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Los Carboncitos

3757 Pecos St.
Denver, CO 80211

303-458-0880 | Website

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Category: Restaurants | Mexican

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This small, family-friendly neighborhood cafe is warm and crowded during the day, crowded and loud after dark, with the big kitchen constantly at work banging out food that may not yet be ubiquitous in Denver, but certainly is sur de la frontera. The house specialty is huaraches: long, open-faced slabs of corn masa topped with whatever is close at hand. But Los Carboncitos also offers everything from tacos to killer tortas to real Mexican Coca-Cola.

  • Cuisine(s): Mexican

    Hours: Sun-Wed 9am-11pm, Thu-Sat 9am-1am

    Price: $

  • Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

    Features: Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly

    Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

  • Alcohol: None

    Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted

    Parking: Street

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  • 2009 | Best Chips and Salsa

    There have been two big developments at Los Carboncitos this year: They've added a third location, on East Sixth Avenue, that serves alcohol — and all three restaurants now serve chips (although you may have to ask for them). And Los Carboncitos... More >

  • 2008 | Best Salsa

    At Los Carboncitos, salsa is an elemental part of the meal, and every table is supplied with a caddy full of different varieties. No chips, though: That chips-and-salsa thing is an American invention, and Los Carboncitos is about as far as you... More >

  • 2008 | Best Place to Make a Pig of Yourself

    Los Carboncitos is a temple to all things piggish, where the humble swine has been elevated to a position of vaunted honor — its loin, its chops, its belly and fat used in marvelous excess. Not everything on the menu is made of pork, but there's... More >

  • 2007 | Best Taste of the D.F.

    Free chips and salsa, a night-and-day crush of crowds that would send any demographer running home in tears, and huaraches -- the greatest food ever named after a shoe. These are just some of the attributes that make Los Carboncitos a true taste... More >

  • 2007 | Best Free Chips and Salsa

    Los Carboncitos is one of the best free-chips-and-salsa joints in town, and we're amazed that they're still just giving this stuff away. Every meal here begins with a basket of fresh chips and a caddy of four free salsas running the gamut from... More >

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  • Los Carboncitos

    Los Carboncitos

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, November 23, 2006

    I n a perfect world, everything would come wrapped in bacon. Wrapped in bacon or topped with bacon or with a side of bacon, because everything is better with bacon. What's better than shrimp? Shrimp wrapped in bacon. What's the only way to make ... More >

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    tannaruzicka

    | Fri, April 09, 2010

    Awesome chips and salsa. Great margs - not to sweet, but not to sour.

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    westwordbestof

    | Wed, May 06, 2009

    There have been two big developments at Los Carboncitos this year: They've added a third location, on East Sixth Avenue, that serves alcohol — and all three restaurants now serve chips (although you may have to ask for them). And Los Carboncitos still has the best salsa in the city. As a matter of fact, it has three or four of the best salsas in the city — all brought to every table in little salsa caddies so that customers can add spice and heat and flavor to their heart's content. But this doesn't mean that the food needs any enhancement. Because while Los Carboncitos might have the best salsa in Denver, it also has any number of great dishes that are just fine on their own. The tacos and burritos (particularly the desayuno) are excellent, and the huaraches are unbelievably good — giant slabs of masa on which all the best things in the world (like pork and steak and avocado and pork and bacon and shrimp and pork and bacon) come stacked. A dish this good deserves to be adorned with only the best salsa — and at Los Carboncitos, that's exactly what you're going to get.

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Back to TopMenu
Aperitino / Appetizers
$4.50
Queso Fundido
melted cheese, served with tortillas.
$4.95
Choriqueso
melted cheese with chorizo (mexican style sausage) served with tortillas
$4.95
Tociqueso
melted cheese with bacon, served with tortillas.
$4.95
Bistec Con Queso
melted cheese and steak, served with tortillas.
$4.95
Champiqueso
melted cheese with mushrooms, served with tortillas.
$4.95
Nopalqueso
melted cheese with nopales (prickle pear cactus leave) served with tortillas.
$4.95
Chilequeso
melted cheese with chile, served with tortillas.
$5.25
Carboncitos
(3) tostadas (deep fried corn tortilla) topped with beans and your choice of the following items: bistec y quesco (steak and cheese) carne al pastor y quesco (pork & cheese) pollo y quesco (chicken & cheese)
Main Dishes
$7.95
Carne Asada
grilled steak. Served with rice, beans and salad.
$7.95
Pechuga Asada
served with rice, beans and salad.
$7.95
Milanesa
served with rice, beans and salad.
$7.95
Chuleta Asada
served with rice, beans and salad.
$7.95
Tostada De Tinga
(4) tostadas served with lettuce, sour cream and cheese.
Quesadillas De Maiz
$5.25
Quesadilla De Carne Al Pastor
marinated pork quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadilla De Chorizo
mexican style sausage quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadila De Bistec
steak quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadilla De Pollo
chicken quesadilla
$4.50
Quesadilla De Champinon
mushrooms quesadilla
$4.50
Quesadilla De Nopal
prickle pear cactus leaves (nopal) quesadilla
Quesadillas De Harina
$5.95
Sincronizada
ham and cheese quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadilla De Carne Al Pastor
marinated pork quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadilla De Chorizo
Mexican style sausage quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadila De Bistec
steak quesadilla
$5.25
Quesadilla De Pollo
chicken quesadilla
$5.25
Gringa
$4.50
Quesadilla De Champion
mushrooms quesadilla
$4.50
Quesadilla De Nopal
prickle pear cactus leaves (nopal) quesadilla
Huaraches
grilled thick and long corn tortilla, served with the ingredients of your choice. All huaraches come with beans, cheese and onion
$6.95
Huarache Mary Tierra
steak, shrimp and bacon
$6.95
Huarache De Camaron
shrimp huarache
$6.95
Huarache De Callo De Hacha
scallop huarache
$6.95
Huarache Cubano
$6.00
Huarache De Tripa
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Pastor
steak with carne al pastor (marinated pork) huarache.
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Chorizo
steak with chorizo (Mexican style sausage)
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Nopal
steak and nopal (prickle pear cactus leaves) huarache.
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Champinon
steak and mushroom huarache
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Tocino
steak and bacon huarache.
$5.25
Huarache De Bistec Con Pollo
steak and chicken con huarache
$5.25
Huarache De Pollo Con Carne Al Pastor
chicken and marinated pork huarache.
$5.25
Huarache De Pollo Con Chorizo
chicken and chorizo (Mexican style sausage) huarache.
$5.25
Huarache De Pollo Con Champinon
chicken and mushroom huarache
$5.25
Hurache De Pollo Con Tocino
chicken and bacon huarache.
$4.95
Huarache De Bistec
steak huarache.
$4.95
Huarache De Carne Al Pastor
marinated pork huarache.
$4.95
Hurache De Chuleta
pork chop huarache.
$4.95
Huarache De Pollo
chicken huarache.
$4.50
Huarache De Champinon
mushroom huarache.
$4.50
Huarache De Nopal
prickle pear cactus leaves (nopales) huarache.
$4.50
Huarache Bandera
with green chile, sour cream and red chile.
$4.00
Huarache Sencillo
cheese huarache.
$3.25
Gordita De Chicharron Prensado
round thick corn tortilla filled with chicharron prensado
$4.95
Huarache De Chorizo
Chorizo (mexican style sausage) huarache.
Especialidades / Specialties Alambres Con Queso
$11.95
Super Carbonera
steak, carne al pastor (marinated pork), chorizo (Mexican style sausage), ham, sausage, bell pepper & onion.
$8.95
Alambre De Camaron
shrimp, bell pepper and onion, served with tortillas.
$8.95
Alambre De Callo De Hacha
scallops, bell pepper & onion, served with tortillas.
$8.50
Costilla Borracha
beef rib with bacon and onion, served with tortillas.
$8.50
Alambre Especial Al Pastor
carne al pastor (marinated pork), bell pepper, onion, mushrooms & pineapple, served with tortilla.
$8.50
Alambre Combinado
carne al pastor (marinated pork), steak, bell pepper and onion. Served with tortilla.
$8.50
Alambre Hawaiano
carne al pastor (marinated pork), ham, pineapple and onion, served with tortilla.
$7.95
Alambre De Pollo
Chicken breast, bell pepper, onion, bacon, and tomato served with tortillas.
$7.95
Alambre De Bistec
steak, bacon, bell pepper and onion, served with tortillas.
$7.95
Alambre Al Pastor
carne al pastor (marinated pork), bell pepper and onion, served with tortilla.
$7.95
Pechuga Borracha
chicken breast, bacon, onion and cheese. Served with tortillas.
$6.95
Alambre Vegetariano
bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, pineapple & nopal (prickle pear cactus leaves). Served with tortilla.
Alambres Su Queso
$7.75
Bistec, Tocino Y Cebolla
steak, bacon and onion. Served with tortilla.
$7.75
Bistec, Nopal Y Cebolla
steak, nopal (prickle pear cactus leaves) and onion, served with tortilla.
$7.75
Bipastor
steak and carne al pastor (marinated pork), served with tortilla.
$7.75
Bistec Con Longaniza
steak and longaniza (Mexican style sausage)
$3.50
Sopa Azteca
$3.50
Frijoles Charros
Tacos
$1.50
Al Pastor
marinated pork
$1.50
Bistec
steak
$1.50
Costilla
rib
$1.50
Pollo
chicken
$1.50
Lengua
tongue
$1.50
Cabeza
head
$1.50
Chuleta
pork chops
$1.50
Chorizo
mexican style sausage
$1.75
Tripa
Sides
$1.50
French Fries
$1.50
Avocado
$1.00
Rice
$1.00
Bean
$1.00
Sour Cream
Tortas
Mexican style sandwich
$6.00
Torta Los Carboncitos
carne al pastor (marinated pork), bacon, steak, chorizo and cheese.
$5.25
Cubana
milanesa (breaded steak), ham, sausage and cheese.
$5.25
Torta Al Pastor
marinated pork and cheese.
$4.95
Torta De Milanesa
breaded steak with cheese.
$4.95
Torta Tetanic
chicken breast and cheese.
$4.95
Torta De Jamon Con Huevo Y Queso
ham, egg and cheese.
$4.25
Torta De Salchicha, Con Huevo Y Queso
sausage, egg and cheese.
$4.95
Torta De Bistec
steak with cheese.
$4.25
Torta De Chorizo Con Huevo Y Queso
chorizo (Mexican sausage), egg and cheese.
Burritos
served with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, and tomato
$4.25
Burrito Al Pastor
marinated pork
$4.25
Burrito De Bistec
steak
$4.25
Burrito De Pollo
chicken
$4.25
Burrito De Cabeza
head
$4.25
Burrito De Lengua
tongue
$4.25
Burrito De Chorizo
Mexican Sausage
$4.25
Burrito De Chuleta
pork chops
$4.25
Burrito De Costilla
ribs
$1.00
Si Bana Su Burrito Con Chile Verde
Kids Plates
$5.25
Hamburguesa Mexicana
lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle peppers.
$5.25
Hamburguesa Hawaiiana
pineapple, ham, bacon and cheese.
$4.95
Kid Sincronizada
cheese and ham quesadilla.
$4.75
Hamburguesa Con Queso Y Tocino
hamburger with cheese and bacon.
$4.50
Hamburguesa Con Queso
hamburger with cheese
$3.95
Kid Quesadilla
Bebidas
$1.50
Refrescos Mexicanos
$1.50
Aguas Frescas
$1.00
Coffee And Tea
Sabados Y Domingos
$7.99
Mixote
$4.95
Menudo
Postres
$3.75
Cheese Cake
$2.25
Flan
$2.25
Arroz Con Leche
rice pudding

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