Restaurant: Don Cuco
Location: Toluca Lake, CA
Price: $2.95 (small bowl)
So, since I’m still pretty new at this, I decided to stay local and hit up another one of my regular lunch spots. This time JoJo Wright and I went to Don Cuco’s Mexican Restaurant in Toluca Lake, CA. (Yes, again with JoJo. And again with Toluca Lake) I’m honestly not a huge fan of Mexican food. Maybe being from Southern California has made my taste buds jaded, but I prefer the more complex textures and flavors found in other types of food such as French and Italian. But nonetheless, Don Cuco’s is one of the most popular places to eat around here so they deserve a review!
Albondigas literally means, “meatball.” The soup is basically a tomato based broth filled with vegetables and half-dollar sized meatballs. (See where the names comes from? You’re a smart one aren’t ya?) This relatively simple soup packs a lot of great flavor. The meatballs, which were perfectly seasoned, were tender yet still held together very well in the liquid. The broth was light but still managed to pack the flavor of the meat and vegetables into every spoon full. On the down side, the vegetables were chopped a bit to large. They took up more than half of my bowl and left room for just one meatball. Yes, I know I ordered the small… But only one meatball in a soup that’s called “Meatball” is just wrong! Long story short, it was good and I would order it again. But it’s nothing to write home about. (Just blog about)
Rating: 3 out of 5 Spoons
- The Soup Critic
