Casamigos - Keizer, OR (Review)

Thing #3 had a football game tonight that we rushed to after work so afterward, we were hungry!  Even the smell of a cheap boiled game hot dog was starting to smell delicious.  We decided to check our maps app to see if anything close was open and whattaya know!?  Casamigos was open until 10:00!

For a restaurant smack in the middle of a strip mall on the main drag, we didn't know what to expect.  Keizer isn't our hometown and this place is pretty new.  When we walked in, the art immediately caught my eye.  It's beautiful!  The walls are filled with this gorgeous art and photos, the details of the restaurant are just gorgeous to look at.

Once we were seated and began looking at the menu. we were pleasantly surprised to discover that this was not the normal Mexican food menu.  The photos of the food were spectacular and looked nothing like your average convection oven re-heats smothered in melted cheddar.  We had plowed through our salsa already and we were brought more - two different kinds and both were so flavorful and delicious!

We ordered and our guacamole arrived soon after.  Fresh, flavorful and perfect.

While we were waiting for our food and snacking, we looked around and let me tell you, this restaurant is visually stimulating at every angle.  The bar area is gorgeous with a table by a fire ... we would move in if we could.

Guatelajara Tour

Brownie ordered the Guatelajara Tour - a combination of chile verde & chile colorado with one authentic chile relleno.  Served with rice and beans, of course and he chose corn tortillas.  The pork chile verde was his favorite and the corn tortillas were fresh, handmade and .... drumroll .... didn't tear one bit!

El Patron

I ordered the El Patron - a combination of carne asada and shrimp cooked a los cabos style (sauteed with mushrooms in a creamy rich flavor green sauce topped with melted cheese) also served with rice and beans and I chose flour tortillas.  The shrimp were cooked perfectly and the carne asada .... real meat, rich flavor to say the least .... dios mio.  Those handmade flour tortillas .... I will dream about them tonight.

You will have leftovers, trust us.

We didn't try the drinks tonight, but we will be going  back again for sure!  The staff was friendly and helpful, our food was gorgeous and whoever is in that kitchen ... does magical things with Mexican Cuisine!

Although this was only our first visit, for now we are going to put up 5 stars because .... blown away is an understatement.  The food is outstanding and if you haven't tried it yet, you really must.  We'll be trying it again and again and again and ....

For now, we stand by our 5 stars and we can't wait to go back!