La Fiesta Restaurant

La Fiesta has spoiled me! All other mexican resturaunts now pale in comparison to la fiesta. They have the BEST green chile Around! I have this on high authority from someone who eats green chile 3 meals a day, when he can. Their Queso is delicious! And the enchiladas are filling and wonderful. The "Pollo A La Fiesta" is pretty awesome. And the "pogo burger" is a yummy and different take on burgers and fries. We go to this place for lunch at least once a week, and dinner as many friday nights as possible when we're in town. Go prepared to be completely filled up and deliciously surprised. The yummiest Mexican food anywhere!

This place can accomodate large groups if you make a reservation. The free chips and salsa were probably the highlight. The red salsa that came with the chips was deliciously spicy. The other food is only okay, nothing to brag about. If you get a dish with beef, don't expect shredded beef. They put ground beef in their burritos. Yep, that's right. It's like a hamburger helper burrito. The cheese on the burrito looked like a slice of Kraft singles melted on top. I mean, the burrito was okay tasting and not bad, I guess it just wasn't what I was used to. The green chili on my burrito was super mild, which I was surprised about. However, you can't beat the prices here. Most entrees were $5 or under, so I guess you get what you pay for.

Three of us gals tried this place for lunch all ordering different items and all of us were disappointed. The beans on the beef and bean burrito tasted like a cooked tire. The cheese wiz on the burrito didn't help with the flavor either. Two us had items swimming in the flour tasting watered down soup they called green chili. The third had a cheese enchilada in red chili that was said to have tasted like water with red dye. I actually felt sick to my stomach after eating this. I usually give my extras and leftovers to a neighborhood homeless man but, I didn't want to offend him.

For some reason La Fiesta has become the embodiment of Mexican food in Denver, with it emblematic smothered plates of cheese and green salsa and a decor that hasn't changed in 30 years. The service is fast and attentive, lots of free chips, good salsa and great prices....so whats the problem??? My issues come when you hybrid what would be decent mexican food, with american fast food. Take a perfectly good chile rellenos with mexican cheese, beautiful! Now fill the same thing with an american cheese, especially one with the taste of cheese whiz, and you've just ruined the dish. Mexican food can be excellent, with its simple ingredients and distinct flavors, but mix that with the highly processed orange cheese and someone is bound to get hurt.

Hands down, the best green chilli I have ever had! Great burritos, chicken or steak. Too bad this place isn't open longer or on the weekends. Highly recommended!