Alfonso’s Mexican Food

Soooo if you get passed the flies and the worlds largest mosquito the food is actually very good. While your eating your delicious Mexican food inside a dirty gas station, enjoy people watching. If you’ve ever seen Hills Have Eyes you’ll be able to make a direct comparison to the strange dirty white people that are lurking about. But really, the food is authentic and is worth eating in your car.

Are all these previous reviewers crazy? This place is so bad. Never mind that it’s in a gas station. Who cares? Good food can come from anywhere (for example food trucks!). How about the fact they are unsanitary and the food is subpar. Especially for this area of the country. Firstly, the fellow there was mopping the floor, then came to take my order (using the register) then starts making the food, right where I can see him, having NOT WASHED HIS HANDS! He touched my tortilla several times with my his unclean fingers. (The tortilla was a side item and I didn’t eat it.) Then he puts a plastic glove on one hand and proceeds to microwave my entrée before placing it in the to-​go container with some rice and beans. At this point the place already deserves one star in my mind. However, I figure I’m tired and hungry, been on the road for hours and I don’t want to find another place to eat, or argue for my money back. So I take the food.
The high point is that the refried beans are great. That’s the end of the good stuff.
The chile rellenos were almost inedibly spicy, probably because they didn’t clean out the seeds like they should have. Based on the appearance, taste, texture, and what I witnessed at the counter these were obviously breaded and fried at least hours earlier, then reheated in a microwave, resulting in a soggy oily wrapping on the chiles. The enchilada sauce over them tasted almost of nothing, yet was again too spicy (not flavorful spicy, just heat spicy).
I also had a tamale on the side, and this item was also reheated in a microwave. It was dry and not very flavorful. Completely mediocre. My friend had a burrito and said it was «fine but bland».
I don’t know why anyone is giving this place 4 stars unless they are smoking crack. Go anywhere else.

Yes this place is in a gas station. The name is actually El Raynolds. It is next door to Victory Defense. Anyways, more on the latter later. My husband was weary because of the fact they are in a gas station. I felt like pulling teeth just to get him in. And I succeeded!!! I won that one. I ordered #2, tostada and beef taco. He got #9, two beef tacos. Very very good. But unfortunately I have to give them a thumbs down; their tacos are greasy and will leave an oily mess when you pick them up. If you hate that oily feeling, order something else. Now for the good, and I mean good points; the tostada and taco shells are cooked perfectly, literally. Slight brown to them and crunchy, even with the refried beans. My new favorite menu item so far. Another bonus point is they open at 7am and will serve breakfast all day long and close at 11pm. Guess they only need 7 hours sleep.
An awesome thing is my husband is more than willing to come back for more. Thank you Unilocalers. You did well. So yes I’m highly recommending this place.

It may be at a fuel station but the food is truly authentic and soooo good, I had the bacon, egg, cheese, and potato burrito. Loved it.

A friend of recommended them for a quick breakfast burrito. Don’t let the fact that they are in a gas station fool you. It is really good. Also they changed their name to El Raynolds, but still the same owner.

Make sure you get your order right and listen to make sure bc if they don’t hear you. They won’t fix your order. Ordered 2 breakfast burritos with potato, egg and guac. They gave us 2 Bacon BB. We do not eat bacon. Ever. Very very rude when I tried to explain. Did not fix their mistake. Left both burritos on the counter.

Best breakfast burrito in Canon City. Service is slow because they are always busy. I keep going back because it’s worth the wait.

Food was authentic and service was fast. Our server was only on his second day and he got everything on our order CORRECT! Great job. We ordered the Dinner special #18 and it was delicious! My wife and I would definitely eat here again. The only thing we could say that would make things better would be to remodel a bit. Décor is not bad, but just not consistent throughout the restaurant. Definitely go for the food and friendly service.

I am so glad I read the reviews or we never would have tried this little eatery inside a gas station! Well played Alfonso’s! Let me start by saying I like weird so this may not be the place for everyone. We stuck to the basics as we had no idea what to expect. What we got were fresh ingredients– a whole half lime with my tacos — friendly and patient service (no joke there are a minimum of 40 items to choose from) as we perused the extremely extensive menu and the fun of eating at 1 of maybe 3 small tables in the middle of a gas station! Full disclosure I stayed away from the beans — just in case — however there were no repercussions after eating here which is a win in my book!

Whenever one is on a road trip, Unilocalers wonder where they can find their next great meal. I’m so happy that the iPhone pointed us here — I don’t think it was a Unilocal review that landed us here — I was driving, my navigator took us here.
Most of my group was turned off by the fact that the place was in a chain gas station and looked like it occupied a spot where you’d find any fast food joint. The homemade food pics on the menu, Spanish behind the counter and my stoic desire to believe the positive reviews online kept the group here for our road-​lunch.
What yummy foood! Decent quality ingredients it seemed, but not top-​notch. Prepared to a very tasty level though, which is really the goal! Most people in group ordered meat products, the quesadilla which our vegie ordered seemed adequate but uninteresting. The crunchy tacos had fresh fried shells! I was kinda jealous that I wasn’t eating that item. I had a traditional carne asada taco (i.e. soft corn shell) and chilie verde — not the best CV I’ve had, but quite good, and the tortilla which came with it was legit.
Notes — if you eat there, don’t take the little sauce tubs, they have squirt bottles. The red sauce is spicy, but not very. The green sauce is not hot. As others noted, they prepare everything to order more or less, so it takes a while to get your food. This ain’t no Taco Bell.
Downsides — everything is packaged in polystyrene, a current necessary evil of a small business, but I ended up with two boxes and felt pretty guilty.
My advice — EAT HERE. Order whatever you normally like or whatever sounds most yummy. If you can bring yourself to do it, don’t be a vegetarian on this stop.

A Mexican restaurant in a gas station? That’s the question I asked my friend who lives here. But I gave it a try. And it was so worth it! The food was so tasty!

Alfonso’s has great breakfast burritos! I’ve had them multiple times and they have been great every time. Unfortunately, that’s all I’ve had at Alfonso’s. I guess I forget about it when it comes to lunch and dinner.
It is in the same building as a gas station, so it’s not exactly a sit down restaurant. Every time I’ve had their food, I’ve gone through the drive through.
The down side of Alfonso’s is the speed. It takes quite a long time to get your food. (At least every time I’ve been there) I guess this COULD be a good thing if it means your food is always cooked fresh!

This is in my hometown. Let me just say. If you ever take any advice from anyone in your whole life. Take mine. And eat at Alfonso’s. They’re not many Unilocal reviews in this small town, and in this case it means nothing. This place is really 6 stars. It doesn’t matter what you order, it will be one of the best things you have eaten. Eat it and thank me later.
PS: If i did have to suggest something it would be the Carne Asada Burrito supreme with tons of green sauce on the side.