Casa Tequila has opened at 2100 N. Collins Blvd. in Covington, adding another Mexican option to a Northshore dining scene that already includes Uno Dos Tacos.
St. Tammany’s tourism bureau, Visit The Northshore, spotlighted the restaurant in a Visit The North Shore Facebook video this week, describing it as a family-friendly spot serving Mexican favorites “in a colorful, lively atmosphere” and recommending it for lunch dates and dinner outings.
What’s on the menu
The restaurant’s tagline, “Taste the spirit of Mexico,” points to its identity, but the menu leans noticeably toward the Gulf Coast. Alongside fajitas, enchiladas, burritos and chimichangas, Casa Tequila offers three styles of oysters, including raw Cozumel oysters and Mazatlán oysters charbroiled with crab meat, shrimp, garlic butter and parmesan. The seafood section also features ceviche tostadas, agua chile, a $28 torre de mariscos and a $38 seafood molcajete with shrimp, oyster, soft-shell crab, scallop and octopus.
Steak dishes run from $18.99 to $24.99, including a tabletop trompito of al pastor pork with pineapple. A weekday lunch menu, served Monday through Friday until 3 p.m., includes egg dishes such as huevos rancheros and chilaquiles, and a kids’ menu offers $7.99 plates for children under 12, dine-in only.
The restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, according to its website, and offers online ordering and catering.
Daily specials
Casa Tequila runs a rotating lineup of specials: a $10.99 tamale plate on Mondays, $2.25 tacos on Taco Tuesday, $6.50 margaritas with weekday lunch, skinny margarita and shot specials later in the week, and a 20% meal discount for veterans on Saturdays.
Drinks and the rules behind them
The drink menu includes cocktails, spirits and margaritas, and that cocktail program operates within state rules. Louisiana’s Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control says a restaurant permit allows alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption only, served in conjunction with meals; sales to people under 21 can bring fines and possible suspension or revocation of a permit. Those requirements frame how a restaurant can pair a family-oriented dining pitch with a tequila-forward identity.
A spot built for gatherings
Casa Tequila isn’t just angling to be a casual dinner stop. Its website advertises a private party room and pitches the restaurant for birthdays, rehearsal dinners and corporate events, inviting guests to “host your next event in a vibrant, high-energy setting filled with bold flavors and handcrafted cocktails.”
The decor is part of that pitch. Photos on the restaurant’s site show an artificial cherry blossom tree, neon signage, tin star lanterns and a mural of a Catrina, the elegant skeleton figure associated with Day of the Dead.
What diners are saying
Early reaction has been mixed. The restaurant holds a 3.4-star average across 43 reviews on Yelp, where nearly every reviewer praises the look of the place. One Covington diner called the atmosphere “moody, romantic, and just very magical,” and another praised its “stylish, somewhat upscale, ambiance.”
Opinions on the food split more sharply. A Magnolia, Texas, visitor called it one of the best Mexican meals she’d had and said the shot prices were unusually low for a restaurant decorated that way, and a New Orleans East diner singled out the charbroiled oysters with crab and shrimp. Others found the cooking under-seasoned: a New Orleans reviewer who moved from Southern California wrote that the margaritas were “mostly mixer,” and a Lacombe diner said his medium-rare steak arrived medium-well.
Service has drawn both praise and complaints. Several reviewers described friendly, quick servers, while a September reviewer said he waited 45 minutes for tacos that never came because staff were focused on a birthday party, a reminder of the balancing act facing a restaurant that markets itself heavily for private events.
Yelp also lists the restaurant with an estimated health score of 94 out of 100 and notes accessible parking and an ADA-compliant entrance.
