Patzcuaro’s

This is an amazing restaurant with great food. I love the fact that I still have the same Burrito a Carbon that I had when I was 6 years old 20 years later. Best part yet I they still have some of the same waiters.

Delicious, authentic Mexican food. Enjoyed the affordable prices and quick service. If I lived in Denver, it’d be a regular spot for me.

Tried this for lunch today which was recommended by a friend. Man, am I glad I did!
It’s a family owned establishment and very unassuming.
There are wooden booths throughout the restaurant and patrons seat themselves. The servers are friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. The food is delightful, not too salty or spicy and perfection at it’s finest.
Warm tortilla chips and a nice, smooth and spicy green salsa greets you while looking over the menu. I ordered the Asada Tacos Plate which has 4 fully stuffed corn tortillas filled with steak. The retried beans on the side melted in my mouth and were so smooth and creamy. The rice was simple but delightful. It was all served with a fresh medley of tomatoes, onions and jalapeños on the plate, which I topped the tacos with.
My husband ordered the chicken burrito which was a tortilla stuffed with retried beans, rice and shredded chicken. It was smothered in a delicious green chili and cheese and topped with sour cream and fresh guacamole. It’s the perfect bite and makes you want to devour it in one fell swoop, but control is a must here!
Please check this place out and enjoy!

So we have been here a couple times before and the food is always very good and the service is usually pretty good, tonight the service was terrible! We were helped in by a bus person who told us to set anywhere so we picked a table in the middle of the patio. The server took the table in front of us order and doing so it would have been really hard to miss us at the next table especially sense he was facing us the entire time. Then another couple came in from the back entrance and sat at the table directly behind us and before they were settled they had been brought chips salsa and water! This all was going on about 15 minutes so we decided to leave, they weren’t that busy so that’s not a good excuse, I was not happy and decided to tell the manager so I went back in and was told I’ll be right with you while he was getting a phone number from the cute girl at the bar, he must have noticed the look on my face and immediately turned his attention to me at that point to which I told him what was going on and we were leaving. All I heard was a timid I’m sorry as I walked away. I know we were only two people so not a huge ticket but this kind of service is becoming way to frequent these days!

Love this little no frills Mexican restaurant! Food always comes out super quickly and seems very authentic. Patio is nice in the summer. Staff is very friendly and gives great service. Highly recommended. As far as food, I’ve only tried the Chile Rellenos entrée (yes, they are that good).

This is a family business that has been in Denver for many years. We have watched it grow and change with the neighborhood. The menu has stayed true to their roots. We love it. The food is authentic Mexican. We just ate there last week and it was amazing. Beware of hipsters.

We stumbled upon this little gem and love it. The margaritas are great and the fajitas are some of the best I’ve ever had.

Well I have 3 big complaints:
The first bring a lack of a kids menu, I had 3 kids with me ages 11,10 and 4 and while they were able to make a quesadilla for my toddler, who two older kids had to order the full price adult meals.
Second is that the food lacked any life or flavor. It was good tasting but it didn’t have that added wow favor you get gone good ol’ authentic Mexican food. It was missing something, like the restaurant was out of a key ingredient or seasoning.
Finally, my margarita tasted like water. It too lacked that extra special taste. It was like water and tequila with a squeeze of lime, but mostly water.
I would not come again.

Tried this gem for lunch today. Our server was awesome. He offered helpful suggestions and his favorites on the menu. I ordered the carbon burrito and was not disappointed. The chili cheese dip is pretty tasty too. Highly recommend!

Hands down the best Mexican food in Denver. Great salsa, burritos, rellenos, fajitas, you name it! The service is exceptional too.

OMG the best Mexican I’ve had in A LONG TIME! we got chile rellenos– they weren’t too covered in breading– nice narrow chills and the cheese ozzed out! Super cute ambiance with a reasonable price too. God it was so good! I’m going to heat up my leftovers now…

I really liked this restaurant but went into the experience coming from a very naïve place because I’m from Michigan where I am not surrounded by authentic Mexican food. So, when the salsa came out, I was surprised that it was not red but green! Then I tried it, and it was deliciously addicting, but the heat sneaks up on you. I couldn’t stop eating it but it sure did have me sweating! Our dinner portions were good sized and fairly priced. For nachos, a soda and four steak tacos with rice, it was only $ 23 and there was more than enough food!

There are no words to describe this place that myself, nor any mere mortal could use… the BEST meal I have had in Denver… in almost 2 years of moving here from the mountains, I have ever… ever…experienced… I want to move into this restaurant and never leave. Holy CRAP!

Pretty good spot for some Mexican cuisine. Came here with a large group and appreciated that they were quickly able to accommodate us. I particularly enjoyed my flautas plate. Hubby didn’t quite enjoy his tacos too much, but I think we would still go back to try some other dishes.

Consistently good. Green chili is really good. Wish they had spicier side salsas. Standout stuff here is the machaca pork and carnitas burritos. Always on point! Margs are a little overpriced.

Stumbled on Patzcuaro’s a few years ago thanks to Unilocal,and it has become one of our mainstays. Tacos Asada are excellent. Try Tacos Albanil if you are up for some jalapenos. They have got the Mexican beers and margaritas well covered – I just wish they would add a few local craft beers. Main dining room is all booths, and the heated, enclosed patio provides lots more tables, so unless it is peak hours on the weekend, seating is usually available without a wait.

We’ve been to Patzcuaro’s probably 10 times and each time it gets worse and worse. The food is always pretty good but the service is really bad sometimes. There is one waiter in particular that can be a total jerk. During one trip he seemingly deliberately served chips and salsa and waters to 3 groups that sat down after we did before we came and served us. We went once when it was snowing (not during blizzard conditions or anything, just normal Denver winter time) and they closed an hour early and when we showed up 59 minutes before their posted closing time they turned us away. It was the same mean waiter that was the one to do it too!

The food was better than average, I’ll give them that. My chili rellano crispy was too spicy and not crispy enough, but oh well. The tortillas were perfect, rice and refried beans delicious and made in house.
They get two stars for service. Getting help was like pulling teeth, we had to ask for several items more than once. Don’t go anytime near closing. I got a coffee which when I tried to get my ONE free refill on, was told by one person that the machine was broken and was told by another one that they had already turned it off for the night –so one of them lied to me. Still charged me the same amount, though.
One guest at our table didn’t get served her meal for at least 8 minutes after we had all been served ours. Four adults at the table, all ordered dishes with tortillas, they gave two warmers with two tortilla each in them.
Plus they have a poster on the wall advertising their «LUCH SPECIALS». Ugh. Too much to bear.

Awesome!

This is the best Mexican food. Very authentic.

I grew up in Denver and started going to (Taqueria) Patzcuaro’s around 1995, and when I am back in town from the Phoenix area it is the only place that I will get Mexican food in the Denver-​Metro area. I have probably had just about everything on the menu and never been disappointed. The table salsa is some of the best I’ve had anywhere — including Phoenix, Mexico and wherever else I end up. You can’t go wrong with the great food, reasonable prices and great service/​staff. In the 20 years that I have been going, the food has remained amazing … the neighborhood has changed (for the better) a lot.

I eat at a lot of Mexican food places in Denver. The food here is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum between tex-​mex and actual Mexican. On the plus side it is not overly laden with cheese, sour cream, or green chili. However, nothing I’ve ordered here really stands out at all. It is all just ok. And this is fine I suppose… until you factor in price. The menu is overpriced for what they serve. Plain and simple, no way around it. $ 30 for two people at lunch, without drinks, getting borderline boring Mexican food in Denver — that’s just too much.
As far as service goes, it is always very friendly, which I appreciate. But you can end up waiting a very long time for things, especially the check. I’ve had to get up and go to the register to pay because I couldn’t get the check in reasonable time. Its hit or miss on service.

It appears I’m on a Mexican food kick lately. Finding Patzcuaro’s via Unilocal search was a great find. I was only in town for one night on business so I wanted a great meal close by my hotel. Patz certainly fit the bill. I had the pork smothered in green chili sauce dish with their corn tortillas. It exceeded my expectations regarding flavor, the tenderness of the pork, and of course the spiciness of the sauce.
This appears to be a neighborhood restaurant with a lot of regulars stopping by and ordering without looking at the menu. My kind of place for sure. The chips and salsa were OK, and I liked the heat from the salsa. Lastly service was prompt and I liked the fact that I could watch sports on their big screen while dining solo…
This is a definite return to place on my next visit to Denver…

Do you like authentic Mexican food? Do you like salsa verde? Do you like Green Chile? Do you like spicy? then you have come to the right place!
Lived a block or two from Patzcuaro’s and was a regular for years and I regularly make the return trip because they are totally worth it.
The new remodel and patio are fantastic! It is a great place with great food and the salsa verde is amazing.
Do not miss this place if you like really good Mexican food!

This place is delicious! I live right down the road and order take out at least 2 – 3 times a month. The queso is delicious and the service is fabulous. I would recommend this to anyone in need of quality Mexican food.
The tacos Albanil is my dish of choice!

Decent meal tonight. The ambiance and company saved the meal. Ordered a flauta, which was a nice size. All of our dinner plates were small portioned, and not in a cute ‘tapas’ kind of way.
A dinner companion ordered sour cream as an extra, then proceeded to chock on a chip when I told her it was a $ 2.00 extra… One refill on drinks. One basket of chips. Super spicy salsa.
Wait staff was pleasant and courteous.

It’s hard to top caldo that reminds you of home but Patzcuaros may be the exception. Delicious Menudo served piping hot with pan, oregano, onions, y chile!
Great pricing and even better service this definitely has a family style atmosphere.

Stopped in today for lunch with two co-​workers. I ordered Carnitas Michoacan and my co-​workers had Bistek a la Mexicana & Milanesa con Papas. The food definitely was not fresh as it was delivered to our table within two minutes of ordering it. My co-​workers and I all agree that the food tasted several days old. I just hope that none of us get sick.

Came here for lunch today, they have an excellent outdoor patio that has a good combination of shade and sun. I got the asada taco plate which came with four tacos. The beef was cut thinly and piled high on each taco. Service was prompt and super friendly, actually really really friendly. The chips and salsa were on point — the salsa wasn’t too spicy but had a good kick, the chips were crisp and lightly salted. Since we sat outside I didn’t get a good feel of the ambiance inside but the restaurant was packed with a mix of patrons. I can’t wait to go back to try the carnitas and enchiladas!

Incredible highlands Mexican restaurant! This is a small place that packs in big flavors. When we arrived it was seat yourself. We took a booth and were immediately served with delicious chips and salsa.
For my entrée I went with carnitas and the hubs got chicken enchiladas. The carnitas were slow roasted for six hours and were some of the most tender and flavorful carnitas I have ever eaten. Absolutely delicious. They came with homemade corn tortillas, guacamole and beans. Perfection.
The hubs really enjoyed his enchiladas and thought they were among the best he’s had in a while.
We have found our new go to Mexican!

Two words: Carnitas Michoacan. You don’t need to know anything else. Ok, you could order probably literally anything on the menu and it would be great, but this dish is the greatest I’ve tried (so far). Service was super quick, the margarita perfect, and I just couldn’t love this place more. Good, authentic, Mexican food in Denver since 1978 can’t be wrong.

Traditional Mexican and above average at that. The guac is great. The grapefruit Paloma is wonderful. The queso is Devine. Tacos are wonderful. Enchiladas are superb. Wait staff is super friendly.
This place is nothing fancy, but is quality traditional Mexican.

If you are looking for a solid Mexican restaurant where the price is right, look no further. It’s on a fun street in the Lower Highlands Neighborhood and there is a bunch of fun stuff to do before/​after your dinning experience.
The salsa is AMAZING. Every time I go I have them package up some to go, just ask, it’s worth it. That salsa comes out with chips, for free, which is a must for my go-​to Mexican joint so this place doesn’t disappoint. I’ve been here three different times, I’ve had three different entrees and I haven’t been disappointed yet.
The Carne a la Tampiquena is pretty solid, the beef is sliced very thin so you won’t be able to get it at a particular temperature, but it has great flavor and of course comes with beans and rice which are both great. I also really liked the Camaron a la Mexicana, it’s a shrimp dish and they were cooked perfectly.
The best part again is that those are like two of the most expensive dishes at $ 11.00 each. Many of the entrees are in the $ 8-​$ 10 range. The only thing that isn’t in line withe the cheap food prices is the full priced beer which is like $ 5 I believe unless you come at happy hour. So don’t come in to get drunk, I’m sure there is a bar somewhere near by with cheaper liquor, but certainly come indulge on the solid authentic Mexican food.