10/16/09

Authentic SoCal taco shop - finally!

by namronz

I'm from San Diego. Lived there for 9 years. I prefer Colorado for many reasons, but I did miss the SD taco shops. They are everywhere in SoCal and it's hard to find a bad one. I've lived in the Denver area for 9 years now and I've been adventurous and tried a few of the local taco shops - with invariably terrible results. Deep-fried mystery meat chicken in a burrito? Gravy?? Cold tortillas? Flavorless pico de giao? Who eats this stuff??

Moved to Aravada and decided to try Ralibertos. I just about flipped. Their food is JUST AS GOOD as the SD taco shops. Perhaps better! The right flavors, amazing tortillas . . fantastic. Now, are you going to get an occasional bite of grizzle in the carne asada or carnitas? Sure. That's expected from a taco shop. Is it fine-dining in any way shape or form? Absolutely not. It's a hole in the wall taco bell renovation with poor ventilation and a backwards drive-thru. The staff does not speak a lot of English and doesn't care. Bottom line: it's great food served fast by skillful yet slightly annoyed non-English-speakers, i.e. the full taco shop experience, and for this Ralibertos is by far the best in Denver.

• Pros: Authentic taco shop mexican food
• Cons: Staff isn't exacly friendly/professional (but who cares)

02/27/09

best mexican in arvada/westminster

by bryson918

this is my absolute favorite mexican restaurant in denver! the food is fried and probably very fattening but its delicious! the one on 44th and wadsworth is just as delicious.

10/25/07

Great 24 hour resturaunt with amazing food.

by redthrapp

Tremendous food. Great burritos. family owned atmosphere. Non commercialized. Especially nice when your hungry and other fast food chains have closed.

• Pros: Food
• Cons: Slow