La Casa Mexican Restaurant

Our food was amazing and the service was excellent! It was a beautifully mild September afternoon, and we decided to dine outside under a tent that was pitched in the restaurant's parking lot, near the entrance to the building. We were told to sit anywhere, and our server came by immediately to offer beverages.I ordered a michelada ($8) and it was the same awesome cerveza preparada that I'm used to enjoying back here at home at a few of my favorite Mexican restaurants. My friends ordered margaritas, and they looked similarly impressive, particularly a watermelon margarita. Its cloudy appearance looked to contain fresh watermelon puree instead of some weird watermelon liqueur, and it was adorned beautifully with fresh fruit.Dinner was outstanding. I enjoyed fish tacos ($11) for a lighter dinner, and they were served fresh, hot, and delicious. Besides sliced red cabbage, there was a condiment of pico de gallo that had some minced jalepeño, that was crunchy and super fresh, and topped with a creamy chipotle sauce. Absolutely perfect.Service was prompt and courteous, and while we were dining, staff came out to the tented patio to celebrate a few birthdays of other guests with joyful song, making the experience very festive.Prices were extremely reasonable, at least compared to where I'm from, the Twin Cities. The portion sizes were enormous. My friends had to request boxes to take home about 2/3 of their dinners.So normally an experience like this would warrant five stars! Well, our experience was slightly marred by waiting interminably for our server to collect our cards for payment. As it turns out, guests are expected to self-pay inside the restaurant at the counter. This requirement was not communicated to us, and I ended up walking in and out of the restaurant with a heap of paperwork to sort and pass out to everyone at my table to sign, then I had to return inside to give the pile of receipts and pens back to the cashier.This payment inconvenience is very inconsistent with the rest of the experience. It would never stop me from returning, obviously, because the food is so outstanding. But I may not remember to warn anyone of the unusual step of having to manually pay at a counter when the whole rest of the experience is full service.

Every time I drive by this place in town, it puts a smile on my face. Great place for celebrations or just to take family for a night out. No matter the occasion, La Casa doesn't disappoint. Their service has been wonderful every time, no matter how busy they were that day. I try to order something new every time I go but I always love their tacos, fajitas, and enchiladas. I also can never say no to their Mexican churros. They serve them with raspberry, chocolate, and caramel syrups. I prefer the caramel. Their margarita selection is phenomenal. I've created many great girls night memories here. One of my favorite places in Indianola by far.

I think this is good mexican. Nothing fancy or amazing. Salsa didn't have too much chili powder. Guacamole had no chunks of tomato, onion or cilantro. Had a fajita chicken salad and the chicken was smaller pieces which I liked. I would try something else the next time I am in Indianola.

Love this place! My friends and I are college students in town and this is our go to place. The food is so good and the portions are big enough to take home leftovers. The staff is so friendly and we have made friends with a few of them already. It's the best place in town 10/10 recommended

La Casa is my absolute favorite Mexican restaurant in the metro. They get it right each and every time! The staff are very friendly and quick with food. The restaurant itself is clean and inviting. The food is delicious and hot. This trip was no different, but may have actually been a tiny better because the salsa had lots of black pepper in it. YUM! Another thing I noticed this time around was at the checkout counter, one of the guys was wiping off the menus and the credit card/bill holders. No sticky menus here!

We were in I-town for bike night. The hubby was craving Mexican and according to a local this is the only spot in town. The locals I talked to said if there was anywhere else they would go but I found our experience really good. Even though it was a busy night for the town they sat us immediately. We must have just missed most the crowds as they were paying and heading out. Our waiter was offering us drinks and very attentive and nice. When we weren't ready he hurried off to check on other tables real quick, He kept our waters full and our chips full- which I thought the chips were fresh and warm and the salsa was good ( if you like mild ).I ordered just a couple of soft shell tacos and Hubby got the burrito California. It was huge and he loved it. We had a really enjoyable time and everything was done and out in reasonable time. If we lived in town I could see us going back regualry.

I haven't been disappointed yet. I come from California so I'm Very particular about my Mexican food but they are authentic and their food is delicious. I would suggest take out though because it's often very packed.

Very pleasant experience. The staff was INCREDIBLY friendly. They always refilled our drinks and the salsa with chips. Food came out very quick. The shrimp tacos were good, churros and queso was definitely my favorite though!

Beef ChimichangaChicken ChimichangaFajita QuesadillaSeafood Chimichanga La Casa FajitaSoft Shell TacosTaco Salad

This is easily my favorite Mexican restaurant. I live in Virginia and anytime I am back in Iowa I will make the drive from Ankeny to Indianola just to eat here. The servers are incredibly kind, fast, and helpful. Shout out to José and Geronimo for making us (and the little kids with us) feel so welcome.The food is always amazing - my favorites have been the Texas Margarita, Fajita Quesadilla (it has queso on top of it - so good!) and the churros (seriously, order them - you won't be disappointed!).