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El Foco


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#15 of 107 restaurants in Cozumel
  • Address: Avenida 5, Cozumel, Mexico

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5 of 5 stars
diverdownaz   23 contributions
Gilbert,az
Jul 6, 2009

The food was incredible especially the pork chop tacos. We stuffed our selves here for about $18. Just be aware when you order each order is 3 tacos and the 75 peso dishes are about 5-6 tacos. more

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5 of 5 stars
toadfish   8 contributions
Boise, Idaho
Jun 13, 2009

Best margurita in Cozumel!!!!! Love their soups. Lots of good choices here. Been coming back here for years. more

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5 of 5 stars
lauraleanne   16 contributions
frisco, tx
Jan 29, 2009

We love, love, love El Foco. We can't get enough of this place. On a five day trip, we ate there twice. The food is authentic and freshly prepared. It always surprises me that the service at this little place is better than at our 5 star resort! Try the El Foco tacos...beef, chorizo, onion and cheese on flour tortilla.... more

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5 of 5 stars
CharlieScuba   27 contributions
Florida
Dec 29, 2008

El Foco ("The Lightbulb" - no idea where it got that name), was where I reallized that the places you want to eat in Cozumel are NOT the tourist restaurants (meaning, if you like places like Senor Frogs and Carlos and Charlie's, then you probably should have saved your money and stayed home so you could eat at TGI Friday's... more

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2 of 5 stars
flntny   2 contributions
sw fl
Dec 23, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

we had an incident with the bill being added in correctly at el foco. more

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5 of 5 stars
eaton53   3 contributions
silvis, illinois
Dec 21, 2008

My wife and I just love this place. We were on a ultra low budget vacation this year and were hanging out at the nice La Caletita public beach by the lighthouse (near Caribe Blu hotel) a lot. Well, you can bring your own there, so besides my cooler of XX, we had leftover El Foco tacos and baked goods... more

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5 of 5 stars
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Jul 28, 2008

I'd been away from Cozumel from almost 8 years and was so happy that El Foco is still the same as it was the first time I was there almost 20 years ago! Eat low cholesterol elsewhere so you can load up here! Mexican-style tacos with the proper amount of finger-licking grease. My favorites - cheese and poblano tacos with... more

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5 of 5 stars
Luv_2B_underwater   15 contributions
California
Jul 20, 2008

I go to Cozumel several times a year and eat at El Foco at least two, sometimes three times on every visit. The food is fantastic, service good and friendly and prices are not outrageous like most the restaurants have gotten to be in Cozumel. Definitely worth the visit. more

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5 of 5 stars
jonfhills   10 contributions
New York City, New York
Jul 10, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I will never forget we arrived in Cozumel last year a bit late to go to the Melia Cozumel..and we intended to nap until dinner. Of course we woke up almost at midnight and missed all of the food at our hotel. So we cabbed into town and asked him to take us to someplace GOOD. FIrst he stopped in... more

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El Foco Address

Avenida 5, Cozumel, Mexico
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.