"The barbacoa’s like butter, the adobada’s got extra zip, the salsa bar’s loaded (try the orange one, a house specialty), and all in all the widespread adoration for this family-run Aurora fixture is more than justified. Not that the menu itself is out of the ordinary — nine options run from asada and carnitas to lengua and buche — but the execution is a cut above, both here and at two other locations in Lincoln Park and Littleton. Come on a weekend and add a bowl of menudo to the mix." - Ruth Tobias