Reviews for Canasta Kitchen in Alameda, CA

I had two fish tacos. They came with rice and beans. The fish was deep-fried and delicious as were the tacos. I opted for... whole pinto beans rather than the refried black beans. They were very good but came in a jigger-sized cup. I wanted more. Service was very friendly. We are indoors, but they were serving outdoors in parking spaces in front of the store. It was acold night and they had their big outdoor heaters lit. Read more

The margaritas were to die for and that burrito must've been at least a foot long. The meat was delicious but I had to cut it in... half because it was too much food for one sitting. Read more

OMG Stop it. Been in the bay 6 or 7 years and haven't had Mexican food this good. I've gotten close but no cigar. The bean dip... for the plantains was sending me over the edge. I was in heaven. It was very Cuban-esque. Transported to Miami. The guac wasdelicious and on day 2 with left overs the chips are still crunchy as hell and guac is solid good. On TOP of all thedeliciousness, the service was super great. They were very friendly and came to check on us twice. Food came out super quick.Good prices and the horchata oh man..... sprinkled with freaking delight. I'm dead. I could go back just for the horchata alone.Ordered a taco salad and the shell was impressive and the flavor was perfect and really brought back good memories though therewasn't a lot of meat inside. I ordered carne asada. Small little bits there. Parking was free after 6 I think. Plenty ofparking on side streets and some bars that are walking distance if you wanna go for a drink and music after. Such a goodlocation. Read more

Came with my coworkers. We ordered a plate called El Governador which consist steak and shrimp in a large tortillas. They give... lots of meat we all agreed it was tasty. Our server Maggie was the best. Really gave ???? service. We will be back again and trysomething else. Read more

Juicy and delicious, price conscious and Maggie is great. Expect just great food, Huevos Rancheros are really different. The... environment is ?despretensioso? and people are friendly. Good selection of drinks. Be aware :) of the spice level of that tinylittle orange thing. Read more

We ordered food worth $93 and I am a regular here. They literally gave us the three salsa in the pic below. They charged me... extra two get some more salsa on the side!!! This is just foolish In response to the owner?s reply, I want toclarify to say that all I was requesting for was more salsa because there were only the 3 as displayed in the photo for the bigorder we placed. I did not ?touch? nor ?grab? at more salsa. The lady who worked there was super nice and was helping me fill upthe two containers of salsa that I was asked to pay for. Additionally, the containers of salsa I paid for were NOT in the photobecause I PAID for them. The main point is not the salsa; it?s the customer service and based on your response I get where it?stricked down from! Read more

Delicious Mexican food, full bar, friendly service. Enjoyed the empanadas and Huaraches. Price was a little high, but quality... matched. Read more

This was the first time I visited this place and I loved it. Their mole is authentic, really good I would say from Puebla. The... michelada was good, a bit too much chile on it though. The baja style tacos were ok, I was expecting fried shrimp and coleslawinstead of arugula. The quesabirria is huge, a full meal and it comes with the consome, the habanero salsa was good with it. Thewaiters were really nice and friendly. I would totally come back and try more food Read more