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 (I visited Temple Mall recently, it's not doing well, but it will be the subject of a big feature hosted on Carbon-izer in the near future).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. Next door is Taqueria Mexicano Restaurant & Grill at 1704 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop. Also known as Taqueria Mexicano Grille #2, this restaurant has been here since 2001. Previous restaurants on record include Leo's Coffee Cafe (2000-2001), Keith's R-B Shack (1998), Flashback Barbecue (1996-1998), and Vittlesticks (1994-1995). It's very possible that this was also known as 2102 Glendale and has some older spots located there including a location of Archie's Hamburgers, but research is still in progress.

1. That article was also part of the dismantling of this page.
2. It will be posted here similar to how Barton Creek Square's page was reposted here.