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Benny's Restaurante y Cantina
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301 E. 7th Ave. Denver, CO 80203

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  • Mexican, South American
    Sun 7am-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri 9am-11pm, Sat 7am-11pm
    $$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, ATM
    Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties
    Lot Available, Street
Description

Benny's is a Colorado classic, a Colorado Mexican restaurant that serves fat-ass burritos, enormous nacho platters, free chips and salsa, and (allegedly) 350 gallons of margaritas every weekend. This is a favorite go-to place for a side of chicharrones (crisp and hot and greasy as hell) and a bowl of green chile (indubitably Coloradan -- thick and slick and full of pig). But there's plenty more on the menu that will give you a true taste of uniquely Colorado cuisine.







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  • 2010 | Best Hangover Breakfast

    Benny Armas got his start more than three decades ago, cooking in other people's kitchens. But from the moment he opened Benny's, his own place in central Denver, it's been a Denver institution, growing bigger (gaining a new patio last year) and better, catering to generations of families, friends -- and drunks. Because Benny's regulars know that as welcoming as this spot can be for lunch and dinner, there's simply no better restorative than a breakfast burrito or a big plate of Benny's... More »

  • 2003 | Best Green Chile

    Ah, Benny's, how do we love thee From your sprawling expanse of dining rooms to your potent margaritas to your gringo-friendly menu, it's no wonder you pack 'em in from morning to night. Straddling the fence between the old-world Mexican of Chihuahua and the modern culinary horrors of Taco Bell and squeeze-bottle salsa, you stand firm, giving legions of hungry Denverites Mexican food with the Rocky Mountain twist they crave. In particular, we love you for your green chile. There's nothing... More »

  • 2002 | Best Burrito

    Since he started out in the kitchen of the Oak Alley Inn over two decades ago, Benny Armas has been winning fans with his cooking, and the sirloin-steak burrito at his namesake Benny's Restaurante y Cantina gives ample proof why. This is the kind of addictive fare that gives Mexican food a good name in this town -- and keeps you coming back, and back, and back for more. The burrito starts with long strips of steak, liberally seasoned, which are thrown on the grill until the edges char but... More »

  • 2001 | Best Chips and Salsa

    Although it seems like Benny Armas, owner of Benny's Restaurante & Cantina, has been around forever (he started in the kitchen at the late, great Oak Alley Inn twenty years ago, and today his namesake place has lines out the door), his chips are always fresh and his salsa always sassy. A second after you reply "yes" to what are often the server's only words of English -- "chips and salsa" -- a basket lands on your table, full of freshly fried and lightly salted tortilla chips, accompanied... More »

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  • Benny's closed for a two-day facelift

    Benny's closed for a two-day facelift

    By Cafe Society | Mon, February 6, 2012

    We've followed Benny Armas since he was cooking up Mexican food in the kitchen of the old Oak Alley (that building is now home to Hanson's). In the '80s, he finally opened his own place at 225 East Se... More »

  • Benny's patio offers food and shelter

    Benny's patio offers food and shelter

    By Cafe Society | Wed, April 21, 2010

    Benny's Restaurante y Tequila Bar 301 East 7th Avenue 303-894-0788 bennysrestaurant.comThis Denver classic serves up Colorado-style Mexican food, from its thick green chile to its fat burritos, and is... More »

  • Benny's from heaven

    Benny's from heaven

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, August 28, 2008

    Tacos Jalisco does a good job of blending the Mexican, New Mexican, Texan and Coloradan styles of Mexican food into one reasonably coherent whole, and even offers authentic side trips into Michoacán and norteño cuisine. But Benny's doesn't even t... More »

  • Bloody Mary

    Bloody Mary

    By Nancy Levine | Thu, June 14, 2007

    I'll trade you the T206 Honus Wagner for a crazy waiter. My friends and I trade bad waiter and waitress stories like baseball cards, and though I will always love Benny's, the bad waiter stories are so plentiful here that they're comparable to a n... More »

  • Drunk of the Week

    Drunk of the Week

    By Patrick Osborn | Thu, June 09, 2005

    Before we went to see the latest Star Wars installment last Sunday, we held our own geek convention at Benny's Restaurant (301 East Seventh Avenue). For those unfortunate people forced to overhear our conversation, which degenerated into fisticuff... More »

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    jonas.tempel | Golden, CO | 6 Reviews

    | Sun, April 20, 2008

    I've been eating at Benny's a few times a month for about 10 years. This place is never not busy, but somehow you never have to wait long. I love the combo plates.

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    DarcyK | Littleton, CO | 112 Reviews

    | Mon, April 5, 2010

    Decent tex-mex food - enchiladas are good.

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    neecola21 | Parker, CO | 156 Reviews

    | Fri, March 19, 2010

    Love the margaritas!

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Main Menu
Appetizers
$5.70
With Onions And Tomato Add $0.50
Cheese Quesadilla
served with sour cream and jalapenos
$7.50
With Onions And Tomato Add $0.50
Grilled Chicken Quesadilla
served with sour cream and jalapenos
$7.90
With Onions And Tomato Add $0.50
Steak Quesadilla
served with sour cream and jalapenos
$7.25
With Onions And Tomato Add $0.50
Chorizo Quesadilla
same price for shredded chicken or ground beef. served with sour cream and jalapenos
Salads
Huse Dressings-ranch, Honey Mustard, Italian, Lowfat Creamy Ranch
$8.00
Chef Salad
romaine lettuce, ham, chicken, jack & cheddar cheese croutons, olives, tomatoes and boiled eggs.
$4.00
House Salad
lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, cheese, bell peppers, onions and olives.
$8.00
Steak Or Grilled Chicken $8.50
Barbacoa Or Shredded Chicken $8.30
Taco Salad
lettuce, tomatoes, ground beef, cheese, guacamole, sour cream and black olives and chips.
 
Grilled Chicken Or Steak Salad
spinach, romaine lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese, bell pepper, olives and hard boiled eggs.
Especialidades
Now Available: Hot & Spicy Vegetarian Roasted Sauce.our Chilli Verde(green Chilli)is Prepared With Pork.
$8.00
Huevos Con Chorizo
three scrambled eggs with chorizo, rice, beans, chili verde and two tortillas.
$8.00
Burrito Combination
your choice of: barbacoa, shredded chicken, ground beef, beans smothered with chili verde, cheese, lettuce & tomato
$8.60
Sloppy Burrito
your choice of: barbacoa, shredded chicken, ground beef, beans, or carnitas & beans. smothered with chili verde, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream & guacamole
Benny's Favorites
Our Chili Verde(green Chili0is Prepared With Pork.
$13.45
Mexican Steak
10 oz steak smothered in special sauce, with rice, beans, and two tortillas.
$13.45
Carne Tampiquena
10oz steak served with one cheese enchilada, beans, rice, guacamole, jalapeno peppers and two tortillas.
$9.95
Chuletas De Puerco
two pork chops with beans, rice, grilled onions, chili verde and two tortillas.
Chicken $7.50
Steak $8.00
Stuffed Sopapilla
filled with rice and beans, smothered with chili verde, cheese, lettuce &tomatoes
Steak $8.00
Chicken $7.50
Fried Tacos
two fried flour tortillas, melted cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado slices, rice, beans and our own roasted sauce.
$9.35
Pollo Adovado
marinated chicken breast served with steamed white rice, black beans, avocado and roasted salsa
$9.75
Mole Poblano
grilled chicken breast smothered with savory chocolate spicy sauce. served with rice, beans and 3 flour tortillas
Seafood
$9.50
Fish Taco Dinner
two flour tortillas filled with mahi mahi fish, cabbage, radish slices, pico de gallo, and our special chipotle sauce and avocado slice, served with white rice and black beans.
3 $9.95
Fish Tacos
1 $4.50
Fish Taco
Desserts
1 $1.75
3 $3.55
Sopapillas
$3.40
Flan
$4.50
Fried Ice Cream
your choice of toppings; chocolate, strawberry, or both, with whipped cream on top.
$4.75
Churros
three churros stuffed with bavarian cream and topped with chocolate syrup.

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