I've been going to Casa de Lara for years. It is my fall back restaurant when I find myself on State Street. The food is always well prepared; and the wait staff is efficient but not very personable. I like really hot salsa. This restaurant serves fairly bland salsa, just like 99% of the Mexican restaurants in Wisconsin. It seems to me it used to be better and has dropped off in the years. Still a place to find decent comida de Mexico.