Casa Rossy

"Great tamales-5 star! Some of the best we’ve had. Plus excellent chips and salsas. My only criticism is there appears to be a language barrier in ordering. Normally we order the 2 tamale platter w rice and beans, plus an ‘ala carte’ single tamale. Half the time we get home and find only 3 tamales and no rice and beans. So….be careful and speak slow & carefully. P.s. better to be there in person and point to menu items"

"Found this place on yelp and it did not disappoint. We’ve been back twice and will definitely come back again. This is a restaurant with actual seating, but we took our meals to go. There staff is nice, works fast and very friendly. The food is really good; the hubby always gets a big burrito and I always get tacos. Both are accompanied by fresh tortilla chips and a variety of salsas. If you are looking for some authentic Mexican food, look no further."

"This place is AMAZING!! Truly authentic Mexican Food!! Flavors are fantastic. Everything is fresh and homemade. The staff is great, very courteous and kind. Even brought us a complementary dessert tamale!!! Try this place out!!!"

"The quesabirria is very good but you can definitely get better around here. They don't serve it with consume just salsa. The meat has been very tender the two times I've had it and it has a good amount of cheese. It lacks on onions and cilantro so doesn't have that burst of bright fresh flavor. The salsa is really good. I've only ordered from doordash but everything comes hot and fresh. I didn't care for the al pastor tacos. Meat wasn't super flavorful or tender. The sauce was too spicy and not fruity at all. Horchata is always really good"

"I sadly have to come back now, about a year after my original 5-star review, and revise to 3-stars (2 stars for food, and 4 stars for staff and service). At that time, Casa Rossy had just opened and it was such a welcome competitor to Manuels which I'd always found excruciatingly mediocre and expensive. We have a place less than 3 blocks away, so we've eaten at Rossy a lot (I always get take-away) and unfortunately, their quality has taken a real nosedive over the last 6 months. I guess the last straw was yesterday's order of shrimp al mojo de ajo. One taste (and smell) and I knew the garlic was from a jar (it has that distinct citric acid preservative taste) which really ruins the dish. We also got an order of shrimp a la diabla; it was also mediocre and one-dimensional. This morning, we got Huevos rancheros and and breakfast burrito both with bacon. The bacon was awful: undercooked and rubbery with minimal salt or smoke taste. I was able to pick mine off and just eat the Huevos (which was OK, 3 of 5 stars) but it was much harder to do the same in the burrito and much of that was wasted. FWIW, my wife said if it weren't for the bacon the burrito would have been good and she'd give them another chance. Overall I have give the food 2 stars. I do want to say service has remained super friendly and I really like the staff; I'd give service 4- to 5 stars and that's reflected in my overall 3-star review. Given how close we are, I'll probably still try them from time to time and hope they get past this rough spot but I'll be going to El Chipotle for dinner for the foreseeable future. Original review below. ====== Casa Rossy opened about 5 months ago. I've now tried them twice two days in a row and I'm super psyched to report that they are excellent. It's so great to finally have excellent Mexican in the hood!! Prawn super burrito: good size, delicious fillings, guac was included in the price. I always get half rice so it was kinda juicy but I don't mind it that way. Prawns were a tad overcooked for my taste but they weren't outright dry. Just not as moist as perfectly cooked is gonna be. Super carne assada quesadilla: my wife had this. She wasn't thrilled with it as it turned out the sourcream, guac and salsa were all on the side so she reported it was kinda dry. I tried a bit of the carne and thought it was tasty. Shrimp a la Diabla - This is one of my favorite dishes so was excited to see it on the menu. Star of the show. So good. Very spicy (I love spicy), smokey, savory sauce. Guac/salsa/sourcream/tortillas all served on the side as I would expect. Shrimp was (again) cooked a tad over for me but just fine. I'll be getting this again (and again and again). Horchata - Hilariously, this was the "small" size (see picture). The godzilla sized cup, was what, 32oz? I found it overly sweet but otherwise great. Probably won't get again due to sweetness (that said I think this is typical of horchata). It's still sitting in my fridge. I occasionally will take a sip. It's working out that way. Overall I'm thrilled to have this new Mexican restaurant in the 'hood. I used to have to drive into Capitola for good Mexican, but no more."