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La Casita Is a Tasty Tradition
La Casita‚ the Rosales family’s Mexican restaurant‚ is entering its 26th year of operation. The family’s connection with food service stretches back much longer.
Carmen Rosales founded the res taurant in 1981‚ turning the taco stand she operated in the town of Industry into a sit-down restaurant in Victorville. But long before that‚ her grandparents ran a restaurant in Norwalk in the 1950s and ’60s.
That history doesn’t appear on the menu‚ but it’s something diners at the 140-seat restaurant have come to appreciate.
“Our customers know our family. They know they’re going to see our faces‚” says Freddie Rosales‚ Carmen’s son and the current owner.
Specialties include chile relleno‚ a stuffed green pepper‚ and carnitas‚ a simmered pork. But it’s what cover ing those dishes that sets La Casita apart.
“All our sauces are homemade‚” Freddie Rosales says. “It’s what differentiates us from any other place.”
La Casita is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m.-9 p.m. on the weekend.
Story by Dan Markham
