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| - Don't let the sparse and lack of lackluster on the outside influence to keep driving by Cozumel. On a recent visit for lunch, I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of food and service at this location.
First, the food isn't 100% authentic Mexican, if you truly want such, you will need to fly south of the border. Otherwise, in the american-mexican cuisine category, Cozumel seems to offer pretty decent quality food. The serving size is large and loaded with rice, sour-cream, beans, lettuce - the usual fixings. My lunch order was the Tamale entree in lunch portion, which consisted of two large tamale (chicken and pork) topped with guac, sour cream, served aside beans, rice and other fixings. My dish was full of flavor and well balanced moisture to the tamale (something not all mexican restaurante get right) the shredded lettuce was crisp and fresh the guac was well balance with avocado and red onion, the rice was perfectly made and the beans (not my favorite at other places) were actually nice. In all dish was well made and well presented on the platter.
The serving staff were courteous and had the usual mexican restaurant flare - 'si senor' although I would say they were more attentive than other places. Our food was served without much delay and several times the wait staff ensured everything was OK with us.
Cozumel can seat a large crowd given its seating areas (front room, back/side room), and an outside deck. This place is a must visit if you are in the area and are craving Mexican.
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