Casa Vega

My friend and I had a blast at Casa Vega.
The atmosphere is lovely and upbeat.
We got serenaded at our table by a live performer, which added to the experience.
The food was good, not great.
I ordered the Casa Vega bowl with steak, and my friend got the spinach enchiladas.
There were plenty of gluten-free options, and the restaurant was safe with cross contamination.
Be sure to make a reservation in advance.
Overall, a fun night living out our Kardashian dreams!

My wife and I came here for lunch today.
I made reservations off OpenTable just if they were busy.
I parked on the street since it's free parking for 2 hrs on a Sunday.
I called ahead to check about the parking, they said the parking behind the restrauant is valet only at all times.
The entrance is on the side of the building.
When I walked inside, the place is kind of dark but not so bad.
We got seated right away but it took the waiter a while to come to our table.
He was the only one working the area we were seated so I understand.
My wife and I started off with a coke to drink.
We then put in our orders, I got the burrito and the waiter asked if I wanted chesse and salsa on top which I said sure why not.
I didn't know until the check came that it was an extra fee, it would've been helpful if he told me that but I saw it was also on the menu on top.
My wife got the Enchiladas Pollo Mole, our food came out quick.
I thought my burrito was alright, they give a decent amount of Carne asada inside.
My wife thought her Enchiladas was good but said the chicken wasn't the best.
The chips were kind of dried and stale, we thought the salsa was good.
The men's bathroom is also small with only 1 small and 1 urinal station with no privacy wall so be aware.
We most likely wouldn't come back but it was a good experience trying this place.

Originally opened in 1956 Casa Vega is certainly one of the more famous Mexican restaurants in the valley, and I would say one of the better ones.
It has a lot of connections to movies and shows so a lot of people know about it even before stopping in.
It is a bit pricey compared to other Mexican restaurants, but not by that much.
They don’t have self parking, it is valet only but there are plenty of street metered spaces available surrounding the restaurant.
We were able to find one right out front for a 7PM Saturday dinner.
Our server was extremely polite, was very fast with a drink refills, and overall he did a great job. They have a very large menu with pretty much all of the classics on it.
I started off with the Chile Con Queso Soup, and it was honestly really good and very cheesy.
Next we shared the Chicharrónes and we both especially liked the verde sauce that came with it.
We also ordered the table side Guacamole and as expected it was really good and went fast.
For my entrée I chose the Carne Chile Colorado and really enjoyed it.
It’s been one of my favorite Mexican dishes since childhood so I have had it tons of times.
I switched to flour tortillas which I feel is a better combo with the steak.
It had great flavors so I would order it again next time and would recommend it. Overall a solid and famous Mexican restaurant with great ambience in the valley.
I don’t go to the valley often, but would certainly stop in again next time I am up that way, and would recommend to anyone who is close by as well.