Located on Calle Zaragoza (the down street), a block uphill from Jazmin’s, Come a Casa has been open for three years in this location. Come a Casa started from home and then as a stall in the Food Truck Park in Cabo San Lucas. Entering the front door, the open kitchen is on the left with seating at a bar. There are three dining spaces – one in front and one in the back half of the restaurant and a third at the back to the left. The back of the restaurant features the bar and a large wood-fired pizza oven. The menu offers a full range of Italian pastas, pizza and main courses.

The father, Mauricio is the Executive Chef, his son is the chef and his daughter manages the reservations and seating of the guests. The restaurant is always full and so reservations are required (and only by phone). The flavors are amazing and it is one of the only places where there is no there is no acidic aftertaste to the tomato sauce. While Beth and I tried to get our fix about once a month, we hadn’t been for months as we were both on high protein-low carbohydrate diets. But we had to take our guests from England there and Jerry, a long-time friend and new neighbor also loves the place.

Our server, Jesus gave us the menus and asked what we would like to drink. Jerry, Chris and Tracey shared a bottle of Corona del Valle Sauvignon Blanc from the Valle de Guadalupe. Jerry also ordered Pizza Bread, Burrata and a Peach Salad for the table to share. The Burrata came with some great bread and our server dripped honey on to the salad. Beth also ordered a Caesar Salad to start. It was a great way to start the meal.

The table ordered a number of different pasta dishes for the main course – Carbonara, Linguine Pomodoro, Pappardelle Pomodoro, Pappardelle Fruiti del Mar. The restaurant had a special mushroom carpaccio that night, which I decided to try. As all of the main courses were delivered, everyone was quiet for a moment as we dug into our meals. The fresh pasta, great tomato sauce and the additional of freshly grated parmesan cheese made the flavors even better. The meals were excellent.

But some of us had been waiting for the Lemon Tart for dessert. With four spoons (none for me with my diet), there was a rush to taste this truly tart dish with caramelized sugar on top. The brother and sister owners of Come a Casa, Christopher and Jessica came to ask how we had enjoyed our meal … and we raved about it.