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2340 Champa St. Denver, CO 80205

303-292-2800

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Westword
Recommended
Best Mexican Happy Hour
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): Mexican

Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-2:30pm, Fri 11am-9pm

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

Features: Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Ravenous crowds from all over town flock to La Fiesta for their midday meals. They're drawn by the convivial vibe of the huge dining room (this was once a Safeway), the friendly family that runs the joint (which is open for weekday lunches only) and the huge portions of delectably cheesy, greasy, addictive Colorado-style Mexican food, including free chips and salsa, great chiles rellenos and a hot -- very hot -- green chile packed with pork, tomatoes and peppers.

2009 | Best Mexican Happy Hour

La Fiesta has won many Best of Denver awards, and it's eligible for so many more. Best Mexican Restaurant in a Former Grocery Store. Best Strictly Colorado-Style Mexican Restaurant. Best Wednesday Special (chile caribe). Best Weekday Lunch-Only Mexican Restaurant. Oops, that no longer applies. Because La Fiesta has now extended its hours on Friday, and Friday only, to 9 p.m., and added special happy-hour deals on both food and drink starting at 3 p.m. On sunny days, the outdoor patio is the... More »
2008 | Best Colorado-Style Mexican Restaurant

There was a time when our favorite Korean restaurant was in a huge, ex-McDonald's space. There's a Chinese restaurant we really like that grew in a space vacated by a Taco Bell. And our favorite outpost for Colorado-style Mexican grub is a joint that opened forty years ago in a former Safeway: La Fiesta. Here, the fine and traditional cuisine of Mexico gets a norteamericano makeover that puts Colorado's Mexican food in a class by itself. The burritos come smothered under a green chile that's... More »
2005 | Best Colorado-Style Green Chile -- Smooth

Ravenous crowds from all over town flock to La Fiesta for their mid-day meals -- and a chance to eat and party hearty. They're drawn by the convivial vibe of the huge dining room (this was once a Safeway), the friendly family that runs the joint (weekday lunches only) and the huge portions of delectably cheesy, greasy, addictive Colorado-style Mexican food. Topping it off, of course, is a quintessential Colorado-style green chile, packed with pieces of pork, tomatoes, peppers...and heat. More »
2004 | Best Red Chile

There are those who go for the cheap thrills -- the quick, delicious burn that green chile makes when it reaches the sinuses. But red has its pleasures, too, and there's no red chile more pleasant than the version that La Fiesta's been dishing out for close to thirty years. This red chile has a fire all its own, a complex layering of flavors that speaks of much more than mere chile powder. But, of course, you're not going to eat it on its own. You're going to order it smothering an enchilada... More »

La Fiesta

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, January 10, 2008

There was a time when my favorite Korean restaurant was the one housed in the shell of a former McDonald's on Parker Road in Aurora — a massive place that still had uncomfortable plastic McDonaldland seats in the dining room and big Ms embossed on... More »
Horny Purple People Eater Margarita

By Nancy Levine | Thu, June 21, 2007

A change will do you good — and the changes taking place in Denver are amazing. Fifteen years ago, La Fiesta tried to expand from its weekday, lunch-only schedule into the evening hours, but it just didn't work. Back then, the Curtis Park neighbor... More »
Drink of the Week

By Nancy Levine | Thu, November 25, 2004

I love the irony of a place that's called La Fiesta Supper Club only being open for weekday lunches -- and from just 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at that. My sources tell me that back in the day, La Fiesta was a real supper club (and before that, a Safewa... More »

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westwordbestof | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

La Fiesta has won many Best of Denver awards, and it's eligible for so many more. Best Mexican Restaurant in a Former Grocery Store. Best Strictly Colorado-Style Mexican Restaurant. Best Wednesday Special (chile caribe). Best Weekday Lunch-Only Mexican Restaurant. Oops, that no longer applies. Because La Fiesta has now extended its hours on Friday, and Friday only, to 9 p.m., and added special happy-hour deals on both food and drink starting at 3 p.m. On sunny days, the outdoor patio is the perfect spot to watch conscientious business types racing home to pay the babysitter; the capacious dining room is conducive to throwing all manner of impromptu parties.
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k_mo123 | Denver, CO | 4 Reviews

| Sat, May 29, 2010

Happy Hour Friday 2 for 1 Beer and Margaritas!!

Main Menu

Appetizers

$3.99

Side Of Guacamole

$5.99

Guacamole Salad

$6.99

Chile Cheese French Frie

$4.99

Small Chile Cheese Fries

$5.99

Cheese Quesadill
served with sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tomato garnish (with beef or chicken add $2.99)

Mexican Food

$11.99

Large Combination
1 beef taco, 1 bean tostada, 1 cheese enchilada, 1 bean burrito, 1 chile relleno, with red or green chile

$10.99

Grilled Chicken Or Grilled Pork Or Grilled Steak Soft Shell Tacos
served on soft white corn tortilla with pico de gallo, sour cream and sliced avocado

$10.99

Small Combination
1 beef taco, 1 bean tostada, 1 cheese enchilada, 1 bean burrito, with red or green chile

$9.99

Fiesta Combination
1 chile relleno, 1 bean burrito, 1 cheese enchilada, with red or green chile

$8.99

Calhoun Combination
1 chile relleno green, 1 chicken enchilada green, side spanish rice

American Food

$4.99

Plain Hamburger
served with potato chips and pickle slices

$5.99

Hamburger Deluxe
served with lettuce, tomato, pickle slice & golden french fries

$5.29

Plain Cheeseburger
served with potato chips & pickle slice

$6.49

Cheeseburger Deluxe
served with lettuce, tomato, pickle slice & golden french fries

$7.49

Bacon Cheeseburge
served with lettuce, tomato, pickle slice & golden french fries

$7.99

California Burge
served with guacamole, lettuce, tomato, pickle slice & golden french fries

$8.99

Pogo Burger
cheeseburger deluxe smothered with green chile and cheese & golden french fries

$6.99

La Fiesta Burger
cheeseburger deluxe served with grilled onions, sliced jalapeños, & golden french fries

Side Orders

$1.99

Cheese

$1.99

Lettuce

$1.99

Tomatoes

$0.79

Tortilla

$1.99

Sour Cream

Desserts

$1.99
3 Pcs $5.49

Sopapilla W/honey

$5.49

Xango Deep Fried Cheese Cake

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La Fiesta

2340 Champa St. Denver, CO 80205

303-292-2800

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2009 | Best Mexican Happy Hour

2008 | Best Colorado-Style Mexican Restaurant

2005 | Best Colorado-Style Green Chile -- Smooth

2004 | Best Red Chile

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, January 10, 2008

By Nancy Levine | Thu, June 21, 2007

By Nancy Levine | Thu, November 25, 2004

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