It all started here, in the little storefront in Uptown Denver where Las Delicias opened its first location in the mid-’70s. Since then, the family-run operation has expanded both down 19th Avenue and across the metro area, where it now has four outposts. All serve the same big margaritas, crisp chips and salsa, thick and […]
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Buried in a nondescript Arvada strip mall, Las Potrancas has much to recommend it: solid green chile, good chips and salsa, killer huevos rancheros, tequila bottle service (and tequila lockers, in case you’d like to store your purchase). But the best reason to venture to this cantina is the rellenos nachos, an inspired variation on […]
Buried in a nondescript Arvada strip mall, Las Potrancas has much to recommend it: solid green chile, good chips and salsa, killer huevos rancheros, tequila bottle service (and tequila lockers, in case you’d like to store your purchase). But the best reason to venture to this cantina is the rellenos nachos, an inspired variation on […]
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You may not even know that Denver has a Bolivian restaurant, much less what kind of food you’ll find at Las Salte
Tortas take all the deliciousness of Mexican fare and pile it onto soft rolls. And the tortas at Las Tortas are the most delicious of all. When ordering, newbies will be told that the Norteña, with carne asada, breaded steak and cheese, is the best seller. Like all of the standard torta options here, it […]
Latigo is the latest eatery from chef Ignacio Leon, who also operates three outposts of the well-loved Los Carboncitos with his brothers Cesar and Roberto. An alumnus of the Instituto Culinario Mexicano in Mexico City, Leon peppers Latigo’s menu with regional Mexican dishes that can be hard to find elsewhere in town: there’s cochinita pibil […]
A hip crowd packs the tables in the small dining rooms and, in good weather, fills the patio that faces Sixth Avenue. Pop music blasts from the speakers, and cocktail waitresses too young to be jaded sling cocktails – and lots of them. Welcome to Lime XS, where Americanized Mexican plates rule the menu and […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
Troy Guard is out to make the 2400 block of Larimer Street the taco the town with Los Chingones, a stylish taqueria that he opened there at the end of 2013. For decades, this block was home to the Bamboo Hut, a Mexican restaurant that made grease-dripping fried tacos; in contrast, the tacos on the […]
Troy Guard made the 2400 block of Larimer Street the taco the town with Los Chingones, a stylish taqueria he opened there at the end of 2013, ten blocks and a world away from his flagship restaurant, TAG. He now has four locations of his “bad-ass” eatery, all offering the same menu of tacos — […]
Troy Guard made the 2400 block of Larimer Street the taco the town with Los Chingones, a stylish taqueria he opened there at the end of 2013, ten blocks and a world away from his flagship restaurant, TAG. He now has four locations of his “bad-ass” eatery, all offering similar menus of tacos — little […]
Troy Guard made the 2400 block of Larimer Street the taco the town with Los Chingones, a stylish taqueria he opened there at the end of 2013, ten blocks and a world away from his flagship restaurant, TAG. The second outpost of his “bad-ass” eatery opened in November 2015 in the Belleview Station development, offering […]
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This staple in the southern suburbs that opened in 2002 is better known for its Mexican cuisine reminiscent of the food its founder Jose Ramirez’s hometown of Jerez, Mexico, than for Denver-style grub, but Los Dos Potrillos knows how to make a killer green chile and much more. Now with four locations, the family-owned hospitality […]
When we were putting together our 2011 Best of Denver issue, there were many spirited discussions about which chile made us the greenest with envy — and while there were several viable contenders, none was more worthy than Los Farolitos, where the green chile, tarted up with tomatillos and gobsmacked with heat, is simply terrific.
This tiny strip-mall snack bar didn’t get our attention for the riot of colors on its exterior – though the orange-and-yellow storefront and fedora-wearing mango mascot are definitely eye-catching – but rather for the elusive Sonoran hot dog served within. This perro caliente is as intimidating as it is delicious, with a bacon-wrapped dog, a […]