With their bright-red branding, the Taco Star locations in Denver, Thornton and Aurora beckon you to stop for a fix of Mexican-style greasy-spoon goodness. While the tacos are solid, the actual star may be the big, filling burritos. Be sure to order extra salsa, too.
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The Taco Wagon, crouching in the parking lot of El Mercado, a Mexican grocery in Lafayette, commands eye-rollingly long waits, but it’s worth missing whatever commitment you’ve got lined up — school, court, hell, even your nuptials — to first profess your love for the breakfast burritos. They’re delivered through a sliding glass window, behind […]
Tacos are first and foremost street food, so carts, trucks and trailers are obvious candidates for where to seek out the amazing antojitos. But in the Athmar Park neighborhood, people are beginning to figure out that a brightly painted shipping container festooned with sparkling lights is home to some of the best tacos around. TacoBlock […]
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
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The decades-old Tacos Jalisco is holding firm against the remodels and condo buyouts encroaching from all directions. Inside, the look is half strip-mall Mexican and half ranchero, and the menu? Pure Colorado Mexican, with a little Tex-Mex, a little Norteno, some Michoacan influences and a healthy dose of big burritos, cheesy enchiladas and excellent seafood […]
A former Chubby’s spinoff reopened in 2017 as Tacos Los Compas, this spot offers an assortment of burritos, tacos, enchiladas, tortas and – most important – carne asada fries, a late-night must for after-hours diners. The hefty order of loaded fries will test the limits of a plastic takeout bag, so carry that precious cargo […]
Watch for a gathering crowd and smoke rising at at the corner of South Federal Boulevard and West Exposition Avenue: That’s the site of Tacos Marlene, a spot that cooks up some of the best street food in town. Take your place in line and peruse the display of bootleg DVDs for sale before placing […]
Early-morning, mid-afternoon or late-night Mexican munchies can be sated at Tacos Rapidos, where carne asada-smothered fries, tacos stuffed with beef, pork or tongue meat, and breakfast burritos with bacon, sausage, potatoes and eggs are served all day. There are three Tacos Rapidos outposts – one on West Alameda Avenue, one about twenty minutes south facing […]
Kevin Morrison started with Pinche Tacos, a truck that proved so popular he soon had a brick-and-mortar spot in Capitol Hill, Pinche Taqueria, which won our Best New Restaurant in the Best of Denver 2012. And in February 2013, he opened a second location in Highland and promptly changed both restaurants’ names to Tacos Tequila […]
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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-style spot shines just as bright, with excellent meats sliced and seared right in front of you. You can doctor your […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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This local chain got its start in 1981, and the menu has gotten huge over the years, with offerings ranging from shrimp cocktail to Mexican egg rolls as well as a long list of burritos and tacos. But the real draw is the tamales, corn-wrapped packets filled with a classic blend of pork and green […]
This local chain got its start in 1981, and the menu has gotten huge over the years, with offerings ranging from shrimp cocktail to Mexican egg rolls as well as a long list of burritos and tacos. But the real draw is the tamales, corn-wrapped packets filled with a classic blend of pork and green […]
This local chain got its start in 1981, and the menu has gotten huge over the years, with offerings ranging from shrimp cocktail to Mexican egg rolls as well as a long list of burritos and tacos. But the real draw is the tamales, corn-wrapped packets filled with a classic blend of pork and green […]
While you can get staples like burritos and chiles rellenos at this counter-service spot in the Highland neighborhood, the real draw at Tamales by La Casita is (obviously) the tamales. But while the husk-wrapped masa pockets stuffed with your choice of red chile and pork or green chile with cheese are reason enough to visit, […]