Former Monterey House in Temple (Temple, Texas)

Picture from Loopnet showing a bit of 1704 as well.
Temple's current Casa Olé was originally built as famed Tex-Mex restaurant chain Monterey House back in 1977 (#57) with the address of 2108 Glendale Drive, one of the "pre-unification" addresses for SW H.K. Dodgen Loop (much like Saigon Cafe previously discussed.¹ Later on, this converted to Monterey's Tex-Mex Cafe around the late 1980s or early 1990s (discussed on this page, see "Free Star Plaza / 10515 Northwest Freeway") and ultimately, Monterey's Little Mexico. In 2024, parent company Mexican Restaurants, Inc. shut down Monterey's Little Mexico and soon reopened it as their other brand, Casa Olé, which moved from Temple Mall (see Carbon-izer).²

Even as of January 2026, the rebranding was clearly done on a budget, with only a Casa Olé banner to the side of the restaurant.

1. That article was also part of the dismantling of this page.
2. There is also a Numbered Exits post but I provided the direct link.
UPDATE 05-13-2026: Removed Taqueria Mexicano as part of bringing back Carbon-izer page. Also linked to Temple Mall.