Prima Cocina Menu – Santa Monica, CA

Type : Restaurant

Location : Santa Monica, CA

Based on 123 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.0 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Prima Cocina 90403

Address:
1405 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Phone: (424) 581-6511

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Hours

Friday 12–9 PM
Saturday 12–9 PM
Sunday 12–9 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
12–9 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 12–9 PM
Wednesday 12–9 PM
Thursday 12–9 PM

Menu

Salads and Bowls
Caesar Verde Salad
Grilled tomato, Parmesan, homemade Caesar dressing (no anjovies).
$15.00
The Prima Salad
Mixed greens, avocado, roasted corn, grilled tomatoes, vinaigrette dressing.
$15.00
Organic Mixed Greens Salad
Roasted tomatoes, corn, and pickled onion and vinaigrette.
$11.00
La Paz Chopped Salad
Romaine, corn, avocado, jack cheese, tomatoes and green beans, vinaigrette dressing.
$15.00
Baja Rice Bowl
Rice, norteño beans, corn, guacamole, cheese and salsa roja.
$13.00
Veggie Bowl
Seasonal vegetables served over cilantro rice, served with fresh sliced avocado.
$16.00
Starters
House Guacamole
Made with fresh avocados, red onions, cilantro and lime juice. Served with homemade tortilla chips.
$11.00
B.C.S. Nachos
Tortilla chips, norteño beans, cheese, guacamole, salsa rojo and jalapeños.
$13.00
Chicken Albondigas Soup
Homemade chicken meatballs, garden vegetables and fresh cilantro (meatballs contain gluten).
$11.00
Palmilla Shrimp Cocktail
Chopped shrimp, avocado, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño peppers, onions and tomato sauce with hand squeezed lime juice.
$18.00
Grilled Quesadilla
Jack cheese, flour tortilla, side salsa, side crema, served with cilantro rice.
$11.00
Street Corn Esquites
Grilled corn (off the cobb), cotija cheese, Chile mayo.
$9.00
Queso Fundido
Jack cheese, mild chorizo and maitake mushrooms. Served with choice of tortillas flour, corn or hand made corn. Gluten free.
$13.00
Desserts
Flan $10.00
Tres Leches Cake $10.00
Entrées
Enchiladas Pollo
Three handmade corn tortillas filled with Jack cheese and chicken. Sprinkled with cotija cheese and drizzled over with crema. Your choice of roja or verde salsa. Gluten free.
$25.00
Enchiladas Camarones
Three handmade corn tortillas filled with Jack cheese and shrimp. Topped with avocado, crema and salsa roja or verde. Gluten free.
$28.00
Carne Asada
Grilled skirt steak, grilled onions, grilled jalopeño, served with side guacamole, pico de gallo and tortillas.
$30.00
Baja Carnitas
Crispy pork, served with pickled red onions, cilantro rice and norteño beans, salsa roja and tortillas.
$26.00
Shrimp La Playita
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic, Serrano peppers, cherry tomatoes and onions.
$29.00
Grilled Branzino
Butterflied and de-boned fish, grilled, served with side salsa roja and side cilantro pesto and served with choice of tortillas.
$31.00
Prima Burrito
Filled with rice, norteño beans, lettuce, guacamole and Jack cheese. Served with side of salsa of your choice.
$15.00
Shrimp Mojo De Ajo
Lemon butter, garlic, white wine sauce , with shrimp served with our cilantro Rice and seasonal vegetables.. served with side flour tortillas
$30.00
Los Niños
Kids Quesadilla
Jack cheese, rice and beans. For ages 12 and under.
$13.00
Kids Grilled Taco
Choice of chicken or shrimp. Rice and beans. For ages 12 and under.
$13.00
Sides
Mixed Seasonal Vegetables $10.00
Norteño Beans $5.00
Cilantro Rice
Our rice is cooked with white corn.
$5.00
Handmade Organic Corn Tortillas $5.00
Warm Flour Tortillas $5.00
Salsa Bar
Salsa Flight
Choose 3. Homemade, using variety of fresh vegetables, chilies and herbs from different regions of Mexico. DOES NOT HAVE CHIPS. PLEASE ORDER CHIPS SEPERATELY
$6.00
4 Oz Cilantro Pesto $2.50
4 Oz Sour Cream $2.50
4 Oz Chilly Mayo $2.50
Small Bag Of Chips $3.00
Bowl Of Chips $5.00
Fajitas Baja Sur
Chicken Fajita
Comes with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and warm flour tortillas.
$25.00
Combo Fajita
Comes with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and warm flour tortillas.
$30.00
Steak Fajita
Comes with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and warm flour tortillas.
$26.00
Shrimp Fajita
Comes with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, bell peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, and warm flour tortillas.
$27.00
Tacos
Single Grilled Pescado Taco
Grilled mahi-mahi, green and red cabbage, Chile mayo, cilantro pesto, pickled red onion. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$6.00
Grilled Pescado Taco
Grilled mahi-mahi, green and red cabbage, Chile mayo, cilantro pesto, pickled red onion. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$21.00
Single Salmon Taco
Grilled salmon, green and red cabbage, cilantro pesto and Chile mayo, pickled red onion. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$6.00
Salmon Taco
Grilled salmon, green and red cabbage, cilantro pesto & Chile mayo, pickled red onion. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$21.00
Single Grilled Shrimp Taco
Grilled shrimp, shredded green and red cabbage, Chile mayo, cilantro pesto, pickled red onion. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$6.00
Grilled Shrimp Taco
Grilled shrimp, shredded green and red cabbage, Chile mayo, cilantro pesto, pickled red onion. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$21.00
Single Chicken A La Parilla Taco
Grilled and marinated,chicken breast, green and red cabbage, fresh cilantro, salsa verde.
$5.00
Chicken A La Parilla Taco
Grilled and marinated, chicken breast, green and red cabbage, fresh cilantro, salsa verde. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans.
$20.00
Single Mushroom Barbacoa Taco
Grilled maitake mushrooms , pickled red onion, cotija, cilantro pesto. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$5.00
Mushroom Barbacoa Taco
Grilled maitake mushrooms , pickled red onion, cotija, cilantro pesto. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$19.00
Single Carne Asada Taco
Grilled skirt steak, jack cheese, avocado, pickled red onion salsa roja.
$5.00
Carne Asada Taco
Grilled skirt steak, jack cheese, avocado, pickled red onion salsa roja. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans.
$21.00
Single Carnitas Taco
Crispy pork, salsa roja, pickled red onion salsa roja.
$5.00
Carnitas Taco
Crispy pork, salsa roja, pickled red onion salsa roja. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans.
$20.00
Single Lobster Taco
Lobster, shredded green and red cabbage, cilantro pesto and jack cheese. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$7.00
Lobster Taco
Lobster, shredded green and red cabbage, cilantro pesto and Jack cheese. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free. If it is even one lobster there will be flat rate of the lobster taco.
$27.00
Single Short Ribs Taco
Short rib tacos served with fresh chopped white onions, fresh cilantro and spicy salsa roja. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$7.00
Short Ribs Taco
Short rib tacos served with fresh chopped white onions, fresh cilantro and spicy salsa roja. Three taco entrée served with cilantro rice and norteño beans. Our cilantro pesto is nut free and dairy free.
$25.00

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Reviews

Richard Leuchter
Ughhh I really wish these tacos were better. It’s a wonderful location, but the tortillas taste store-bought, the meat is horribly underseasoned, and the chips are stale. The guac and corn are good though, so I know they can do better!

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PE Shearer
Thursday Aug 11th a coworker & myself stopped here to eat. I ordered carnitas tacos, coworker ordered fajitas. And we both had the Street Corn Esquites, which was very good. The beans were good also. A little hiccup in service but the server may have been new. The food seemed a tad bland, taste was okay, just for a Mexican restaurant, there wasn’t the spicy kick one would expect. Not saying it needed habanero mixed in everything, just go up the street a few steps to Whole Foods and pick up a jalapeño or two and don’t be afraid to use them. Nice atmosphere, dined outside.

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Michael Mangowal
Perfect, I believe they used best ingredients to make the best taste for Mexican food around Santa Monica, they do have out side seating area but my wife said it’s to windy. Don’t forget to try the tequila..not too much

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Colten Montgomery
Highly recommended this little joint! Great food, reasonably priced, friendly staff and very aesthetically pleasing inside!

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Jason Pavlow
The Bartender here is on point – serving up delicious drinks (provided he doesn’t run out of ingredients due to popularity). Lobster tacos had great flavor and were cooked perfectly. Will definitely be back.

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Devan Hecht
I was expecting a burrito bowl with fajita veggies, but I ended up getting what looks and tastes like warmed up frozen veggies over rice with a quarter of an avocado. Was excited to try this new spot on the beach but am pretty disappointed.

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kmacneil91
Definitely overpriced (esp the drinks) but everything I tasted was really good. The sever was very attentive and tried to accommodate requests even though the kitchen was out of certain items. The environment was very quaint and aesthetically pleasing. Choice of indoor or outdoor dining.

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Michael
Aug 11th, 2022 Slow service, very slow…

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Denise Rocha
We are regulars here because the food is the closest I’ve had to my Mexican mom’s cooking this side of the border, and the service is usually great.

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Raquel Vasquez
So last night I had something to do on Montana Street in Santa Monica. I live in studio city so I’m rarely on the west side and had no idea where to go for a light meal and a relaxing cocktail.

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