El Lucerito 2

5 stars are hard to come by, but this place really deserves it. The food is always delicious, comes out hot and quick. The service is great and always comes with a smile, no matter how busy they are. We come in every other week or so. The Chile is awesome and they’ve got great margarita specials daily. Don’t miss the happy hour either!

Located in a small shopping center with ample parking. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but come on in and feast yourself to some really good Mexican food.
We started off with chips and salsa. The salsa has a kick to it. I like it! Chips were good and plentiful too.
I had a deluxe bean and chicharron burrito. It was about $ 6 and well worth it. See pic. Just the right amount of chicharrones, so there was a little crunch in every bite.
I had some sopapillas too. They are pretty small, but they are good. Get some and you’ll be happy about it, but get plenty, because like I said, they are smaller than what I usually get at restaurants that make them.
I was there on Christmas eve. The restaurant itself wasn’t super busy, but the kitchen and staff were super busy filling Christmas tamale orders. We took home an order of tamales as well, as we have in the past. These guys make a mighty fine tamale I tell ya!
The service was pretty slow on the day we went, but I think it’s because they were so busy filling to go Christmas orders.
They have an extensive menu. You can even get non-​Mexican food items like burgers, and breakfast items like pancakes, steak and eggs, etc.
They also have a full bar, so margarita yourselves away!
The prices are very reasonable too. I will make this place a regular stop whenever I’m back in town.
It’s the best Mexican food I’ve found in a long time. I’m from Los Angeles, and I wish they had this kind of Mexican food there!

Very quiant hole in the wall, great service and the food is awesome! Service was decent and really pays a lot if respect to senior citizens. I like that.

Was in town recently and ordered food, like always. I do have to say they made me very happy! They have changed something but not sure what it is, I’m glad they found what works! Thank you Eva for being their when I needed you! This place has been opened for awhile, and have kept it going strong! Can’t wait to come back looking forward to the burritos smothered of course! The salsa is so authentic and original like everything else here! This is one place that I must make a visit to when I’m in town!

This place is my family’s favorite. We used to go to the original one on Peoria but moved to this one when they opened. Their «gravy like green chili» is the BEST. Everything is good here but our favorites are the Steak Ranchero plate or the Steak Ranchero burrito. My Mom loves the steak fajitas. The family that owns the place are very friendly and you feel like they really want your business. And before leaving don’t forget to take a pint of that fabulous chili home with you.
Also cheap margs during happy hour.
Don’t miss out on this GEM. You will be a regular for sure.

Having been born and raised in Arizona, with countless trips to Mexico, we have enjoyed eating and cooking our share of Latin American cuisine. From baja seafood on the western coast, to a more classic Sonoran style recipes more inland. When we moved to Denver we thought we had discovered a hidden gem with El Lucerito. Unfortunately, it’s not the case. When asked to purchase a 4.75 Carne Asada burrito with extra meat the price sky rocketed to over 11.00. When the bag of ingredients was given, I was shocked to discover a had full of meat, a pinch of cheese, and a single fajita sized tortilla served in a Styrofoam box. Essentially, what was given was a fajita style beef taco. Charged over twice the menu price of a «burrito «and receiving the equivalent of a couple street tacos, I thanked the girl behind the counter for her time and left the food there. I didn’t bother asking for my money back, for I get the feeling they’re hurting for money and customers. Hopefully, they will soon discover the meaning of quality, honesty, and integrity.

This is been the second time that I have been here it’s really close to my house so it’s pretty convenient but I found out they open at 8 in the morning and they have breakfast burrito that are like $ 2 and change and Aurora the Mexican food is pretty good

This restaurant used to be a solid ⁴⁄₅ stars for us. We’ve been coming for YEARS and used to go to the location on Peoria & Parker at least once weekly. Unfortunately what we’ve noticed is that disappointingly, although the recipes are still the same and taste good, the prices have –increased– and the portions have –grossly DECREASED-​. We’ve been continually disappointed and have pushed El Lucerito aside for much more favored restaurants like our now favorite ‘Tequila’s’ (Havana & Yale in Aurora), and Casa Vallarta (Parker & Quincy in Aurora). If you want to get your hard earned money’s worth, skip El Lucerito! You can get twice and three times the food, equally delicious, and better margaritas elsewhere! Adiós El Luc. Soon we’ll post pictures of what you get at El Luc vs. what you get elsewhere –for the same amount-.

The flour tortillas are not authentic, the food was okay, they only serve pozole on weekends and they didn’t have any on a Sunday afternoon, which was a little disappointing. I’m giving them three stars because with restaurants like the French press, and jus grill around the corner, they need to step their game up. Although the service was fast, the food just wasn’t that great. Also, they need a new playlist, the music was annoying.

Great atmosphere and wonderful food! The prices are great and the staff is alway nice and helpful. Also a great family environment! I love the green chili and enchiladas.

This place is fantastic! Quick service, friendly employees, and some of the best carnitas I have ever had. I just stopped in for a lunch to go but I will definitely be back and I’ll bring friends. :)

This place is legit. Best Mexican food in aurora that I know of. The staff is always friendly and the happy hour specials are real good. Get yourself a steak fajita plate with a side of jalapeños and learn somethin’. Tip the waiters and waitresses well in here, they earn it.

I was so pleased with this restaurant! I love authentic mexican food and this sated my appetite. I ordered shrimp fajitas and my friend ordered tacos adobada. The taco meat on hers was tender and so flavorful. My fajitas were generously heaped with shrimp, however I think there wasn’t enough onion. The house salsa was delicious too. I couldn’t stop snacking! Everything came piping hot, our servers were extremely professional and attentive, and I was really impressed with this restaurant.
I think the only reasons I take away a star are these: when ordering my fajitas, I was not asked if I wanted corn or flour tortillas and it didn’t occur to me to request the mini corn 6″ tortillas. Instead I was given two burrito sized 10″ flour tortillas, which I’m not crazy about but that was partially my bad. Also, the rice was dry and very flavorless. The refried beans seemed mediocre at best.
The guacamole helping on my sides dish was very generous (I LOOOOOVE guacamole) and I specially ordered my fajitas with jalapeño because I love spicy, and that was accommodated which I was happy to see.
I will definitely be returning here. I will be more careful when I order but I am very happy my friend recommended this place to me!

Pretty good Mexican food. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. I like authentic Mexican food and not so much Americanized and it’s definitely good authentic Mexican food

While I’ve lived in the state Colorado for more than 20 years, I’ve only lived in the Denver area for a mere 4. The best thing that ever happened for my need of homemade tamales is & was & forever will be El Lucerito’s!
I really love how the massa is nice & thick. I love that they aren’t stingy with the pork within either.
I usually purchase a dozen of tamales & a quart of there VERY YUMMY/​authentic Green Chili which by the way is kind of Orange in color but that’s the way it’s suppose to be. Bring it all home, make some toast & eggs, smother the eggs & tamales with some chili & then it’s on & crackin’! Or should I say… SMACKIN’!
I only purchase my dynamic duo 2 or 3 times a year & of course one of those is my Christmas dozen. If you do want the Christmas dozen, be sure to order way in advance as they sell out quick.
GO GET YOUR DYNAMIC DUO!
You will not be disappointed!

Yikes! Stale chips, salsa that seemed to be a mixture of tostitos salsa and water, stale tortillas for the tacos, mini tamales at full price, and non-​existent service. This is one to skip on your tour of Aurora’s Mexican restaurants.

It’s absolutely mind boggling to me that they did not salvage the branded El Lucerito tables from location 1 for this place.
With that said it’s all about the food and their food is delicious. Mexican in the Denver area is a thing all to itself and El Lucerito manages it perfectly. Their hot green chili is on point. Hot, yet flavorful and vegetarian if that’s your thing (the milder flavors have meat). I also love their crispy rellanos. Hot and gooey and drowning in green chili, they’re ridiculous.
This time around I was able to check out their breakfast burritos as well. We ordered a variety to-​go with a quart of chili (seriously) and everyone was pleased. The best part is now I have excess chili to use up!

Love this place! If you want authentic «Colorado» mexican food, this is the place. Staff are mostly family members. If you take the time to ask a name you will find them efficient but not overly chatty. Have taken numerous friends to this place and they have all converted… only Mexican restaurant we frequent. If you want fresh chips they have homemade on menu… can’t really say which item is better-​depends on you. The green chili (mild, hot or mixed) is always good. Specials of the day really help the budget especially if you like Margaritas… gave them up years ago because most are nasty mixes… these are good and taste fresh. Portions are more than adequate. As far as any negative reviews I think too many people identify with chain mexican food instead of the real deal.

I’m going to call this «Gateway Mexican Food», meaning that it’s familiar enough to open up a new world of cuisine to someone whose normal diet consists of bananas, rice, applesauce and tea.
As I ate my Huevos Rancheros this morning I was thinking, «This isn’t bad, but it’s as if my Midwestern grandma was trying to make me a Mexican breakfast.» I’ve never before encountered a Huevos dish that wasn’t drowning in green chili — here, they gave me such a small amount splashed neatly over my eggs that I had to order an extra side of it so that I didn’t have to eat my tortillas dry. Everything had a good flavor but was far more mild than I’m accustomed to (and that includes the breakfast burritos at Good Times!) I was at least happy to see that the green chili was the neon orange gravy kind that is somehow so much yummier than the purportedly «better» stuff that everyone’s switching over to these days!
Looking around the place, my suspicions were confirmed: I was the only person under 55 in there than was not part of the waitstaff, and most of the breakfast crowd looked to be ok the same «perm and roller set» crowd that my grandma belongs to.
That being said, aside from having the gall to charge me extra for some undercooked and colorless diced potatoes that look like they came straight out of a frozen bag, the food was okay. Not bad, just not for me.

This my local favorite family owned Mexican food restaurant! They have decent food at decent prices. The breakfast burritos are an especially good value, starting at only $ 2.00!
They feature a Carnitas special each Friday and Saturday. They offer regular or sweet Carnitas and both options are delicious!
Margaritas are a bit watered down, but not bad.