Casa Verde Taqueria

The new menu is SO good. We’ve been regulars here for awhile but the new chef has really leveled things up. Some of our faves are the yucca fritters, elote, Spanish fried rice, and the best nachos ever. The vibe is very casual/fun but the food and cocktails are seriously great.

Just had a great couple of tacos, the shrimp taco and the crispy tacos were amazing. The shrimp taco was just spicy enough to bring out the flavor of the shrimp. The crispy mushroom was absolutely a great choice. I did have a margarita made by Many, and it was exactly what I expected. Be back soon

Solid spot for food and drink. drink deals are good ( Nitro Margarita Pitcher is a must) and the food has a good amount of flavor and quantity, especially the nachos which they’ve changed to a skillet and I love so much more! Shrimp taco was also flavorful, lots of citrus and loaded, though $6 isn’t great, I’ve spent more on worse. I’d say come here to get a drink and the nachos, you won’t be disappointed

Wonderful dining experience in the JP area. We got the elote and the loaded patatas bravas. Both were excellent, but we especially enjoyed the elote. The vibe is immaculate too. Will definitely be back to try more items on the menu here! The space inside is a bit small, so ideal for smaller groups.

This is the saddest torta I've ever ordered...me robaron 😒 also the house margarita is not made with triple sec. Just lime, tequila, salt, simple syrup. No gracias.

Lots of bar seating, amazing appetizers, friendly staff, and great vibes. I saw a rainbow from there today! Patio is a must for brunch in early summer.

These tacos are bomb! I've been here twice now and the food is consistent and delicious. These folks know how to make good tacos. We ordered the eloté (corn salad with chips) and then I ordered three tacos, the Mushroom, the fried chicken and chili shrimp. They were all amazing. The margaritas were so good and so refreshing! I had a classic house marg and then a coconut one. Delicious. Server was attentive and wonderful.

Incredible service, comfortable and vibrant atmosphere with warm welcoming and engaged staff. The vegetarian and vegan options were incredible and the highlights were the cauliflower tacos, Brussel sprouts tacos,battatas and the golden hour drink. We will be regulars here!

We love this place! Ivan makes a mean margarita and the atmosphere is wicked fun. Can't wait to come back!

This place serves really good tacos! I got the buttermilk fried chicken taco and the loaded patatas bravas and they were both great. Even though I find the patatas slightly too salty for my taste. The restaurants is lively during dinner hours and has both indoor and outdoor seatings. The staff were friendly and service was quick. Value: 7.5/10 Food: 8/10 Service: 8/10 Experience: 8/10

Please don't waste your time at this place. I stopped in because I was in the area and the food and service both sucked...I mean really bad. The server was super passive aggressive and the food was so dry. Really wish I just went with the local sub shop instead. Oh and I almost forgot, totally overpriced. :(

Staff is super friendly, the taco offerings are diverse and very tasty. Favorites are the yucca taco and the fried buttermilk chicken taco. They have tofu tacos as well for vegetarians, which are also tasty (according to my husband).

The service, as one reviewer said, fast and friendly. The food though is just meh. The food looks great, but the flavors just aren't bold enough for me. There is no spiciness either in anything I had. I was surprised as well to get a fish taco and no lime wedge with it, I had to ask for one and they just took the limes they garnish on the drinks. The waiter actually put it on an empty cup, the heck, and told me "thats how they serve the limes". The beef barbacoa taco was served too with a lot of grease. I get beef barbacoa has natural grease, but cmon I squeezed quite a pool of it out (photos blurry, but that pool in the bowl). Decent flavor, but again, not bold or spicy. If I were to take someone to a bar and food combo place, then would go here. But just for food, there's other places.

Everything was amazing. The nachos seemed overpriced, but they really weren't, as they were perfectly layered with tons of premium cheeses. The place handled my friend's allergies well, double-checking the recipes with the kitchen and recommending what needed to be left off. Only slight gripe was that there is overhead music (appropriate volume, top-40-ish stuff) but the kitchen staff was listening to different music part of the time we were there, which was distracting and annoying.

Nachos. This is the place, this is what to eat. A skillet full of satisfying crunch and cheese, made sure to add the guacamole. Enough to share with a friend for dinner. Thank me later.

Happen to be in the area and despite the Yelp reviews we decided to give it a try anyways. Immediately regretted when we ordered chips and guac, cold chips and a guac that tasted like someone didn't try or simply don't know how to make. Ordered individual tacos, they tasted like a kitchen experiment, ingredients put together that taste wise didn't make much sense, no savory anything. Total disappointment and waste of money. Find another restaurant down the street or get chipotle who has better tasting food.

Some really creative taco fillings! I've been here twice now and had the brussels spouts, fried chicken, fish and shrimp tacos. All are super delicious, and I especially love their tortillas, they are thick and taste homemade. They also have a good selection of mock tails, the spicy one is my favorite

We have been coming to Casa Verde for years now. I love this restaurant! On our most recent visit, we started with fresh guacamole and chips. After, we had the carnitas tacos which are slow-roasted pork shoulder, queso sauce, salsa verde, radish, onion, pickled jalapeno, pepitas, and crema. I also had the beef barbacoa taco with chimichurri, queso fresco, and crispy shallots, and the fried brussel sprout tacos with pomegranate, crema, and salsa verde. My partner had the fried chicken torta which is a buttermilk-brined fried chicken sandwich and almond mole aioli, chipotle aioli, homemade bread, and butter pickles. The cocktail menu at Casa Verde is great! We had two types of the Casa Margarita including the mango-guava and classic cocktails. We also had the Mango #5 Cocktail which has tequila, mango-habanero, basil, lime, and serrano, topped with topo chico. All were great and fresh! The vibes at Casa Verde are always top-notch, making it the perfect spot for a lively night out. So, if you're looking for great service, mouthwatering food, and a killer atmosphere, this place has got it all.

Been there twice and each time it exceeds expectations. The tacos are so fresh its nuts! The chips and queso and guac are insane. Beer selection top shelf. They have soccer on the large screen TV. Service was fast and polite. Don't know what other peeps issues are with this place but I love it. Enjoy!

This is basically a bar that sells Mexican finger food. The place was dimly lit. I suppose it saves on the electricity. I sat at the bar and ordered a fish sandwich of which I had trouble finding the fish. The bartender could not have cared less that I was there. Not even a hello. He ignored me the whole time. I guess it was because I was not drinking. For the size of the portions, I found it to be rather pricey. In general, I was disappointed with Casa Verde. From the name I would have thought it was a Mexican restaurant rather then just a bar with a kitchen

This place is pretty solid. The inside and patio are nothing to write home about, but the food is bomb. That salsa verde is out of this world, as are the nitro margs. Staff was friendly. Would have been 4 stars but majorly disappointed by treatment of dairy allergy. Waiter said not a problem to substitute the queso / crema with chipotle aioli but was charged for the aioli despite having several items removed off each taco. Makes no sense.

Service was fast and friendly, and the selection of beer was great! But, I wasn't a fan of the tacos. I ordered the cauliflower taco, which was huge (not a fan when this happens), and it tasted greasy. I was excited about the pickled onions (I love those!), but they were a little sweet, soggy, and sad. I also was not a fan of the hot sauce - no spice to speak of, and it looked more like Tabasco than any other hot sauce I've seen. The nachos looked great... but I didn't eat those.

We went for a nice quiet brunch. TURN THE GODDAMNED MUSIC DOWN!!! I politely asked twice but whoever was serving us I suppose figured that touching the cabinet next to wherever the music is coming from is enough to jar the volume knob ever so slightly and lower the music. Or maybe turn it up? I couldn't tell because IT WAS TOO DAMNED LOUD!!! Five of us for brunch with nobody else in the entire place. Too bad because the food was actually quite good. We each ordered completely different dishes and they were all great. Even our not-so-happy-looking waiter (the guy possibly in charge of the music??) served us well except, of course, for the music. This is a definite 5 star place EXCEPT FOR THE DAMNED MUSIC!!

Amazing veg food, drinks, service. Good portions, make their own tortillas, good music

DO NOT GO IF YOU ARE BLACK OR BROWN! On 5/08/21, I spent $137.65 at this restaurant and was completely dissatisfied! Where do I begin? The wait staff, the lack of allergy-free options, or the pure human decency? Let's start with the wait staff on this day! They were short, condescending, and outright disrespectful. On my receipt, Bar B was assigned to our table. PLEASE find out who this is and STAY AWAY. He is aweful and not a very nice person. Next: menu On the day in question, there were ONLY things on the menu that I was allergic to, and based on this sub-par restaurant, there wasn't much I could do about it! THEY DID NOT CARE!! Finally: They don't care about the thoughtful engagement of people! I am from DC and expect a certain level of humanity! Deep-rooted intolerance and lack of care for WOKE individuals must be the reason for the deplorable encounter. I am a fair person, and what I experienced here left scars! I PAID THE BILL FOR MY ENTIRE PARTY. I didn't even eat here because they could not accommodate me. They need to know people can pay, despite the bigotry that is shown.

To be frank I was not excited about ordering from this place, but my roommates really wanted to try it. I decided to order the loaded patatas bravas and elote to avoid the disappointment of having bad tacos. However, I was blow away by the explosion of flavors! The elote had a creamy salsa verde that I could figure out what it had, except that I really like it. The melted queso on the elote was fresh and tasted Central American. The loaded patatas bravas is a hefty order of fried potatoes with an orange creamy sauce accompanied by beans, radish and other tasty ingredients. All in all everything tasted really good and I would order from here again and try their tacos next time!

Pretty solid casual Mexican. We sat on the outdoor patio and had beer with some tacos and skillet nachos. Don't come expecting "authentic" or very high-end either and you'll have a good time.

The have masa tortillas, real elote, the fish taco doesn't suck. Shrimp taco with pineapple salsa was yummy. House margarita was pretty alright but I bet they have better drinks if you branch out. Let's be honest, the Mexican food in Boston is not spectacular, but this place stands out. Just order the elote. It's damn good!

They make fabulous, creative , and varied tacos, and their takeout boxes are cardboard and biodegradable!

I am NOT a fan of this type food, HOWEVER, we were visiting the prodigal son, and he goes often, So, of course we went. Waked in the back door after finding a FREE 2hour parking spot. They turned over fats, so it was not an issue. Inside is teh open kitchen to the left....C L E A N! Like walking into a shotgun house, one way to go STRAIGHT! Tables to the right, a long bar to the left. Moderate very tolerable noise level and many townies. ALL very polite and smiling. We procured a high top and two decanters of water brought over. Today sine it was a horrible weather, I opted for diet coke. Waiter, very friendly lad, took our order. We had the Guac and chips to start, I had 2 (I was being optimistic!) Beef Barbacad tacos (soft tortillas, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!) and bride and son had Fried chicken tacos. Let me tell you my whole attitude changed! They chimchuri sauce, quest fresco and crispy shallots made this dish over the top. Same for the chicken. I lovingly relished each and every bite! Meal ended, and time to check out the rest room. I was NOT expecting much. Well, BRIGHT, WHITE and SURGICALLY clean. A medical appendix removal could have been performed here! I tell ya if you are ever in teh area, make sure this is on your list. I will even take a ride yup from teh Cape to go again! www.casaverdejp.com

I went here for dinner last night and it was very middle ground. Tacos were not ver flavorful but got the job done. The margs were delicious and service was good. The tacos I tried were carnitas, barbacoa, and chorizo. The chorizo was my favorite. The other two just needed more flavoring on the meat, toppings were great though. They use mixed corn and flour tortillas I believe and they were a great touch. The ambience on the back patio was very nice. Overall, I'd give it another try.

Great spot. Enter from the rear: you'll get a table faster! Great service, delicious tacos. We had the yucca, carnitas, chorizo, shrimp and barbacoa tacos. The margarita was refreshing and generous. We scored a table in the shade, which was a plus. Would definitely recommend this place!

I came here on a Saturday afternoon while visiting a friend in Jamaica Plain. The large patio in back is open and we started with some Casa Verde Margaritas, the passion fruit and the habanero. Both margaritas were tasty. I ordered the carnitas torta, which had great flavor with melted and crusty cheeses and creamy guacamole. It came with a side of perfectly crispy fried potato wedges (patatas bravas) and chipotle ketchup. It was a good experience and I would definitely recommend Casa Verde to anyone in the Jamaica Plain or greater Boston area.

Always a pleasure here--bar seating or table. Drinks are good, unlike their partner (?) restaurant Tres Gatos which is a hit or miss with their cocktails. Food is good. Service staff and friendly and welcoming.

I've eaten here a few times in the past and would say it's pretty good Mexican food, and service is usually good, sometimes a bit slow. The carnitas torta and nachos are stand outs to me. Most tacos are good but some are a bit bland, the guac is also under seasoned IMO. All around a spot I'm happy to eat at occasionally Unfortunately I had a really terrible experience getting dinner here last night. I ordered delivery through the Casa Verde site. The menu was through Toast but apparently their delivery is handled by DoorDash. If I'd know that I probably wouldn't have bothered. DoorDash always messes up my orders; I don't even have the app on my phone anymore. The driver delivered my order to the wrong house but insisted they gave it to me. No help there. I called the restaurant and the manager told me since it was a delivery issue I'd have to call DoorDash. I call DoorDash and they put me on hold for 30 MINUTES just to eventually say yes, you're right, your food is missing. I request a refund which DD says is fine but they have to put me on hold AGAIN because they have to call Casa Verde because CV needs to refund me. If that's the case than why did CV make me call DD in the first place? Eventually I get a call directly from CV that my food is down the street - whoever lives there called them when they found it on the porch. So I bundle up and head over to get my soggy nachos and tacos that have now been sitting outside in Boston in January for an hour. I really don't know if I'll eat here again, certainly I'll never get delivery again. It was just such a frustrating and time consuming experience.

nice cozy vibe, food was delish and amazingly priced and same with drinks!! the waiter took a little while to notice we were ready to order but after that service was quick. definitely recommend

Still such a solid local spot for drinks and light fare. Love their rotation of alcoholic libations, tacos are interesting and solid. Not the most authentic for Mexican, but not the point. Service is always solid as well

Apparently I hadn't reviewed this place during non-COVID times - which now is probably a good thing since I actually have had much more positive experiences with them since COVID began. In previous visits, the service was a real struggle and one of the reasons we rarely visited - it took forever to find a waiter and place to sit, and then a long gap in nearly every other step of the dining experience (drinks, ordering, meals, and the check). We also had a really awful experience with their nachos - they use queso cheese and ours was truly a soggy mess. Reflecting, I wonder if it was sitting out ready for a while before someone was able to get it to our table. Their margaritas have always been delicious, I will note. ANYWAY, moving to more modern times, aka the COVID era. They have opened up a small back patio area which is well spaced and feels safe for outdoor dining. It wasn't as busy as in the past, and perhaps because of that the service was better overall. We had drinks and entrees (the tofu torta is delicious) which came quickly and were piping hot when we ate. We saw someone nearby order the nachos and they looked way better than in the past, so we are willing to say maybe we had them on a bad day and will try them again in the future!

This place is absolutely phenomenal! We lived down the street for a couple of years and we have been here more times then we can count. Great service, food is always consistently delicious and good quality. Margaritas are always amazing. The queso and tacos are phenomenal. They are also supper allergy and vegan friendly and willing to make accommodations to the menu. In the summer they have great options for outdoor seating in their patio. Would definitely recommend if you are in the JP area.

This is our fav Mexican rest around Boston. The mezcal margaritas are delicious, all of the tacos especially the fried chicken one are amazing! Great little gem, will keep coming to try new foods!

Honestly I love Mexican food and would have loved to give this a higher rating. We probably snuck in the last Saturday night that it was nice enough to sit outdoors for the year. We ordered chips and salsa as a starter. The chips were fresh but the salsa did not have a single ounce of spice or flavor. I got two tacos- the chorizo one and the chicken one. I would highly recommend the chorizo one! The chicken taco was made with fried chicken (which I'm not against) but the sauce on the taco made the outside of the chicken very soggy. My meal was a bit pricey for only two tacos and no sides. My friend ended up getting just a starter (papas rellenas I think so something of the potato sort) It was yummy but just such a small portion, even for someone who wasn't too hungry. Overall this place is alright, but I would probably just opt for chilacates across the street and save my money.

I head to Casa Verde when I want good food, a cozy atmosphere and a place with parking (in the back!). Tacos that I've loved: Carnitas Fried Brussels Chipotle Cauliflower Shrimp Diablo Green Chorizo (keep in mind the egg ailoi is just that - not a fried egg on top) Chips and salsa are delicious, very crispy chips. The queso fundido is..TBH, really fantastic. Love the drink list, and our service has been average or quite good whenever we've been. I ever have bought gift cards for friends there.

Food tasted good but was pretty expensive for what you get. The yuca taco was good! The servers were wicked rude and kept glaring at our table, we also saw them talking quietly and pointing to us at one point. Not sure what was going on, but that's ok. I hate to leave bad reviews but I probably wouldn't come back here. Save some money and get better food at Chilacates!

first time at Casa verde‼ it was delicious and I can't wait to go back I didn't even mind waiti twenty minutes to be seated!! it was worth the wait

Food was alright in general, nachos were very generous and had a little bit of heat. The elote was delicious, with great queso fresco. The taco I had (pescado) was underwhelming, which was a little disappointing as the restaurant focuses on tacos. Maybe it just wasn't for me or there was a better order! However, the service was a little messy. As previous reviews seem to say, sometimes the service is off-putting. It was a busy night, we stood at the front door for a while making eye contact with two waiters and they didn't react or really gesture for us to go anywhere. So we were confused and assumed it was a self service/sit down on your own table. We then went to go sit at a table when the bartender loudly (the music attributed to his increased volume) told us to wait as the table wasn't wiped down, so we awkwardly made our way to the front again to wait. Our waiter afterwards was fine.

Reminds me of Texas authentic street tacos. The Loaded Patatas Bravas was out of this world with flavors, perfectly cooked potatoes. First time trying Crispy Yucca and wow, I'm glad I did. Fully of robust, tender and crispy yucca. Also had a Carnitas Taco. All so yummy and filling.

The good: The food and cocktails were tasty and promptly served. The bad: $6 per taco is too much for what you get. Maybe $4 is more appropriate. Secondly, our $12 cocktails were criminally small in volume and were at least 60-70% ICE . See my attached pic. C'mon management. Do better for your customers. Also, outdoor seating smelled like fermenting trash. We were sat 10 ft away from their waste bins. Great food but lots of room for customer experience improvement!!! The good: The food and cocktails were tasty and promptly served. The bad: $6 per taco is too much for what you get. Maybe $4 is more appropriate. Secondly, our $12 cocktails were criminally small in volume and were at least 60-70% ICE . See my attached pic. C'mon management. Do better for your customers. Also, outdoor seating smelled fermenting trash. We were sat 10 ft away from their waste bins. Great food but lots of room for customer experience improvement!!!

This place has solid Mexican food and good vibes. Margarita wasn't my fav but I liked everything else. Will def come back

Everything about this place is unique. Their very quick with their orders and food so you are in and hour in less than an hour. Definitely recommend making a reservation beforehand because they're very busy and the wait time can be long if you just walk in. We've been here many times and it never disappoints. We love their vegetarian options for tacos and tortas. Their nachos are also amazing and fresh!

Loved the vibe in this place. Easy going, casual and yeah, it also doesn't hurt that it has a pretty darn tasty and extensive menu. There's something for everyone here. We came on a Monday night and even then, we took up one of the last remaining seats so you can just imagine what the norm is like. Per the usual, we love variety and ordered a bunch to share. Apps: House special cod fritters - Loved these. Served piping hot out of the kitchen and slightly softer/mushier in the center texture wise. Not a negative, just something I noticed that was may be atypical. Highly recommend if it happens to be a special when you're visiting. Patatas Bravas - Not sure these are the traditional Spanish variety but hey, they were fried, crispy, seasoned well and came with two indulgent sauces for dipping so there's really nothing not to like :D Tacos: Chorizo - Was told this was a winner. Even won out in favor of the others below. Definitely order if you're an omnivore. Cauliflower - Another must order if you like something different. It had a distinctly mesquite flavor that shouldn't be missed. Shrimp a la diabla - Generous portion of shrimp for a lil ole taco. Smelt - I love strange stinky smelly food and I say it lovingly that you would adore this taco if you like any of the following: anchovies, fish sauce, salted mackerel, bluefish etc. You get the drift. In actuality, this is quite mild in comparison to what I just listed! All in all, the best place I could've asked for after having a really long day at work. An awesome place to check out if you're looking to just relax and hang out while enjoying a nice assortment of small bites.

Went on a Friday night. It gets very LOUD so just be prepared. Got the pitcher if Margaritas. Not sure why this restaurant as well as others in Jamaica Plain (JP)don't have Diet Sodas. I'll echo what other reviews say, don't expect authentic Mexican Food. We got the Nachos others have pictured....they were $27. We asked for additional tortillas as they had piled a lot of stuff on top of them. The pictures offer post of the nachos are completely accurate. Kinda expensive even for a Boston Suburb. It was a $100 and we had the pitcher of margs and the nachos. It's the ONLY Mexican place in JP that has alcohol AND seating inside.....so naturally on a Friday night....mobbed!!!!

Upping my stars- have gotten takeout a bunch of times during the pandemic, and everything is always fresh and very tasty. It's become part of our rotation.

First the good - the vegan options are delicious, the tofu Adobe taco was great and the brussel sprout taco was ok! Unfortunately, it seems short staffed so service isn't great. It took a long time for anyone to take our order and bring the food, we never received our drink order and they had also run out of guacamole. The white bean dip is pretty bland.

This place has become a regular go-to for take-out when I have a craving for nachos (which is a very regular thing)!!! The beef barbacoa is fantastic and perfectly salty, the corn bean salsa is crunchy and fresh, and the cheese combo hits the spot. Plus, the guac is on point! They also have 4 tasty, unique vegetarian tacos. It's rare that you find vegetarian options beyond greasy onions and peppers, but they take this to the next level. The fried brussels sprout taco is especially great; it has crunch from the pepitas and little bursts of sweetness from pomegranate seeds.

Easily among the very best nachos & margaritas in Boston. See the picture. 'nuff said.

There was hair in my drink and a plastic piece in my brothers drink. The food was alright but bland. The spicy shrimp taco was really good though!

This place deserves more stars than they have, so here's my newest "Eat local, yelp local" review for Casa Verde in JP: I have eaten here twice in a row on my birthday... last year, in the restaurant, this year, take out. First I have to say that my birthday is literally the worst day to go to a restaurant: the dreaded Valentine's day when places are packed, you get horrible service, rushed out, and "special" which really means limited menu choices. But, last year at the restaurant with my family, we had great, friendly service. Take out this year was easy to order and promptly delivered. They have these great little boxes with rows, by the way, so your tacos will stay neat and discrete if you order a bunch of them. Things to eat: excellent chips and guac, street corn, tacos of all sorts... I've tried the carnitas, the barbacoa, the fish, the fried chicken and the brussels sprouts (sounds weird but it's great). Last night my husband had one of the tortas and really liked it. Flavors are fresh, and interesting combinations. This is your upscale Mexican as opposed to your more basic version, like Chilacates (which is also amazing). At the restaurant, I had a spicy margarita and then a nitro margarita on tap. Both really great, decently boozy and not too sweet. I was really missing those last night, but they do have take out on booze if you want it. Will definitely be back, hopefully in person for drinks someday, and for take out until then!