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Chago's Mexican Food ~ Centennial, Colorado


First visit: Feb 2025

---2/15/25

I decided to go digging for inventory in Denver on this sunny and warm Friday morning, which later turned cloudy and rainy. After having great success at the first sale, I was hungry, considering I hadn't eaten anything and I had run three miles in the morning. I was in the mood for a Mexican breakfast likely a reaction to our recent visit to Hermosillo. The sale area I was in is where Mrs. RJG resided while we were dating in 1996 and early '97.  It was simply part of Aurora (or SE Denver) back then, but is now part of the Centennial carve out. I have no go-tos here, so let's find the first Mexican restaurant nearby that is open at 10:00 am. Chago's came up, reviews looked good, so let's try it.

I was expecting more of a restaurant like setting. As I arrived, it became clear this was a taqueria with counter service. No problem at all. They had tables and chairs strewn about, but it appears takeout is their primary business. As long as there's a place to sit I'm good, because I refuse to eat in the car.

I went about ordering three tacos: Carne Adovada, Grilled Pollo, and Carne Asada. They all come street style with onion, cilantro, and double wrapped in corn tortillas. For salsas they have a red and a green, and the friendly lady at the counter suggested they were both very spicy. I'm now getting excited.


When the Styrofoam container came out (to your right), I couldn't even handle the tacos they were so hot to the touch. That only makes me happier. After about three minutes of waiting for the cool down, I started on the adovada. OMG! Is this delicious or what? I can't even remember the last time I had such a great adovada. So much spice and extremely flavorful. I poured some of the creamy green, which looks like a mild but is anything but. Really nice flavor and kick. Then I tried some of the "red", that was really orange which indicated habanero most likely. Even more spicy and delicious. And both had the perfect texture to pour on tacos. Then I tried the chicken. Oh gosh, this is awesome too! Meaty, chewy, and filled with flavor. The Carne Asada, comparatively, was a bit less dynamic. Certainly was good, and maybe I should have tried it first, as I was struggling to get the steak flavor. Of course my mouth was on fire, so it's probably my fault. Should also mention the tacos were loaded and very filling. I met Abuela afterward, and told her it was muy rico. I presume she was the cook, or at least had a hand in the recipes. 

2/14/25 

2/15/25 (new entry)

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