Reader: I Can't Even Drink One Rio Grande Marg -- Three at Frisco's Altitude?

The homegrown Rio Grande chain just opened its first new location in almost ten years up in Summit County, at 182 Lusher Court in Frisco. It's the perfect spot to stop after a leaf-peeping excursion this weekend. Because the gold in the hills isn't just those aspen turning colors: There's...

By Patricia Calhoun

September 26, 2014

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The homegrown Rio Grande chain just opened its first new location in almost ten years up in Summit County, at 182 Lusher Court in Frisco. It's the perfect spot to stop after a leaf-peeping excursion this weekend. Because the gold in the hills isn't just those aspen turning colors: There's also plenty of Cuervo Gold in the Rio's margs -- so much, in fact, that the restaurant has a three-drink limit.

And that should be more than enough in Frisco. Says Shari:

I can't even do one in Fort Collins! Three Rio Grande margaritas at that altitude? Holy schnockered cow.

Have you had a Rio marg? Have you had three in one sitting? What do you think of those drinks? And what's your favorite margarita in metro Denver?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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