, 2024 4

Worth the stop. All of our food was pretty good. Jackfruit, steak, plantains, beans etc were all pretty good. I had the senior Iglesias chicken sandwich (pictured). It was a little intense. As a person who could eat a whole pizza if I wanted to, I couldn't quite finish. I'd actually say serving sizes on everything was pretty huge. My disappointment with it was that the chicken was just like a frozen chicken patty, not fresh fried chicken. Other than that, I'd give it a thumbs up. Nice shop, staff needs training as they didn't really know the menu, but that's OK.

Photo of Hector Vazquez Hector Vazquez
Mar 9, 2024 5

VERY happy to have an authentic Puerto Rican food spot in the triangle. The music, the bright colors.. it definitely give you a taste of the culture and flavor of the island. The food is spot on - I would strongly recommend the beef empanadas, mofongo, and the pernil plate! A must-try for sure!

Photo of Brian Marcos Brian Marcos
Dec 16, 2023 5

Incredible food, delicious breakfast sandwich and great price. Mallorca sandwich! Bit quiet but it's cool, they had just opened anyway, place was clean and organized.

Photo of Ashley Odvody Ashley Odvody
Dec 10, 2023 5

This was such an amazing authentic food adventure for our family. There is some food that takes you places and this is one of those restaurants where you feel like you are experiencing a trip to Puerto Rico. Everything we tasted was delicious and the family meal was a great price and plenty of food for a family of five. The whole family enjoyed the beans, rice, pork and plantains. Our favorite things were the sweet potato tater tots and what my kids called their Puerto Rican yum yum sauce 😋. The service was great and quick, and the atmosphere very nice with some really cool art on the walls. We will definitely be making this a regular place for our family.