Mi Casita Mexican Cuisine — Restaurant in Martinez

Last night, Mi Casita did dinner for 30 guests of ours for a pre wedding family dinner in advance of our daughter’s marriage today. Alexandra, one of the owners, could not have been more generous and welcoming. Everyone ordered from the menu and our guests were enthusiastically complimentary. Many said their meal was the best Mexican food they’ve ever had. The room was beautiful and our guests all felt valued. The food was highest quality and authentic. Of particular note: their shrimp dishes are among the best shrimp I’ve seen in any kind of restaurant: perfectly done, not rubbery or dry. The roasted corn appetizer was a complete hit, flavorful and fresh. Burritos were also full, large and full of complex flavors. The berria also exceptional. Atmosphere is warm, pretty and comfortable and staff was great esp given the challenges of a large group. Three Martinez residents praised this restaurant, calling it their favorite and praising our decision to host the group there. Great food, great service and great value! Thanks Mi Cassita for a...

We came for dinner on Cinco De Mayo around 5:30pm. Not even half the tables were full yet the service was EXTREMELY SLOW. The hostess wasn't at the front, other workers saw us but didn't say anything to us. We finally got seated and it took them forever (I'd say a solid 20 mins) to take our order, we finally had to tell someone that we were ready to order. We put our order in and we got our food pretty quickly which was great but the cocktail took awhile.

The food was good, not great: The ceviche was a little sweet and not enough chips. My wet burrito was pretty small, I couldn't taste much pico de gallo and a dollop of guacamole would've been nice, it was definitely missing something. I ordered the birria one and it's a little on the sweet side and some extra regular salsa, not the warm sauce. Also, I thought birria came with consome? We ordered 4 other items and everyone said their food was decent.

We probably won't...

Service was decent and quick but the food was subpar and mediocre at best. They also don't have a liquor license yet and don't have beer. I ordered the chili verde plate which was pretty expensive and barely came with any chili verde. It was mostly sauce and only enough pork to make two small street size tacos. The flour tortillas also tasted strange and we're really chewy. Not homemade and also not good. The rice and beans were okay but not great.

Once they get beer and if they start making their own homemade tortillas or get a different supplier, and give a better proportion for large plates this might deserve three or four stars.

I was actually looking for the Don Chai taqueria which is right next door but pulled into Mi Casita instead and thought to give it a shot. Was pretty disappointed. The following week I ended up going to Don Chai which has awesome tacos and...