Five stars HAPPY!!!!! Having just returned from the State of Nayarit, Mexico, I was delighted when a friend here in Pittsburgh told me of Casa Nayarit. I couldn't wait to give it a try. In three words, I loved it. I walked in and asked the waiter in Spanish if he was from Tepic, capital of Nayarit state. He smiled and said he was from near there. I sat down, satisfied that Nayarit was not just a named picked out of the air.
The ambience felt very authentic, with Mexican channels showing futbol (soccer) on two flat screen TV's (in separate sections of the rather small restaurant.) Mexican prints are on the wall. Lots of Mexican restaurants look like a movie set of what Mexico is thought to look like. Casa Nayarit looks like a restaurant in Mexico that caters to locals.
Started with chips and salsa. The homemade corn chips were excellent,
(as were the tortillas with my main course, which I suspect were also homemade, though I forgot to ask.) The sauce was not great but there were bottles of two different hot sauces on the table which took care of the situation just fine.
For a main course I ordered shrimp with onion and green pepper. The shrimp were cooked to perfection. The vegetables were al dente and tasty. The dish came with rice and beans that were also delicious. I was reminded of the lunch I thoroughly enjoyed in Tepic, Nayarit, on May 1. I had no room for dessert so I can't help you there. I left totally happy and will return soon.
Please note that the only signage faces the side street from which there is no access to the restaurant. If you approach on South Park Road, it's the red building set back from a parking lot. ALSO NOTE THAT THE RESTAURANT IS CLOSED ON MONDAY, something I found out the hard way. As other reviewers have noted, it's BYOB, no license at least for now.
I get the sense that every dish will be as great as the shrimp dish I had, and I can't wait to go back.