Great food and drinks. Recommend getting ice cream after enjoying the delicious food! Support local.read more

Absolutely appalled at the food quality. No fries when fries were ordered. A dry piece of chicken…read morewith no veggies for a chicken sandwich. No grilled onions on the patty melt. The salads that we did get with our orders were a few pieces of arugula, a few tomatoes and a few onions. The jalapeno Poppers and taste of the slopper were the only reason they got the extra star. We put sauces of our own on the burger and sandwich. For $60 I'm absolutely blown away by the horrible quality of the food. I can't believe it has this high of a rating.

Friendly counter person - offered to help if we needed it. My husband enjoyed his ground beef…read moretacos. I ordered the chicken tacos, no cheese. I felt the chicken taste was off. Old? Seasonings used? They came with mostly no cheese but a couple of bits on the plate would have put a friend in to anaphylactic shock. Dietary restrictions are awful but restaurants need to pay heed to them

Mauricio's Tacos - La Junta, Colorado…read more My family and I tried Mauricios Tacos for the first time a few months ago. We had been curious about the place for years but never had the time to stop. Then, one night we were heading home from Pueblo, they were still open, and a fresh taco sounded great. Okay, maybe two tacos each to be honest. So we grabbed tacos to go so they had plenty of time to close at their leisure. I nearly told the gal to keep the tacos when I saw the price but when you need a taco, you need a taco. We were all pleasantly surprised by the size of the tacos, presentation with extras, and the taste. This was a stop we were going to plan for in advance from then on. The next time we stopped we ate inside the no frills but exceptionally clean restaurant. We had more tacos, rice, beans, and a chili relleno. It was really good yet again. Our plates were empty and so it was easy to scrape and stack them at their trash bins. And then there was today. We left home early to hit our new favorite guilty pleasure. The three of us spent $76 and change, with tip, for three plates. We all had the same #10, rice and beans with a beef burrito and a crispy beef taco. We all agreed that the taco was good, the rice and beans were...okay, and the burrito was as dry as the Sahara and just nasty. There was only a bit of dry shredded beef and a hint of cheese in a tortilla that was so dry it was painful to try to chew. My son wouldn't even eat. My mother ate to be polite. I ate what I could because I paid too much for the disappointment we had been served. As we ate we hardly spoke because of the volume of the dueling flat screen TVs having a Fox vs CNN showdown. We DID discuss that we didn't understand why we were being asked to tip when they only handed us food. I mean, what is the point. I tipped just because anymore you just have to wonder if you are risking a return if you don't comply. But I have to get our food, get the to-go box, scrap our plates and stack them at the trash. So, I went to the restroom and I returned I stood at the end of the table in order to wait for my son and handicapped mother to be ready to stand and leave with me. I hadn't grabbed the plates yet. (Why stand there with dirty dishes in hand just to wait?) My mother and I had discussed that if you tip you shouldn't have to do the dishes but it is not my way to leave them. That is when the female employee, who was talking with another table, haulted mid conversation to scold me. Yep, you read that right. She yelled (no exaggeration) across the way to me that I needed to scrape and stack our plates before I left. She was harsh and wore an angry expression as she berated me. I should add that I have ALWAYS been polite, even kind to her. When she stopped, and mind you she went on, I calmly informed her that we hadn't left yet and her behavior was not only premature but completely uncalled for. We were the customers, not employees. We were the guests, not unwelcome strangers. I am an adult, and not a badly mannered child. I feel bad for the table the female employee was standing with. They had to have felt so neglected when she cut them off. TIP is actually an acronym. It means To Insure Proper Service. There is no reason for Mauricio's employees to receive tips when they can't even behave properly in general. To that female: Shame on you for lowering yourself to act like a rabid dog. You did yourself and the business that employs you a disservice. Moral of the story might be to take the tacos, don't tip, and leave. WE will not return.

Great food, fast service , reasonable price & comfortable ambiance. How favorite Mexican food…read morerestaurant in the valley !

Very good food. The staff is amazing and very friendly. If you are ever in La Junta you should eat…read morehere. Very clean and nice.

Hidden right off the main roads, this little taqueria has great food! Simple decor - like all the…read morebest taco shops, with an extensive menu of mexican staples. We loved it!

The tacos were good. If you are in La Junta and need some good Mexican food. Lucy's Tacos is the…read morespot. The service was good and tacos were yummy. If I am ever in La Junta again I will stop in. Ambiance was good down home small town restaurant complete with locals talking about the town gossip. Loved it.

Wonderful food and great service. Will stop back there every time I pass through. Cute and very…read moreclean place.

Looking for better places to eat that didn't involve a two hour drive from Trinidad, several people…read morewe know had eaten here and the reviews looked pretty good. Made the trip out with a couple of my no good grown kids. Looks like they just added on a new dining room area. Later on a weekend night, not busy, we were seated right away...and then I felt like the waitresses must have been fighting about who would wait on us because more than five minutes later, was just about at the point where I was thinking about hitting the road, when someone finally came up and waited on our table. Not like the waitresses weren't waiting on other people, it's just no one was waiting on us. Anyway after that, the service was pretty good except at the end where it took awhile to get the check. Food was good. I got the chicken fried steak and it was pretty good. Breading didn't crack away from the steak, the sides were good, and the gravy was really good. Salad was simple but also really good. Others got the pub steak, and I think one of the burritos. All said the food was good. We all got some bread pudding to go which was really good later on. Other than the service blip, it was all good. Another place I would return to.

Another hidden gem in La Junta, serious 5 star breakfast burritos, huge and loaded with fresh…read moreingredients at a very reasonable price. Might as well get it smothered because you'll be needing a knife and fork anyway! The green chili is highly recommended.

A previous review of green chili in the burrito drew us in. Sooooo glad it did. Really perfect…read morewarm and tasty chili flavor in my bacon and egg burrito. Great tortilla. Owner was terrific. Fun colors and clean. They will cook and substitute however you want. I got my burrito potatoes on the side. They had obviously been cooled with a broth. Very flavorful. Smothered is a tasty choice. I will come again if we are passing thru la junta again.

Don't eat here very often even though it's in my home town. I guess it's not terrible but to me…read moreit's bland. There are better options in Lamar and Rocky Ford in the form of Mission Villenueva and Mission Deli respectively

We SoCal folks are spoiled when it comes to Mexican food... which is not to say that there isn't…read moregreat Mexican food out there across the country-- it's just that the farther we have traveled from our home, the more likely it has been we've found some questionable Mexican restaurants. That was definitely NOT the case with Carmen's... about a block west of the main drag through town, we spotted the restaurant when we stopped to use the restroom at a local fast food joint. Everyone was hungry, the road was feeling longer than we'd planned, and the possibility of a cold drink and a hot plate saw us walking over to this little restaurant. Inside, we were seated and quickly enjoying chips and salsa. The kids ordered their usual bean burritos, Mrs. Picante ordered enchiladas, and I ordered the carnitas. Everything was very good, served with rice and beans... really tasty and fresh beans-- if these weren't made from scratch with a big scoop of Manteca, then they fooled me. Goodness knows when the road will take us back through Las Animas, but if we do find ourselves there again, we're heading here again for sure.

Small joint with a grande menu. We came in on our way to Denver. Not much seating inside. We…read moreordered at the counter and sat (on freezing metal chairs). Come on guys, a little heat would be nice! The host was nice yet somewhat quiet. The food came out quickly and was hot. We shared a carne asada burrito (probably the best SoCal burrito this side of San Diego) and an order of taquitos. The salsa bar is nice, but only the green jalapeno one had any heat. The pineapple agua fresca was very refreshing. This will definitely be our go-to Mexican when we're in the area!

I will never again be bullied into stopping at McDonald's in Trinidad. This is the place to go!!…read more I had 3 tacos- the birria, carnitas, and adovada. ALL WERE AMAZING! I can't even pick a favorite. I would get all three again in a heartbeat. Hubs had the enchiladas and I tried a bite with the red sauce and it was so yummy. He felt there was way too much globby cheese on the enchiladas- which after looking at his plate, I would agree. Their flavors are spot on though. My little's quesadilla also had too much greasy cheese, in my opinion, but she did eat it!

Great food. Great service! Best crispy hash browns around, as well as a great breakfast!read more

Good home style cooking old family feel great wait staff I love taco salad and the country fried…read moresteak awesome