The carne asada had me at hello. Seriously, all it took was one bite and my mouth was in food heaven! It was so tender, flavorful and perfectly marinated! Pour on a little salsa and boom! So here's what went down...I was throwing a bday bash at my house and wanted a taco truck/trailer that catered. Spotted El Agave Azul's food trailer in Montrose, so tried them out and it was a done deal! Since their flagship restaurant was in Ridgway, we decided to drive out and grab some lunch so we could personally meet the owners. Again the food was super good, flavorful and delish...not to mention the fresh and yummy margs! The owners, Jose and Lucia were an absolute pleasure to meet and work with for our party. They arrived early to set-up, were very professional, meticulous and took great care of our guests. We ordered street tacos (naturally the carne asada as well as grilled chicken), rice, refried beans, chips & salsa, and quesidillas. Everyone ranted and raved about the food and loved every bit of it...in fact there were very little leftovers which is always a good sign! ;-) I cannot say enough about El Agave Azul. Their food and catering services are top notch! Highly recommend for your next party or just head on over to their restaurant, and be sure to say "hi" to Jose and Lucia! read more

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Had Lunch there today. We live here but have never tried it. It was very good! We ordered a couple Modelo's and they were served with frozen glasses. Nice touch. The Burrito and Carne Asada tacos were very good! The food is served on hot plates which is great, yet the food itself was only warm. Not hot. We enjoyed it so much that we ordered a couple of entrees togo, for dinner later. read more

Looks can be deceiving and I believe this place falls into that category. Very gutsy to be right near Gnar, but having eaten there yesterday in Telluride, we were up for something different. None of the other restaurants in town had a table, so into El Agave we went. It was... surprisingly better than we'd expected. Huge portions, but prices are also pretty high (roughly $15 per entree and $6.50 kid meals). Margaritas are varied prices, but the baseline one is $9 and they only go up from there. I'm a vegetarian (mostly vegan) and there's literally nothing on the menu for us, but if you ask, she said they can accommodate with chili relleno, cheese enchilada, veggie fajitas, etc. I was concerned it may be made on the meat grill if I got fajitas, so I opted for a chili relleno I thought would come solo. They brought it out with rice (I didn't eat bc they usually use chicken stock-- I didn't ask) and they gave me whole beans instead of refried (which was awesome, because they recognized I wouldn't want refried beans that are usually made with lard. Big portions = lunch for tomorrow. Guacamole had some hot salsa inside it and wasn't a favorite at the table. Also didn't look too fresh. Pretty authentic. Only indoor seating which was our first experience with an indoor seating situation in 1.5 years, but tables were spaced and well... I guess we've got to take some baby steps. Solid mexican food and one free bowl of chips and salsa. Right on the main drag. read more

The server was super nice and attentive. We were tourists in the area and walked by and thought why not try! There was a fly trap sticky tape hanging by all the corner windows filled with flies that made me..uncomfortable. Our table was right underneath it, so it just ruined the experience for me! (I hate that it did because a lot of my food was left on the plate) read more

El Agave Azul - Inside - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

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This is a great place. The service was great. Great ambiance with beautiful Mexican music playing. We ordered chicken fajitas- great flavor slightly sweet with lots of bell peppers and purple onions. Yum. We also got Mido plate with ground beef, enchilada, and a tamale. Both were good. The beef enchilada was not spicy at all. The tamale was nice and spicy. Overall both were great. read more

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After a couple of disappointing meals at other restaurants in Ridgeway we discovered El Agave Azul. Highly recommend. Fast friendly service. Excellent food. Try the Carnitas plate! read more

El Agave Azul - a plate of mexican food - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

Good food and service in Ridgeway, CO. Super friendly staff; they may have been the owners.

This place was amazing! I ordered the ranchero tacos and they were so good! The meat was tender and fresh, the margaritas were huge (we got the medium size) one had me feeling good! Would definitely come back here! Service was great as well! read more

Great margaritas & dinner! We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at El Agave Azul with the family. We enjoyed our margaritas- multiple types from the menu! We had a party of 7 but each dinner was delicious! We had enchiladas, tacos, tostados, street tacos and taquitos. Each person enjoyed their plates and rice/beans. Will definitely return for dinner here - 10/10 recommend! read more

El Agave Azul - This used to be a enchilada & tostada plate. Both were delicious! And the rice and beans were too - - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

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Stopped here for lunch today. The food was great and the service was friendly and was really good! Had the chicken chimichanga and my husband had the beef chimichanga. Both came with rice and beans and sour cream and guacamole. We both really enjoyed our food. The manager and servers were at times running through the restaurant to bring out hot food or menus--they were scrambling and doing their best to make up for being short staffed. They did great--we enjoyed our lunch and recommend this restaurant. read more

Honestly pretty disappointing. Ordered a standard lunch plate yesterday. Service was ok (relatively fast but not great). They did NOT provide chips and salsa as shown on the menu, They didn't provide any condiments, there was no salsa or hot sauce and To top it off, they actually added an additional 5% service charge which was not disclosed on the menu. If the service and food had been excellent, I might have paid the erroneous service charge without protest ... but they were not so ended up subtracting the service charge from the Tip. read more

We were thrilled to find this spot, while traveling. My husband raved about the chili relleno, I loved the super beef enchiladas, and our kid was very happy with the chicken nuggets and fries. Service was excellent. The restaurant was tastefully decorated, very clean, and even the restrooms were adorable. We will definitely be back when we drive through. We are grateful! read more

1st, there was no wait to be seated on a Saturday at 12:30 in July! I had the Pollo Asado, my husband had the Chipotle Enchilidas (per a recommendation) and both were excellent! Very flavorful and plenty of food to fill us up. The server was also great; personable & friendly. Can't imagine why there isn't a line out the door waiting to be seated!?! I don't think anyone will regret trying this place. read more

Stopped in here for lunch the other day. Service was great. They have a kids menu. My son had the chicken nuggets and fries. He said it was good. I had the carne asada plate and it was really good. Also had the chips and Queso and it wasn't bad. Would come back here again next time we are in the area. read more

El Agave Azul - Carne asada - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

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Most of the dishes are above average. Highly recommend the pollo asado. Guacamole and rice were also very tasty. Portions were large enough to split. read more

Good little stop in Ridgeway! The food here is surprisingly good. The service was decent. At the time we went they were offering limited indoor seating due to COVID. Honestly there was nothing super notable but I did enjoy my burrito. We were starving on our way back to Ouray from Telluride and this place did the trick! #supportlocalbusiness read more

The margaritas are amazing. Try the Ridgway Margarita with Tajin. For dinner, I had the enchiladas mole (chicken) which was one of the best mole dishes I have experienced (incl. California and Mexico). Excellent service as well. Give this place a try and you won't be disappointed! read more

Food horrible ,pork was dry as a bone.. not sure how you do that! No chips /salsa offered. Wait staff inattentive couldn't have asked for chips if we had wanted to. Not sure how they stay open. read more

Food: Mediocre Drinks: Mediocre Service: Mediocre Atmosphere: Mediocre Pretty disappointed in this place. Reviews looked good but we had a completely different experience. read more

Steak fajitas were horrible and there was no steak in them, when brought to the waiters attention he disappeared for 15 minutes and never addressed it read more

I like their food, however it would be very helpful to have a menu posted online or on Yelp. Please make one available soon. Food is good quality, we do takeout and they have it ready soon after ordering! One night we got a large margarita to share and it was great! read more

Great food, great service, wonderful location. This is our go-to Mexican restaurant.the Cadillac margarita and fajitas are awesome!!

Wow!!!! Hidden gem in Ridgeway. I had the beef enchiladas, Tamale and Taco. Very....very good. Wifey had the Burrito. My son had the asada tacos. All was very good!!! Margs are good too. Not "your cheap Mexican" so if you are cheap, don't come. Coming back soon read more

This place is incredible Mexican cuisine! We went there multiple times while passing through and had everything from the pork carnitas, street tacos, beef tacos, chicken chimichanga etc everything was fantastic! The margaritas were also really good and their tequila selection is outstanding. Will be coming back read more

Drinks were perfect, food was ok, service was absolutely terrible. Ordered a ridgeway margarita and michelada, both were delicious, the margarita came with tajin on the rim. Waited an hour to get our order taken after or our third attempt at calling for the waiter. Tried to order more drinks but they never came. The chicken enchiladas were pretty good but the Chile relleno tasted like it was fried in a funnel cake batter. Only place open on a Tuesday though, so what can you do.. read more

This restaurant was perfect for after a long day of mountain biking in Telluride. Affordable and delicious, the carne asada was perfect and really hit the spot. My girlfriend also really loved the blue margarita, and this place really made a great day perfect. Plenty of food and great service, I'd definitely go again. They also followed Corona protocols very well and had hand sanitizer available for guests. read more

El Agave Azul - Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

Good food ! We drove here from Ouray . It was nice to sit down and eat chips and salsa . The fajita are really good and my husband had the enchiladas . We will be back . read more

Our server did get our cocktails fairly quickly, but that's about all he did for us; no chips n salsa, no food order taken. After a couple of sips we got up and left...drove to a better place in Ouray- Mi Mexico...where they take great care of everyone. I asked the man leaving when were leaving if he had good food and service, he said no. Too bad. read more

Bringing from Arizona and eating at REALLY good Mexican while traveling is sometimes hit or miss. This was a miss. Food was bland and cheese enchilada was cold. It's so hard for a lot of Mexican restaurants to make a kick ass enchilada! Way over priced for quality. I would pass on this place if I was passing through Ridgeway again. read more

All I can say about El Agave Azul is ... La comics esta Perfecto! Their food is as authentic as you can get. The decor is wonderful. You gotta eat there! read more

Want to love these guys but they just aren't great. Good service. Big space. Open late when nothing else is. All great! The food was mediocre eats at best. Pretty bad rice and beans (I don't know how you do this). Entree items were good-ish. Seasonings felt from a packet. Everything felt basic. No soul or love for the food. Just there on the plate. The prices are very high. Especially for what you get and the area. Go eat tacos or to the local grocery store instead. read more

To start off our salsa had a layer of ice on it that we had to break through to be able to eat it. Then my fiancé ordered a drink and the waitress brought out a completely different drink. Then once we got our food, our chicken chimichangas were raw in the middle. We also only saw our waitress when she sat us and we ordered our food AND when she brought us our check. To top it all off we were the only ones in the restaurant and they decided to sit us right next to the area where they were repairing the floor, nothing like hearing hammers and drills while you try not to throw up from the raw chicken. read more

El Agave Azul - RAE chicken chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

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We were in Ridgway for 3 days before we tried this awesome restaurant! Then we went back 2 more times! The margaritas were perfect, the food was soooooo good! Large portions, just the right amount of spice. Prices were good. Don't pass this gem up like we did! We would've eaten there every day had we tried it on our first day! Owner was very nice and helpful. read more

Freshly made and delicious. Customer service was excellent. Fairly priced. We visited late morning and were happy to know we could order off the lunch menu. read more

El Agave Azul - Polo Asada - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

The meal had great flavors and portion sizes! The service was also very nice and friendly. Highly recommend!!

No disappointments here. Awesome food highly recommended the Coleslaw salsa is so delicious. I was here 2 days and ate here 2 times. Carne Asada is authentic - tasty read more

El Agave Azul - Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Ridgway, Colorado

Nice place, tasty food, big portions. They were ready to serve us things off the menu like house salad and fries. Nice service. We were here in may, it's in between seasons and there are not so many places open. This one is actually nice and not only as the only option nice. I'd recommend. read more

This is the worst Mexican restaurant I've ever been to. To start out, our salsa had a layer of ice on it that we had to break through with our chips. My fiancé got a completely different drink than what he ordered. And both of our chicken chimichangas had raw chicken meat in them. The service was also terrible. The lady sat us and took our order then we didn't see her for 45 minutes while we just sat there with our raw chimichangas. Not to mention she sat us right next to where they were fixing a part of the floor so the whole time we were there hammers were banging and drills were being used. I should've taken the empty restaurant as a sign. read more

After a magical night at Orvis Hot Springs, we stopped in here for breakfast on our way to Ouray the following morning. Our breakfast was delicious, the service was great , even the music was great! It was nice and sunny at our table and it felt super welcoming and cozy. I'm a decaf coffee person, and usually I go somewhere and it's terrible. It was delicious. We love a mom and pop locally owned restaurant. read more

Mom and Pop shop. Great food. Reasonable prices for a resort town.