The restaurant was founded by Maria Luisa Zanabria, who emigrated from Mexico City, then moved from California to Colorado in 1985; she first operated the business from a trailer parked on Denver's Santa Fe Drive in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe.[1][2][3]
The 2020 America's Classics award was a first for a Colorado restaurant.[2]
MenuEdit
The restaurant serves Mexican staples such as burritos, enchiladas, gorditas, tacos, tortas, tamales, and menudo.[1][2][4] The Beard Foundation in their announcement called the pork burrito "the restaurant’s crowning glory...smothered in green chile humming with earthy spice".[2][1]
RecognitionEdit
In 2020 the restaurant was named one of America's Classics by the James Beard Foundation;[2][1] in their announcement the foundation called it a "lodestar...among Denver's thriving Mexican food culture".[5] Eater Denver called it "the mother of all Mexican food institutions in Denver".[6] Andrew Zimmern called it "Denver's quinessential taqueria".[7]Conde Nast Traveler, naming it one of Denver's 20 Best Restaurants, said the green chili "represents the gold standard of the Southwestern staple".[8]Food & Wine, naming their burrito one of the best in the country, called their smothered chile relleno burrito "the breakfast dish of your dreams."[9]
^ abcdeSexton, Josie (2020-02-18). "The James Beard Foundation just recognized this Denver burrito staple as an American classic". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^Dean, Ashley (7 August 2018). "El Taco De Mexico has hardly changed since 1986, and no one is complaining". Denverite. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^"El Taco De Mexico - null". The Infatuation. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^"Announcing the 2020 America's Classics Winners". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^"Andrew Zimmern on El Taco de Mexico". Eater Denver. 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^"Mexican Restaurants in Denver". www.denver.org. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
^Tobias, Ruth (August 12, 2021). "28 Best Restaurants in Denver". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
^"Best Burritos in the U.S." Food & Wine. January 26, 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
taco, mexico, restaurant, denver, colorado, 2020, named, america, classics, james, beard, foundation, restaurant, 2023, contents, history, menu, recognition, referenceshistory, editthe, restaurant, founded, maria, luisa, zanabria, emigrated, from, mexico, city. El Taco de Mexico is a restaurant in Denver Colorado In 2020 it was named one of America s Classics by the James Beard Foundation The restaurant in 2023 Contents 1 History 2 Menu 3 Recognition 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe restaurant was founded by Maria Luisa Zanabria who emigrated from Mexico City then moved from California to Colorado in 1985 she first operated the business from a trailer parked on Denver s Santa Fe Drive in Denver s Art District on Santa Fe 1 2 3 The 2020 America s Classics award was a first for a Colorado restaurant 2 Menu EditThe restaurant serves Mexican staples such as burritos enchiladas gorditas tacos tortas tamales and menudo 1 2 4 The Beard Foundation in their announcement called the pork burrito the restaurant s crowning glory smothered in green chile humming with earthy spice 2 1 Recognition EditIn 2020 the restaurant was named one of America s Classics by the James Beard Foundation 2 1 in their announcement the foundation called it a lodestar among Denver s thriving Mexican food culture 5 Eater Denver called it the mother of all Mexican food institutions in Denver 6 Andrew Zimmern called it Denver s quinessential taqueria 7 Conde Nast Traveler naming it one of Denver s 20 Best Restaurants said the green chili represents the gold standard of the Southwestern staple 8 Food amp Wine naming their burrito one of the best in the country called their smothered chile relleno burrito the breakfast dish of your dreams 9 References Edit a b c d James Beard Foundation Names 6 Restaurants American Classics Food amp Wine Retrieved 2023 03 01 a b c d e Sexton Josie 2020 02 18 The James Beard Foundation just recognized this Denver burrito staple as an American classic The Denver Post Retrieved 2023 03 01 Dean Ashley 7 August 2018 El Taco De Mexico has hardly changed since 1986 and no one is complaining Denverite Retrieved 2023 03 01 El Taco De Mexico null The Infatuation 2022 08 22 Retrieved 2023 03 01 Announcing the 2020 America s Classics Winners www jamesbeard org Retrieved 2023 03 01 Andrew Zimmern on El Taco de Mexico Eater Denver 2012 09 11 Retrieved 2023 03 01 Mexican Restaurants in Denver www denver org Retrieved 2023 03 01 Tobias Ruth August 12 2021 28 Best Restaurants in Denver Conde Nast Traveler Retrieved 2023 03 18 Best Burritos in the U S Food amp Wine January 26 2017 Retrieved 2023 03 18 39 43 39 N 104 59 54 W 39 72763 N 104 99829 W 39 72763 104 99829 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Taco de Mexico amp oldid 1180117354, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
