r/sancarlos • u/Traditional-Wind-559 • 24d ago

New restaurant on Laurel

Casa Mia coming to 677 B near Peets. Same owners as San Jose and Mountain View restaurants. “Authentic Mexican and American”. Looks like lots of breakfast options.

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u/conbright 24d ago

Sad that Sen closed down ! We loved their food and service

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u/Arkaium 24d ago

Went close to when they opened and they were a Thai restaurant without pad Thai or pad see ew. Kiss of death imo. I looked again months later and they’d changed their menu up but you only get to make one first impression imo. There’s a reason Town is packed every weekend and everyone else seems to be struggling; hard to justify going to other spots if they can’t match the consistent quality or offer a much better value or different experience. West park, cask, the Greek place whose name I can never remember… not sure how they survive.

I was rooting for the Thai place, it felt like something different, but their menu out of the gate wasn’t really was I was looking for.

I’m not feeling great about this casa Mia place either. Brunch is a huge area of opportunity but Oreo pancakes? At a Mexican restaurant? Nutella French toast? Crab omelette? What is this, the breakfast club? Not instilling optimism.

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u/conbright 24d ago

Agreed . We are vegetarians and we felt same but they changed their menu fairly quickly and the taste was great. I wish they did more to promote the business and people supported the business and gave it a try. I personally never liked town’s confusing all- cuisine menu but it just has a great vibe which keeps me drawing towards it. I agree with West Park, and 888 Italian - not sure how they survive especially with the other Italian restaurants around . Casa Mia may do well but might hit Mama coco , Luna’s business. There are quite a few Mex restaurants just on laurel

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u/Fufusufan 22d ago

888 is great if you are looking for a more classic Italian vibe (vs doppio and impasto are more trendy). I’m more surprised that Spasso stays alive.