Cuisine: Mexican
Restaurant Features: Bar, On-Site Parking
Location: Roseville
Address: 1925 Perimeter Road Roseville, MN 55113 651-287-4055
**Additional location in Columbia Heights
Links: La Casita Website Google Map
Atmosphere: From the moment you step through the door, La Casita is decorated to give you the feel of being in a romantic Mexican Villa; with murals painted on many of the walls, lush live plants, and this authentic-looking fountain.
There are several sections to this giant restaurant, room enough to accommodate a couple of hundred. Everything is decorated so perfectly! I love the natural light that shines down from the large skylight into this room.
Menu: Start off with complimentary chips & salsa or order a qesadilla, cheese crisp, chile con queso, or Mexi-skins. If you're looking for a tradional Mexican plate, La Casita offers a grande burrito, fajita burrito, chimichanga, pollo fundido or shredded beef burrito. Grilled items include fajitas, carne asada, or grilled chicken breast. Individual tacos and tamales are sold a la carte. There are also several combination dinners if you're looking to try a few different items.
*Several specialty margaritas also available
Price guide: Appetizers $4-8 Burritos $9-10 Combos $8-12
What I ordered:
Started with a Presidente Margarita to go along with the complimentary chips and salsa. Loved that they use fresh lime juice to make their margaritas, tart but sweet at the same time. I also like the salsa...not too spicy (3 out of 10), flavored with a spice I couldn't quite put my finger on...chipotle, possibly?
I tend to order combination platters at every Mexican restaurant I go to, so that I can try several different things. This visit I ordered the Macho Platter...mini grilled fajita chicken burrito, shredded beef enchilada, cheese enchilada, a hard shell ground beef taco, refried beans and rice. Everything was delicious, but my favorite was the shredded beef enchilada. The beef had great flavor and was so tender! I couldn't believe I got all this food for less than $12!
My companion ordered the three enchiladas combination: cheese, shredded chicken and ground beef with beans and rice. Service:
Overall Impression: Great atmosphere and awesome food!
Thanks again for recommending another winner, Kristi. My wife, son, and I just got back and we were extremely satisfied. We had been looking for a Mexican restaurant since we arrived in the Saint Paul area last spring, and after a disastrous outing to Acapulco (the food just isn't that good) we were about to give up.
One "Buy One, Get One" coupon, a couple house margaritas on 1/2 price night, a Chimichanga for the wife and the giant Macho Combo you featured above and we have a champion. Looks like we've found the replacement for our near weekly Mexican home back in Illinois.
Thanks!
Posted by: John | March 24, 2009 at 07:16 PM
Glad you enjoyed La Casita, John! I haven't been there since November and it
is always a treat when I get to go :)
Posted by: Twin Cities Restaurant Blog | March 25, 2009 at 02:16 PM