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    Teocalli Cocina

    4.1 (422 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Guacamole
    Alex L.

    This place was a bit overpriced for being just okay. Taco insides and chips & guac (fresh chips especially good) were really tasty, though the tortilla for the tacos was kinda dry. Ceviche was just okay. The food took a long while for us, also there were a lot of flies around which was annoying and not the most appetizing environment.

    Percado ~ sea bass
    Chris P.

    Wait whaaat? Killer place. Went to an art show and was referred here. What a treat! Great service. Relaxed lunch with my bud, chatting over perfectly prepared meals. Fresh fresh fresh. Unique flavors. Very happy Loved the vibe of the atmosphere

    Rachel C.

    My parents and I came out to dinner here for the first time last night, and we all had a great time. Our server was wonderful and super duper attentive, and all of the food we had was all great. The churros were especially good! I definitely recommend this place.

    Pasole verde
    Gregg M.

    Every time we come to Lafayette we make sure to come to Teocalli. Love that we can make reservations because it's always so busy. Love the decor and the servers (ours was Tyler) do a fantastic job, really making us feel appreciated. We enjoyed a couple special cocktails, had the salsa trio and guacamole as starters. We then sampled the Pasole Verde, kale salad and quesadillas. All were amazing. This is definitely a repeater for us. Keep up the great work guys and gals!!

    Bar area
    Zane F.

    Food: I had the fingerling potatoes, queso fundito, and chips and guac. All were excellent for starters. I highly recommend the queso fundito it is mindblowing. I also had the carne asade, and avocado tempura tacos with rice and beans. The rice and beans were good, but nothing interesting about them. The avocado tempura was uniquely delicious, I've never had anything like it. The carne asade taco was HEAVENNN, the meat was perfectly cooked and the sauce had a great flavor. Service: The waiters are nice here and the food came out pretty quick considering how busy they are. Ambience: I like the seating area near the street and the interior is nice. Overall: A yummy gourmet Mexican restaurant here in Lafayette! I think the prices are a little high but most are reasonable for a delicious meal.

    Churros
    Morgan H.

    *CELIAC / GLUTEN FREE REVIEW a dedicated GF kitchen is always a joy! We started with the salsa trio: macha, roasted tomatillo, and the X-Ni-Pex. I loved all but the tomatillo - so so good; our chips were a little stale unfortunately but the salsa made up for it. for main dishes, we got some tacos and the pork shank pibil. For tacos, we got the de birria Tijuana style (the consomé was a bit watery for my taste), the pork belly (my favorite, very good), and the taco de chicken (unfortunately very underwhelming.) the pork shank was DELICIOUS! we HAD to try the GF churros - they were fun to have again as a celiac, but they are a little heavier than the traditional light, fluffy taste. The dips were just okay. I did not get sick and highly reccomend a reservation if you do decide to go - it was packed on a Thursday night!

    Tacos
    Tammy S.

    This is a frequently visited restaurant when I'm meeting friends or my husband after work. It has outdoor and indoor seating and the staff always greets you with a welcoming smile. I try to make a reservation as it's a busy place but Thursday night my husband and decided to go at the last minute since we were both in Lafayette. We were seated at a community table in the sunny room off the main dining room. It's a lovely space if you can't be outside. I always get tacos and wanted to try the suizas enchiladas with chicken. It is the only meal I've had there that I wouldn't order again. While the serving was generous and the enchiladas were packed with chicken, it was a bit dry even smothered in the delicious sauce. The shrimp tacos and tuna on lettuce that my husband had were amazing so I will stick with my usual (the Tijuana style shrimp tacos) and now add the tuna to my list! I always enjoy the coin margaritas as well.

    Sitting outside....
    Gene T.

    I have reviewed this before. Margaritas are fabulous! Tacos are fabulous! Soups are fabulous! Chicken is fabulous! Love it here! Suggest reservation! Everyone seems to agree that this is fabulous! It is our go to!

    Carolyn P.

    Very good tacos on the main street. I like the outdoor space, as the inside can get a little loud when it is busy. Great selection of tacos -- try the seasonal specials -- and cocktails!

    Michelle S.

    Omg. Amazing. The vibe was cool. The food was phenomenal. We visited in August and enjoyed very good can't find these dishes everywhere. Definitely would recommend outside dining is available.

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    Omgosh...Macha salsa to die for and Shrimp tacos are to die for! 2nd time here...consistently great food!!

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    Amazing food... almost everything on the menu is gluten free! Delicious, filling, and lovely for Celiacs!

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    Shelby was the worst, most rude waitress we have ever had at any restaurant in thirty years.

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    Excellent food. Staff was very friendly and helpful. And the food is gluten free! Yep gluten free beers also! Love the place!

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    The service is very up and down and the chip basket is miniscule. But the salsas are delicious as well as the tacos.

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    Wow...... where to begin?! Food was amazing, our server, Matt, was unbelievable, great ambience. Will definitely be back! Yummy

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    7 years ago

    This place is AWESOME! Best tacos ever! Their margaritas are spectacular and their bartenders are intuitive and accommodating.

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    It's delicious and unique. Food taste good and the restaurant's design very nice. It's a little bit pricey but overall it's good.

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    Exceptional tacos, gluten free environment, outstanding margaritas! Just a great dining experience!

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    Teocali is awesome! Staff are exceptional. The Asada Taco is divine. The ambiance is fantastic!

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    Food is good and the drinks were amazing..!!! Liked the baja shrimp taco and salsa trio

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    Birdhouse

    4.5
    (341 reviews)
    4.2 mi
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    I tiki ramen taco bar... and it somehow works!…read more I've been here many times. I like the tacos, my wife likes the ramen, and we both like the drinks. I like that the menu is constantly changing, so I can always try something new. There are usually a few staples, too. The tacos are priced reasonably so you can try several flavors. Every now and then there's one I don't like as much as the others, but that doesn't ruin the experience. The ramen is priced well for the amount you get, too. The only thing I consistently haven't liked is their guacamole. But I do like their avocado and salsas. They have a decent happy hour and, recently added, a "taco Tuesday." The kids menu options are pretty good, too. The hot dogs are a hit. Sometimes the buttered noodles are, too. The tiki drinks are great fun, and they're always trying something new. In the past, they've put lemonades in fun cups (like the hedgehog cup) so our kids can enjoy a "fancy drink." The service is pretty fast and consistent. They bring you a nice jug of water to help yourself with refills.

    As a big ramen fan, Birdhouse was a pleasant surprise for me. I've had ramen at practically all the…read morewell known spot in Denver, from Katsu Ramen to Ramen Star (RIP) to Tokio. So it was shocking that I found such a good bowl out here in Erie. I got the Hellfire Ramen, a tonkotsu-based ramen served with their house spicy sauce, chili oil, pork shoulder, and a soft boiled egg. The broth was rich and flavorful, the spice level was perfect (quiet hot but still maintaining a good balance of flavors), and the pork shoulder was tender but still has a bit of nice toothsomeness. Overall, this was an excellent bowl of ramen comparable to any of the top spots in Denver. The only slight downside is that the broth was just a tough too salty for my liking, and I would've preferred a soy marinated egg over a soft boiled egg. They have other ramen here was well, such as a chicken-based shio ramen, a regular tonkotsu, and a Thai curry ramen. I definitely would return to try the other ramen. If the other items on this menu is as tasty, I wouldn't hesitate to give them 5 stars.

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    Tonkotsu Ramen with Krab
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    Fuego Azteca

    Fuego Azteca

    3.4
    (123 reviews)
    4.3 mi
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    Consistently good food and good service. Just like most places, no everything is 5 stars but the…read morePork Green Chili and the Beef Red Colorado Chili and for sure 5 star and the Mole is easily 4.5! The best reasonable priced Mexican Food we've had in Colorado. 10x better than anything within 10 miles of here (yes we've tried many of them).

    I was hesitant to check this place out due to the numerous negative reviews. But, both my partner…read moreand I really wanted Mexican food, and we were in the Erie area, so we decided to check it out anyway, and hoped the reviews were wrong... At least on this day, at this time. Chad and I got to the restaurant around 1:15 PM yesterday. There weren't many people at the establishment, maybe one other party inside and one outside. We were greeted fairly quickly and were seated by a lovely woman. She was very helpful and answered all of our questions about the menu, and was quick to give recommendations. We started with chips and salsa, and I ordered a Skinny Margarita. Yes, it's a little out of the ordinary to charge for chips and salsa, but I thought both were amazing. The salsa was fresh and really tasty (and tasted nothing like ketchup, which I despise). I've had a lot of horrible salsas; this was not horrible at all, and neither were the chips, crunchy and delicious, imo. The skinny margarita, which was $14, was huge and actually worth the cost. The lovely waitress gave me the Happy Hour cost of the margarita ($10) since we were paying right about when HH started (2 PM). Chad noticed that they had a Cheese Crispi (or just Cheese Crisp as we AZ folks like to call it), but we were pretty hungry and really just wanted meals. I got the Vegetarian Burrito and asked that it be smothered with the sour cream cheese sauce that I saw on another vegetarian dish, the Chimichanga de Hongos. I'm sure I put on a few pounds from that sauce alone, and it was 100% worth it! The entire dish was SO GOOD! Chad got the Expresso Burrito and couldn't even finish the whole thing, not for want of trying, though. I don't know if we had the good luck to come at a good/slow time, and that's why we had such a wonderful experience, but I almost felt like I was at a totally different restaurant than the one being reviewed here. When we are in the area again, Chad and I will definitely be visiting Fuego Azteca again and trying out the Cheese Crispi and the Deep Fried Ice Cream!

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    Azteca burrito es muy bien, 'B+' grade
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    El Mercado De Lafayette II

    4.3
    (13 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    I have been driving by El Mercado for years (I did shop at the small supermarket a couple times),…read morealways promising myself I would try their breakfast burritos (available inside the supermarket a while back) once I saw they got a food truck. They've made constant improvements to make the patio more attractive (they even added a covered area for cold or rainy days.) I figured they had to do something right to attract enough customers for their breakfast burritos in order to buy a truck. I am so glad I finally visited El Mercado to try their breakfast burrito. It was by far the best I've had for a very long time. I actually had given up finding a very good one in Colorado. I had the chorizo, and my husband the bacon one. That burrito was so moist it melted in my mouth, it was the perfect balance of cheese (lots of it I assume), chorizo and whatever else they put in it. A sign also says that they now offer breakfast burritos all day. Sitting at a table next to us was someone raving about his tamale (he told me they have added a new one to the menu and it is the best- $2 each, blue sign on the window). They seem to do a good business with people ordering to go, a lot of them regulars and I totally understand why. I will be going back to try their lunch menu soon!!!

    Greatest taco stand ever!!! At least in Boulder County lol. They just added rice to the menu and…read morechicken a little while ago so its ever expanding! Most people seem to get breakfast burritos but the all the burritos, tortas & tacos are amazing. It does get slammed at perdictable times and sometimes random week days so its best to call it in ahead of time and save yourself some a lil waiting.

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    El Mercado De Lafayette II
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