El Alazan

I really do have to give this place a 5. I’ve never had shrimp when eating Mexican food. I usually stick to my enchiladas, burritos, tacos, and chimichangas. While scanning over the menu I noticed an amazing description of a shrimp dish. In the description it said «one of our most savory dishes». Sold! It had a creamy chipotle sauce. I’ve only ever gotten full off of a shrimp dish at buffet style dining establishments. I can tell you this meal filled me up and though I was full I wanted more. I stuffed my face and scooped up every bit of that damn sauce off of the plate. Usually Mexican for me is pretty standard and it takes a lot for me to be blown away by a place. El Alazan blew me away and with a dish I’ve never had.

Dishes looked different but pretty much all tasted the same. Neither the food nor atmosphere were as good as their sister location.

Excellent restaurant, I come here every time I’m in Canon City. Growing up around great Mexican food in Southern CA, I feel it’s hard sometimes to find a good restaurant further out east. This place hits the spot. Staff is very friendly and service is fast as well.

Love, love, love this place! Excellent service. Delicious food. Colorado burrito is a favorite so far. To top it off, their beer is served in a chilled glass boot. My boyfriend and I come here every time we are in canon city.

Don’t judge a book by its cover… this place has some tasty good. It’s one of the better choices in Canon City.

We had a great lunch. I had the Colorado burito and it was great. Good food and good service

I found this place on Unilocal and the reviews were spot on. Service was great and the food was really good. My sister and I had the enchiladas and they were really good. My husband had the burrito and all three of us really enjoyed our lunch. As a side note the cabbage salsa was really really good.

Chips and salsa here is just the best, very fresh and tasty. I ve dined in so many other Mexican restaurants and nothing could beat the taste here.

A little gem of a spot! Authentic is the word!

Food was bland. Not good Mexican food. Staff was friendly, but they never refilled my water. I would not recommend this place unless you are looking for Mexican food without much flavor or spice and ZERO heat. :’(

Food is very fresh and service is great. Next time I come to Colorado I will be stopping here for lunch

Amazing meal. The staff was welcoming & sweet. I got a burrito & chili rejeno. Both amazing. We live in Chicago where there’s great Mexican. This is definitely a 4 star pick.

Great food and excellent service!!! We had the fajita burrito and chicken enchilada, both of which were very tasty. The house margaritas are delicious as well. If you’re in Canon City you must dine here. Don’t let the fact that it’s joined to a hotel stop you because it’s all by itself when you get inside. The view of the mountains from the patio is great too!

Don’t let the looks fool you. This place is located in the lobby of a motel and would be easy to drive by without a second look. That would be a mistake! The food is good, the service excellent and the staff very friendly. Probably the best Mexican food in the city. Definitely worth a try.

This is a good place for Mexican. I love how it really is a family owned restaurant, which gets huge kudos in my book. Service was great, as all members did their part in making sure our experience was exceeded. Unfortunately to every upside, there’s that dreaded downside. I don’t know if the chips are free refills, and I guess we could have asked, but we would have liked more as they were great. I ordered the lunch #8 which was a chimichunga, «sp?» and a beef tostada. The chimi was really small, I mean not even ¼ of the plate big. And it wasn’t crispy. Tasted more like a mini burrito. Though I will admit the chicken was great, just be aware of possible bones. And maybe this was because it was off the lunch menu. The rest of the plate was filled with rice an beans. You can tell these are made in-​house. The tostada was very good. Crispy and perfect amount of toppings.
My husband ordered #10 which is a Colorado burrito and side ordered a crispy taco. The steak was cubed, which is good.
In general, food was ok. I’d be willing to try their dinner to see if the portions are a lot bigger and possibly more spices. If not, then I don’t think I could recommend. But until then, yes, give it a try.

DO NOT let the small sign and location next to the motel fool you! This place serves FABULOUS Mexican food. Dining room and entryway (weight watchers next door) may also distract you… trust me, let go of your diet just this one night.

This small restaurant located just off the lobby of the Americas best motel is a gem. The service is fast and friendly, food is good and prices are very reasonable. The place is clean and offers both American and Mexican breakfast. We’ve eaten here twice and will definitely be back

We were in Canon on business all week. Ate here twice. It’s attached to the America’s Best Value Inn. We were greeted by the owner’s young son, who was dressed in business attire, very professional, and seated us promptly. The wait staff was wonderful, and have a team concept. No draft beer, but e were furnished with a quaint frozen glass boot to pour our beer in. Nice. I had a veggie burrito the first night, and a veggie fajita pork burrito the second. My business partner had a huge steak, and he ate the whole thing. Bottomless chips, and just an ok salsa. Food was good, service was excellent, and each night the staff waited overtime while we chatted and finished our beer. Awesome old Mexican music playing comfortably all night. Highly recommended!

Like another review said, don’t let the fact that it’s inside a trucker motel fool you. It’s an amazing find!
The food was wonderful! The service was impeccable (even the little girl who seated us checked in with us a couple times)!
Definitely have the house specialty burrito, but share with a friend. I think it was called the El Alazan Burrito. It was huge and wonderfully flavored. It included green chili, cheese, veggies, sour cream and guacamole. YUMMO!