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2524 Federal Blvd. Denver, CO 80211

303-964-9544 

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  • Mexican, Southwestern
    Sun-Thu 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat 7am-10pm
    $, $$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash
  • Casual
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Private Party, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
    Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    Full bar
  • Accepted
    Lot Available, Street
Description

Why is this stuff so good? Because chile man Jack Martinez knows what his customers want. First, there's the good, honest, New Mexico-style green chile he's been dishing up since his days as a chile importer. Then there's the succulent shrimp, juicy chicken and exceptionally potent shredded beef, all served on flat corn tortillas with some pico de gallo, cheese and a side of lime for the best tacos in town. Try the vaquero tacos (available in chicken or beef) with barbecue sauce and cooling sour cream served on a flour tortilla, and you will be hooked.







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  • 2008 | Best Green Chile

    Until everyone gets it through their heads that real green chile means roasted, chopped green chiles, a little liquid and nothing else, Jack-n-Grill is going to keep winning this award, because it remains the only place in Denver where you can get authentic New Mexican-style green chile -- along with killer vaquero tacos, giant breakfast burritos and cups full of roasted, cheesy corn. What's more, during chile season, owner Jack Martinez (who began his career as a green-chile importer)... More »

  • 2007 | Best Green Chile

    Over the years, patriarch Jack Martinez has tried a lot of things to build his business at Jack-n-Grill. He's expanded the menu, he's expanded the building, gotten a liquor license, franchised his concept and done everything short of handing out dollar bills to get people in the door. But in truth, he's never really had to do much of anything, because anyone who knows chile knows that Martinez (once a New Mexico chile importer himself) has the best, most consistent supply in Denver of the... More »

  • 2007 | Best Taste of Denver When Coming Home

    Home is where the heat is. No matter how long you've been away from Denver -- a month, a week, a day -- as you head back into town from DIA, you can feel yourself jonesing for great Mexican food. And now you can get a fast fix just off Peņa Boulevard, at this second outpost of Jack-n-Grill, a sort-of franchise operation that features entertainment many nights and the same fantastic food all the time. No matter what you crave -- true green chile, ranchero tacos, a Frito pie or a fat carne asada b... More »

  • 2006 | BEST GREEN CHILE

    When you want the best green chile, go to a green-chile expert. And when you're looking for a green-chile expert, Jack-n-Grill's Jack Martinez is your man. Before starting this solidly New Mexican restaurant, Martinez was a chile importer -- a guy who lived and breathed chiles and who has opinions on all of them. For example: "Colorado-style" green chile, with its pasty consistency and chunks of pork, is a poseur. At his restaurant, Martinez serves real New Mexican green chile, a pure... More »

  • 2005 | Best Green Chile

    Chile importer turned restaurateur Jack Martinez has been verde, verde good to us. Jack-n-Grill turns out a green chile that's a magical mix of heat and sweet and smoky charred flavor that goes perfectly with everything from burritos to breakfast cereal. This green definitely follows the New Mexican model of diced, whole pods turned into sauce with as little intermediary fussing as possible, eschewing any of those corrupting Colorado influences that turn a proper verde from a dressing into a... More »

  • 2004 | Best Taco

    Things do not move fast at Jack-n-Grill. Actually, everything moves fast, but nothing happens quickly. Even with the expansion completed this winter, the wait for a table and the wait for your food can be extreme during peak hours. But should you find yourself in this situation, take a lesson from the regulars who sit with Zen-like indifference to the sweeping passage of the hands of the clock. Just wait, and you will be rewarded by something like the kitchen's vaquero tacos, which are so... More »

  • 2004 | Best Green Chile

    Jack Martinez is the green-chile king, and until someone comes along who knows his pods better and loves them more, Martinez's Jack-n-Grill will wear the green-chile crown. At Jack-n-Grill, the Martinez family treats beautiful Socorro green chiles with the sort of reverence the Italians have for tomatoes or the French for cheese. They're brought in by the truckload from deep in southern New Mexico, used whole, used chopped, used in sauces and on burritos, and -- in season -- roasted right on... More »

  • 2003 | Best Taco

    Jack-n-Grill takes top honors in several categories, because its food is just that good. And why is it so good "We cook with love," explains general manager Jack Martinez II. And, in fact, you can taste the love -- but you also taste the flavorful grilled meats that serve as the basis for Jack-n-Grill's tacos. Succulent shrimp, juicy chicken and exceptionally potent shredded beef are all served on flat corn tortillas with some pico de gallo, cheese and a side of lime for the best tacos in... More »

  • 2003 | Best New Mexican Green Chile

    As good as any you'd find in New Mexico -- and better than most -- the green chile at Jack-n-Grill is a work of commendable simplicity. Green chiles from Socorro are melded with salt, pepper, tomatoes, garlic and cubed pork to create the perfect topper for any of the restaurant's entrees. If you've been raised on the gloppy, gravy-like chile you find at most of Denver's Mexican restaurants, New Mexico's version is a real switch. But your tastebuds will quickly adjust -- and once you've had... More »

  • 2002 | Best Taco

    It's hard to decide which taco we like best at Jack-n-Grill, because they're all great. In fact, so are the authentic Frito pie and the killer, fiery-hot green chile cooked up at this north Denver spot that excels at New Mexican-style Mexican. But if we could only choose one thing to eat at this happy, inviting place run by the entire Martinez family, it would be the vaquero tacos. They come four to an order, with a quartet of buttered soft taco shells filled with your choice of moist... More »

  • 2002 | Best Red Chile

    Jack Martinez, owner of Jack-n-Grill, used to sell roasted chiles from Socorro, New Mexico, on Federal Boulevard, so he knows his chile. To make red chile, he takes a variety of the New Mexican pods and purées them into a deep, rich, rojo sauce that carries the sun-kissed flavors of the earth they were grown in. Try it smothering Jack-n-Grill's cheesy, lasagne-style enchiladas, and you'll be seeing red, all right. More »

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    tannaruzicka | Denver, CO | 307 Reviews

    | Wed, June 23, 2010

    Get their taco salad. It is bomb. If you are daring try the fried jalapenos. My advice, have a glass of milk on handy. :)

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    ChipChop1 | Winter Park, CO | 10 Reviews

    | Thu, September 24, 2009

    $2 burrito

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    LuvDogs | Denver, CO | 37 Reviews

    | Mon, February 16, 2009

    Jack and the entire crew treat you like you are family. Try their $2 breakfast burrito to-go! Yum!

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Main Menu
Appetite-teasers
Feed (2-6) $8.00
Guacamole Salad
$6.00
Chile Con Ques And Chips
$1.00
Chips And Salsa
$5.00
Grilled Quesadilla's
with fresh green chile inside
$6.00
Chicken Quesadilla's
with fresh green chile inside
$6.00
Beef Quesadilla's
shredded beef or ground beef, w/green chile
Tostadas
All Tostadas Are Huge And Can Be Considered A Meal, They Come With Cheese, Lettuce And Pico De Gallo On Top
$7.00
2 Beans Tostadas
$8.00
2 Shredded Beef & Beans Tostadas
$8.00
2 Chicken & Beans Tostadas
$8.00
2 Grounded Beef & Beans Tostadas
$10.00
2 Fresh Guacamole Tostadas
French Fries
$4.00
Classic Fries
$5.00
Classic Cheese Fries
$6.00
Smothered Green Chile Cheese Fries
$7.00
Smothered Red Chile Cheese Fries
with ground beef
$6.00
Baskets Of "frings"
fries & onion rings
Tacos
All Tacos Are Soft Shelled And Come With Melted Cheese, Pico De Gallo, On Corn Tortillas Grilled With 100% Vegetable Oil
$11.00
Sampler Taco Plate
one shredded beef soft taco, one chicken soft taco, one shrimp soft taco, one vaquero bbq beef soft taco, beans, rice
$10.00
Gapys Grupo
4 beef soft tacos, lots of cilantro, melted mozzarella cheese, pico, beans, rice
$8.00
4 Ground Beef & Potato Hard Tacos
beans, rice
$11.00
4 Vaquero Soft Bbq Tacos
beef, chicken, or combo of both, with sour cream on the top, beans, rice
$12.00
4 Grilled Coastal Shrimp Tacos
with guacamole on top, beans and rice
$11.00
4 Carne Adovada (pork In Red Chili) Soft Tacos
beans and rice
Ala-carte
Grilled Zucchini Squash, Sweet Corn, Fresh Green Chili, Onions, Topped With Cheese
$5.00
Beef And Bean Or Chicken And Bean Tostada
$2.00
Ground Beef Soft Or Hard Taco
$3.00
Breakfast Taco
$3.00
Chicken Taco
$4.00
Beef Or Chicken Enchilada
On the Lite Side
$7.00
Veggie Taco Salad
$8.00
Shredded Beef Taco Salad
$8.00
Calabasitas Taco Salad
$8.00
Chicken Taco Salad
$10.00
Grilled Shrimp Taco Salad

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