La Casa Blanca-revisit (La Mesa)

Hello again and thanks for stopping to read mmm-yoso!!!, a blog about food.  Kirk and Ed(from Yuma) are busy with things.  Cathy has no things happening, so she is blogging.

I wrote about La Casa Blanca more than a year ago and The Mister and I eat here pretty regularly, but the photos never make it out of my camera.  Here are a few reasons why The Mister and I love this little place. Though the small twinkling lights are up(as they were in May of 2013), the main room wasn't fully decorated for the holidays..or was it? We should ask that most interesting man standing in the corner...When we drop by for lunch, there is usually a lady making fresh corn tortillas in an area near the bar.  This day, it wasn't busy and she brought two to our table, with butter, just after the fresh made salsa and chips were brought over...what a way to whet the appetite.The Mister ordered a Jalisco Plate ($12.95) this day- carne asada seasoned just right along with the usual accoutrements, all good and fresh.One of the appetizers we enjoy is the Queso Fundido (con rajas) ($8.95).  Queso Fundido can be ordered plain (it's quite a deep dish of melted cheese), with the roasted pepper (as seen) or with chorizo (as seen in the prior post) and this day we were trying to be 'healthy' eaters, with some vegetable...Then there is the reason I wanted to come here: the house made Ranchero Pinto Bean soup ($4.95).  A very large bowl of this comforting multi bean, sausage, chorizo and bacon along with some onion, bell peppers, poblanos and topped with a dry cheese is just the thing I want on some days.  It's filling and flavorful and just right. 

I hope your week is going well. 

La Casa Blanca 9570 Murray Drive La Mesa, CA 92042 (619) 466-2912 Website

Comments

[Ed (from Yuma)]

The soup looks wonderful.

[Beth]

My husband and I are visiting only for a few days. What Mex restaurant(s) must we hit?

[caninecologne]

Wow, that melted cheese...is the served with chips or tortillas?

[Cathy]

It is so very good, Ed.

Depends on where you are located and if you have a car, Beth. The County is 4200 square miles large. I'll email you.

With fresh made tortillas, cc. We chose corn (and asked for one flour, since they were made fresh). Queso fundido is a special treat...