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Best Mexican Food in Colorado

El Tequileno Family Mexican Restaurant Serving Colorado for 20+ years
Breakfast Lunch & Dinner

Breakfast Lunch & Dinner

The menu runs from breakfast to dinner, with traditional Mexican recipes and plenty of ways to fill the table.
Margaritas and mezcal

Margaritas and mezcal

Choose from house, flavored, skinny, top-shelf, jalapeño, mezcal, and specialty margaritas, plus tequila and mezcal.
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Four Colorado locations, one familia

Four Colorado locations, one familia

Find your nearest El Tequileño in Arvada, Lakewood, Aurora, or Golden — open seven days a week.

Good atmosphere, generous portions, delicious flavors, gigantic menu with so many choices you'll definitely find something to satisfy your Mexican food fix. It's up there, top three choice in Denver for Mexican. On this visit, I had the mojarra dish;actually, more like a platter. A whole, deep fried ~10 inch meaty fish cooked to perfection with crispy skin and moist, juicy white meat. It cames with rice, beans, and choice of tortillas.

Gabe Z.

Best Mexican restaurant around, hands down! This was our second time here. I recommend sitting in the bar, I forgot they had one, and in my opinion, it's better than sitting on the restaurant side! The service was fantastic! As far as drinks go, I highly recommend the Cantarito! So delicious! But their margaritas are great too! Food wise, they have so many great things! For this visit, he ordered the Pork Carnitas Enchiladas and I had the Fajitas Acapulco. Both were very delicious! Although…

Stephanie E.

From the people to the food and the service, this is the best authentic Mexican restaurant of all time it doesn’t matter what location you go to you will always get the same service. Thanks for always making it a special place. Weather I’m stopping by for a taco and beer after work . Or even bringing in my family to have a nice bite. You guys always make it the best. Some of my favorites is their posole. Their Mexican hamburger. Or even a plate of chili Colorado. Today was some pork carnitas…

Torrey S.

OK, I've been there about four times now since I moved to this part of town and now it is my Mexican restaurant whether I need a Michelada or a margarita or a giant plate of delicious Mexican food you cannot go wrong here. I've had the enchilada trio and the tortilla soup and also the carne Asada with mushrooms. Oh my God. As I get older sometimes margaritas and Mexican food do not agree with me later in the day if you know what I'm saying for whatever Gastro reason that happens as you get…

Alice G.

Good food & good quite atmosphere when we went. Friday evening. Margarita was good but little less ice. Had good portion of alcohol & condiments. We get drinks can be watered down or icey but few less cubes would be nice. Las Enchiladas plate was good, had flavor & filling. Barria tacos were delicious with generous portion & flavor.

John G.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are you known for?
What meals do you serve?

We serve Lunch and Dinner

Do you offer delivery or takeout?

Yes, we offer Delivery and Takeout

What areas do you serve?

We serve the following areas: Lakewood, West Pleasant View, East Pleasant View, Pleasant View, Applewood, Arvada, Four Square Mile, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Mount Olivet, Fairmount, Centennial, Edgewater, Holly Hills, Kennedy, Eastridge-Ptarmigan Park, Dam East Dam West, Aurora, Mountain View, and Lakeside.

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