Sizzling Selections for Healthy Eating in 2014
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Happy New Year from our family at Casa de Pico! If you’re among the millions of Americans fighting to be fitter in 2014, you’ll be happy to know you don’t have to quit eating out. Our talented chef has prepared a number of authentic Mexican entrees bursting with flavor, that won’t ruin your resolutions!
Our delicious Grilled Fish Tacos weigh in at 540 calories and come with two soft tacos with grilled fish, shredded cabbage and creamy jalapeño lime sauce, served with pico de gallo and black beans. Our Chicken Fajita Salad will satisfy your taste buds, offering greens and sautéed chicken fajitas with tomatoes and onions, served in a crispy flour tortilla with guacamole – and only has 435 calories.
To top it off, sip one of our refreshing and frosty skinny margaritas, with under 100 calories! Who says eating healthy can’t be a “fiesta”?
To view more of our healthy selections, see our full menu here.
Dine with Us on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30
0On the busiest shopping weekend of the year, American Express is reminding us to shop and dine locally with its Small Business Saturday campaign.
While you’re out-and-about at Grossmont Center enjoying the sales, join us at Casa de Pico for a shopping-break. Sip on a frosty margarita, nibble on the Fiesta Sampler and indulge in the Carne Asada Tampiqueña – and when you do, know that you are supporting a local business in your community.
Small Business Saturday is a national campaign that rewards American Express users when they shop and dine at local businesses, making a contribution back to their communities. AmEx users who have pre-registered their card, will receive a credit back on their statement. For more info about the campaign, visit: www.smallbusinesssaturday.com.
Let Us Host Your Holiday Fiesta
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Leave it to Casa de Pico to host your enchanting Mexican Fiesta holiday party! Your guests will be charmed by our beautiful restaurant, colorful dining rooms and lush outdoor patio, award winning cuisine, and strolling Mariachis. Choose from one of our affordable event packages, or let us work with you to custom design your perfect menu.
To let us bring the fiesta to you, call us at 619-463-3267 to discuss party-to-go options.
La Mesa Award Program Recognizes Casa de Pico
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Casa de Pico was selected by the La Mesa Award Program as an outstanding local business that serves the local market!
Each year, the program identifies companies that have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
The La Mesa Award Program has chosen Casa De Pico for the 2013 La Mesa Awards in the Mexican Restaurants classification.
Eat Healthy at Casa de Pico
0Healthy options can be few and far between when dining out – but not at Casa de Pico!
Two of our favorite dishes off the Healthy Dining Menu were recently featured on Healthy Dining Finder. The Grilled Chicken and Avocado Tacos – two soft tacos served with pico de gallo and black beans – were recommended as Healthy Dining Options at Mexican Restaurants. Our Ensalada de Camerones – a fresh salad with grilled shrimp, avocado, gorgonzola cheese and tomatoes, tossed with a cilantro lime dressing – was also suggested as a way to enjoy healthy barbeque without creating a mess at home.
Guests can feel good when eating with us. With several healthy and delicious selections traditional Mexican dishes, there is something for everyone at Casa de Pico.
Vote for Casa de Pico in U-T San Diego’s Readers Poll
0Casa de Pico has been nominated by the readers of the U-T San Diego as Best Mexican Restaurant and Best Fish Tacos! Vote for us at: www.sdbestpoll.com/. You can vote once per day until Sunday, July 7. Happy voting!
Welcome, Casa Sol y Mar!
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Help us welcome Casa Sol y Mar to Diane Powers’ Bazaar del Mundo Restaurant family!
Casa Sol y Mar – the fourth restaurant in a family of fine Mexican eateries dispersed throughoutSan Diego– opened in May. The restaurant is located in the bustling Del Mar Highlands Town Center at 12865 El Camino Real, and is elaborately designed to reflect the true spirit ofMexico.
“Our philosophy is to offer great value and a delightful Mexican dining experience,” said Powers. “This includes memorable flavors, abundant selections, high quality and fresh ingredients, and a spirited, authentic environment that captures the essence of Mexican traditions.”
Guests will sense the warmth and enchantment ofMexicoas they enter through the beautiful wood and glass doors and find themselves standing beneath a high glowing ceiling and breathtaking iron chandelier. The interior of the restaurant is artfully painted in a fiesta of gold, crimson, and orange jewel tones, sparkling from wall to wall with Mexican folk art, festive embellishments, and glazed Mexican accent tiles in red, emerald, and orange hues.
The delicious menu is comprised of traditional Mexican dishes with an emphasis on flavor and freshness, including a large selection of regional entrees made from scratch, and award-winning seafood recipes that have been in the Bazaar del Mundo family for decades. The menu also features newly created small plates and appetizers, as well as entrees with a contemporary twist. Homemade dressings, salsas, guacamole and sauces are made fresh daily, along with hot corn and flour tortillas. There is also an extensive children’s menu, appetizing entrée salads and countless gluten-free, vegetarian and healthy dining selections.
In the lively cantina, guests enjoy giant frosty margaritas, sip fine Mexican beers and consume tasty appetizers and entrees. The cantina features flat screen TVs and reclaimed wood tables framed with black hammered iron and custom bar stools upholstered with bright wool fabrics hand woven by artisans in Oaxara, Mexico. In addition, Casa Sol y Mar offers a collection of top shelf, premium and specialty tequilas including Reposado and Anejo-aged in white oak casts for more than a year. Check out the Cantina menu here.
The Bazaar del Mundo Restaurants are famous for cheerful, strolling Mariachis who serenade guests Wednesday through Sunday evenings – completing the cultural experience.
Bazaar del Mundo Restaurants Win Gold Medallion Award
0We won! The California Restaurant Association has awarded the Bazaar del Mundo Restaurants – Casa Guadalajara, Casa de Pico and Casa de Bandini – the 2013 Gold Medallion Award for the Best Mexican Restaurants in San Diego.
Take a Virtual Tour at Casa de Pico
0Whether dining in our gorgeous dining room with it’s vivid colors, hand painted artwork, classic and authentic folk art, and wrought iron chandeliers or on our heated patio with it’s giant, splashing fountain, tropical plants and colorful flowers, Casa De Pico, brings you, in every way, the very best in Mexican culture. Our regional and traditional food, along with our frosty margaritas and strolling Mariachis, depict the true spirit of Mexico. Our handmade tortillas are a special treat when you taste them warm off the griddle from our display kitchen in the lobby, where our friendly staff is waiting to serve you.
