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Casa Colima
Exterior of the original restaurant in Hillsdale, 2021
Restaurant information
Food type
  • Mexican
  • Tex-Mex
LocationUnited States
Websitecasacolima.com

Casa Colima is a small chain of Mexican / Tex-Mex restaurants in the Portland metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The family-owned business operates restaurants in the Hillsdale neighborhood of southwest Portland, in Tualatin, and in Vancouver, Washington.

Description

The restaurant chain Casa Colima serves Mexican cuisine[1] and Tex-Mex in the Portland metropolitan area. The original restaurant operates on Capitol Highway in the Hillsdale neighborhood of southwest Portland.[2] A second location is on Southwest Pacific Highway in Tualatin[3] and there is also a location in Vancouver, Washington.[4]

A statue of a cow sitting on a bench is installed at the Hillsdale restaurant.[2]

The menu includes chimichangas, chips and salsa, enchiladas, fajitas, margaritas, queso, and rice and beans.[5] The restaurant also serves burritos, nachos, and tacos. Taco fillings include carne asada, shrimp, and tilapia.[3] Margarita varieties include jalapeño cucumber and another with mangonada and Midori.[6]

History

The Hillsdale restaurant's interior in 2021

Casa Colima is a family-owned business. Members of the family include Alonso and Elsa Ochoa, as well as their son Bryan. Casa Colima's second location opened in Tualatin in 2018, in the space that previously housed Nacho Mama's.[3]

In 2024, a woman at the Vancouver restaurant claims she was fired for being pregnant.[4]

Reception

In her 2023 overview of "top-notch" Tex-Mex in Portland, Brooke Jackson-Glidden of Eater Portland recommended Casa Colima for fajitas, combination plates, and "old-school realness".[5] She wrote:

I have a friend who, whenever we’re on a road trip, will seek out this style of Mexican restaurant: free chips and salsa, colorful wood-carved chairs, combination plates, and sizzling pans of fajitas. For many, this sort of nostalgic Mexican restaurant is what comes to mind when they think Tex-Mex. To me, Casa Colima is the go-to option for this vibe here. It has been open for almost 20 years, and it covers all of the bases...[5]

Alex Frane included Casa Colima in the website's 2024 overview of Portland's "most enticing" margaritas.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Frane, Alex (2018-05-01). "Where to Find Portland's Most Enticing Margaritas". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. ^ a b "Your Other Favorite Family Mexican Restaurant, Reviewed". Willamette Week. 2016-01-06. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  3. ^ a b c Stenvick, Blair (2018-09-11). "A new 'Casa' on Pacific Highway". SherwoodGazette.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  4. ^ a b "Vancouver woman alleges restaurant fired her because she was pregnant". The Columbian. 2025-03-23. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  5. ^ a b c Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2023-12-11). "Ask Eater: Where Can I Find Top-Notch Tex-Mex in Portland?". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  6. ^ a b Frane, Alex (2018-05-01). "Where to Find Portland's Most Enticing Margaritas". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
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