Casa Vega in San Fernando Valley

Casa Vega founder Rafael “Ray” Vega recently celebrated 60 years of his restaurant. His daughter Christy Vega Fowler has been running the restaurant for the last five years.

Chicken enchiladas with sauce from Casa Vega.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times )

Second-generation Casa Vega owner Christy Vega Fowler holds hands with her father, Rafael “Ray” Vega, the founder of the 60-year-old restaurant in Sherman Oaks.

Elotes cup from Casa Vega restaurant in Sherman Oaks.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times )

A server checks on a customer at Casa Vega restaurant in Sherman Oaks.

Classic elote from Casa Vega restaurant in Sherman Oaks.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times )

If the Casa Vega dining room feels classic, that’s because it is.

Casa Vega has been a Ventura Boulevard staple for decades.

The bar is festively (but not brightly) lighted at Casa Vega.