To start off our server was super friendly and gave us chips and salsa to begin with. We love that it comes with free refills because the chips tasted so fresh and salsa was also very tasty, just wish it had a little kick of spice! I got the Chicken Enchiladas, it came with a side of black beans. I loved their verde sauce that the enchiladas are smothered in, both the sauce and chicken had amazing flavor. Sauce was citrusy which I loved in a verde chili, overall Id definitely order it again. My boyfriend ordered the Huevos Rancheros which came with a side of beans, rice and flour tortillas. I didnt taste it but it looked amazing and my boyfriend enjoyed it as well, he finished every bite! I got to try his fresh flour tortillas and they were very tasty as well, I love how fresh everything is! Ambience inside was gorgeous and really love how festive it looked. read more

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My best friend and I came here today to have a girl date. We ordered a shot, a margarita, and an appetizer. We were having great conversation and catching up, just the normal things you do when you have a "girl date". Anyways, we ordered another shot to take as we were vibing out and enjoying our ceviche when we were told that "we've had too much", since we had not yet ordered our entrees. I have been here more than 20xs in the last 6 months. I've been HAMMERED, I've been sober, you get the point. Never once have I been told of this "policy". Never once have I been cut off or warned. From the second we got here, the bartender was rude. He wasn't the main bartender, but that's neither here nor there. Every interaction we had, he never made eye contact, never engaged, never NOT seemed annoyed to be there. Anyways, after being told that we needed to order entrees before we were able to get another beverage, I asked to speak to the manager. She came over a few minutes later trying to explain responsible service to us...my best friend and I are bartenders and have been since we were in our 20's. We're now in our 40's and are not sloppy. Anyways!! I am not sure where this came from; had we been acting intoxicated and embarrassing, not another word would have been said. We would have left with our tails tucked and many apologies would have been given. We will never go back. This "policy" has never been enforced in all of the times I have patronized the restaurant, and this fully ruined our evening. We understand responsible service and how to appropriately gauge a customer's level of intoxication and never once were we acting in a manner that would warrant such actions from their employees. Very disappointed by this experience. read more

It's a big restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. They had a band playing music at table side when I visited. It's in a plaza so there's plenty of parking. We came as a big group. The staff were nice to put multiple tables together in the bar area for us. The service was slow as we waited for a while to put in our orders. I ordered a sampler platter. It came with taquitos with three different meats, quesadillas and chicken wings (which is odd to have wings there. They looked like buffalo wings but didn't taste like it). Margaritas are good. There are many flavors to choose from. Overall, the visit was average. read more

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The food is delicious. We always request Jackie as our server. Very upbeat and sweet I highly recommend casa de pico for Mexican cuisine read more

I love the food and ambiance here, Jorge A. was my server and he was kind, polite and on top of the drinks. He recommended the San German and it was excellent. I also had the smoothie Hummingbird and it was delicious. My friend had the chille Relleno and enjoyed every bite, highly recommend this place. read more

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Always good but tonight was just okay. Food was superb but the service seems odd. Not bad just not as good as it has been. Maybe someone called out. In any case an enjoyable place to go. read more

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Food hot fresh tasty chips, and salsa, enchiladas, shrimp, steak, tacos, beans, and rice yummy. Margaritas were strong. Great service fast and efficient. Ambience, nice decor seating noise level not extremely loud. Overall, I would go back and I recommend this place. read more

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The food is okay. Nothing to go crazy about. I order the Chili Poblano every time because it's consistent. My pops ordered the fajita trio and it only came with TWO corn tortillas. An entire platter of fajitas and only two tortillas for $36.95 is crazy to me. The service was lackluster at best. Our server was an older man and he was pretty rude and didn't come around often. He actually picked my menu up off the table then put my silverware/napkin down and sat the menu on top of the exposed silverware. Gross! I probably won't be going back. $115 for lunch for two and I could have gotten way better food from a whole in the wall taco shop. read more

Casa De Pico - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

The ambiance made us feel right at home. Food was fantastic. Our server was Jackie can not say anything less than Fantastic. read more

Freddy is AMAZING!!! Very helpful and very nice! We had an amazing time. Thank you so much!!!

One of my favorite restaurants that I've been going to for the last 30+years. Amazing food and Margaritas. The staff are all kind and professional but my favorite by far, is Jackie. She goes above and beyond. read more

Stopped by Casa de Pico today and arrived early, so we sat at the bar area. Juan took great care of us, he's very professional, friendly and he made our drinks worthwhile. Even though we only had chips and salsa, the service and atmosphere made the experience enjoyable. Always a good time here and we'll definitely be back again. read more

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I always partake in SDRW and I wanted a budget friendly place to take the fam. I've been going here for so long, ever since they were in Old Town! I'm surprised that I never dropped a review of this place. This used to be the IT place for Mexican food but with so many restaurants, it's stiff competition. Before, seating was an issue for a big party, but that wasn't the case when I arrived with 6 ppl on a Monday night and only a 10 min wait. This year's SDRW menu was three course for $35! Pretty good deal. From host to servers, the service was on point. However, they did ask for our dessert choice while we still eating our appetizers. I would have preferred they ask either in the beginning or wait until we are at least eating our entree. I liked that they each gave us our own salsa when the free chips came out. Portion sizes are huge! The salad I chose was so big, which was larger than the usual side salad serving that I was anticipating. I liked the tequila lime shrimp which had plenty of shrimp, rice and beans. Of course, the homemade tortillas are always delicious! The flan was smooth and not overly sweet. I did get the medium Mango Margarita which was larger than I anticipated. I couldn't finish! It was pretty good though. Loved the cozy atmosphere and I saw lots of families celebrating birthdays. Nice to see that many locals still love this SD staple after so many years. Definitely will return again! read more

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My mom, her friends, and I came here on a Saturday night. We didn't have to wait to be seated. I've been coming here for awhile. The chips and salsa are good but the salsa comes in individual small plastic containers that aren't even filled up. Service was really slow. I kept having to ask for water and more salsa. Food is good but service needs to be better. read more

Casa De Pico - Street tacos - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Always excellent! We love the tequila lime shrimp. Excellent flavor, perfectly cooked shrimp. Flavorful rice and savory black beans. Love the margarita menu! Our favorite is the Sauza Cadillac! The warm fresh chips and salsa are excellent! Love the colorful decor and Mexican embellishments! The mariachi band makes for the perfect ambiance. Service is terrific! read more

Casa De Pico - Tequila Lime Shrimp - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

I've been here a few times and it was always a good experience. There's plenty of parking in the lot and there can be a short wait on busy days. On this visit we ordered the fiesta sampler to share with a party of 5. It was good but ended up being a lot more food than we needed, on top of our entrees. I got a mango margarita, which was good. I forget the flavored margaritas are slushies though, so I'll prob stick to the original margarita next time. For my entree I shared the shrimp Caesar salad and carnitas plate. The salad was fresh and shrimp cooked well. The additional quesadillas made it a lot of food! The carnitas plate was very good. You assemble your own tacos or burrito with fresh, warm tortillas. Overall both entrees were more than enough food. The chips and salsa are one of my favorite things here. The salsa is so addicting the tortilla chips are made super fresh. Service is good and quick. There is also a live band that plays music around the restaurant. You can request songs from them as well, which is fun. Overall always a great time here with good food and a fun atmosphere. read more

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Casa de Pico is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in San Diego. The food was fresh, the portions were generous, and everything came out quickly. The chips and salsa were excellent, and the atmosphere was lively and fun. The staff was friendly and made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm in the area. read more

Jackie is the most amazing ever. Number one in my heart. We love her so much she's the sweetest and so helpful!!!

my name is Esperanza we were served by a wonderful woman name jacky ,and we couldn't have asked for a more attentive and friendly person to make our experience it, Casa De Pico any better! she was corteus,polite, and have a wonderful attitude about her job. she made sure that we having a incredible experience. she took care of us me and my daughter. she always have a smile on her face. she is an outstanding worker. we are so grateful to have Jackie part of Casa De Pico memory.thanks jacky agai read more

We had a birthday dinner on July 8th for my 81 year old Tio. We had amazing service by Freddy! He was attentive and made the evening so special for my Tio. He also got us set up with utensils, candles to serve his birthday cake. Thank you Freddy! read more

Jackie our waitress is great. Food was great too. We will be definitely be back and tell our friends.

Food was excellent and Jackie our server was fantastic and very attentive. We will definitely be back.

Great food and excellent service!! Shout out to our server Jackie!! We come here every week and the food and atmosphere is always excellent!! read more

My family has been going to Casa De Pico since the days of it being in Bazar Del Mundo. I adored it then and it is still very good! I like their margaritas. They have so many flavors! The atmosphere is pretty neat. It feels like walking into a Mexican Hacienda and is always welcoming. The staff are great. The tortillas are my favorite. I swear they should do a meal of just tortillas with toppings. I would be really good with that. However, the food is also good. It's nostalgic for me. As a San Diegan, it is the Mexican food I grew up eating when we weren't going to taco shops. It is still very good and I would absolutely return! :) read more

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After walking around the Grossmont shopping mall me and my girlfriend wanted to grab I bite to eat. After seeing the food court at the mall wasn't to our liking I went to Yelp and found this place had some decent reviews so we decided to check it out. -Upon walking up to and into this restaurant... it really gave off that authentic Mexican cuisine vibe. Plenty of art and decor to set the vibe for dates, family dinners and even work gatherings. Place was immaculately clean I mite say. They offer inside and outside seating as well! -I had what the Carne Asada Salad as shown in the picture...I loved it!! Perfect ratio of meat and greens, comes with a green sauce to drizzle over and that made it absolutely amazing! I wasn't left with a bunch of greens like some salads I have had from other places. My girlfriend had the fried fish tacos and she loved em, I was able to try one and the sauce on the tacos was absolutely delicious! The fish tacos are of a good size so it will definitely fill you up along with the sides of rice and black beans. -I awarded 4 stars simply because the service was bare minimum for it being not so crowded and we were minimally waited on. We seemed to be an after thought for the waiter. Refilled water once and checked on us once all in the same time. I did observe another waiter serving his table and he seemed to actually enjoy giving good service so that was promising. We just weren't so lucky haha. For the healthy eaters, the "Healthy Dining" portion of the menu is MACRO friendly meaning it's got you CARBS, FATS, SODIUM AND CALORIES which I thought is really nice! I love the gym so that's a big deal for me. Thank Casa De Pico for the great food! read more

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Jackie was amazing! Very courteous and kind ! Food was yummymy husband and I went in for quick dinner after a long day food came out fast

What can I say about this spot? I must have had a million great memories and a million great margaritas to go along with them. The food is amazing, the strawberry mango blended margaritas with tajin and chamoy on the rim is definitely numero uno! And the service is top notch, the servers always seem to remember my order without ever writing it down. I have been coming here for years and the food and service here never seems to change nor disappoint! One of my favs is the sampler platter and the tequila lime shrimp. If you haven't tried Casa de Pico you must come and check it out. The tortillas are so super fresh and the atmosphere is such a cool vibe! read more

Casa De Pico - Best place ever! - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

Great ambiance! The restaurant was nicely decorated for the holidays. The food wasn't as good as I remember but it was still tasty. The waiter was not very personable but he was quick. The best part was the tasty flour tortillas. We had a shrimp combo, fish tacos and beer! read more

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This review has nothing to do with the food. All of that was good. This review is for the fact that on a 90 degree day... they did not have the air conditioning on. There were no fans to move the air. I had a party of 11 and it was ridiculous as we were all trying to fan ourselves with the kids menu and sitting in our own sweat. Even the staff looked miserable and sweaty. Due to the large party, sitting outside wasn't an option where it felt incredibly better in the shade. read more

Wow what an experience! Absolutely beautiful restaurant with so much color and so much to see! There was a live mariachi band which was so fun, we really enjoyed it! The service was absolutely wonderful, our serve was the perfect amount of attentive (not hovering, but not having to hunt her down if we needed something). The food was very good! Chips and salsa at the table while you wait for your food. They have a generous sized kids menu as well. They also have a selection of non alcoholic drinks which is always fun, I had a virgin pina colada and it was really good! We really enjoyed Casa De Pico and the whole family is very excited to come back. read more

Casa De Pico - Grilled Salmon Salad - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Becky had a craving for a margarita so we went to Casa De Pico for a drink and some chips and salsa. We sat at the bar and were helped pretty quickly. A marg a beer and chips and salsa and we decided to order the Queso Fundido appetizer (Melted Oaxacan cheese with chorizo and green chiles. Served with handmade tortillas). Holy shit! The absolute worst Queso Fundido ever! The "melted" cheese had the consistency of bread dough. Seriously, you could've put it in the oven and baked a loaf of bread. There was no way the chorizo could mix in. It was impossible to dip a tortilla chip. It was like trying to dip a chip in taffy. $17.25 for this ridiculous excuse of an appetizer. Took the "fun" out of fundido. In hindsight I should've broken my rule about not sending food back. This definitely needed to be replaced. Instead, I took it home and tried to fix it. I put it into a mini crockpot with a splash of beer. It heated through and became more like a dip, but still had an odd lumpy consistency. We tossed it. An extra star. Becky enjoyed her margarita and my beer was nice and cold. Service at the bar was pretty good. Certainly not worth the $47.74 we paid though. read more

Casa De Pico - No fun fundido. - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

We came in for a quick lunch. We were in the mood for fajitas. We ordered steak & chicken and the guacamole. The food was good. Service was okay. I liked it better when they were located in Old Town. The vibe in Old Town made you feel special and more of a vacation feel ambiance. In location in La Mesa just doesn't have the same feel. Yes! I'd come back because they're a San Diego staple. I love all the colorful decorations and the patio is pet friendly. Usually there's a mariachi band playing but they left as we were coming in for lunch, or maybe they were playing inside the restaurant. ‍. read more

Casa De Pico - Concha de Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

Amazing service! Jackie, our server, was very attentive and even recommended the Frequent Diner's Club and gave us cards! The food came out fast and chips and salsa also came out fast! Again, she was very attentive and very nice! Will be coming again very soon! read more

Came here to celebrate a birthday. Started with chips, salsa, and guacamole. The guacamole wasn't anything too memorable and the salsa tasted watery. For the entrees, we ordered Tequila Lime Shrimp and the #2 Combo (taco, tamale, and enchilada), chilaquiles, and enchiladas. Pretty standard "chain restaurant" type of Mexican food, but the Tequila Lime Shrimp was good. Service was attentive and no problems parking, with the restaurant being on the outskirts of the shopping mall. read more

Casa De Pico - #2 Combination 2 (Taco, Tamale, Cheese Enchilada) - Mexican Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Casa de Pico never disappoints. The hacienda décor, strolling mariachis, and festive energy set the vibe from the moment you walk in. The food is fresh and flavorful -- handmade tortillas, tender carne asada, and salsas made daily. Service was fast and attentive. read more

We hadn't been to Casa de Pico in years. We arrived with a group of 9 but ran into two friends and added them to our group. We finally ordered and everyone had orders with specific additions, substitutions or deletions. Jose Luis got every order perfect and everything came out together! I ordered a Todo el Mundo tostada that had a fantastic salsa for the dressing. Everyone raved about their food and the service! read more

Great time! Yesenia is a server, she did get our orders correct, gave us individual receipts Thank you

Very cute atmosphere in here. The waitress was very friendly and the gentleman sang to our table very nicely. The food was okay. I think it is pretty overpriced, but the experience was nice. read more

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First off the food is good , prices are normal compared to other restaurants. We sat outdoors which was clean and many umbrellas for shade. Indoors is also nice with a lady making homemade tortillas. Parking can be hectic at times because it is in a shopping mall. One thing was the service was a little lacking. The place was not busy and no one bothered to come by and ask for a refill or anything. Sat there for a while and was wondering was anyone going to come by with the check. Other than that we have been coming here for years even when they were located in Old Town. Hopefully service will be better next time. read more

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Sunday I was with a group celebrating a birthday. Our hostess was Leila very pleasant and friendly. Our server was Lizabet. She is so friendly and her service was spot on! We were a large group and everyone left happy. The food was top notch as always, reminded me of my Nana's cooking. read more