Casa Mamita Restaurant Style Salsa
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated for 2026.
My family likes salsa, but it can be difficult to find store-bought salsa that’s as good as what we get at Mexican restaurants.
I used to often buy On the Border mild salsa, available at many regular grocery stores (but not at Aldi). The only problem was that On the Border’s jars were incredibly hard to initially break the vacuum seal on. After years of fighting to open jars, even using jar openers, I emailed the company about my frustration. They responded by mailing me a coupon for a free jar of salsa. (Great customer service!) The free salsa was tasty, but of course the jar was still crazy hard to open.
So, my husband and I started looking at other salsa options that wouldn’t give us arthritis.
Aldi came through. During the past decade or so, we’ve seen Aldi branch out from generic jarred salsas to offer some unique and tasty options. Casa Mamita Restaurant Style Salsa is one such offering. I first wrote about it back in 2020, and I’ve been buying it regularly, sometimes multiple jars a week, for years now.
I paid $2.45 for a 16-ounce jar of Casa Mamita Restaurant Style Salsa in 2026. We buy Aldi products for review using our own money.
It’s a Regular Buy, which means it’s available all year. You’ll find it on the room-temperature shelves near the other salsas, queso, and tortilla chips. It should be refrigerated after opening.
Ingredients are: tomato puree (water, tomato paste, citric acid), diced tomatoes in tomato juice, jalapeno peppers, onions, water, distilled vinegar, salt, cilantro, dried onions, garlic, and natural flavor.
One 2-tablespoon serving has 10 calories, no fat, 115 mg of sodium (5% of your daily value), 2 grams of total carbs (1% DV), no dietary fiber, 1 gram of total sugars, 0 grams of added sugars, and no protein. The sodium has been reduced by about 50 percent in this salsa since we first wrote about it in 2020.
As far as taste goes, this salsa is good. It’s labeled as mild, but it has more kick than other mild salsas I’ve had, and sometimes my family feels like this is a little too intense if we’re eating it on its own with tortilla chips. It’s my personal favorite salsa from Aldi. The tomato and jalapeno flavors really come through, and the cilantro gives it a bit of zing.
I serve this with tortilla chips for dipping and as a topping for nachos, tacos, tostadas, taco salad, and burrito bowls. I also serve it as a mix-in with scrambled eggs, omelets, breakfast burritos, and breakfast burrito bowls. I serve it with so many things that my family sometimes goes through more than one jar a week. If I have one complaint, it’s that the jar is on the smaller side.
This salsa holds its own among other store-bought salsas. Just be aware that if you’re serving kids or people who don’t like a lot of spice, this is not truly a mild salsa.
The Verdict:
Casa Mamita Restaurant Style Salsa is a great store-bought salsa, but it is on the spicier side for a mild salsa. If you like some kick — but not too much — this might be your salsa. We love it.
Thanks for posting about this salsa. We like salsa and agree that it’s difficult to find a good store-bought salsa. On The Border medium salsa has been the best we’ve found so far. I’ll have to look for this salsa the next time I’m at Aldi. I just bought another jar of On The Border this morning, but we can never have enough salsa at home.
Where is product made
If it doesn’t say on the container, presumably the United States, but you’d have to ask Aldi.
I bought two jars of “Casa Mamita Restaurant Style Salsa” around November or December of 2020. I took them home, and tried to open a jar. I’m a weight lifter and in good shape. However, I could NOT open the jar, with any method of a gripper, etc. I had to literally squeeze the lid portion in a vice, and twist the jar with both hands (potentially dangerous, but it worked). I was then able to get it open. I thought it was a fluke, so I didn’t pay much mind.
Then I tried to open the second jar a few weeks later. Same exact thing. My 19 year old son is stronger than I am and benches well over 250lbs and lifts almost daily. He could NOT budge the lid open. Again, we had to use a vice.
I didn’t realize that the picture does not reveal any actual numbers, just the UPC lines (there are no numbers on the UPC, just lines). I did not look for an expiration date. However, I can not be the only person having this problem- this is at the manufacturer’s level. I submitted my concerns to Aldi and am waiting to hear back.
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For opening hard to open jars: Find a sturdy heavy metal knife and use the back side (not the sharp side) to tap on the lid (making a little dent) every inch or so around the lid. Then try turning the lid off and open the jar.
For any jar that’s difficult to open,you can buy a cheap jar opener at most kitchen ware stores which is adjustable to open most jars.Easy to use and no effort required
I just happened upon this review. I also have hand issues, and the trick to opening jars like this is to use a bottle opener and position it under one of the sections of the lid that goes up (these types of lids have them, when you look at it, you’ll understand–it’s sort of a little gap). Slowly/gently pull up under the edge of the lid. When you hear the seal break STOP. The lid will come right off, but you’ll be able to screw the lid back on when your through. : )