Don't come here for anything other than the smothered burritos. I've had the tacos and enchilada plates here and both are less than amazing. The tacos will be completely soggy by the time you get it home and steer clear of any combo plates. Amazing green chili on the smothered burritos. They should really consider only selling burritos. I recommend taking it home because the restaurant is a little dirty. And yes, the payment situation is a little weird but it's easy to get over. I also wish they were open on weekends, or at least Saturday. So order a burrito, take it home, and enjoy. read more

Been coming here for years due to the simple fact it's delicious and the service is amazing!!!! Can't beat the handheld breakfast burritos or there excellent smothered deluxe plates read more

Doesn't look like much when you drive past, but (for Colorado) this is some really good Mexican food. They're still open during the pandemic, just takeout, but from what I can tell the employees are extremely kind and hilarious. Amazing customer service and always great food. I always get some sort of combo like the 22 and horchata. Such a good go-to place and super quick service! read more

This little place has some of the best hand held burritos you can find. My favorite is the #17 breakfast burrito with cheese and mild chili. They cook their potatoes perfectly and cook their eggs right on the spot. This place leaves Santiago's in the dust! read more

Absolutely LOVE this place. I have been eating here for a very long time. Every time I am in town this is the first place we stop from the airport to get a quart of green chili! It is the best green chili anywhere. The service is quick and the prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend if you are looking for good Mexican food. read more

Bomb burritos, excellent green chili and Maria is the best! Definitely recommend this place to anyone who wants authentic Mexican food!

I absolutely love this place!!!! The one on 72nd has nothing on this location. The cheese melts here, the food is alway flavorful and the customer service is awesome! If you have a choice with picking this location or the one on 72nd I say here is worth the drive. read more

The smothered burritos are VERY good and the green chili is excellent. They have mild, 1/2 &1/2, or hot. I say it's as good or better than Santiago's green chili. The people who work there are exceptionally nice and accommodating. Kids meals are $3! Cheap eats and great food! Hard to complain about anything there. read more

This is by far in my TOP 3 burrito joints! Breakfast burritos are the bomb! They have a whole fried egg in each one, and very tasty green chili. So good! I like the sausage and chorizo. 1/2 &1/2 green chili and a Pepsi! It's a great way to start the day! Just make sure you take cash! They charge to use there c.c. swiper. read more

I ordered a pork and avocado burrito smothered with half and half. It was delicious! It was pretty big, and packed with pork and avocado. The green chili is some of the best I've ever had. Only 4 stars though for the funky way of paying at the counter with a ATM set up. I will definitely eat here more often, this was a great little find thanks to Yelp. read more

Cafe Mexico is my absolute FAVORITE Mexican food in the Denver Metro area. I always get the bean & beef burrito smothered with half & half green Chile, deluxe. I can never eat it fast enough. It is SO. GOOD. I've been coming here since I was a kid. It is very endearing. A small, hole in the wall, family owned (?), cute, and very clean place. I would highly recommend coming here for delicious Coloradan Mexican food. I could eat that smothered burrito everyday. The beef soft tacos are also one of my favorites. If I'm going to choose a Mexican place, I will always come to Cafe Mexico. And as a plus, the staff is VERY friendly. The girl who usually rings me up treats me as if we have known each other for years. I hope this place never leaves or closes. I would be devastated! read more

I come here often to get the super delicious crunchy chicken taco, chips and salsa and the beef taco w/ refried bean plate special. The staff is super friendly every time I come here . I highly suggest this place :) read more

What's weirder the credit card atm thing, or the cashier standing in front of the 80s hair due cook. With all that hair spray who's worried bout a grease fire. I had the steakless breakfast burrito, it was not bad for a quick on the go burrito. The lack of investment in upgrading current card machine is the ultimate throw back to 2000s when cash was becoming a object most weren't carrying. This shows owners lack of interest for patrons. read more

This is by far the best green chili I have had. The breakfast is to die for. Hand held 1/2 And 1/2 since i can not do hot anymore.

Awesome!!!! Associates are great!!!! Food is always great!!!! Only thing I would suggest, get a credit card machine. The ATM is so 90's read more

I come here early after working overnights to get breakfast burritos.. The staff is always super nice and the food is so good... If only they delivered... :) read more

Cafe Mexico - Mexican Near Me - Northglenn, Colorado

Great burritos and can't beat the price. The workers treat you like family. This place worked perfectly for dinner when I realized I only had $5 in my pocket and am trying to stick to the rules of my cash-based diet. read more

I agree with many of the other reviews. I only wish I read them first. No fresh ingredients here with exception of the lettuce and onions. The green chili gets its heat from Tabasco, I'm assuming. A smothered burrito for just under eight bucks is pricey. No credit or debit cards accepted and no flavor provided. The green chili and the stewed tomatoes are canned! I will not be back. read more

Two things I always appreciate in a business. Especially a private business. Good customer service and good food. This place has both. I'm not sure who she was, but I'm sure she is manager of a sort, was absolutely the nicest person I have encountered at almost any business. I'm a manager of a business and I dane to be a manager like her. The food is actually what brought me there in the first place. Tamales are my favorite food and they have some of the best I have ever had. I will be back and I will tell everyone to go here. read more

I came here for lunch. $7.00+ for a smothered breakfast burrito, very pricey I feel. They don't have a credit card reader so you have to use there atm which has a fee of 1.25. Who doesn't take cards nowadays. Anyways back to the food. Avg at best. Best part was the hot green chili. The burrito only had 1 fried egg and potatoes with a bunch of cold cheese on top. Not my style. Didn't touch the tortillas just split it open and mixed the chili in with the chicken chorizo. Now the store lacked cleanliness. Restrooms were horrible, the lights didn't work the whole bathroom stunk like mold, there're stains on the wall, the sink was broken. Windows were dusty and full of bugs. Soda machine area was sticky. Just bad customer service as well. My food came out I was the only one there and she yells across the room your food is ready and slides it on the counter. Now I'm eating in. She could of at least brought it over to me. I rarely give 2 stars but I think they earned it. I will not eat here again to many choices around town. read more

Cafe Mexico - Smothered breakfast burrito. I really hate the tortillas they are using! - Mexican Near Me - Northglenn, Colorado

Nope never again, it was a stretch and and arm pull anyway too get me here, and dang I should have left with a broken arm, or missing......I much rather stayed where my arm did at home........it was terrible, well wait it fed me and my family for less than 20 bucks, but really I would have felt more authenticity at taco bell. Need I say more. It is what it is the truth!!!!!!!!! read more

Well I've eaten here a few times. It's just ok, until today when I found an eyebrow on my burrito within my 2nd bite. Totally grossed out and threw it away. 9.00 for a burrito and pop is a little much. Then I was noticing how filthy this place is. Pop machine caked with filth, lid holder full if dirt on the bottom. ( I got 2nd to last lid left) and floors dirty. I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon. read more

Cheaply made cafeteria food that was a little pricey for the ingredients. The taco was blah, the burrito was ok and the guacamole was out of a can. Moving from SoCal to Denver, I expect more out of the Mexican food- I have yet to find a truly delicious, authentic restaurant so far. read more

the food wasn't bad. I had a combo plate and everything was kind of alll running together. Nothing caused me to say, "wow, this is good!" I thought it was a little overpriced-my chili reno seemed awfully small among the rice and beans. The person i was with implied maybe i should try other mexican places before I pretended i knew what I was talking about. They thought everthing tasted great. Matter of taste and expectation? It didn't measure up to what I was expecting..I think it was something simple: I have NEVER had Mexican fod served in a restaurant where you didn't get chips and salsa at the table. They didn't give us chips and salsa . This wasn't take out either. Our order was served naked. The service was friendly and efficent and I did love the tablecloths. Red and yellow are two favorite colors and the tables had old fashioned oil cloth covers, bright yellow backround with red chili peppers all over.. It felt festive. I wouldn't turn my nose up at having lunch there another time. So, it's an OK place and worthy of 2 stars.(give me chips and salsa) read more

Ewww! That's the number one thing I have to say. I will NEVER eat here again. Everything is canned and left a bad after taste. You have to order at the counter and pay for your meal before they make it. Then you have to pick it up at the counter after you seat yourself. There is no wait staff. The tables are dirty. You get plastic cups for your drinks. One good thing is at least we weren't forced to eat off Styrofoam plates. Nope, never again! read more

The complaints I see here are not unfounded. Their tacos and combo plates are pretty meh. But it's all about what you order - you don't go to Chili's to get a good steak (or even good food...). I have been eating here since about 1990 and I can tell you this is hands down the best green chili and enchiladas on the entire planet. Order a smothered burrito (your choice of meat/bean/combo fillings) and choose your chili spice level - I stick with half an half (half mild, half hot). Or order a cheese and onion enchilada. Cafe Mexico's green chili is a family favorite and has been for many years - I prefer the "deluxe" which includes lettuce tomato & onion on top. Their enchiladas are super tasty as well - the sauce is superb. My only complaint is they put too much cheese for my taste on top of the burritos - so I order easy cheese. This place is awesome. read more

I am a little shocked by the other reviews. I went here after work one day hoping it would be a nice value hole in the wall find. I ordered some tacos, which were expensive and VERY plain. This food reminds me of cafeteria food. read more

This place rules. Ive have been going here on a regular basis since i got my license almost ten years ago. If you say this place is gross or filthy youre and idiot. Incredible smothered burritos and huevos rancheros. Green chili is excellent. staff is polite and hasnt changed since i was a kid. They are very personable. Hands down best place for mexican food on all of 120th ave. Puts Santiagos to shame. read more

Disgusting. I left without even placing an order. Smelled horrible and looked like the place had not been cleaned or redecorated in years. Thank God for Chipotle across the street. I am heading there now and advise you do too before you consider going here. read more

This place is terrible. Messed up our orders and then told us that they didn't mess up, that we ordered what they served us. After not getting what we ordered, we tried it anyway and it sucked. We threw it away and left. read more

Way over priced. 11 bucks for a small burrito and soda. Won't be coming back here. No wonder they're always empty.

Aside from the really good food. The lady that takes your order is always so nice, she's always smiling, and she's very personable. You can tell she loves her job. She remembers the regulars by name. She probably owns the place. She's awesome! read more

Great place for hand held burritos if you are on the go. It's a nice relaxing place if you want to sit and enjoy your food. Place your order, and pick it up at the counter. Check it out for yourself and make your own place to go. Great people work there. read more

We have been going to this place for about a year now. It's 10 times better than Santiago's. The service is better, the people are friendlier, and the green chili is awesome!!! Give it a try, you won't be sorry!!! read more

Absolutely love this place. We have been going here for years when it was a little whole in the wall behind where it is now. I've grown up with the staff and so have my kids. We are such regulars that they know my order to a T and if they hear my order over the phone they know me by name. Not only does it feel like home but the food is the best. read more

I like this place, but saying the green chili is the best? It's good. Not as good as chubby's. I love the breakfast burritos here the best. Good cheap place. read more

I'm telling you, if you have never experienced the perfect burrito, you will have no problem finding it here! Try the sausage breakfast burrito with cheese and mild or hot sauce. The mix of cheese, egg and potatoes are tantalizing with just enough green chili sauce to tempt your taste buds even further! To top it off, the entire staff is awesome!!! read more

Breakfast burritos are the best up around there. Sloppy, messy, absolutely delicious!

the food is always on point , hot, fresh with huge portions. the customer service is excellent and the prices are reasonable. if you're from southern ca , this is a different type of mex food unlike what you're used to but still very good. read more

This place has real, authentic Mexican food. The service is great! Their green chile is very very good. I get breakfast burritos from them all the time! They'll make any style burrito and they are speedy-quick. If you're looking for good food, you gotta stop and eat here! Love this place. read more