El Charro - Montrose

My sister and I go here every Friday and have been customers since they opened! Jorge is a great waiter which is another reason we love El Charro!

Great hard tacos. I enjoyed the local spot. Taco Tuesday is a great deal. It is typical Mexican food.

My family has been coming here for years, our favorite place for dinner. Great Margaritas for great price.

It's amusing that most locals have never tried El Charro. I've been going there for nearly 40 years, and I truly believe it's the best Mexican restaurant in the area (though that doesn't say much!). The service is excellent, even though, as another reviewer mentioned, it's run by just one man who has been working there forever. Their chicken taco is fantastic—it's different from the Taco Tuesday special and is a must-try. It comes topped with plenty of freshly grated cheese and guacamole. While their chili verde tends to be too spicy for many people I know, I absolutely love it. Just ask for a side of sour cream, and you'll be all set!

I recently moved to the neighborhood and this restaurant came highly recommended, but I can’t say the same for my experience. I ordered chicken fajitas for takeout, and they were disappointing. The peppers were nearly raw, and the tortillas were of poor quality, with holes and tears. The onions had an unusual taste—perhaps from Worcestershire sauce? The rice was mushy, tasting like it had been sitting on the stove for hours, and the portion size was underwhelming. There were only about ten small chunks of chicken, not even strips. When I order fajitas at places like Salsa and Beer or El Torito, I usually have enough to fill 8-10 tortillas and still have leftovers. This portion barely filled two tortillas, and the flavor was so unappealing that I couldn’t even finish the second. I paid $20 for this meal, and honestly, I would have had a better experience at Taco Bell for a fraction of the price. I won’t be returning—definitely not worth it.