Casa De Rosa Cafe — Restaurant in San Antonio

Tania stepped up to help in her mother's unavoidable absence today as we stepped in near closing time for a late lunch. We were immediately made to feel welcome though the 2:00 pm witching hour for taquerias was fast approaching.

Basket of chips and salsa were a simultaneous dispensation with a warm greeting and a seat just outside the kitchen. Chips were a second muster of bagged provenance, but the salsa casera made the "A" list. As magnetic as the much advertised enchilada plate for an everyday price of couch change, $3.99 is, the siren's call of a combination plate of enchiladas and taco always seems to lure me toward the danger of an eminent overload. Especially when a plate of bean and cheese nachos precedes the siren's combo call. A quick repair job to the nacho cheese quantity and away it did go.

At first glance the stubbiness of the enchiladas would appear to be a shortcoming. As consumption progressed and the stomach usurped perceptual control back from the eyes, diminution transmuted into more of an advantage, i.e., room for further ingestion. The cheese hounds that we are, a bit more of it with additional gravy would have made the beef picadillo roll-ups just woofy! Kudos on the puffy taco masa in that the bomb bay doors never cracked open to convert our puffies into taco salads.

The frijoles were a taste treat and venturing to wonder how they would be as taco filling with bacon and cheese turned into a request for two to go for later consumption as we neared completion of the meal. Not to be eclipsed by the food in her gracious role as hostess, Tanya brought out an overstuffed brisket taco full of lightly smoked beef for us to try that she said was slow cooked every Friday to offer as a plate, in tacos, and also, get this, as filling for the enchiladas! Reason enough by itself for a visit here.

Just another family owned Mexican food cafe in a ubiquitous strip center you say? Maybe so, but this one has a heart of gold that they wear on their sleeve and can be seen in the service, their homemade food, and the sincerity of everyone we met to insure you are pleased with your meal. These days, that's...

I order Tortilla chicken soup it took forever to bring our order out. I guess I should had ask if it was available or maybe the waitress could have said they didn't have it ready to serve. I would've ordered something else w no issue. I was just hungry. My husband had a breakfast plate. So we waited for about 30mins or more. the restaurant wasn't packed. Other customers arrived after us, he was eating and were still waiting. I wish the waitress could have given us heads-up. No communication at all. I had ordered a large bowl and they gave me a small bowl. I was disappointed cuz the celery and carrots we still crunchy & not soft. So I figured they started to prepare the soup right from my order and try to boil the water and cook the veggies during my Long Wait.. after all that, I got sick from the soup. I knew I had food poisoning from the bad stomach CRAMPS I got it within 15mins of eating. Either they were using old chicken soup broth to make mine fast. I should have known from the strong chicken smell it had when they brought it out. I knew it was off but I ate it cuz I was hungry and waited so long. Well, I WILL NEVER GO...

Very nice little gem! Food top notch! The barbacoa taco not greasy at all! Very juicy! Chicharrones en salsa yummy! Add that green creamy chile...delicioso! The migas taco. Talk about huge! Home made tortillas! Flour and corn . We had to try the corn with a little butter n salt...shut ur mouth...so stinking good! They have half n half for ur coffee...winner winner! ANNA was our waitress such a sweetheart! Service on point! We never needed anything. She was on top of it..we met the owner Ernesto. So nice! Stop by..don't just think about it! DO IT! Menudo on Saturdays...