Casa Vega

08/31/09

WAY overpriced... food just ok.

by Cory LA at Citysearch

I had heard a lot about this place from friends and wanted to give it a shot - I must say I was very disappointed. I had the tortilla soup, which I thought would be amazing - not so much. I also tried the burrito, the "oven" one that comes smothered with red sauce and cheese - not impressed at all. Now, the margaritas. I asked my waiter for a suggestion and after going over a few different ones he insisted on getting the cadillac, and of course going big. The margarita was good, however we were really disappointed when the bill came and we found out how much they were. When I asked the waiter about it he just sort of laughed and said, "Oh yeah, I probably should have mentioned that. The other ones are half the price." We split a meal, had one margarita each and our bill was over $70. For all that, you might as well go to Taco Bell and make your own margaritas at home!

• Pros: None
• Cons: Drinks too expensive!

01/12/09

Worst Hostess Service EVER

by jenniferlehman at Citysearch

I recently went to Casa Vega with some out of town guests. I knew it would be crowded on a Friday night at 8pm, but we wall wanted some good Mexican food. I was told from the hostess that there was only a 20 minute wait. Myself as well as my out-of-town guests were hungry, but we could stand to wait the extra 20 minutes. After 30 minutes of waiting, the hostess told us we'd be waiting another 20-25 minutes. We left. Why tell me 20 minutes when realistically I am going to wait over an hour? Don't waste my time on a Friday night at 8pm, causing me to have to find another restaurant now at 9pm. I also refused to pay the valet, since we never ate. Stop wasting people's time Casa Vega. For this reason alone, I will never go back there and will never recommend the restaurant to any of my friends.

• Pros: worst hostess service ever
• Cons: Couldn't tell ya, never got to eat.

12/18/08

ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS GETTING YOU OUT BEFORE YOU EVEN GET TO FINISH YOUR MEAL.

by Amirah33 at Citysearch

I just had a Holiday party with my company at Casa Vega. I can not believe the hurry they were in to kick us out. We were a party of ten+ and our tab was over $500 and the waiter just came and left it on the table, we were not even done ordering. The manager then proceeded to tell us directly that there were people waiting and if we could please hurry up. We were in the middle of a conversation and we weren't even there for that long! I was so emberrassed with my coworkers because I was the one that suggested this place. I have had other incidents at this restaurant. Another time, I took a friend there and they made us move from our table in the middle of our meal because another party was coming in. Oh, they have us a free mini margarita in return :-) Okaaay, that was not enough for the inconvinience. And tonight, for kicking us out they gave me a pen shaped like a Chile...yay! I WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE AGAIN AND I WILL NEVER SUGGEST TO ANY OF MY FRIENDS/COWORKERS TO EVER GO HERE AGAIN. The food is overpriced I have had better Mexican food at Guadalajara Grill for much less.

12/18/08

Casa Rip-off

by bromegrass at Citysearch

I don?t get it? They charge a premium for mediocre food and horrible service. My son lives in the area and has taken me there twice. The first time I had a carne asada burrito that was more bean than beef plus ridiculously poor service. Despite the poor experience I recently returned with my family for more abuse. Again the food was weak, overpriced and the service took on a new level of rude! When we asked the waiter to take a family picture of our table he responded by saying ?I don?t have time?. That?s going to be my response next time my son wants to take me to Casa Vega.

• Pros: location
• Cons: attitude of the entire staff

08/06/08

NOT GREAT BUT ALWAYS PACKED! WHY GO?

by wise1too at Citysearch

This place is a testament to the stupidity of diners or the triumph of a great location over quality. Good atmosphere, average food, and prices that are not outrageously high but you can go elsewhere and pay less. Does this really sound like the place YOU want to go to? Many do...and wait for a table! To me it's no fun to find just an average restaurant. I want to rave about a place. Nothing here is exceptional...it's packed and loud. I'll go if friends want me to join them but I'd never suggest this place.

11/20/07

Don't waste your money!

by the_professor at Citysearch

I just got home from eating at Casa Vega. It cost me and my girl friend over $70.00 and the food was garbage, it was worst than garbage. My girlfriend went right to the bathroom and sat on the toilet for over an hour. My dinner keeps coming up on me and I have thrown up once already. That greedy little Mexican has the nerve to charge you top dollar for that garbage just because a movie star is dumb enough to stop in from time to time. I will never return there again and they call that place a restaurant? .

• Pros: People watching
• Cons: Food

06/25/07

Casa Vega has been weighed in the balance

by key_of_h at Citysearch

And Found totally lacking.

At first, we though the rude service was a gimmick, you know, like those '50's places. But it wasn't. And only after we received plates of subpar mexican food (which I was hoping would make up for their lack of customer service abilities), was I truly shocked into believing that this place was pretty subpar all together.

Valet guys are rude. Bartender refuses you water while waiting for your table (you know, cuz you're not going to spend almost $150 for a party of 5). Waiter disappeared for about 15 minutes after we ordered our drinks. Food is way better at other places, where you're actually treated with dignity considering you are PAYING them for their services.

• Pros: Margaritas
• Cons: That a margarita is the only pro.

01/17/07

One too many

by mishyl at Citysearch

On Dec.16, 2006 my husband, son and myself drove up the parking area and asked the valet guy if the place was full. It was about 930pm. The valet guy was kind enough to run in and check. He came out and said the hostess said she could sit us right away. We went in and a guy leaving said there was a party of 13 or so that was leaving so there were some tables available. The hostess told us to follow another hostess and when we got to the table, someone else was claiming it was their table. The hostess led us to another area and disappeared into the crowd. Waiters and waitresses would give us annoyed comments as to why we were in their way and another hostess came over and asked what we were waiting for. We told her that another hostess told us that we had a table and we were waiting for her to come back. This hostess rudely tells us that there is no table for us and that we had to wait outside for 45 minutes. That got us really upset and when we said we were not willing to wait, she and another guy who seemed to be the manager waved us good-bye. They were very mean about it too and to us their attitude was as if to say "we don't need your business". The valet guy was very apologetic though. So... do you have to be a celebrity or

know the owner to be treated better in this place? For those who say this place is fantastic, blah, blah--check the other reviews. There are one too many bad reviews about this place, I wonder why--if it is such a "fantastic" place?! The staff is horrible, that I know from experience. Obviously, we never got to the food part and we never will.

10/26/06

No good

by kmetzinger at Citysearch

I heard a lot of good things about this place but when I finally went there it was bad. First of all everyone working there looked like their puppies had all been murdered, mopy and lathargic. We ordered some appetizers and entrees. The appetizers came out but no appetizers, the waiter argued with us wheter or not we even ordered it. Are you kidding? The correct thing for him to say is, "I'm sorry I didn't bring out your order, it will be right out and we'll comp one of your entrees." The incorrect thing for him to say was, "You didn't order anything, fine, do you still want it?" You can only guess what my answer was. And to top it all off the food we ate wasn't that good. Muy malo.

• Pros: I can't think of any
• Cons: Service, parking, food quality

01/11/03

WAIT OUTSIDE!!??

by globee at Citysearch

The last 2 times I tried to eat there we were told we had to wait outside and could not go to the bar to have a margarita??? I watch the hostess let 10 people in and she was rude and said they were going to the bathroom. Yeah right! They need to find staff that know's what they are doing!

• Pros: albondigas soup
• Cons: waiting outside