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4957 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80216

303-393-7809

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BEST GREASY TACO
Award Winner 2006

4957 Colorado Blvd. Denver CO 80216

Cuisine(s): Mexican

Price: $ $

Payment Types: cash
Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary, Recommended on Weekends

Parking: Lot Available, Street

Description

No bull here, just beans and rice -- good beans and rice, courtesy of Ed Garcia, whose family founded the beloved Mexico City Lounge. The atmosphere involves velvet paintings, paneling and an enormous TV in the corner.

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2006 | BEST GREASY TACO

Once a slew of relatives worked the Mexican joints up and down Larimer Street, turning out the same great, greasy tacos with cookie-cutter efficiency. But family members split off, others moved on, and finally the last, best repository of the secret taco formula is El Toro, a modest joint tucked into an industrial area off of Colorado Boulevard. But there's nothing modest about these tacos. Small corn tortillas are topped with chopped, grilled steak (or chicken or ground beef) and yellow... More »

MOUTH OF THE BORDER

By Kyle Wagner | Wed, January 11, 1995

Although I've done time in several major cities, I'd never before encountered the number of so-called Mexican restaurants I found in Denver. Miami certainly has more than its fair share, but at least in that city the repertoire stretches far... More »

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Main Menu

Enchiladas

(1) $2.50
Order Of (3) $5.00

Cheese

(1) $3.00
Order Of (3) $6.00

Beef

Tostadas

(1) $2.00
(2) $4.00
(3) $5.00

Bean

(1) $2.50
(2) $5.00
(3) $6.50

Beef & Bean

(1) $2.75
(2) $5.50
(3) $7.00

Beef

Regular $4.00
Large $6.75
W/ Pig Feet $6.50

Menudo

$4.00

Green Chili Bowl
hot or mild

$3.50

Chili Con Carne

$5.00

Chili Verde Plate

$6.00
W/ C/l/t $7.75

Combo Plate

$5.25
W/ C/l/t $6.00

Mexican Hmaburger

$4.50

Chili Cheese Fries

Burritos - Bean

(1) $3.00
(2) $6.00
(3) $7.25

Bean Burritos

(1) $4.00
(2) $7.00
(3) $8.25

Bean Burritos W/ Cheese

(1) $5.00
(2) $8.00
(3) $9.25

Bean Burritos W/ C/l/t

Burritos - Beef & Bean

(1) $3.75
(2) $7.50
(3) $8.00

Beef & Bean Burritos

(1) $4.75
(2) $8.50
(3) $9.00

Beef & Bean Burritos W/ Cheese

(1) $5.75
(2) $9.50
(3) $10.00

Beef & Bean Burritos W/ C/l/t

Burritos - Beef

(1) $4.00
(2) $8.00
(3) $9.25

Beef Burritos

(1) $5.00
(2) $9.00
(3) $10.25

Beef Burritos W/ Cheese

(1) $6.00
(2) $10.00
(3) $11.25

Beef Burritos W/ C/l/t

Tacos

(1) $2.25
Order Of (3) $5.50

Beef

(1) $2.50
Order Of (3) $5.75

Chicken

(1) $2.75
Order Of (3) $6.50

Steak

$6.00

Combo Tacos
1 beef, 1 chicken, 1 steak

Sandwiches

Chips $3.25
Fries $4.25

Hamburger

Chips $4.00
Fries $5.50

Cheeseburger

Chips $2.50
Fries $3.50

Grilled Cheese

Chips $4.20
Fries $5.25

Grilled Ham & Cheese

Chips $4.00
Fries $5.25

Cold Ham Sandwich

Chips $2.50
Fries $3.50
Add Cheese $4.50

Egg Sandwich

Sides

$1.00

Beans, Rice, Or Potatoes

$2.25

Bacon, Ham, Or Sausage

$2.00

Side Of Chicharrones

$2.50

Order Of Fries

$2.50

Side Of Chili (hot Or Mild)

$1.00

Side Of Avocado

$3.50
½ Pint $2.50

Pint Of Salsa

$3.00

Chips & Salsa

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El Toro

4957 Colorado Blvd. Denver, CO 80216

303-393-7809

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2006 | BEST GREASY TACO

MOUTH OF THE BORDER

By Kyle Wagner | Wed, January 11, 1995

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