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La Cueva

9742 E Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80010
Phone: (303) 367-1422
La Cueva
Price:
$$
Hours:
Mon-Sat 11am-9pm

Editorial Review for La Cueva – by Citysearch Editors

In Short
Customers can stop by the colorful, fun bar for a drink or head into one of the pretty dining rooms, where owners Norma and Alfonso Nunez are usually on the scene. Chunky and fresh guacamole starts many meals. Entrees include taquitos, burritos, tacos and chicken mole: grilled chicken breast served with a thick sauce made of chilies, vanilla wafers, cinnamon graham crackers, garlic, marjoram and Mexican chocolate. Rice, beans, guacamole and tortillas complete the dish.

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What to Drink

Margaritas are a must to go with the warm chips and spicy salsa.

User Reviews for La Cueva

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/07/2008 Posted by Steveatshylo

I frequent a number of favorite restaurants around the city with sushi being my favorite cuisine. In the last 20 years I've found several acceptable Mexican restaurants in the Denver area but none that showed the detail that you might see in a good restaurant in San Antonio or Albuquerque. Today (7/7/08) I stumbled by accident into La Cueva and was hugely surprised by virtually everything that we ordered. I feel that Chili Relenos are always a good measure of a Mexican restaurant and these were exemplary. The staff was charming and the house salsa which is heavy on onions as I like, was good enough to take home. In the 6 hours since we left there we've referred it to 3 other people already. Job well done!! Steve

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

06/16/2008 Posted by rporter242

I had been a patron since I was a kid (1977). I had noticed slow and sometimes cold service from the wait staff in recent years. I was willing to overlook the bad service because of the excellent food. Until two visits ago! I brought my credit card up to Molly (one of the owners) to pay (they neglected to pick up my credit card long after I finished eating). Molly had problems getting the machine to print. I tried to make the usual small talk with her. I asked her how she liked her new home in the newly built neighborhood. In her frustration with the credit card machine she basically told me to shut up! Even in front of a couple of her wait staff! To say the least tension was extremely high. When I finally settled up with her she made some lame excuse about her day being hard. She never apologized. I returned two more times and she never apologized. I would have returned if only she would have apologized. Why is it so hard for some people to simply apologize when they are wrong? I couple of visits before Molly went off on me I witnessed her go off on another patron.

Pros: Great food if you can stand the terrible service

Cons: Terrible service

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Editor's Review

Great mole and margaritas make for a fantastic meal at this Mexican favorite.  See the full editorial review.

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What to Drink

Margaritas are a must to go with the warm chips and spicy salsa.

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Restaurant Information

Smoking

  • No

Parking

  • Lot

Hours

  • Mon-Sat 11am-9pm

Payment Types

  • Visa
  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • Travelers Check

Cuisines

  • Mexican

Meal Price

  • $$

Amenities

  • Carry Out
  • Lunch Spot

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