I went to Chili Colorado for a lunch meeting with my boss today. When the wait staff took my order, I asked that they leave the chili off or put it on the side. I explained that I wasn’t trying to be difficult and picky but I’ve had stomach surgery and some spicy food can cause pain so I just avoid it. The wait staff took my order but then came back and said the chef wouldn’t allow me to leave the chili off. I was surprised so I asked if the chili was something that just goes on top of the food or inside. If the food was premade and the chili went inside, I could understand not accommodating my request. The waiter said no, it goes on top of the food. I commented that I cannot understand why you can’t just skip putting the chili on top of my food. He went back to the kitchen and another wait staff member came back to the table. She apologized but said the chef would not allow me to leave off the chili because it messes up his presentation. My boss was appalled that the restaurant wouldn’t accommodate such an easy and simple request. My boss stood up and said, let’s go. We didn’t stay for lunch and we went to another establishment. As we were leaving, the hostess apologized again. My boss commented that it was a shame that the ego of a chef outweighed a reasonable and easy request of a customer. The request seemed pretty simple to me. For those wondering, I couldn’t just scrape it off because it would seep into the bread of the item I ordered. I won’t be returning or recommending this restaurant for future work meetings or to family.
Robert Nichols
Service and food was amazing. The adovada was so good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Dip, Fried Ice Cream
Janea Barber
If you want ACTUAL Colorado / New Mexican food, this place is perfect! The food is delicious ?
Wasn't expecting to find the best Mexican food I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Lisa Refailov
Excellent food, great prices, kind and warm service. The green chili is delicious and has lots of good quality pork. I have enough left over for dinner and breakfast now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Denise Martinez
We got a table right away! Waited 15 mins to order drinks, they never brought our water, had to go ask for it! Ordered chips & Queso, our food came first & never got our chips! Enchiladas were ok not enough chillie to dry, as well as the refries! A coworker recommended this place, unfortunately I was disappointed & would not recommend it! Great place for a good Mexican restaurant, need to work on a few things! Best of luck with your business!
Parking: No problem with parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Liza Morrow
Food was pretty good, and the service was excellent. I really liked the margs but they were a bit pricey imo! 8/10 overall :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Melissa Comer
Not normally in Colorado Springs, but wanted to wait out rush hour traffic and have a bite to eat before heading back to Denver. Randomly ended up here and was quite pleasantly surprised. Food was delicious and you could tell all homemade from scratch. Service was great, everyone very friendly. Will definitely go again if/when back in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 3 Cheese Enchilada Dinner
Dan John
I had the smothered burrito, and it was delicious. The rice and the beans were also very flavorful. I’m a big man, and this dish had me stuffed. If you love Mexican food as much as I do you should definitely add this place to your list
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smothered Beef Burrito
Mendoza Family
We were excited to try this place, but we were disappointed with the food quality. Staff was great. But I honestly don't think I would return or recommend this restaurant.
Food is pretty terrible and unironically tastes like it came out of a can. Horribly overpriced for what you get. When it comes to the atmosphere, the aesthetic is really nice but the music in the restaurant is so loud you can’t hear anything from the person across from you. The margaritas are nice but definitely should not be 13+ you basically get a whiskey glass full and it’s just not worth your money. Personally I would pick a different restaurant to spend your money.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Maureen Williams
Fantastic Mexican food! Great flavor good atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Nachos
Paula Mahmud
Food was great but service was horrible! Had to ask for everything!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: 3 Cheese Enchilada Dinner, Chips and Queso, Chips and Salsa
Janet Schmidt-Hopkins
We came to Chile Colorado after tasting their green chili at Mountain Chalet’s chile contest. We cannot recommend this place more! Fantastic homemade food and d great service!! We will be back.
Eden Oaks
This place is my new favorite in Colorado Springs! Home made, amazing family and service. Absolutely blown away. Do yourself a favor and go try this place. Green Chile is incredible.
I went to Chili Colorado for a lunch meeting with my boss today. When the wait staff took my order, I asked that they leave the chili off or put it on the side. I explained that I wasn’t trying to be difficult and picky but I’ve had stomach surgery and some spicy food can cause pain so I just avoid it. The wait staff took my order but then came back and said the chef wouldn’t allow me to leave the chili off. I was surprised so I asked if the chili was something that just goes on top of the food or inside. If the food was premade and the chili went inside, I could understand not accommodating my request. The waiter said no, it goes on top of the food. I commented that I cannot understand why you can’t just skip putting the chili on top of my food. He went back to the kitchen and another wait staff member came back to the table. She apologized but said the chef would not allow me to leave off the chili because it messes up his presentation. My boss was appalled that the restaurant wouldn’t accommodate such an easy and simple request. My boss stood up and said, let’s go. We didn’t stay for lunch and we went to another establishment. As we were leaving, the hostess apologized again. My boss commented that it was a shame that the ego of a chef outweighed a reasonable and easy request of a customer. The request seemed pretty simple to me. For those wondering, I couldn’t just scrape it off because it would seep into the bread of the item I ordered. I won’t be returning or recommending this restaurant for future work meetings or to family.
Service and food was amazing. The adovada was so good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Dip, Fried Ice Cream
If you want ACTUAL Colorado / New Mexican food, this place is perfect! The food is delicious ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 3 Cheese Enchilada Dinner, Chile Colorado, Chips and Salsa
Wasn't expecting to find the best Mexican food I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food, great prices, kind and warm service. The green chili is delicious and has lots of good quality pork. I have enough left over for dinner and breakfast now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We got a table right away! Waited 15 mins to order drinks, they never brought our water, had to go ask for it! Ordered chips & Queso, our food came first & never got our chips! Enchiladas were ok not enough chillie to dry, as well as the refries! A coworker recommended this place, unfortunately I was disappointed & would not recommend it! Great place for a good Mexican restaurant, need to work on a few things! Best of luck with your business!
Parking: No problem with parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 1
Food was pretty good, and the service was excellent. I really liked the margs but they were a bit pricey imo! 8/10 overall :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Not normally in Colorado Springs, but wanted to wait out rush hour traffic and have a bite to eat before heading back to Denver. Randomly ended up here and was quite pleasantly surprised. Food was delicious and you could tell all homemade from scratch. Service was great, everyone very friendly. Will definitely go again if/when back in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: 3 Cheese Enchilada Dinner
I had the smothered burrito, and it was delicious. The rice and the beans were also very flavorful. I’m a big man, and this dish had me stuffed. If you love Mexican food as much as I do you should definitely add this place to your list
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Smothered Beef Burrito
We were excited to try this place, but we were disappointed with the food quality. Staff was great. But I honestly don't think I would return or recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
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Food is pretty terrible and unironically tastes like it came out of a can. Horribly overpriced for what you get. When it comes to the atmosphere, the aesthetic is really nice but the music in the restaurant is so loud you can’t hear anything from the person across from you. The margaritas are nice but definitely should not be 13+ you basically get a whiskey glass full and it’s just not worth your money. Personally I would pick a different restaurant to spend your money.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Fantastic Mexican food! Great flavor good atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chips and Salsa, Nachos
Food was great but service was horrible! Had to ask for everything!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: 3 Cheese Enchilada Dinner, Chips and Queso, Chips and Salsa
We came to Chile Colorado after tasting their green chili at Mountain Chalet’s chile contest. We cannot recommend this place more! Fantastic homemade food and d great service!! We will be back.
This place is my new favorite in Colorado Springs! Home made, amazing family and service. Absolutely blown away. Do yourself a favor and go try this place. Green Chile is incredible.
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