A historical record of a Rolando/College Area Mexican restaurant Roger found underwhelming
“bleh”
Mexican
Roger gave this Rolando/College Area Mexican restaurant just 3 stars and a flat 'bleh' — an underwhelming visit in 2008.
This College Area/Rolando Casa Machado (6390 El Cajon Blvd) was a separate sister restaurant from the still-open Casa Machado at Montgomery Field (see casa-machado-kearny-mesa-san-diego elsewhere on this site) — a 2010 San Diego Reader ad lists both locations operating side by side. Yelp now marks this Rolando/College Area listing as closed. This page keeps Roger's 2008 review as a record, not a live recommendation.
Yelp — Casa Machado marked CLOSED, 6390 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego (College Area/Rolando) (2026-09-21) ↗This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
Source-backed notes
“bleh”
Roger's flat 'bleh' suggests an underwhelming visit to this Rolando/College Area Mexican restaurant, a separate location from the still-open Casa Machado at Montgomery Field.
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Keep exploring
Browse the Mexican page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
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