La Fiesta

07/03/2008 Posted by CWLeDuc

La Fiesta has spoiled me! All other mexican resturaunts now pale in comparison to la fiesta. They have the BEST green chile Around! I have this on high authority from someone who eats green chile 3 meals a day, when he can. Their Queso is delicious! And the enchiladas are filling and wonderful. The "Pollo A La Fiesta" is pretty awesome. And the "pogo burger" is a yummy and different take on burgers and fries. We go to this place for lunch at least once a week, and dinner as many friday nights as possible when we're in town. Go prepared to be completely filled up and deliciously surprised. The yummiest Mexican food anywhere!

Pros: Green Chile and everything on the menu. Also staff are wonderful people!

01/04/2008 Posted by pokerplayer1234

This place can accomodate large groups if you make a reservation. The free chips and salsa were probably the highlight. The red salsa that came with the chips was deliciously spicy. The other food is only okay, nothing to brag about. If you get a dish with beef, don't expect shredded beef. They put ground beef in their burritos. Yep, that's right. It's like a hamburger helper burrito. The cheese on the burrito looked like a slice of Kraft singles melted on top. I mean, the burrito was okay tasting and not bad, I guess it just wasn't what I was used to. The green chili on my burrito was super mild, which I was surprised about. However, you can't beat the prices here. Most entrees were $5 or under, so I guess you get what you pay for.

Pros: great prices/ food not bad but not fantastic, spicy salsa with the chips

Cons: hamburger helper burritos

09/11/2007 Posted by cocopuffnstuff

Three of us gals tried this place for lunch all ordering different items and all of us were disappointed. The beans on the beef and bean burrito tasted like a cooked tire. The cheese wiz on the burrito didn't help with the flavor either. Two us had items swimming in the flour tasting watered down soup they called green chili. The third had a cheese enchilada in red chili that was said to have tasted like water with red dye. I actually felt sick to my stomach after eating this. I usually give my extras and leftovers to a neighborhood homeless man but, I didn't want to offend him.

Pros: People were friendly

Cons: Food is beyond bad

05/23/2007 Posted by davelamson

For some reason La Fiesta has become the embodiment of Mexican food in Denver, with it emblematic smothered plates of cheese and green salsa and a decor that hasn't changed in 30 years. The service is fast and attentive, lots of free chips, good salsa and great prices....so whats the problem??? My issues come when you hybrid what would be decent mexican food, with american fast food. Take a perfectly good chile rellenos with mexican cheese, beautiful! Now fill the same thing with an american cheese, especially one with the taste of cheese whiz, and you've just ruined the dish. Mexican food can be excellent, with its simple ingredients and distinct flavors, but mix that with the highly processed orange cheese and someone is bound to get hurt.

02/09/2007 Posted by epreed

Hands down, the best green chilli I have ever had! Great burritos, chicken or steak. Too bad this place isn't open longer or on the weekends. Highly recommended!

Pros: Excellent Service

Cons: Hours of operation

12/03/2006 Posted by ch13

It is to bad La Fiesta is not more widely known. Some of the best mexican food in downtown. Everytime i have dined here I have received great food, service, value and a general sense of being appreciated. Highly recommend for anyone.

Pros: great food good service

Cons: only open for lunch

10/11/2006 Posted by missingthebigd

Hadn't been to this restaurant in 13 years, and went there on a nostalgic whim. It's rare that a restaurant can maintain the same great food, fun atmosphere and prompt service, but La Fiesta has done it. The chile rellenos were my favorite then, and they were exactly as I remembered them - crisp shell, lots of cheese and spicy. Arrived at 11:15 AM, and by Noon, the place was packed with a mix of locals and downtown business types. In a world of dining mediocrity, this place is still a classic.

Pros: Friendly atmosphere, homemade taste

Cons: Non-descript building is not the easiest to find if you've never been.

08/29/2006 Posted by buffalochef

When Food Snob wants a great pile of Mexican ... this is one of his fav's. I like good, consistant Green Chili, and I like it with a bite. This is consistanty good and for most tastes ... hot. Crispy Chili Rellenos, good beans, salsa's, cheeses and salads .... and its not open evenings or weekends, so the great Marg's. are out for lots of noon-timers. Back in the day, this "dark warehouse", as someone called it.... was actually La Fiesta as a Great Hot Spot. Great happy hours and late night music and dancing. A pretty Fun and Wild place.

Pros: great for weekday lunch

Cons: not open weekends or evenings

07/28/2005 Posted by hoslettuce

Wow, that is what I said after taking my first bite into a super burrito with extra cheese. This place has the best cheese ever. I enjoyed every experience while eating lunch at La Fiesta. Loved the atomospher, food, and service. Overall, this was the best restaurant I have attended in a long time. This is now known as my favorite place to eat, just wish they were open longer on the weekdays or even better on the weekends!

Pros: Cheese, Atomospher, Parking

Cons: Time it is open