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    Cafe Mexicali

    3.6 (269 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Ensalada de Mexicali with Flame broiled steak
    Bri S.

    Fresh, house made tortillas that they press and cook infront of you! My family and I have been going here for many years and the food is always delicious and fresh. The place itself is usually clean and well kept. Customer service could be better, wasn't terrible but definitely wasn't welcoming. Everything on their menu is fantastic, just depends on what kind of mood you're in!

    Sweet Pork Smothered Burrito
    David C.

    Holy, portion size was insane but I am NOT at all complaining. I got the smothered burrito with sweet pork and it was more than enough. Service was pretty amazing--the guy on the line was nice, and the lady at the register had a fun personality. Ambiance was upbeat. For me coming in around 3pm, it was pretty busy! Cannot recommend this place enough, and I'll for sure be back!

    Quesole

    Was unfamiliar with this restaurant but decided to give it a try. Similar to Chipotle but different menu items. We had three in our party that ordered tacos, quesole and enchiladas along with chips, quacamole and salsa. Also tried the margarita that was made with fresh limes, it was yummy. Would probably return and try the burrito next time as they look massive.

    Not inspiring burrito
    Mark F.

    We're from central Texas so we're biased on Mexican food and, although this Mexican food seems to be California inspired, it didn't inspire us to eat on to go plates and plastic knives and forks. The chicken burrito was "ok" but would fall into the fast food range of taste and quality. Prices were ok for what you get but I think next time I get the urge for fast food Mexican here, I'll zip over to taco Johns instead.

    Sweet pork burrito
    Rodney A.

    The food is delicious, my go to is the sweet pork quesadilla with white sauce on the side. Or a steak burrito. The service is normal like a chipotle walkthrough line. The vibe is there, the right type on music for a restaurant not too loud but not too low.

    A burrito
    Keo D.

    These burritos are huge and good. I got Barbacoa and sweet pork. With just the tomatillo sauce. Chips, salsa and guacamole. The salsa was sweet and the guacomole didn't have much flavor but substance was enough. Didn't like sweet salsa. The Barbacoa wasn't bad, just didn't seem like Barbacoa but just normal pork. But I thought it was beef. The sweet pork is very sweet and I was not a fan. If you do try it. Get a spicy sauce to go over it. It's weird to eat sugary meat. I would try this place again but try different meats and sauces.

    Workers cleaning and sweeping more than 1 hour before close while making food. Is this a health code violation?!

    I've been coming here for 6 years and this places quality has gone down hill drastically in the past 6 months. The hygiene of this place is getting very concerning. Every time I have gone in for breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the past 6 months I have left disgusted barely wanting to touch my food because the employees are either obviously not showered with sweat rolling off them or they are cleaning and sweeping right next to the expo line as food is being prepared. DISGUSTING. A major health violation. I will not be returning here again.

    Smothered burrito with creamy habanero and side salad with pico de gallo
    Collins D.

    This was probably one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in all of Fort Collins and completes the trifecta of burritos between big city burrito, qdoba, and cafe mex that I would rotate between for lunch. The first thing to mention here is the sauces are so amazing and make any of the dishes tasty. Creamy habanero I'm sure is the most popular and I usually try to get a mix of that and the green chile sauce. The creamy habanero is creamy and has so much flavor. I usually get the quesolle (first tried it after it showed up in an article when they opened and it looked so delicious), which is a quesadilla but wrapped into a cylinder shape in order to put more meat in the middle. I remember almost always getting the sweet pork filling. Note about the sweet pork - it's tasty but it feels way too sweet and kinda over seasoned to me maybe. It makes me need to gulp down water after each bite. Another thing to try is the smothered burrito. You get more meat in this one as well as a sauce on top and inside the burrito rather than on the side with the quesolle. Everything is served with salad and pico or chips and I remember they used to serve guacamole but I don't think I saw it recently unless you asked for it extra. All in all, this is a piece of good Colorado style Mexican food

    Sweet Pork Quesolle and sweet pork burrito !

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    The food is delicious and love the tortillas and the service great love cafe mexicali

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    Creamy habanero is amazing! I recommend getting chips with your burrito. The mango salsa is great as well.

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    First time here. Employees were very friendly and helpful. Food was great with very generous proportions.

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