Tacos y Salsas is a tough place to miss — all the outposts of this growing local chain are as shiny and carnival-colored as their surroundings are gray and grim. The food at this taqueria-style spot shines just as bright, with excellent meats sliced and seared right in front of you. You can doctor your […]
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Don’t make the mistake of thinking that Phil’s Place is a dive bar, even though it’s certainly the most modest spot in this booming area of RiNo, across from both the Exdo Event Center and a new Chuburger. But Phil’s Place long pre-dates those spots; Phil Garcia bought the Our Place bar before RiNo was […]
The original location of La Fogata, on East Evans Avenue, opened back in 1990 and in 2004, a second spot was added in the Denver Tech Center. Both eateries are staples in their neighborhoods, and regulars are greeted warmly by longtime staff. The thick, warming, gravy-style green chile is one of the best versions in […]
A bit of New Mexico in Colorado, Little Anita’s is run by an Albuquerque family with a 30-year history in the restaurant business. The red and green chiles are multi-layered and flavorful, and the food features plenty of Southwestern touches, such as blue corn in the enchiladas and a roster of stuffed sopaipillas. The carne […]
The original location of La Fogata, on East Evans Avenue, opened back in 1990 and in 2004, a second spot was later added in the Denver Tech Center. Both eateries are staples in their neighborhoods, and regulars are greeted warmly by longtime staff. The thick, warming, gravy-style green chile is one of the best versions […]
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There are a few sure bets at this downtown Mexican eatery: The joint will always be packed; the green chile will always be rich, hearty and satisfying; and dinner is the best time to show up. Let’s start with the chile: D’Corazon makes it the way God intended, at least here in Colorado – brownish-orange, […]
Colorado is known for its homegrown big-burrito chains. Illegal Pete’s isn’t the largest, but it’s big on flavor, with a wide-ranging menu that includes everything from standard chicken- and carnitas-based burritos to versions with fish or potatoes as the main event. The ingredients are all carefully balanced before the burrito is wrapped, ensuring that you […]
The reopening of the iconic pink palace under new owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone has been a South Park-worthy saga. While some people are frustrated by the ongoing, email-only invite system, those who have snagged a reservation can attest to the fact that the controlled crowds add to the magic. Yes, chef Dana Rodriguez […]
Santiago’s – in particular, this Santiago’s – is one of the best places in the city for breakfast burritos, if you happen to love the foil-wrapped, un-smothered style (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t?). Santiago’s also does a good green chile, as well as worthy tacos and non-breakfast burritos. This is a homegrown chain that […]
Not only is Centro a beautiful restaurant, a casual restaurant and an undeniably cool restaurant with a bar that pours some stiff drinks, its food is good, smart, original and stubbornly uncompromising. It’s nominally a Mexican restaurant, with a menu listing bocaditas of chips and salsas and rellenos; simple carne asada and enchiladas and carnitas […]
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Tacos y Salsas is a tough place to miss — all the outposts of this growing local chain are as shiny and carnival-colored as their surroundings are gray and grim. The food at this taqueria shines just as bright, with excellent meats sliced and seared right in front of you. You can doctor your dishes […]
If you’re craving authentic Mexican street food, you can’t go wrong with El Trompito Taqueria, a wonderland of Mexican street favorites. Step inside, and you’ll hear the thud of cleavers in the open kitchen, where workers assemble tacos, huaraches, alambres, skyscraping tortas and aguas frescas made with fresh fruit. Photographs on the menu posted on […]
It’s not easy being green. When Manuel Silva was forced to close down his original Casa de Manuel at 20th and Larimer streets — an address he’d occupied for forty years — the town worried that we’d never see his green chile again. But then he found another spot eleven blocks to the north, in […]
This small, storefront Mexican joint across from the Mayan Theatre is perfect for those times when you don’t want to put too much thought into what to have for dinner – or where. The Mexican pork chops are fantastic, the breakfast burritos are served all day. Since nearly everything is offered a la carte and […]
The menu at this strip-mall operation is a greatest-hits list of everything there is to love about Mexican street food, plus a few surprises (Mexican consomme?). But the best item is the torta: messy, dripping, delicious and offered in several variations, including the D.F., served either “combinaci
This small, family-friendly neighborhood cafe is warm and crowded during the day and loud and crowded after dark. The big kitchen is constantly at work banging out food that may not yet be ubiquitous in Denver, but certainly should be. The house specialty is huaraches: long, open-faced slabs of corn masa topped with whatever is […]
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Although El Paraiso offers more than 100 dishes, this restaurant’s regulars never seem to crack open a menu. They’ll spend five minutes agonizing over whether they should spring for a margarita, agua fresca or cerveza, but they never have any trouble deciding what to order for their meal. That’s because they know to go with […]
El Coyotito #3 is a cross-cultural strip-mall collision of American and Mexican tastes melded into one culinary whole. It offers shrimp soup and fish soup and soup with shrimp and octopus, big shrimp in the shell laid over sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, Mexican pastries, tacos made from lips, killer fried pork chops over rice, unbelievable […]
Ignore the nowhere location: Guadalajara’s dining rooms are full of families — Mexican and otherwise — that enjoy this restaurant’s casual vibe, unbelievably friendly service and delicious, authentic south-of-the-border cuisine. Dishes on the menu sell for half what you’d pay for a gussied-up, white tablecloth version downtown. Most of the menu will be familiar to […]
Viva Burrito Company has zero decor and zero ambiance, but the food coming out of this little red box is fantastic. Not white-tablecloth fantastic: plastic-silverware-and-paper-napkin fantastic, with a serious “Gimme twenty bucks and I’ll show you the real Mexico” vibe. The breakfast burritos are good, the deep-fried tacos and gigantic tortas even better. Best of […]