It’s not surprising that the sign over the South Federal Taco House, which is almost bigger than the building below it, is more of an icon in this town than the restaurant itself. Despite age spots, facelifts and weathering, the building maintains a roadhouse charm and tidiness that stand in opposition to the forces of decay. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Taqueria Mi Pueblo has held down the corner of 23rd and Federal for the better part of two decades, continuously adding onto and improving both the building and the menu. They’ve joined the $2 breakfast burrito fray that marks this stretch of Federal, they offer a whole roast chicken special done in the style of […]
Tarasco’s peeks out from its corner spot like the shy girl in a homemade dress at her first dance. The interior walls are covered in Spanish aphorisms and descriptions of fruit and vegetable drinks (jugos and licuados), part of chef/owner Noe Bermudez’s dedication to healthy food. Tarasco’s has a way of creating beauty and perfection […]
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Tortas aren’t as common in Denver as burritos, tacos and enchiladas, the dominant symbols of this city’s defiant obsession with Mexican food. But the mighty torta, Mexico’s sandwich star, is the focus of Tortisimas, which opened on Federal Boulevard in 2013. The bread — called birote — is procured from a local bakery and serves […]
Beer-and-shot combos, Montucky cans and Malört are on the menu at TrashHawk Tavern, which opened in October 2021 but feels much older thanks to the ever-growing collections of memorabilia on the walls and contributions of regulars who have embraced the place as their own. From cribbage tournaments to visits from actual hawks on the patio, […]
Jammed into the corner of the Far East Center, Viet’s is the unsung emperor of Vietnamese restaurants, the handsome prince among the plebes of Federal Boulevard, the kind of discovery that every gastronaut dreams of making. And there’s no discovery here more dazzling than the House Special, which includes an array of different dishes – […]
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The pristine white facade and nautical blue logo of Vietnam Bay, an unassuming joint on South Federal, don’t begin to hint at the collision of cuisines within. Like its predecessor Red Claw, Vietnam Bay specializes in Cajun-tinged seafood platters, odd mash-ups of Louisiana flavors with Vietnamese ingredients, and straight-up drinking food accented with delta spirit […]
Fresh, pungent herbs, pronounced spices, big plates and lovely service are the hallmarks of Vietnam Grill, a busy strip-mall scene-stealer on Federal Boulevard that, like its neighboring competition, is all bright lights and no-frills decor. But this isn’t a see-and-be-seen joint: You come here for the dazzling, adventurous food – and you keep returning because […]
Bring cash and an appetite to this Vietnamese bakery on Federal Boulevard, because it doesn’t accept credit cards, and you’ll want to eat your way through the brief but tasty banh mi menu. We love the meatball sandwich, but barbecued pork and grilled chicken also satisfy. The fresh-baked baguettes alone are worth the trip, but […]
There are a lot of options for banh mi in the metro area these days, but the Huynh family that founded Vinh Xuong Bakery served the sandwiches decades before son Duc Huynh opened his stylish and sunny cafe in 2011. He’s continued his family’s banh mi tradition of using baguettes baked in the shop every […]