If you told me that this place was your Hispanic friend's favorite spot I would not be surprised. We ordered three tacos (pollo, asada, and birria) and added cheese, lettuce and pico, and they were soooo good! There were a perfect size... they felt a little bigger than street tacos but not overbearing. I also dipped them in the green salsa that comes with the chips and damn, that salsa is good. My partner got 3 birria enchiladas smothered in red sauce and the flavors were all there. The only thing we should have done differently was ordered all 3 meats in the enchiladas. It was impossible to choose a favorite meat option. The rice was cooked to perfection and fluffy. And the beans were the perfect consistency. The server was incredibly sweet and attentive. The music was a perfect playlist of Spanish hip hop and pop. Idk what the lyrics mean but they are probably telling their friends how good this place The decor is so badass! It has a custom painted dia de muertos mural celebrating the city of Ogden. This place just feels like a love of the food. It shows in the feeling you get when you walk in the door as well as with every bite of food. Like, can I have my birthday party here? read more

Casa de Nena - 3 tacos, enchiladas, rice and beans - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

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AMAZING!! The food is delicious and fresh. We got their cheese+beef enchiladas- so good! But, the real star is their empanadas. They are made by the order, so they are fresh and piping hot when you get them. They are packed with cheese and whichever protein you choose. We got the beef one and I daydream about it all the time. They are massive too! Also, their horchata is the best I have had in UT so far. Not too sweet and not watered down. The service is awesome- they are quick and efficient and make you feel welcomed. I also love the ambiance of the place and how it is like a hidden gem. Cannot wait to go back! read more

My order was incorrect; they don't even pay attention to what you're ordering. On top of that, they have terrible attitudes and surly expressions. I find it truly appalling to pay for a service--expecting a decent meal--only to be given whatever they feel like giving you. I highly recommend avoiding this place. read more

Great food! Very tasty and really nice people working there. Barria tacos are great.

Great authentic Mexican food. Chips are awesome. I had the Flautas. They were delicious. What I loved was that nothing was overly spicy. Service was very friendly. She cleaned a window booth for us. The decor was great. Our booth chair could use a replacement. Would definitely go back. It's hard to find great authentic Mexican food in Utah. This restaurant has it! read more

This is a good find. The seafood cocktail thing is amazing! Tacos were great! I definitely recommend this one for more traditional Mexican food. read more

Yummy and good quality. Picked by my daughter for family night and was recommended by friends

I always look forward to getting delicious authentic Mexican food when I go out west. Being from the Northeast U.S. it can be hard to find food like this that is both flavorful and spicy. The service was great, along with all food that my family and I ordered. I 100% recommend stopping by here when you are in the area! The overall vibe is beautiful with Dia De Los Muertos paintings on the wall. Many pops of color and very positive energy! read more

I was surprised to find this restaurant on my way home from FedEx. The green chili (?) chicken taco was incredible and I'm saving the (generous) steak tacos for dinner. They came with pico, sour cream and avocado sauce as sides. Friendly service and booths (love a booth). Very good. Many menu items. Excelente! Thank you read more

Great food and service! Birria is really good here. A little out of the way but you want be disappointed!

This is my third time here in 2 weeks, and I'm all about it! My exposure to Hispanic food is only limited to within the states, but I've lived in Texas for some time so I feel like I have at least good appreciation for good American Hispanic food. And I love this restaurant! We have not tried anything that we didn't love. Their complimentary chips are homemade, and salsa is a green creamy salsa, I love it and it's a little different from most other Mexican restaurants. You can't go wrong with anything birria - so flavorful and I love the accompanying broth. I have yet to try the birria in its broth, but I bet that will cure any winter blues in a pinch! I also happen to love their empanadas, they are HUGE!! I liked the shrimp one because it's super flavorful and even has seasoning in the dough, the birria one is good too, but chicken was sold out last time we ordered, look forward to trying the chicken empanada soon. I usually come a little past the lunch rush but every time even at 2:30, there's a line almost to the door, the hype is real! Come and try my new fav Mexican place in UT! read more

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The food was awesome, I will be going again. The service was perfect. The music and the wall murals were beautiful. Truly wonderful

Service was great. The host was super sweet. The food was delicious and prices average. I would recommend this place if you're in the mood for fresh Mexican. read more

The food was great and the ladies are super friendly. The Biria is full of flavor and tender.

Food was good and friendly staff. Had two beef tacos and one chicken. Reasonably priced! Give it a try, you'll be happy you found this little gem of the beaten path! read more

Casa de Nena - 3 tacos with the fixings - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Hidden gem for some good Mexican food! This is one of those places that you'd never try on accident. It's in the industrial park and way out of the way for most people. But, once you find out about it you are in luck for some good food! I had ceviche, a birria taco, and it was an enchilada for my wife. All was fresh, hot, and had good flavor. Their salsa and chips were good as well. The ladies running the registers and serving were great! As to why 4 of 5 stars.. it was quite good, there just wasn't anything that wowed us. I'd go again for sure, especially if someone wanted to try a good birria taco, but it's been a year since and nothing has called us back. read more

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Delicious! We had the carne torta, Mula de birria, rice beans and an absolutely Amazing agua de Fresques Michelada. Flavorful, fresh. The salsa are perfect flavor and acidity. Service was soooo fast. A large group of about 25 came on behind us and I couldn't believe how fast they got everything out to them too. Great spot. read more

Give this place a try. You won't be disappointed The food is always very fresh and hot. Some of the best food in Ogden. read more

The services was fast and friendly, the mural was really cool, and the food was AMAZING! read more

Casa de Nena - Mural - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

This restaurant came highly recommended! So today was the perfect day to try it!!! The weather was a bit cool, and we felt like eating something warm and tasty! When we drove into the parking lot it was packed, that is always a good sign of great food!!! When we opened the door, we could smell delicious foods cooking!!! The staff was in the process of decorating their holiday tree with candy canes, lights, and ornaments!!! it looked quite festive!!! When we sat down, we were brought freshly fried tortilla chips and avocado salsa, it was delicious!! The salsa was creamy with a hint of lime. We ordered Birria de Res and to drink Horchata and Aqua de Melon. When our food arrived, I was surprised by the quality and presentation!! The maiz tortillas were homemade!!! They were delicious!!! The Birria came with rice and beans, and sides of chopped onion, cilantro, lime, and spicy chiles arbol salsa. The carne was tender, well seasoned, it just broke apart with your fork! I was so happy to be eating this delicious meal!!!! My tummy was very happy!!! The drinks were excellent, they put real cantaloupe melon in their agua de melon!!! I highly recommend Casa de Nena! I can't wait to come back and try more of their menu!!!! read more

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From the service to the food, our visit tonight was stellar. My husband absolutely loved his birria Plato and their birria mula was delicious! The coffee flan was soooo yum! Our server was super friendly and helpful in explaining what each dish was to us. We're sad we overdid it & didn't get a chance to get to make it to the cameron empanadas/tacos, but I bit into both & they were sooo good! Will make for great leftovers. We are super happy we've found a great Mexican restaurant...definitely coming back! :) read more

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The best Mexican I've had in Utah! Burritos, tacos, Birria soup, and good Agua Fresca. The only things I wish they would add to the menu is manudo and pozole, and lengua as a meat choice. Also, the civiche is wonderful and the salsa is delicious. read more

"Flows like a cartoon lady and nightly." No, that's not it. "Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly." Can that be it? Can that be the line in Ice, Ice, Baby? Flow like a harpoon? How does a harpoon flow? Or is he talking about his flows are like harpoons--pointed and fast? I actually looked up this old Vanilla Ice lyric and once I found the actual lyric I was still like whaaaa? Which is exactly how I feel about Casa de Nena. I mean, I punched it up on the Yelp app and thought the pin drop just had to be wrong, but since I don't know Ogden very well I just used map navigation and drove the two miles to check out this new spot. So even when it turns out I was right, and I did find the place, I was like whaaaa? If ever there's a place that's figuratively (and literally) on "the other side of the tracks" I think this it. If you've seen those masssssive grain silos from the freeway that read "Farmers Grain Co-Op" then you know exactly where this restaurant is--it's right across the street. I parked, wandered in about a half hour before closing, and didn't know what to expect. What I found was this: really nice people, solid simple Mexican food from a very simple menu, and incredibly cheap prices. The interior is sparse and spartan, though they did put some thought into painting. There are some booths, but there are also some folding tables and chairs. I have to imagine they do a busier lunch as there are some industrial businesses nearby, and maybe they fill those tables, but at dinner it was lonely. There was one party that came in after me, and then two people who brought in big old bags of Burger King and sat at the counter to eat them. Honestly, that last bit was really off-putting and even if they're the owners/managers/whatever, it brought the whole place down to a weird vibe. The menu is pretty small, but with some variety. They're all-in when it comes to birria. Their version of this stew is made from beef, and doesn't carry much spice but is packed with flavor and the meat is soft and moist. I almost had the stew, but wit this heat I opted for the mula. A mula is like a quesadilla in that it's meat/cheese stuffed between two outer layers, but instead of flour tortillas, they're more like corn flour pancakes. Like if a corn tortilla and a pancake had a baby. It was then covered in a thin-ish red stew broth and that's what really put this dish over the top. I think it was $5 and that seems about right. I also ordered some ceviche, opting for the traditional ceviche "cooked" in lime, rather than the boiled version that they offer for the dubious. I lived to tell the tale. It was really nice, flavorful stuff. They also brought out a tray of condiments including limes and cilantro and some HOT salsa. I like that touch. The green salsa with homemade chips at the beginning of the meal, though, that was the money. It wasn't too spicy and that salsa was lime heaven; it was more heavily limed than normal but still that nice picante flavor. All told I was out the door with chips, salsa, mula, and ceviche for less than $10 so I gave the extremely helpful dude serving me a tip and came away happy. I still have no idea what flow like a harpoon daily and nightly means. I still have no idea why Nena is located here, who Nena is, or how someplace like this will ultimately stay in business with crazy cheap prices and this location (and paying people to stay here for dinner, yet closing at the odd hour of 8pm), but nonetheless all of these things are indeed true. The more I hang out in Ogden, the more I want to. I wish I had a reason to come up here every so often. I'd love to make the drive, enjoy the company in the car (sometimes if you hit rush hour traffic, it's gnarly) and make it a goal to try a new place every time I was here. read more

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The Birria tacos are delicious and unbeatable! The service is friendly, I will be back!

First time here, didn't even know it was here until friends of ours told us that it was here after an evening of floating the river. We decided to stop by today and we both got the birria with rice and beans and ceviche. The ceviche was good and so was the birria. Sadly we didn't know how to order the birria that comes with the special sauce you dip them in lol and they weren't fried. It was just meat and you got tortillas to put the meat in. But it is still really good. And their tortillas are amazing! The service was good and the person that helped us was nice. They do need like an awning or something to cover the front door cause leaving the place I pushed the door handle with my arm and burned it. read more

I'm originally from Cali and moving here was tough because there were no good Mexican restaurants. We found Casa de Nena y la comida sabe auténtica como si mi abuelita la hubiera hecho! Todas las meseras son muy amables y el restaurante tiene buen ambiente. 100% les recomiendo Casa de Nena! read more

My family and I have eaten at this Restaurante many times and is our go to place in Ogden. Service is always good, and food is always freshly made.. read more

la comida muy rica pero el lugar ya se encuentra muy sucio anteriormente todo estaba bien limpio

Stopped by, and pleasantly surprised! I had the carne asada burrito. Quality food overall and fresh ingredients you can taste.

The best refried beans and Mexican rice I have had in Utah. The taco's were great and the prices of every item on the menu seemed very reasonable. Service was friendly. A bit off the beaten path but well worth the drive. read more

It's a tucked away little mamita and popito restaurant. The service is great. The food is exceptional. We had the Birria Tacos w/cheese they were full of flavor and the fixings for them were fresh. We also had their chicken flautas they were fresh and tasty. We also had their watermelon and cantaloupe agua frescas, it was like drinking liquified fruit in the good sense. We will return again since it's close to home and very authentic. (Sorry no food pics. It was so good we ate it so quick.) read more

Casa de Nena - Casa de Nena's Dining room. - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Tried this place on a whim; got the Thursday special (beef tortas), the wife got the ceviche and shrimp soft tacos, my teenagers got something I can't remember but whatever they got they wouldn't stop raving about it and they each where liking their plate; finally we got two kids quesadilla with rice and beans for the little ones... Excellent food, the only negative was the lingering smell of acetone... or fresh paint... or something... it got stronger in the bathrooms. read more

Casa de Nena - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

As a So. Cal native and frequent traveler to Ogden, UT for work, I always try and stop in here as their cuisine is on point. The birria tacos are great and the Menudo on weekends is on fire! read more

This is the spot! They do everything fresh and authentic. Consider yourself fortunate if you have stumbled across this place. I can't stay we stumbled on it, we were taken here once by my wife's brother who lived in Ogden at the time. He has since moved away, and we live in Minnesota, yet we come here as often as we can, even when that means driving a few hours in the wrong direction. Guy Fiori where you at? This place should be on Diners, Dives, and Drive-ins read more

What an amazing little gem this is!!!! Sweet lady in the kitchen cooking some ridiculous authentic Mexican cuisine. Unassuming, clean little spot and the service is amazing. If you want to know how real Mexican food is served, come here. Or don't and we can keep it all to ourselves!!!! read more

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Food was alright, there was a live singer and it was turned wayyy too loud. Could not hear or have a conversation with the people I was with. Made the whole experience unenjoyable. read more

Food was pretty good. I had the Birria plate/platter and my wife had the quesabirria tacos. Sauces for the meal were tasty and the corn tortillas were superb. The birria was a bit bland (I feel it could've been salted a little bit more). The problem was the restaurant was capital D dirty. Floor wasn't clean and tables were sticky. Went to rinse my hands after eating and the men's room was amazingly disgusting. So, if they get it together and clean the place I would return. read more

Be sure that when you order to go everything they give you is secured properly since the person that sets up your order doesn't do that. To top it off the cilantro they gave us was going bad, you would figure after waiting a hour for a to-go order it would be a lot better. It's sad that your service is going down hill. read more

Casa de Nena - the contents of a meal in a plastic bag - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

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Great food! Wonderful customer service! My boyfriend and I loved it! Birria tacos were amazing! Birria Taco Quesadillas read more

Casa de Nena - Tacos Near Me - Ogden, Utah

We went here for birria tacos and were very impressed! The meat was very high quality. This is the best birria place in the area. We also enjoyed the aguas frescas. My only complaints would be that I think the tacos are small for the price and the hours that they are open are weird. read more