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The Loop
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965 Manitou Ave
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
(719) 685-9344
Manitou Springs, CO 80829
(719) 685-9344
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
7 reviews for The Loop
The further south you go the better Mexican you get. This being all the way up in the Pikes Peak area of Colorado it's pretty darn good.
Everythings pretty spicy for this type of Mexican. (Tex-Mex) I had a chicken chimichanga which is my usual measurement of a Mexican restaurant. I've had better, but I've also had worse. The chicken reminded me of chicken from a can of soup as opposed to fresh shredded chicken.
The menu states 'No Substitutions' but they had no problem making the minor substitutions my picky family requested.
I head up to Manitou every now and then to go to the local festivals which are always fun! I've eaten at The Loop many times. Pretty much because the locals I hang out with love this place and once in a while I do get decent food here.
For the most part, this is truly mediocre and low quality Mexican food. However, I have had some quality meals here, it's just a crap shoot. It almost seems as if not much is fresh and most of it is canned, frozen or pre-made somehow. Sometimes the food comes out with a rubbery crust on it from sitting under the heat lamp.
The margaritas, are WONDERFUL! Strong, delicious & well mixed. The chips and salsa are also good, but the salsa is very watery. Stay away from the hot cheese dip, or queso, or whatever you want to call it. It just tastes like hot Velveta with some salsa dumped in it.
I know I'll eat here again. It's really not horrible when your options are as limited as they are in Manitou. It's also not so bad after a few margaritas but this is not a place I will ever go out of my way to eat at.
If you are looking for the great atmosphere of Manitou and a restaurant at the base of Pikes Peak, then this place is a great choice. If you are in search of good Tex-Mex, you can find better. If I was basing my review off of the food alone, I would probably only give two stars...the salsa is actually spicy, but as others have mentioned, quite watery and the chips are quite greasy; I don't get the hype about the margaritas, we had the house marg and really all it had going for it was that there was plenty of tequila in it; and for my lunch I ordered spinach quesadillas that had the oiliest spinach ever and that I only ate half of. The additional star for this review is for the wait staff, who was very attentive, polite and nice.
In short, I wouldn't go out of your way to eat here, but if you're in the neighborhood, you could do worse...
We were in the area on vacation and "The Loop" was highly recommended by the "locals" that we talked to. Since we're from Texas, we know our Tex-Mex. We were duly impressed by the "non-wimpy" hot sauce. The Loop's hot sauce has some real kick! My wife had a taco platter and I had a chile relleno. Both platters were very good. We'll definitely return when we're back in Manitou Springs.
The Loop was the happening place on Sunday night. We were staying in a local B&B and wanted to have dinner along the main street walking area. The Loop had many people waiting out in front. That is always a good sign in my book. The menu claimed to have the best margarita for several years in a row. It being 80-90 degrees out and not cooling down much at night, this all sounded perfect.
I was craving some vegetables so I ordered the veggie fajitas. I asked our server for her recommendation for the the best margarita they offered. She suggested one that was not going to be too sweet. It wasn't the best margarita I ever had but it sure did the trick. The fajitas were sizzlin' good too.
Well known in the area for their massive margaritas I finally got chance to sample one and I was impressed...they are large!!! The food was solid Mexican. A fun place to hit while in Manitou.
Go here for a killer house margarita! The place is very busy nd packed with tourists, but it's worth the wait. The food is good too.
