Casa Colima - Portland

What a local gem. Service is top notch. Lots of seating including outdoors. Festive decor. Wait on a Saturday night was about 15 minutes. Ordered the carne asada chimichunga. Love the tender meat and they don't use fillers. Beans are just how I love them. Chips are nice, light and fresh. Attentive service kept us with full drinks and plenty of chips.

Bueno! I think it's my new favorite Mexican restaurant. Lunch was fast to arrive, warm chips and salsa bean dip while waiting. Had a chili Verde chimi and tamale two item combo. Staff was welcoming. Decor is bright and I can't wait to bring my family back. Bet my kids will love it too.

I've returned to Casa Colima a couple of times during Covid times, both during the summer and the winter. Their patio out back has enough hanging plastic sheeting to protect customers from the elements, while letting in enough fresh air to at least give the illusion of not being completely indoors. The food retains their solid, old-school presentation. Sometimes, I'm in the mood for the classics, accompanied by rice and cheese-covered refried beans. Casa Colima is happy to deliver on all fronts. During a recent leisurely lunch, the Christmas playlist served up (by my count) at least 5 different versions of the song Feliz Navidad. Despite the potent earworm qualities of this particular song, I'm considering it a very positive part of my experience, going beautifully with my combination plate. (BTW, I chose a medium sized combo, and it was plenty of food).

We don't like beans but they came with every meal and with every round of chips. Not sure why but the queso dip is $10? The food was average and service was still great despite it being crowded. I wish the fajitas came with any cheese at all. They just hate cheese and love beans. The margarita was perfect. We left with an entire take out box of beans tho.

Great food and amazing service, can’t recommend enough. Two servers in addition to our regular waiter checked up on us regularly, ensuring everything was to our satisfaction. Food was delivered to our table less than 10 minutes after ordering, sadly no pictures because we munched it down too quickly. We will definitely return!