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El Jardin
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for El Jardin
El Jardin has been a consistent haunt for my family for about a decade. It's a little out of the way for me but the food is indeed authentic. The staff is friendly and happy to accommodate requests. Side of Sour Cream is $1.50 which really surprised me! Prices seem to have gradually increased but still fair.
The Carnita Tacos never fail. The Stuffed Gordita is good but a little greasy.
Last week I had a big ol' hankerin for some Tex-Mex style tacos. Crispy tacos, I whined to Himself. So he set about finding me a place that had decent crispy tacos. He did not disappoint. We took off to El Jardin. I went in thinking, ugh I'm going to get some soggy taco. Nothing soggy here.
The chips and salsa before the meal weren't too bad, the chips were pretty fresh and crispy but the salsa was lacking.... something. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. It was OK but there was something missing that I just couldn't figure it out. hrm.
Himself had the soft tacos with shredded beef and carnitas, he said the carnitas were great but the shredded beef tacos were lacking some flavor.
My tacos were great. Just good crispy beef tacos with cheese and lettuce. The only downside was that they did not offer charro beans. I don't always like refried beans I prefer charro, in a cup, with a spoon and all salty. But the refried beans weren't that bad, they were a little 'lardish' to me. So I didn't eat much of them.
I'll be back for sure. Close enough to Tex-Mex to make me feel like I was at home :)
El jardin is a nice local place. I would not drive a long distance to get there, but as they are close to my home I go occaisionally.
The servers are always animated and friendly, the atmosphere is good but I find the food is lacking. It is no Casa Bonita bad, but I have deifnately had better growing up in Denver.
The kids menu actually offers something other then quesadillas and chicken strips and my kids enjoy going there. The salsa is mild enough that even my kids can eat it and not worry.
The best thing? El Jardin is an active supporter of my kids' school functions. The come out and put a hot bar together and allow us to offer more then just hot dogs and popcorn at carnivals and other functions. For that I will keep going to El Jardin alone.
While it wasn't awful, I don't plan to return to El Jardin. It's way out in Commerce City and a little hard to find. The food was very bland, and over priced. I expected great Mexican food based on the fact that they won the Channel 7 Alist, but I was disappointed. No one at our table was very impressed and all I kept thinking is I wish I had gone somewhere else! Still, service was prompt and polite.
This place's main flaw is that it's not in Brighton.
Nice, clean, bright place, hard to believe it's in Commerce City, and in a not-all-that-good part of town, at that.(does Comm. City HAVE a good part of town?)
Service is good, bordering on great. I mean, these people are at your table within 30 seconds of seating, taking a drink order. They just aren't real good about remembering the little stuff, like the side of sour cream, etc., and you gotta remind them about it, hopefully before your food gets cold.
But speaking of food, it's delivered to your table PIPING HOT. I mean, it's too hot to eat when it first hits the table, but that's OK, because I am SICK TO DEATH of places that put food in front of you that's been sitting in the window for 10-15 minutes, and you get this mass of congealed cheese and lettuce, inedible and disgusting.
It's mostly standard Colorado Mexican fare, but they do a good job with it, snappy sauces, large portions, and some fairly tasty diversions from the standard Mexican-restaurant menu-offerings.
All in all, a very good place, and one I've never felt bad about spending my money at.
PS, very large conference room, great for large groups.
My Take:
I agree with Raoul B's comments. El Jardin definitely has great service, it's clean, and the food is delicious. However, it would be better situated in a neighboring city. Even though the location is poor, this place does great for itself!
My Experience:
I visited El Jardin on a Friday afternoon for lunch with my wife and mother-in-law. We had been out and about all day driving from one side of town and back. We decided to stop and have lunch on our way back from which we came and my mother-in-law, being an avid patron of El Jardin, suggested we stop.
I wasn't horribly hungry, but I found myself woofing down a good amount of tortilla chips and El Jardin's mild salsa. Yes, it's mild. Mild meaning not hot at all.
I ordered the stuffed sopaipilla. This was my first time eating a stuffed sopaipilla, served with ground beef, cheese, and smothered in your choice of chili. I had mine with green chili.
To my surprise, our lunch was served within 15 minutes of it being ordered and they were busy! I was shocked!
The waitress kept the refills coming, but she was kind enough to ask if I wanted more soda and if so, how much.
I didn't make it to desert. Hell, I didn't even eat my beans or rice, which is unusual for me. But, I couldn't possibly eat anymore. I didn't even want to finish my main course, but I couldn't stop!