Mi Casa Seafood and Fine Mexican Cuisine — Restaurant in Turlock

I usually read the reviews but this time I didn’t. We have passed this place a lot & my husband wanted to try it for lunch today. It wasn’t packed at all. Upon walking up to the front door there were two guys walking behind us, there was a little bald hispanic male that opened the door with a big oh smile & said “Hello! Welcome in, sit wherever you want.” We walked to the back where the bar area was & sat at the tall table with the high chairs by the window. The other two guys sat at another table next to us about 5 ft away. At this point the little bald Hispanic guy notices we are not with the other two guys & sitting at a different table. These guys were his regulars as you can tell by their conversations. He then proceeded to give these guys a menu, ask what drinks they wanted , came back & gave them silverware, chips & salsa. Then almost immediately gave them their drinks. We sat there patiently waiting. No one came to us at all for about almost 10 minutes. Meanwhile this little guy was standing next to the table talking to these two guys having another conversation & ignoring us but letting us know he sees us but continues to ignore us. Finally the waitress comes over to us, she was very nice by the way , & asks us what we would like to order, we looked at her & said we don’t have no menu…… she glances at the table & realizes we don’t have ANYTHING on the table. She looks almost paranoid & says oh you don’t have any menus?! She then goes really fast by the computers about 8 ft away , grabs 1 menu & puts it on the table. (there are 2 of us) then the little guy decides to now stop his conversation with the 2 guys & turn to our table & ask what we would like to drink. Seriously?! The waitress then returns with chips & salsa. A little while after the little guy brings out our drinks & walks away to sit at the bar talking to some lady. The waitress then brings our plates & says is there anything else I can get you? I looked at her & said yes, some silverware please. Again, she has that paranoid look on her face & rushes to get us silverware. So we start to eat & just stay quiet even though I’m upset because I know we are being treated wrong. The food was ok but nothing to get too excited over. As we are eating, the little guy is walking around to the few customers that are there & checking on them , asking if everything was ok then proceeds to look our way & kept walking away from us. We were almost done with our food & the waitress comes & asks if everything is ok, we just said yes. She went to get the bill. I had been drinking my drink & not really looking too much at my cup. I was almost done & realized there was white stuff on my cup. I thought it was on the outside but then I put my finger on inside of the plastic cup , swiped & it came off. I was like what is that?! I don’t know if it was from soap or what but that little guy had to of seen the cup that way when he was putting ice & then the drink because it was very visible when the liquid was out of the cup. I seriously don’t know how someone like that can still run an establishment. This place has very poor customer service unless you are one of his regulars. Definitely will...

This place looks small from the outside and the parking lot doesn’t help argue that statement, but the moment you walk in the place is huge with plenty of room. There is plenty of seating available as well as a banquet room for private parties and even a bar if you prefer to have a couple of drinks with your meal.

I came here because my friend rants and raves about this place not only because he used to work here, but because this is the place he measures all mexican restaurants too. Trust me I’ almost just a picky.

Your greeted once you walk in and we both went straight to the bar! I ordered a michelada with Modelo beer. It didn’t come in anything extravagant like some other places, very simple. But the flavor of it was perfect, the beer and michelada mix were just the right amounts with neither over powering the other. (these come in double versions as well)

For a appetizer we had the mussels “estilo de ajo” (cooked with garlic cloves). I love garlic, but anyone that knows me knows I usually try to avoid it because I tend to be very sensitive so I don’t have it too often. It had a amazing flavor and spicy as hell just like I like it. If your sensitive to spice I may try and avoid it otherwise go nuts as much as I did. (plus side the garlic didn’t make me sick)

Now onto our entree, ,we both shared a “Molcajete” made with chicken, it came out sizzling with juices and lots of melted cheese and green onions in a pumice stone bowl. There are many places in the valley or California that make these, but till today none are as good as Mi Casa’s version! Mouth watering strips of juicy chicken in their special sauce that I ate heaping portions of with my flour tortillas and housemade beans.

My experience was pretty amazing after a long morning of driving and the staff along with the great food made it a super experience.

I know most of the reviews complain about wait time, I didn’t wait long maybe because I was seated at the bar, but trust me the food is way worth the wait. So yes expect a decent amount of time for your food, you won’t regret it.

When you come in don’t forget to say “Hi” to Jenny or Henry, tell them Pedro from...

Terrible service!!! I normally come here with my family a lot and have done so for almost 15 years or so. Today, of course, I just so happened to be coming in from Fresno and my dad asked me to stop by and get take out from here. So that's what I did. They tried to call, but nobody would answer the phone at the restaurant. So I decided to take my chances and swing by and order the food there in person...I can't even begin to tell you how disrespectful the staff were to me as soon as I entered the building. They not only gave me facial expressions of disapproval and disgust, but they kept whispering in their native language to each other and then kept looking at me and then looking away and then rinse and repeat with dirty looks...then outta nowhere they rushed me to the back by the bar just to order my takeout with a younger female who was even seemingly more rude and kept rushing me while I was trying to order. They told me it would take 10 minutes (which I knew was a false timeframe for the amount of food I had ordered)...30 minutes went by with no communication and then the food finally came out...and to top it all off, they tried to rush me out...here's what I have to say on my behalf...if this is how you're going to treat me and my family as loyal customers...you may want to think twice before doing so....that's how and why customers end up not coming back again. This isn't acceptable at all. Something's...