They don't give you any pork or meat on Sunday 7 19 2026 even after asking for extra pork the person just ignored my request twice!! So rude I don't go there for just chips. I wouldn't go there​ again not even one star. Normally they are so nice even when they are busy. I read more

Can't believe we never stopped in before; we were missing out! My Chicken Quesolle was fresh and tasty; the tortilla and the chipotle sour cream both exhibited conspicuous deliciousness. My wife also quite enjoyed her meal. We'll be back for sure. read more

Cafe Mexicali - Chicken Quesolle - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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We regularly visit this location. However, tonight the Queso was way off.. it was more like creamy pico de gallo with unmelted shredded cheddar cheese. Soupy at best . Once the manager got there to remove the charge, all was fine. 2 constructive comments: Don't serve mediocre product. Train your staff to be non abrasive, volatile, demeaning and abhorrent employees. This is for the brunette that was at the take out counter. I recommend you don't have a job in customer service. read more

Great tasting food served fast and plentiful. Who could ask for more. My favorite is the smothered burrito. I can only eat about 25% of it then I have 3 more meals leftover. NICE! read more

A coworker recommended this location while we visited Colorado. It did not disappoint. We had sweet pork with green sauce, it was so flavorful!the homemade tortillas are legit! The restaurant is decorated nicely and background music was great. Staff behind the counter were helpful in explaining the menu. Although a sit down restaurant everything is self serve. Highly recommended read more

Cafe Mexicali - Sweet pork with green sauce burrito - bomb! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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! read more

Cafe Mexicali - Ensalada de Mexicali with Flame broiled steak - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

I don't know how I've never tried this!! Flavor was great, items were fresh and the portions are huge. The chips were amazing but got soggy quick. I'll definitely get some to go next time. The pork barbacoa was tasty and the burrito is calling my name. read more

I come here multiple times a week, the people that work here know me by name and put up with my crazy orders! The food is fantastic and their tortilla are LEGENDARY! The place is always clean and the service is seamless! I can't recommend Cafe Mexicali enough! Anyone that doesn't work very hard never lasts. Maria, the manager, is the hardest working person I have ever met, and if I win the lottery one day... I'd share my earnings with her because she simply deserves it! read more

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. read more

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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! read more

Cafe Mexicali - Sweet Pork Smothered Burrito - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

OMG! So yummy! Was getting my windshield replaced next-door and popped in for a bite and oh wow it was so tasty! Service was great, food was fresh, had the best fish taco I've had in a while... If I'm in Fort Collins again, I will definitely be back! Delicious! read more

Este Café Mexicali es el mejor lugar a comer y pasar tiempo con amigos. La salsa de habanero de crema es el único salsa de crema que me gusta comer. Si ha puedado, me ducho en este salsa. Por favor comer aquí pero no comas mi salsa de habanero de crema. read more

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. read more

Cafe Mexicali - Not inspiring burrito - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

when i want queso I dont want white sause queso white sause The dude spinning the bowl was cool tho read more

I really enjoyed my dinner I had delivered to my house. The food was delicious. I have ordered a few times and will have to make it to the restaurant. read more

I love savory food, but my steak burrito was so so so salty, I could barely eat it. Will be giving it another try and hopefully it's better! Portion was massive, so that's a plus! read more

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. read more

Cafe Mexicali - Sweet pork burrito - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

I ordered 3 burritos on line and not a single one was made correctly. I ordered and bean and rice burrito, and they put ground beef inside. This doesn't work for a vegetarian. They also gave chips instead of lettuce. The second one was supposed to be ground beef burrito with no sauce, turned out to be pork barbacoa with habanero. Ordered a pork barbacoa with habanero, I received ground beef with green chili. I even tipped on line. Lesson learned on my behalf. They did give us a refund but two of my family members had to eat something else. read more

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. read more

Cafe Mexicali - A burrito - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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. read more

Cafe Mexicali - Workers cleaning and sweeping more than 1 hour before close while making food. Is this a health code violation?! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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 read more

Cafe Mexicali - Smothered burrito with creamy habanero and side salad with pico de gallo - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

One star for their freshness which is undeniable however, now my true opinion of the flavor of the food. I feel this does not quite satisfy the incredible flavor profile that Authentic Mexican cuisine is suppose to do..in other words, it taste more like a knock off of what the true flavors of Mexico are , I would classify it under the category of Quasi Tex Mex or Colo Mex ..but if one would have the expectation of authentic food taste of Mexico it wouldnt match up..not even even close, in my opinion ..its something else, like a cocktail of other flavors that forget about the Mexican in the title. I have never tasted overly sweet Mexican food like this in my life...even the salad dressing was over the top sweet! Chicken soup was good and fresh for chicken soup however, didn't taste like Mexican either had its own flavor which wants bad just not mexican ..my salsa tasted like olives to be honest and the food profiles were all over the place but not quite landing on the spot. Overall this place makes clean fresh food however, it isn't real Mexican flavor but a knock off like most Tex Mex is. read more

Celiac - I get the sweet pork bowl with black beans and rice (not sure if this is an actual menu item). They will change gloves if you ask. I don't normally get the chips. One of my fav spots, but I don't think they have the best allergen education for staff :) read more

Food is good, menu is a bit limited but you get a very filling meal for a reasonable price. Staff is friendly and hard working, restaurant was comfortable and clean. read more

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

I decided to try Mexicali because they were doing a fundraiser for my friend's program, and was really impressed. I would describe this place as a cross between a chipotle and a traditional Mexican restaurant. It's prices and line-ordering style are similar to Chipotle's, but the menu and food are similar to a traditional sit-down. My friends had Corn & onion-quesero and the Smothered molito burrito and thought they were really good. I had the smothered corn& bean burrito and the habanero sauce on top was amazing. The portions were great for how much it cost, and the price was good too! Would definitely recommend read more

Cafe Mexicali - Corn & onion- Smothered burrito - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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A go to place whenever we are in Fort Collins. A staple when I was in school at CSU. Love the sweet pork burrito with creamy habanero sauce! read more

Cafe Mexicali - Sweet Pork Quesolle and sweet pork burrito ! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

The Quesolle Sweet Pork is amazing. Generous helping of pork in the tortilla and unlike many other takeout places, I just kept eating this dish until it was gone. I can't think of anything I would improve - having Cafe Mexicali for lunch has brightened my day. Thank you. read more

I ordered the chicken breast burrito, which is one of their most popular menu items according to the food delivery apps. Maybe I read the menu wrong, but I thought it came with chips (mine didn't come with any). The flavor of everything was good, maybe the sauce in was cooked in? But a good 80% of my burrito was filled with pale, almost white rice. There were maybe 10 individual pinto beans scattered throughout the burrito and sparse pieces of shredded chicken. The beans were hard and had a weird aftertaste. I got two salsas, the regular and the corn, the first of which was extremely bland and the second had an artificial sweetener taste, I'm thinking they weren't drained entirely from the can. I'm assuming the shortfalls mainly come from a lack of fresh ingredients, as I was almost positive that the corn and beans were canned, and the rice resembled minute rice. Great in a pinch, or if you're drunk, but my search for good Mexican food in Fort Collins is still ongoing. read more

I ordered chicken tacos and there was multiple hairs, when I asked where the water cups were the staff rolled there eyes and when I turned around they quite literally pointed and laughed, the women's bathroom wasn't stocked in anything I'd never go here again read more

I will give a 2 because I used to love this place but over past few years food/service has faded. I ordered 10 to go burritos for a party and none of us had hardly any meat on our burritos. Mostly rice and cheese. Waste of money. Too bad, was a good place back In The day. read more

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

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

If I could marry Cafe Mex I would! The chicken molido smothered burrito hits the spot every time! read more

Cafe Mexicali - Chicken Molido Smothered Burrito with a side(s) of guacamole, chipotle sour cream, and creamy habanero sauce! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

If all of Ft. Collins is standing in line for lunch at 2:00 PM on a Saturday afternoon, and is voted Best Mexican restaurant every year since 2007, then I must have chosen a good place for lunch. read more

We love the food, which is why we go back. But if you order a side, make sure it's included in your bag before you go. Twice they've charged us for a side of sauce and then once we get home the side isn't in the bag. Again, we'll probably go back because the food is good, but no tip for you until you start getting our orders right. read more

Cafe Mexicali is the place for tasty gut bombs! The place is super popular in town and they are always busy. There is good parking and I can't think of a time when there wasn't a long line to the door. I think most of what they make is good and I particularly like the Quesole with chicken or steak. Whatever you get, you must get the crazy habanero sauce (the white sauce) with your order. The customer service is just okay, but it's high school and college kids running the show most of the time. By the way, this is not the place if you're looking for authentic Mexican food. The dining room is pretty large and it's good for groups if you have a lot of friends. You can grab a beer from a limited selection or your other option is soda. My stomach doesn't handle Cafe Mexicali very well anymore, but it's still really tasty and hard to pass up when I'm hungry and in the mood! read more

Cafe Mexicali - Chicken nachos! - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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Went here on 4/18/21. There were 4 of us. We sat there and ate. Food was very good. All workers were wearing mask and gloves. Tables were separated apart. read more

Fun little place to get cheaper but quality Mexican food, kind of similar to qdoba or chipotle but much better and local! The quality, authenticity and freshness beats qdoba and chipotle in every category no question asked. I would highly recommend the white sauce and with the main course you cannot really go wrong but I personally enjoy the quesoles. It is not the cleanest place but it also is not dirty to where you are disgusted or would lose your appetite. Also their covid strategies are pretty interesting and I am not sure how well they are thought out but either way I am glad they are allowing people to dine in! read more

I had a hard time rating this place. Everyone I knew raved about it. The burritos are huge, although honestly too big. I felt bad wasting my leftovers (since I'm traveling and I can't take them) and it seems excessive However, it tasted great. I got chicken with black beans and white sauce. Loved biting into it. Admittedly got a bit blah with it after a while because it was just toooo much. Too much sauce, just too much. I didn't finish it. But, it WAS good. The bad? Ummm. Within 30 minutes after eating I needed an emergency trip to the nearest bathroom. Now, I feel kinda gross for eating all that food. Due to thus, I would not return I don't think :/ read more

Cafe Mexicali - Mexican Near Me - Fort Collins, Colorado

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