From the moment we walked in no one approached or greeted us. A waitress passing by just pointed to a both so we sat there. The booth behind us who came after we arrived got service before us. We ordered a seafood tower and camarones wrapped in bacon. The seafood tower looked picture perfect but tasted like fish. There was no fish in the tower. And I don't care if we are land locked seafood fit for consumption shouldn't taste/smell like fish from the get go. The waitress lectured us on nothing is fresh because we are land locked and when I expressed my concern about not wanting to get food poisoning she simply told me you are not going to get sick. Bascially we didn't think we should pay for the tower since we took maybe 4 bites total and wwre willing to pay for the michelada and my shrimp dish which I didn't finish because I didn't think the bacon was cooked all the way through. The waitress now manager said it says in the menu nonrefunds on seafood dishes but wouldn't show me where on the menu. I won't be back. Terrible service with no intentions to make it right. read more

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Food was average and service was poor. We ordered a chicken burrito and there were more beans than chicken. The place is run down. The bathroom heaters have toilet paper stuck in them (fire hazard?). Wouldn't go back. read more

Horrible service. I'm here now. Took 5 minutes to get any menus. Waitress could not split our check before we even ordered. They ran out of chips and salsa and it took 3 tries to get our drinks correct. Lemonades and a water. Worst place ever read more

California transplant. Best Mexican food my husband and I have found in the greater Denver area so far. The carnitas de puerco top any carnitas I have ever had (and I love carnitas so I have eaten a lot or them :)). The fajitas were pretty damn good too! Chips a little too salty and so were the happy hour well margaritas, but we will definitely be coming back! read more

Superior quality in every way. Fresh-made salsa. My pork soup was perfectly prepared....vegetables crisp-tender, flavorful pork rib meat, and very hot. My companions beef and bean burrito satisfied him nicely. Fresh-made margarita with real lime. Wonderful and attentive service. Highly recommended. read more

The food is always absolutely delicious! I love the patio but you sometimes get forgotten out there inside is nice too. The service is hit and miss sometimes you'll get a good waitress but sometimes they make you feel like your walking into their house and it's not a very warm welcome. It has very traditional feel to it and with my experience they seem to give better service if your with someone that speaks Spanish unless you have a young waitress. Plenty of yummy choices on food and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages). read more

I would give the place four stars but the mens restroom was dirty, in disarray, and even had a turd still in the toilet! Food was really good though, i got the tamale plate, delicious! Service was also good. read more

My daughter introduced me to this place. We went there for lunch. I consider myself a Mexican food snob, being for California, where Mexican food restaurants are plenty. The neighborhood may not be ideal, and you might be skeptical based on the outside appearance. But don't judge a book by it's cover. This is a nice family ran restaurant, with a friendly staff. I tend to get a feel for how my meal might be based on the taste of the salsa and chips. I've found that good salsa is a positive sign of what's to come. They did not disappoint. We had an excellent meal that was hearty and tasty. Chicken, Fajita steak, Shrimp, green onions, cactus, and chorizo, fresh, and hot in a bowl made of stone. That in itself was pretty cool. If you're in the area, check it out. I think you'll like it. Go at Happy Hour, and you get 2 for 1 on the beers! :-) Enjoy!! read more

El Fogon - AWESOME! - Mexican Near Me - Thornton, Colorado

Went for lunch today. Only ones in the places at noon. While food was good the service was beyond bad. Waitress brought 1 salsa & 1 bowl of chips for 4, we asked for more numerous times & were basically ignored. Ordered margaritas (which were good) wanted another but was never given the opportunity, 1 of us would order & shes leave, tooo 15 min for all four of us to order.water was never refilled, half our order was not what we ordered but she never showed back up at our table to find that out. Never given a ticket... finally got up and ran her down from talking in a booth w another employee to pay. read more

The waitress completely ignored us and talked to only other customers who spoke Hispanic and she didnt asked us if we needed anything or asked if we missed anything. I will not be coming here again poor service! read more

The food is very authentic - a lot of seafood available (almost too much) it is majority of their menu. The flavors were good but it's expensive for Mexican food. Nice local place but I wish they had more options for tacos. read more

Hands down the best I've had in the denver metro area. Service was great, food was even better. Portions are great for the price you pay! We will be back soon! read more

We are some Mexican food snobs but I have to say this place tops our list. Tacos are out of this world, so much flavor. Every plate looks amazing. Staff was awesome. This place might be our number one. read more

We stopped here tonight for a quick dinner. I'm so glad we did. The atmosphere was happy, the service was good, and our food was fresh and terrific. My husband had fajitas and I had a shrimp and adobe plate. Both were excellent. We will definitely return. read more

This was the most disgusting place I have tried in a long time. The chili relleno tasted sour, no beansin the burrito, chicharones were soggy, and when I told the server about the relleno she just said, oh, ok. Prices are way to high for this garbage and service. Don't waste your time or money here. read more

OK- seriously I gave this place two tries to make sure it was as good as I thought it was the first time. Holy shit! I'm obsessed!! My bf and I just moved out here from LA and yeah we're Mexican food snobs. When you've lived in LA your entire life you'll know why. Moving to Colorado we've had no luck in finding authentic Mexican food. What people consider "authentic" out here is a little interesting, but I won't get too deep into that. Their meats, their fish, their soups, their service all A++++! This is a GEM!!! I will not go anywhere else- this is the spot! read more

Great food and fast service. I go here a couple times a month the ceviche and margaritas are delicious.

The food here is absolutely amazing! There are a lot of Mexican food restaurants in Thornton, and this is definitely the best that I've had. The service is great and the bar is awesome as well. read more

We really enjoyed our experience here! The staff was very friendly and got us seated right away. The mole chicken enchiladas were fantastic! I can't wait to try the $5 margaritas next time. The atmosphere is casual festive. Again, I really appreciate how friendly the staff here is and the service is also stellar. Can't wait to go back! read more

Everything was great! Service on point. Food delicious. Margaritas strong. We went here on a Tuesday evening and couldn't have been more please. Will be back for the carnitas ASAP! The shrimp tacos were also tasty. read more

Lots of Tripe in the menudo, but tastyness is just ok... No more. The menu really look great with a good variety of dishes & photos... the salsa (& chips) didn't have a good flavor, a little on the bland side... on Sunday mornings, service is slow... read more

Just close that place down is the nicest thing I can say. I never even ate the food and was treated like an enemy from the start.

My wife and I went there on this last New Years Eve for our 1st visit. We were very impressed by great service very clean and Real Authentic Mexican food very DELICIOUS in fact best we have ever had anywhere hands down. Highly Recommend it read more

The first time I want here I thought- it's cute..this old Renovated Taco Bell. However- the food was wonderful! The plates are huge! The queso fundido (melted white Mexican cheese with chili strips served with warm tortillas as an appetizer is my favorite)! I would give them 5 stars but they have messed up our order more than o be with small things. Friendly staff read more

The molcajetes are amazing with homemade corn tortillas! I had the Cadillac margarita which was really good as well. I have went back every other week since my first visit. read more

Wow. We have been searching for a good Mexican restaurant here (Denver area). I'm from The south / Texas and green chili covered everything is NOT what I am searching for, so let me preface this post by saying that if you think a Mexican restaurant is good because they have green chili, this post won't be very helpful, because I subbed my green chili topper for red chili sauce. But, the rich, flavorful tastes that I have been after were delivered and exceeded my hopes. The sauce was complex, and I could tell it had been simmered for a long time to let the flavors of the different chilis and seasonings meld and develop. The cheese enchilada was AMAZING and tasted like a cheese enchilada should. The rice was fluffy, tortillas homemade, and the taco was flavorful and crisp, not salty and soggy. My boyfriend got a platter that had steak, pork, and shrimp, and he finished EVERY bite (which is saying a lot because it was huge!). The meat was tender, cooked to perfection, moist, and flavorful. All of the staff was very friendly. They all smiled when they passed (maybe because of his happy plate) but nonetheless they were engaging and looked like they were enjoying their job. He also ordered flan for dessert, and I got the fried ice cream. He said the flan was the "real deal", not a boxed imitation that you get a lot of places. The fried ice cream had a special treat because it had nuts (we think pecans) inside that gave it a little something extra. So very good, and if you are a Tex-Mex, red chili sauce person like me, I can't recommend it enough. Glad to have finally found somewhere that can satisfy the urge. Oh, and the salsa was PERFECT! Not too oniony. read more

I have always gotten excellent service here, really the best of any restaurant I've been to in the Denver area. I echo what others have said about the staff being friendly and welcoming. So I keep coming back every month or so. Food is also good. I do wish they had a few more vegetarian options on the menu like spinach burritos or enchiladas, that's my only suggestion. read more

This place was absolutely delicious. Stopped in for lunch and had the Pollo Mole and it was quite possibly the best I've had. Home made corn tortillas also added to this awesome meal. Will come back often to try out the whole menu. read more

fried chili rellenos were ok, Everything else was garbage..do your self a favor and go to el mirador

Three stars for food but if I could rate the service separately it would get two stars. Not bad, not good food and the service was very spotty. Shrimp dishes my companions had were comprised of quite a large portion of quite large shrimp. The shrimp in bacon was particularly good as the bacon was crisp without the shrimp being overdone. My tacos al carbon were very juicy and flavorful but the side of mostly dry flavorless rice ruined the plate. Others at my table said the beans were rich and creamy. Certainly is well priced and the beer is very inexpensive. Service was plain awful - once orders were taken we were pretty much abandoned and never got water refilled or could order a second round of drinks. Plus the restaurant was boiling hot. We lucked out by being seated near the horchata machine that blew cold air on us or we would have been fried. Speaking of fried, skip the sopapillas which were a soggy oily mess. We ended up not eating them. The server didn't even notice we hardly touched the plate. Empty plates from dinner were still sitting in front of us when the dessert came out. read more