Looking for a family-friendly restaurant with a convenient location? Looking for ooey gooey, cheesy, and rich dishes that make your taste buds sing at the first bite? With friendly service, delicious food, and beautiful furniture, Casa de Ramos is definitely the place for you.
Located two blocks from school on Highland Ave., this restaurant is convenient in both location and parking.
When first entering the restaurant, I was very pleased with what I saw. The seating was plentiful, with chairs painted in a bright array of colors that added a definite Mexican feel. There were pictures of sponsored soccer teams, which added to the family-friendly theme and made the restaurant a cozy place to eat.
Though the restaurant was not very crowded, this does not speak of its quality of food whatsoever. When you first sit at your table, the kind waiter brings you complimentary chips with two types of salsa: mild and extremely spicy. The chips and salsa are endless, so feel free to ask for more.
The entrées are given in large portions and perfect for sharing between friends or to go. The price of the dishes is also extremely fair for the amount of food, ranging from $7 bowls to $9 burritos.
The Chile Colorado burrito consists of stewed beef chunks in a chili sauce and is wrapped in a tortilla. On top of the wrapped tortilla is melted cheese along with chopped scallions. The burrito is laid on a plate filled with the sauce. The savory burrito leaves me wanting more after every bite.
The Chicken Burrito is just filled with chicken, topped with cheese and scallions. Though the burrito was very hearty and filling, it lacked flavorful taste and texture.
Another simple dish is a rice bowl with a choice of a meat. On top of the meat is a dollop of sour cream and scallions, both traditional ingredients of Mexican food. This dish was too simple, but was satisfying. It was not spicy, savory, or sweet, but rather more neutral, perfect for a light meal.
The enchilada and tamale combination plate was a big dish filled with rice, cheese, chili sauce, and bread, a lot of incredibly delicious carbohydrates. The enchilada is a corn tortilla rolled around a cheese mixture and coated in a chili sauce. When you first cut into the enchilada, you are greeted with plenty of melted, delicious cheese. The tamale was filled with a pork mixture, again stewed in sauce. The corn that covers the pork was a little dry, but tolerable. The tamale that comes along with this combination is also delicious, but I have tasted better.
The service at this restaurant was quite possibly the best part. It was very friendly, with the waiter coming often to the table to ask how we were doing or to refill our drinks and tortilla chips.
Open every Monday to Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Casa de Ramos is a lovely place to go to for a quick meal, or for a nice family dinner. Parties can also be accommodated because space is readily available.
