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Casa Blanca 330 State St, Santa Barbara Phone: (805) 845-8966 Category: Mexican Hours: 9am - Close Price: $10 - $20 Serving: Lunch & Dinner Map Web Site Menu Write a review of this location!

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Mediocre at Best, 5/16/2013
Reviewer: Ann from Santa Barbara, CA
First time visit. The service and the beer were better than the food which just so-so. Had a chili relleno,chicken soft taco, rice and mushy pinto beans.

Favorite Mexican Restaurant in SB, 3/15/2013
Reviewer: Eric from Santa Barbara, CA
I love the decor in Casa Blanca. The food is very good and reasonably priced for what you get. I love the happy hour specials and it's just a fun place to go after work for a quick bite in a fun upbeat place on State. I'll be back soon!

Mixed Bag, 3/8/2013
Reviewer: James from Santa Barbara, CA
My wife and I decided to try Casa Blanca for a second time last night. The first time was several months ago and we found the food mediocre at best. That time I had the Chef's special Chile Verde and found it pretty ordinary. Also the black bean salsa was not to my liking. On the other hand the decor is absolutely gorgeous and I so wanted to like the place. Last night we were seated at the back of the dining area where my middle aged eyes needed a flashlight to see the menu properly. This time we got red salsa which tasted like slightly spiced canned tomatoes. We ordered a zucchini quesadilla appetizer which was the high point of the meal. It was delicious. I had the tacos al pastor with rice and beans which were very tasty, but the meat was a bit dry. My wife had the pozole into which, in the dim light, she scooped too many chopped jalapenos along with the other garnishes. It was too spicy for her - not the restaurant's fault - so I ate most of it. Other than the jalapeno heat, I found it rather bland. My wife then ordered the tortilla soup which I tasted and thought was quite good. Service was also hit and miss. Our waiter came back to check on us immediately after our entrees arrived, but then disappeared. We had to flag a waiter down to order the late soup and then again to refill my wife's ice tea. He never came to offer me another beer. In all I think there were just enough positives that we might try again and further explore the menu.

Atmosphere gives Casa blanca an edge., 12/5/2012
Reviewer: Dorrance from Carpinteria, CA
Design by Jeff Shelton lured us to lunch and we were not disappointed. The details of the large interior are captivating. It is a treat to see all of the handicrafts in place — all the accomplishments of local artisans. We walked in for lunch on Tuesday, Dec. 4 to find we had the restaurant to ourselves. Two guys were at the bar. Lucky for us, because we were able to see the attention to detail throughout. We even checked out the tile work in both bathrooms. Splendid! As to lunch, we were served in the wink of an eye. (Well yes, there were no others to attend.) My green chicken enchilada was perfect. Topped with freshly shredded lettuce and queso cotija, served with the obligatory rice and beans. (I chose black beans.) Their slip shows over their salsa — slightly spiced red water in a small bowl with too-large-globs of canned tomato. Too bad. However, I was able to order pico de gallo and that solved the problem (although it needed cilantro.) Lunch for 2 was under $20. Yes I will go back and order exactly the same thing, and take the opportunity to marvel again at the lights, woodwork, glasswork, ironwork and tile.

First try a success, looking forward to going again, 10/2/2012
Reviewer: Travis from Goleta, CA
My girlfriend and I went to Casa Blanca for the first time on 10/1, and left pleasantly surprised. We each got the ~$10 2-item combos, and were both very satisfied. The meal as a whole was great, but the rice stands out in our minds. It was super flavorful, we loved it. Hoping that next time we go it will be just as good, if so, this is our new go-to Mexican food in SB. As for the service, there was nothing technically wrong with it, nothing to complain about, but it was a little slow. I was a server for 7 years, so I have high standards to what good/great service is.

delicious!, 9/1/2012
Reviewer: Amanda from Santa Barbara, CA
We went in for dinner on a busy Friday night. We didn't have a reservation and waited in the bar for a bit, which was to be expected. My husband and I ordered a margarita and took in the amazing architecture of the place. Wow, the tile, the light fixtures, all so cool! The sweet hostess came and got us when our table was ready. The menu is quite large, lots of options. I chose the trio taco platter and my husband got the pork belly. All was truly delicious!!!! I was very pleased with their food. The price point was right, the food was out quickly, the drinks were excellent, chips and salsa great, service was also very good! We will definitely be back, again and again!

Manager with a SCOWL!, 7/3/2012
Reviewer: Dawn Grace from Santa Barbara, CA
The food is o.k. but the service is enough to put a bad taste in anyone's mouth! The female manager that folds her arms over her chest and stares at tables, rather than asking if they "need anything" (apparently beneath her) needs to find a new job. Perhaps one that doesn't include customer service! My girlfriends and I were confused by the lack of interest in our dining experience- Our order was incorrect not once, but twice and they delivered our dish to another table... ??? plenty of other great places to dine. thanks anyway

Weak food and service, great ambiance, 6/26/2012
Reviewer: Pablo from Santa Barbara, CA
A group of co-workers and myself shared a birthday luncheon here. It was the first time for myself and a few others. The ambiance of the restaurant is great. But, where they shine in looks they lack in food and service. Our order took a very, very long time to arrive and when it did come one of us that ordered the Fajitas with shrimp (found they were frozen and cold). Our waitress never checked back with us about drink refills or if everything was to satisfaction, this is not good customer service. For the high prices charged, the food and service do not meet the cost. I would not recommend this restaurant to friends.

Nice restaurant but bad food., 6/26/2012
Reviewer: Jessica from Santa Barbara, CA
The place looks nice. I ordered "carnitas" and they were dry and hard to chew, I did not like my food. My friend ordered quesadillas and they were okay. Dessert was amazing i have to say. The server was nice when she came around, she took a long time to take our order and to bring drinks. The bus boy was great. I wanted to try this restaurant and i did, but i do not want to go back. I usually don't care much about the service if the food is great but in this case i did not like the food or the service.

Design over content. Meh., 6/14/2012
Reviewer: Sophia from Santa Barbara, CA
Went here for happy hour and was excited to try it. The interior (Jeff Shelton designed?) looks nice and State Street is certainly lacking a "mid-market" place for drinks and food in this area. Maybe my expectations were too high, but since this place is new, I was amazed at how dirty the patio area was. It was just plain grimy, as if the place had been open for ages and not cleaned - come on, bring out a power washer once in a while! The drinks were really watery, salsa was blah and other food mediocre. Service was absent (no water offered, drink refills not suggested, etc). Beautiful place, lousy food and drinks - a big missed opportunity.

Great Local Spot, 6/13/2012
Reviewer: Sam Fisher from Santa Barbara, CA
Came here with a few co-workers for happy hour the other evening after work downtown and shared a pitcher of Margaritas with some appetizers. Was very busy, so it took a few minutes to be seated, but the server was very friendly and attentive to our group. The drinks were strong and we ordered a few tacos to share, which were tasty and on special. Will definitely return for a fun happy hour atmosphere and great local vibe.

Shrimp Quesadillas are Bomb!!!, 6/7/2012
Reviewer: Desirey from Santa Barbara, CA
Their Shrimp Quesadillas were BIG! and soooooo good!!! their service was alright the waitress was a little annoying....

2nd try - a little better
Reviewer: chris from Santa Barbara, CA
On our second visit there is a very nice black bean salsa in addition to red. The slightly sweet happy hour tacos were generously filled. A creamy avo sauce on the side, plus rice and a salad: good value. The chili relleno was just OK. The pepper was slightly crunchy; it arrived only with toppings and luke warm: not good value. Initial service was prompt and professional, and good enough even after the servers got swamped with bar traffic. The front end is noisy and crowded - go toward the back end for a more peaceful dining experience.

tried it again...really won't go back now
Reviewer: Tammy from Santa Barbara, CA
It's unfortunate this place has such poor service and food. It could be a great spot and is lovely inside. Long waits for acknowledgement, on none at all and poor food seem to be the only things they are consistent with. Too bad. The most disappointing thing I experienced was the managements utterly baffling response to our issues-- Seemed to think it was funny we were unhappy with the service and didn't even make a feigned attempt at correcting or apologizing.

Bad Birthday Dinner
Reviewer: Duane from Santa Barbara, CA
To start with they lost our reservation. Steak salad had ice cold meat, had to ask to have the meat heated up. They forgot our tortilas for 2 out of the 5 meals at our table. It appeared the cooks were way off on flavoring the food, because there was none. The waiter did try, but seemed way over worked. We also had the only table in the place with no lighting turned on. I have had several good meals in the past, I'm willing try again in about 3 months.

This is NOT Mexican food!!!
Reviewer: Ana Martinez from Santa Barbara, CA
Had dinner with my husband & son on Saturday night. Quick to be seated, ambiance needs improvement. Decor does't make sense ?? I tried the Pozole .. the pork meat needs to be tendered, the hominy was ok but could use more time on the stove & the broth if you could call it that was SALTY !!! My husband had a shredded beef taco with rice & beans .. taco was ok .. rice was bland & raw .. absolutely no flavor !! Black beans were good need more cheese .. Our son tried the Chile Verde which ONLY had 3 small chunks of Pork meat & the rest was FAT !!! Chips & Red Roasted Salsa was by far the only edible food in this place. First time dining & unfortunately was unimpressed.

What service?
Reviewer: Karen from Santa Barbara, CA
We decided to try Casa Blanca again for a late lunch on Valentine's day. We were unimpressed when they first open, but figured they were still working out the kinks and we would try it again. When we arrived there was no one at the hostess station and it it said to Seat Yourself. We sat down at a table on the patio. We waited for 10 minutes before they finally brought menus and 15 minutes before they brought chips and water. After 30 minutes no one had approached the table to take our drink or food order. After being ignored for over 30 minutes we decided to leave and go to another restaurant.

Girl's Night!
Reviewer: Tammy from Santa Barbara, CA
Margaritas & nachos- Fun location and attentive bartenders! I'm sending some of my colleagues to Casa Blanca soon for a business dinner. Will follow up w/ their experience. I will be back soon for dinner. -Cheers

delightful experience
Reviewer: Amy Escalante from Santa Barbara, CA
Last weekend, my husband and I took my father in to Casa Blanca for his birthday dinner. I must say, we all were delighted with our dining experience. The food and drinks were delicious! For starters we had the quesadilla, shrimp, as well as the guacamole, all were fantastic! For dinner, between the entire table we ordered the relleno, fajitas, tortilla soup, quesadilla, again, it was so good we had to get another order;) as well as the enchiladas. All were devine! Although the place was quite busy, our server was very attentive and helpful. I had been hearing really wonderful reviews about the restaurant. I am happy to report that we loved it too, and will most definitely be returning!

A warm patio dining experience in January
Reviewer: Krista and Tony from Goleta, CA
My husband and I had dinner here tonight on a very warm evening. We sat on the patio and the service was very attentive. I had the grilled steak salad which was quite good with ample avocado slices. My husband had the chicken mole and he was impressed. We will definitely be back for more!

first and last time dining at Casa BLanca
Reviewer: Barbara Pell from Santa Barbara, CA
I was looking forward to having a nice dinner but got just the opposite. Service was awful - late in taking our order, -water glasses were never refilled, -cocktail and soup both late, - never came back to the table to ask how we liked our food - our plates were never picked up. My husband liked his shrimp enchiladas but food was luke warm, my son's shrimp tacos had only two shrimps in total and my cheviche was too spicy. The restaurant is way too dark and noisy. Sorry but you have lost my busniness and will not be suggesting it to my family or friends.

Don't trust the opinion of the drinking clown
Reviewer: Tom from Santa Barbara, CA
Last week I visited Casa Blanca and witnessed the clown who does drink while sitting in front the well and putting himself in the middle of every server/waitress/customer transaction.This puffy polo shirt wearing loser is a "Norm" gone bad and obviously has nothing to go home to.I witnessed him haranguing the said bartender,and wanted to insert myself into the fray but chose not to as I do have something to go home to.Casa Blanca will be better off without his business.

If you're going to copy a salsa, do it better!!!!
Reviewer: Anonymous from Santa Barbara, CA
I am providing this review because I want restaurants to succeed. The theme is ok, maybe some music would help the vibe since it is such a large space. The food needs more focus. Chips should always come out piping hot and salted. I believe the salsa is what either makes or breaks a restaurant and this salsa needs adjustment, especially considering it clearly is copying carlitios; if you are going to replicate a salsa you must always do it better! We ordered a few different dishes, all of which lacked flavor. Mexican food needs spice and something the differentiates it from the other Mexican restaurants in town because there are many really good places. We ordered two beers, both weren't served with a lime. All Mexican beer should be served with lime, or at minimum ask the customer. Overall the service was good, but the food doesn't leave you coming back again.

Very Disappointed
Reviewer: Melissa from Santa Barbara, CA
The food and service at Casa Blanca is seriously lacking. My husband and I went for happy hour last night. Both of our dishes were not good. My chicken dish was very bland and did not taste fresh. My husband had a couple small, weird tasting shrimp that were overpriced. There are tons of places in town to have great Mexican food, skip this one.

Very Blah...
Reviewer: Rob from Santa Barbara, CA
First off, this is just my opinion, if you've never tried this place by all means try it, we just weren't very impressed. Service was fine, never were we ignored, the waitress was knowledgable about the menu, she checked on us, the busser's kept the water full, everyone was friendly, no problems there. The food though was just very blah, not horrible, just didn't make me want to go back anytime soon. The margaritas are excellent, and the happy hour price is great. Also, no real vegetarian options, which for this town is a surprise. How a new mexican restaurant, in this day & age, would still use lard and not make vegetarian beans is a shock. How about a veggie burrito and a couple of other options like that? The build out is first rate, beautiful restaurant, great drinks, now work on the food, because at this point, I'm only going back for drinks. Final thing, they need to un-clutter the table. There's 3 bottles of hot sauce (unnecessary at a mexican restaurant) salt & pepper, sugar, a drink menu, and when you add chips & salsa (which are also subpar) and your plate, there is no room on the table, looks ridiculous.

Well....it really is impressive
Reviewer: steve from Santa Barbara, CA
We felt like we belonged right when we walked in. Went to the bar, and were cordially greeted by a fellow named Nick. Liked his timing and good cheer. We are always a little suspicious when trying out a new restaurant, but the drinks sounded pretty interesting. There are only a few places you can get REAL Prickly Pear Margaritas (you can tell if they are real because the Puree will be BRIGHT Magenta Pink instead of Red.) Nick told us the restaurant philosophy on drinks, is to use good tequila, pure ingredients..and let the flavor of the Tequila shine through...YESSS!...Yum...we each had two of the big ones...and that was in the afternoon!--could see him squeezing real limes with a lime-press.--That is Im-Pressive to us...how we do it at home. Usually we will order 3 items when trying a new restaurant, because it is expected 1 or 2 of them may not be all that hot.-But were delighted to find everything yummy,(we fought each other for the last bites) Unique Sauced chili Rellano, Shrimp appetizer with interesting sweet/sour sauce...scraped the plate for the sauce..and Chimichanga served cut and faced up on the plate so you could see there was plenty of meat stuffed in there...not overly fried, but kind of aromatic...very tasty..could have used even more sauce. So, -there you go-, and Yes we WILL be back. We spent a lot of time just enjoying the tile and being comfortable, which brings me to the only thing I think they could improve a little. The Bar Table stools in the general bar area have not padding, and are not as comfortable as they could be if padded a little,- Nick said they are constantly refining all the little things around the new restaurant, -so it is believable that they will get to this too. We're impressed.

Tequila Tequila Tequila
Reviewer: Nick from Monticeto, Ca
I love tequila and this place had it all. Beautiful selection with a good variety of top shelf Anejos. Kah, 4 Copas, Clase Azul, La Fort... tequila heaven! I must say that the food was only BOMB, BOMB, BOMB! So good. Crispy beef tacos, chips salsa, football, bee r.. I'll be back for Sunday brunch.

A True Santa Barbarge Gem in the Rough!
Reviewer: Chasen Seikachek from Santa Barbara, CA
Now that's what I call a great recovery!!! I can't believe how great the food and service is now. This restaurant possibly opened a bit too early in order to accommodate Fiesta Week. It was unpolished, unruly and a bit unnerving. Apparently, we were not the only ones who thought as much. Knowing that all restaurants go through growing pains upon their initial introductions, we had a lot of empathy for these folks. Maybe some people didn't realize the size and scope of this endeavor. My family, as well as my husband's, have been front row to such debacles, as we are business and restauranteurs ourselves. It was a frenzied combination of servers, bartenders, guests and tourists trying to be the first to try the new thing. Unfortunately for the first brave souls, it may been their last visit to Casa Blanca's restaurant. The biggest problem was definitely the food. I'm not going to go into too much detail here, let's just say that it wasn't what I had hoped for. I must include the fact that we went back after a month and nothing had changed much with the food. The service and cocktails, however, had done a complete 180 so I retained hope. We returned the first week of December, with the understanding that they had retained a new chef, and I can honestly say that we have a new favorite all-around spot. The food is fantastic! It is flavorful and fresh, with emphasis on farmer's market fruits and vegetables. There is an obvious love and artistry involved in the menu development. Most Importantly though, its an all around great Santa Barbara experience now. Its on State street, with a fireplace and surprisingly toasty and ambient outside patio Local architect, Jeff Shelton designed everything from floor to ceiling. His brother David Shelton and his crew from Fig Street , custom hand cut the metal railings and lanterns. Everything from the gorgeous wooden bar, to the hand-blown light fixtures, are not only fabricated by locals, but the materials themselves have been harvested from Santa Barbara's plentiful resources. I believe this place to be a true Santa Barbara gem. It is homegrown and unique to all of us, locals and visitors alike. I gotta say, they really did us proud. Even if it did take a couple of months of bland nachos, I will definately be back next week for the spicy guava baby back ribs. MMMMMMM! So good!

Better than expected
Reviewer: Lynn from Santa Barbara, CA
After reading the reviews and hearing reports of how bad the food was, I was pleasantly surprised by our experience. The patio with roaring fire is a great place to spend the evening, service was attentive, and the food tasted fresh with lots of flavor.

fantastic!
Reviewer: Amy Escalante from Santa Barbara, CA
I've tried this restaurant a few times and have liked it each time, however our last visit was amazing!! I inquired with our server about some of the changes they had made. Our server, who was awesome by the way, informed me that they had just recently hired another chef and that everyone was really happy with him! Just an FYI for those going in, my husband and I shared the ceviche, as well as the special lamb shank and fajitas. They all were so delicious but, GET THE LAMB, it was truly outstanding! As I said before, I really liked the place before but it's even better now!! You will be seeing way more of us! Thanks for an awesome meal!

They changed their chips! YAY!!!
Reviewer: Theresa from Santa Barbara, CA
I have to say, that I have eaten here a few times and the food has been mediocre at best. Last night, we revisited with a small group and they seem to be stepping up their game. The chips have been changed and are FRESH! the salsa is MUCH better and the tacos were actually warm this time.

What a shame
Reviewer: Kevin from Santa Barbara, CA
Such a nice looking place but that's where anything pleasing ended. The service was slow and uninspired. After being seated and given bland chips & way too hot salsa 5 minutes passed & we had to ask one server to please send our server to our table. After a couple of minutes more a pleasant young woman arrived. The food was nothing special at all. The menu has as many different tequila's on it as it does food selections. It appeared to us that they would prefer to be known first as a drinking establishment that serves some food rather than a good restaurant with a nice bar. Keep trying guys, you can make this a special place.

attractive wait staff ,great looking place, dismal food
Reviewer: chris edgecomb from Santa Barbara, CA
I had high expectations because the ambience was great, friendly staff recommended several dishes that were very original, such as squash blossem quesadillas. food delivery was prompt and responsive. Cocktail speacial was not great.Cucumber Margarita had a pencil thin strip of Cucumber and tasted more strongly like lime. Guacamole appetizer was watery and tasteless, it needed onion and more spice. The recommended blossom quesadilla was bland except for the taste of the oil it was fried in. The biggest shortfall was the seafood cocktail, a newly introduced special appetizer. It was a ceviche style tomato marinated shrimp and seafood dish that was so hot it made the diner ill to the point he had to excuse himself. It was laced with hot peppers and marinated in haberno. This is NOT an exageration. The waitress was very apologetic and removed the charge from the bill and offered to bring the manager by, but the diners just wanted to leave at that point. She did inform us it was a brand new item. If they dont review their current offerings, this place may suffer and not attract return clients. The next owners will fare better, the place is well located for a savvy operator that understands what the dining public is looking for.

looks good but
Reviewer: Mike F. from Santa Barbara, CA
Beautiful noisy restaurant but I didn't like any of the salsas and the chips were not good. The taco shells were burnt. Hard time reading the menu and where were the combo plates? My friends did like the shrimp. They said they would go back and I said I would if they would pay.

just avarage notthing to be inmpressed of
Reviewer: Marco from Santa Barbara, CA
Menu is way to big, food is just average compare to other Mexican restaurant in Sanata Barabara. Not impressed overall! Salsa was way to runny. Rice was dry, Mole sauce from chicken looked just out of the can. Restaurant Interior is nice .Casa Blanca, You can make it if you take some real action now!

nice building, mediocre restaurant
Reviewer: chris from Santa Barbara, CA
The physical space is nicely crafted with lots of creative touches, though it needs some softening to reduce the piercing noise. Service was personable, though somewhat slow. Chips with a rather conventional salsa fresca were OK, though a less lazy salsa selection with creativity to match the decor would improve things. Chile relleno was dull, and the enchiladas suizas were bland, dry, and barely heated through despite a considerable wait. Rice was sticky and several of the pintos were undercooked. No tortillas offered. Maybe fine for tourists on foot, but dozens of better Mexican choices for locals.

Get a manager!!
Reviewer: Alan from Santa Barbara, CA
We liked the food, the drinks were outstanding, the staff was friendly, but the service was terrible. They have all the right ingredients but need direction from an experienced manager. We have been twice and will probably try it one more time but if they don't find direction soon they will be wasting a big investment. With their location on Labor Day weekend at noon they should be packed but were probably 30% occupied at best

Not So Impressed
Reviewer: Dan from Santa Barbara, CA
The place has a beautiful decor and the prices are decent. The food was alright but with all the competition in Santa Barbara I really hope they work on their menu, especially their Mexican rice, it tasted like it was out of a can, therefore it left me wondering how fresh some items are. I would also like to see some improvement on their waiter staff, when we were there it wasn't very busy yet we weren't checked on once our food was brought to us. If it wasn't for the guys who bring you the chips and fill your water, I would have rated the service for this restaurant lower. Overall, I really hope they can improve on some things here and there and stick around.

They need to up the flavor
Reviewer: Brian from Santa Barbara, CA
Had lunch there last week. The place was pretty empty but that wasn't a problem as it was a little on the early side for lunch. Our party of three ordered three different items and the general consensus was "Meh". The food was fine but it lacked distinctive flavor. I hope they work out the bugs and add some kick to their food or people will not be impressed. It looks like they dropped a million dollars on the build out. It's very beautiful. I'd hate to see them fail because of the chef. Additionally, the servers seemed a little distant. Not very interested in serving.

wow, what a place!!!
Reviewer: Lee Escalante from Santa Barbara, CA
Went to Casa Blanca on recommendation from a friend. This place is really cool! It was a Friday night and the whole place was packed. My wife and I put our name in and went to the bar. We each ordered a specialty margarita, both were awesome! We waited a bit for our table, but it was fine because the bar was popping and the vibe was great. After 2 margs each, we were seated in the restaurant. Man, this place is really amazing! Seems like the owners really poured their hearts into this space. The lights, tile, paint, tables, bathrooms, all so cool! Our server was great, really nice girl. Gave us a few menu recommendations. We chose the chimichangas, tacos, and the chili verde, all were fantastic! Both my wife and I were very impressed and will most definitely be back. On a side-note, it's not usually my thing to write a review, but I really feel strongly that this place is great and I wanted the owners and others to know that! It's unfortunate how negative some people can be.

Artificially colored red, green, and white corn chips?
Reviewer: Lizzie Olson from Santa Barbara, CA
1. Can you bring back the "real" corn chips not the red and green ones from a factory made long ago and far away.? 2. Please consider adding vegetarian options to the menu. Could the stuffed pepper be made without the shrimp? Could there be more zucchini in the quesadilla? 3. Would adding "oregano" to the recipe improve the flavor of the black beans? 4. We have ordered something from the menu during 3 visits there, found the servers to be gracious and helpful. 5. First few weeks are all about finding what foods/servers/hosts and beverages will best represent your restaurant in our community. Good luck!

Cold food and where is the waiter and manager?!
Reviewer: Melanie from Bakersfield, CA
My friends and I went here during Fiesta for lunch. This place needs more work. The decor is so cheesy it looks like a food court in a Mexican mall. It's huge and spacious and LOUD. The food was cold (yes, actually cold) and the staff were confused and running around and disappearing. Our party of four cancelled 2 dishes and a round drinks which they forgot so we had to share our entrees. They comped a few drinks to make up for it. With some better training and more work on the decor this place can be fantastic. It looks like a halfway finished restaurant.

Fresh out of can and Mission Tortillas
Reviewer: Mel from Santa Barbara, CA
Nice restaurant, really like what they've done with the place. I can see the potential for a great happy hour spot especially for tequila based drinks. But there is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to their food. The pozole was good - kudos to the chef but their black beans and salsa is straight from the can. At Julienne their M.O. is "from farm to fork" at Casa Blanca it's "from can to straight to the can". Ok, I didn't get sick and the carnitas tacos were uniquely good but black beans from a can, salsa from a jar and Mission tortillas - Come on Casa Blanca step your game up.

outstanding
Reviewer: Amy from Santa Barbara, CA
My husband and I walked by Casa Blanca on Friday during fiesta, heading to meet other friends at another restaurant. Needless to say, when we popped our heads in to see this place we were amazed. The restaurant is truly a masterpiece! We immediately called our group of 10 down to join us here. We all ordered a variety of drinks and appetizers (no dinner) as that was all that was available during openening day. I must say, I was very pleased!!! The food was delicious, and the drinks were yummy. Our server was very attentive and gracious. The entire experience was so good that we went back on Tues. evening to order off the full menu. I am happy to report, it was just as solid all the way around. You have our vote, Casa Blanca!!!

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