Casero Taqueria

So I'm working in the Carlsbad/San Marcos area for several weeks and have been trying many local restaurants. Typically, I'm buried with work and grab some unhealthy fast food but when I have time I venture out to a sit down restaurant. Boy was this stop a home run. The service is excellent, the food is fresh and delicious and the pricing and views are fantastic! They do have indoor and outdoor seating which overlooks a valley and they have both fans and heating to help make your outside dining as pleasant as possible all year round. The tacos are excellent and I've fallen in love with the Polo (chicken) tacos as my favorite so far. The chips and salsa are great too and free with your meal. You can expect to pay around $12 to $17 for a meal with two tacos, rice, beans and a drink which is very reasonable. Did I mention they have a full bar well?! Definitely make this a must stop if you are looking for a more upscale Mexican restaurant in the area. Enjoy!

Came here for dinner with girlfriends on a Thursday night. It's nice that their booths come with pillows to make them more comfortable. Unfortunately they don't offer all day happy hour any more.Great menu and was hard to decide. The chips are delicious but the salsa has quite a spicy kick. I got the shrimp burrito. I really liked it. Got with extra white crema sauce, which made it even better. Would definitely get it again. Heard that their salad is supposed to be fantastic, with lots of ingredients and flavor. Will have to try next time. Service was a bit slow and it took awhile to get our bill, which normally would be fine, but one girl in our party was in a rush and needed to leave.

The food is pretty good and prices are okay for this type of a place. When I say this type of a place, I mean one that is nice to go to for dine-in. The ambiance and design of the restaurant is nice, it is a more upscale Mexican restaurant. What I don't appreciate is they keep false advertising their promos and deals. I have received emails advertising free tacos during certain times and for online orders. But it doesn't appear online and when I call them, they say it's dine-in only. This has happened 3x over the course of a year now. In addition, their online ordering system is constantly down. It doesn't make it easy to give them our business so we often take it elsewhere.

Elevated Mexican food.We dined at Casero on a few occasions and here are the reasons why we come back.Service:Friendly and attentive members of staff. You won't have to wait long for menus, drinks and food orders. Food and drinks:Nothing missing in these departments.They offer fully stocked bar with good selection of wine and cocktails. Food is very testy. Typical Mexican flavours and seasonings. All ingredients mixed well together and got our taste buds wanting more. Very good presentation too. Plus, tortillas are made fresh in house. Prices:Average SoCal prices. Definitely nothing overpriced and justified for the quality of food and drinks.P.S. great location and nice outside seating arrangements.

Food: 5/5Drinks: 5/5Portions: 5/5Atmosphere: 5/5Cleanliness: 5/5Customer service: 5/5Speed: 4/5Price: $Outdoor seating: yes, they have a covered and open patioADA access: yes Restrooms: yes m/fDogs: on patio Kid Friendly: yesVegetarian options: yesVegan options: fewAmbiance: casualPros: delicious food, filling portions, complementary chips and salsa, drinks are delicious Cons: gets busy and waitresses are often very busy

After having some mediocre Mexican food for brunch, this place hit the spot. The decor is beautiful and their was live music in the main dining room. I love the patio, which is where we sat.I like that we got complimentary chips, salsa, and pickled carrots! My friend and I shared the tuna ceviche, 3 tacos plate, and coctel camaron. For the taco plate, we chose the octopus, cochinita pibil, and oxtail. The tacos were flavorful! The ceviche and coctel were delicious as well.For drinks, we both got the hibiscus and paloma, but mine was a mocktail. The drinks were so pretty and refreshing! I had to get their churros for dessert and they were crunchy and delightful. I need to go back to try their other menu items!

I have a hard time getting that worked up about tacos at a sit-down restaurant, but if I did, this would be the place. restaurant is lovely and service is attentive.started with the EMPANADAS (savory mushroom, squash blossom, and epazote pastries with Oaxacan cheese, micro cilantro, and salsa molcajete) and shared a plate of tacos ( 2 BAJA FISH TACOs and a CARNITAS TACO) with beans and slaw for sides. couldn't say anything we ate was life-changing, but everything was tasty with nice attention to detail. a fun Friday evening out.

My food was burnt. my friend couldn't even eat her food. It was that bad. This place used to be so much better. I would not go here again.

Always good food and drinks, service has been consistently good. Love the casero salad, casero margarita and churros! Churros are a must, crispy on the outside, soft inside served with amazing chocolate.

This place is reliable for good food! Lunch or dinner!The Great: The best adobada taco & corn tortillasThe Good: reasonably priced The bad: I wish they had a slightly larger menu of changing specialsThe Ugly: NAWe find ourselves coming here more & more often for a reliable good meal & service! I have tried a few things on the menu like cheese enchiladas (yum), shrimp ceviche (yum) , adobada tacos (double yum) & chicken tortilla soup (YUM)Can't wait to go back for some quality food!