Reviews Como En Casa

Great little Mexican restaurant!!
Had a hankering for some Mexican food and picked the closest restaurant with the highest rating.
Got the homemade chips & homemade medium salsa.
Great chips and the salsa had a nice little zip but nothing that knocked you over.
Had the enchiladas and they were also awesome!
Washed it all down with two Sol’s & a margarita.
Would definitely go back!!

This hidden gem is a great find that's right on Yonge street in downtown. It's easy to not be noticed but once you find it you'll be amazed by this place.

It's a small restaurant that nice look to it with colourful walls and a lot of Mexican souvenirs. The service is also friendly and helpful.

The food is freshly prepared and is a tough choice.

We had the pork stew in verde sauce and it was excellent. It wasn't too spicy but had a nice tangy kick to it.

Como en casa is truly worth a visit and repeating it if you're looking for authentic Mexican fare at great prices

Como En Casa is a very casual Mexican eatery with good food. This was our second time having lunch here, and both times we left satisfied. The staff are friendly and the service was reasonably prompt.

SWMBO selected the Enchiladas (with chicken), and opted for the Mole sauce. The chicken was tender, and the chocolate flavour of the dark mole enhanced the taste.

I tried the Fish Tacos, with battered, deep fried Basa. The fish was light and flaky, and topped with fresh cole slaw and salsa fresca.

The staff is amazing, the food is great, one of my favorite places in Toronto! I go here often and always have great quality and an even better experience.

Came here for a lunch break and had a chicken quesadilla. It came with three different sauces and was an overall good meal. Wish It had just a bit bigger pop of flavour

GO! Definitely worth a try!. Fresh Food!

Was introduced to COMO en CASA by a friend and I love it! My new go to place for my weekend mexican fix! Love the candles they put on the tables at dinner time!

This may not be the best Mexican I have ever had by any means but the food is still rather tasty and presented in a simple but homely way. If you compare dollar to dollar with other fast food chains in the area you certainly are getting a much healthy meal for the price. Perhaps a few more touches to the plate to make it more appealing ( ie. sprigs of cilantro, lettuce leaves or tomato) may go a long way to raising the bar. Como En Casa did satisfy my craving for Mexican. I will likely go back again but will perhaps try something else. Great alternative to junk food at the cost.

Best burrito in Toronto. Doesn't rely on its sauces for flavor like typical burritos, the freshness and quality of the ingredients make it great. I look forward to trying more from this place.

Taco special is great. Got the taco special for $7. There are a few taco options to choose from; I went with pork, and it was terrific. Great flavour. And the rice and beans it came with were good too. I'm always looking for good

Best for casual, down-home Mexican. Since randomly wandering in here a few months ago, Como en Casa has become one of my two favorite Mexican places in the city (the other being upscale & less traditional).

Service has been excellent every time I have come here and the food is fantastic! It's real, honest-to-god Mexican food -- something that I was surprised to find can be hard to come by in this city. Everything is very fresh, made with TLC and home-style care, and is a killer value, being quite cheap for quite a lot. Bang for your buck is excellent.

Fish tacos and chicken tacos are my two favorites, but try *anything* that strikes your fancy -- we have yet to find any disappointments on the menu.

Highly recommended!

Amazing Restaurant.. Amazing food-authentic, delicious, fresh, great portions and prices. The staff is pleasant-polite, cheerful, humble and hard-working. The atmosphere is enjoyable, relaxed and in a positive sense unique due to the colors on the walls, the lovely wall mural with inspirational\beautiful words\art and the music that's playing in the restaurant is even authentic and enjoyable. The desserts all of them are incredible. It's a wonderful place and I look forward to going frequently. I'm happy that it opened on Yonge Street-there should be more restaurants like this. It's genuinely wonderful. :)

Quality and Authentic & a Must 'GO TO'. Prologue: Because of my pickiness with food & certain food sensitivities, coupled with the fact that I cook a great deal myself, I have but a few restaurants that I have discovered to actually like, especially in this city. I tend to cook my own dishes but once or twice a week, I like to experience 'really good quality food (not mediocre, not over priced) This is my first review of any restaurants so note that I am writing with conviction.

-- > Just north of Wellesley on the east side, Como en Casa is a colourful abyss of yellow, orange, red and personality, both in food and people. The minute you enter this little restaurant, you are taken away from the hectic city greys. The music, colours and ambiance transport you out of the City of Toronto, even for a short period, and you experience a little bit of Mexico and its tasty dishes.

Contrary to an earlier previous post, the rice is not dry and the beans are very tasty. The two partners, who I found out are named 'Carlos and Fernando' have done well to present ‘Mexican Restaurant quality’ in an open f'aster service-sit down and eat' environment. The combination of the two owners having a love for cooking and the experience of dealing with clients in a 'customer service oriented' environment is what makes the place both inviting and the food even tastier.

They have recently introduced Tamales which are made from scratch. Presently they offer the tamales in beef and chicken and will be bringing in both Veggie version (Beans) and pulled pork. I thought the Tamales were phenomenal. However, to ensure that I was not being biased, I brought in a very good friend, originally from the Central American region, who loves tamales and I know would be bluntly honest. It was quite a hit!. He could not believe how close it tasted to ‘just like back home’. If you do order it, make sure you have the hotter salsa, the ‘green salsa’ with it. It seems to make the flavours of the tamales ‘pop’.

The quesadilla is about the size of the plate, grill pressed after filling it generously with all the goodies. It is nothing like the restaurants down and up the street from this locale; it is even bigger, better and more to the point, tastier!

I would have to say that my favourite is definitely the Mexican Chicken Adobo. The chicken is always tender and tasty, the sauce is absolutely savoury and complemented with a side of rice, beans and your choice of Salsa. This is definitely my favourite and for the price, it is well worth it. A whole meal that will not only satisfy your palate but also your pocket (everything in $10 range which includes meal, tax and tip)

Fernando and Carlos not only focus on taste, but presentation, customer service and customer satisfaction. I believe they have recently applied for a liquor licence which is a real plus. Compared the dishes on hand to the Mexican sit down restaurant up the street (Yonge/Bloor) and its sister sit down restaurant just north (Maitland/Yonge), the prices, the flavour and authenticity supersedes them hands down. A must ‘go-see’ for yourself place.

Here is their FACEBOOK Page: https://www.facebook.com/comoencasatoronto

PS:
NOW Magazine gave it 3N (NNN) out of 5. I did not like their opening line as it is all the appears on this page. So I have posted their whole review here:

http://www.nowtoronto.com/food/story.cfm?content=187707
"Is this the best Mexican grub in town? Not by a long shot. But Carlos Rios’s low-key cantina in the old Pita Break space makes up for the missing glitz with low-prices and dishes made from scratch. Like Agave and El Sol, fast food this ain’t. Best: grilled white flour tacos stuffed with sweetly shredded chicken, beef or pork or grilled veggies as well as cheese, lettuce and tomato; bountiful burritos stuffed with tomato-tinted rice, creamy refried beans and roasted corn and a raft of fixings; slow-braised adobo chicken in tangy tomato sauce; house-baked empanadas. Complete meals for $10 per person, including tax, tip and a soda. Average main $6. Open Monday to Friday 11 am to 9 pm, Saturday noon to 9 pm. Closed Sunday, holidays. Unlicensed. Access: one step at door, washrooms in basement. Rating: NNN"

Amazing!! You gota try this place.

It's so fresh! And the guys there are so friendly! Not to mention the food is amazing!

Just had their burrito, gona go back for some stew! I dare say this burrito rivals Burrito Boyz! It's not enormous like BBoyz (which is damn tastey) but it's light and fresh, and delicious.

Come with rice and beans which are equally fresh and delicious! Also tries their Guac, and home made tortias chips! Needless to say: ditto.

Keep this place in business!!