Barbacoa El Oso

Barbacoa El Oso was recommended by a coworker, and I am thankful they did. Let’s start with the bad. The building is janky, inside and out. The parking is horrible, and entering the building is by no means ADA compliant. It is what it is, but I hope they are able to give their facility a much needed upgrade. Positives: We were warmly greeted instantly upon entering the building. The hostess was very outgoing and personable. We had the Barbacoa tacos and they were amazing. Not at all dry or greasy. The sauces were delicious. We will definitely stop in again if we are in the area.

Another amazing hole in the wall with great food. Do not pass this by! The Birria tacos are wonderful. Some of the best in town. The Gordidtas are very spicy and perfect. Get them with cheese! And the carne asada street tacos are very good as well.

Such a good place! The barbacoa feels so authentic and their salsa roja is so boom. The place itself takes you to a Chihuahua restaurant.

I came here wanting some tacos with a friend and, it’s just an odd place. The place looks very old. Everything is falling apart in there. The lady who served us was nice but she seemed very stressed because I think she was the only lady in there taking care of tables and togos. The food was ok, the meat is very stringy and the tacos are greasy. Another silly thing I noticed was they serve everything on paper plates. Even for people eating in, and wrapped in foil Togo.

Loved this Restaurant, the best Barbacoa Tacos I ever had!

Had the chorizo breakfast burrito. $7.50 seemed a little steep for a handheld breakfast burrito, but it was really good. Nice size, seasoned ingredients. Building could use a little work. I'll be back for the birria

Came for the birria, and it was awesome. Loved their style and the crisped grilled cheese in the meat. Excellent flavor, texture. Good salsas. Also tried their barbacoa tacos, also delicious. Service was prompt and the price wasn't bad. Maybe a little high for what it is, but not extremely.

Not only where they open late, but we're super friendly and helpful. When I got home to eat...I can say the whole plate was gone very quickly. I highly recommend there tacos and the 2 guys working tonight were great. Thank you.

Great authentic Mexican street tacos. Love the pastor. Warning: the quesadillas are HUGE.

Tacos are great, but any place that decides they just wanna close 45 minutes early sucks. People follow your hours and make trips based on advertised hours, deciding you only want to sell by the pound when your cooks are sitting in booths texting is ridiculous.

Restaurant on Federal and Cornell. This review I'm vouching for the tacos de Barbacoa, if you get leg meat you getting the wrong barbacoa. $2 per taco they won't disappoint you. The competition always disappoint me with their fake barbacoa tacos. These guys know how to make the real deal. Great service and fast, they have a decent salsa bar. The tortillas need an update, they are good but they can better. I will be back to try their birria, and hopefully they won't disappoint.

The birria tacos here were super tasty, and the consomme had so much flavor. The cheese was slightly overfried, but it didn't effect it enough to take away from the flavor bomb. Staff was friendly.

I absolutely recommend the Barbacoa it's my second time fast friendly and a perfect sitting spot

So I forgot my lunch today and decided to look for a taco joint. I remember seeing Barbacoa El Oso on my Facebook feed. The place is a hole in a wall with only one other customer there. Let me tell you, the barbacoa was delicious and the salsa was great. Great tacos are hard to find in Denver, guess what I found them on South Federal Blvd.

Tasty and as authentic as if they used the water from Tijuana! 6 hours after eating 2 street tacos and I'm stuck on the toilet vomiting out of the wrong end!

Ate there yesterday and the barbacoa burrito was the best I ever had. For $5 I wish it were bigger, about the size of your typical handheld breakfast burrito, but that's my only complaint. This is made from the beef head here, not goat like a lot of other places. The meat is super tender and very well flavored. I also got a carnitas taco and an al pastor taco. Carnitas was perfectly crispy and al pastor was as good as any I've had. They sell the meat by the pound, which comes with a bunch of tortillas. Definitely the route I'm going next time.