I first visited this past weekend. I've been hearing more and more about people having great evenings there ? and not just on First Fridays, or shouldering up to the bar to - but for a quality dining experience. I have one friend in particular (from New Mexico) who has been regarding this place as very high quality ? not overly cheesing dishes or skimping on fresh guac or salsa and really seasoning the meats ? among his criteria. And so I went there on Saturday night with a couple friends from out of town. It wasn?t a packed night, so we sat at the bar for a few drinks and received quite the lesson on Tequilas. We were pleased that the bartender was steering us towards value and not just pitching us on high priced flights. It is a personal pet peeve when bartenders seem to know less than the patrons, and Tequila is such an unknown spirit to me, that the learning was almost as enjoyable as the tasting.
Pasole and tortilla soups were outstanding ? though I would?ve liked a little more chicken/pork in the pasole, but I?m an extreme carnivore and maybe others prefer more corn. We also shared the Carne Asada, Rosaleas and enchiladas ? all were terrific. The green chili cheeseburger was ok from a ?unique? perspective, but there are certainly better burgers in town from actual burger joints ? but it certainly wasn?t a waste of money. The sopapilla dessert was great, but if you can't make that, then you shouldn't be a Mexican restaurant. Tip to management ? I looked at your menu online before going and that?s when I was intrigued by the bger, but the picture you have has sliced greenhouse or unripened tomatoes. I think you can get a better picture in there to do the plate more justice.
Overall, if you like Mexican but don?t like the stomach bombs served up at places that are more ?Americanized Mexican? this place offers a refreshing change of menu, atmosphere and of course ? tequila. You?re now officially established in my Denver restaurant rotation.
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