Mezcal

Friday night, 8pm. Not busy, soccer game on. Servers are very friendly albeit absent. Our drinks were empty twice and we had to wait for the bill and a box for quite a while.The food is quite delicious, the red sauce has a little bit of spice (I prefer mine hot, but my company likes it mild -- was a good balance). The carne asada was good and flavorful. The salsa is better than average and the chips are thin, hot and crispy. Definitely very authentic looking and homey, the decor is cute and the location is good for downtown. Overall a good experience even if the service was a little bit lacking.

Best meal I've had in a while! I enjoyed the service, we were greeted, seated, and served promptly. The decor was eclectic and culturally aligned for lack of better words. I had the ceviche (not picture), dos combinaciones (included chile relleno, chicken tinga tostado, carne enchilada), and a glass of cranberry juice. All of it was delicious! It was flavorful and filling.

Westworld Magazine posted an article in 2016 and listed this restaurant on the top 10 restaurants on East Colfax. So many of those restaurants listed in the same article have closed over the years. Its a testament to Mezcal they are still around and still making good food. Ambience. Good There was plenty of seating inside and on their patio when we arrived. Decided to sit on the patio and made for great East Colfax people watching. Smoking isn't allowed on the patio but smoke does blow over from the neighboring establishment. If you don't want to smell smoke, you should eat inside. Food: ExcellentVery manageable menu and has something for everyone. We ordered th #2 combo which included a Chili Relleno, Chicken Tostada and Beef Enchilada. You have your choice of beans (refried or black) on the tostada and the type of sauce (red or green chili) on the chili relleno. We also ordered the taco platter which comes with choice of 3 tacos (Street Taco style). You can't go wrong with any of the choices but the Carne Asada was our favorite. Drinks: ExcellentThe Mescal Margarita was excellent if you enjoy mescal. Also ordered the house margarita. They use fresh ingredients the amount is perfect for the $12 price. Friendly staff and great food makes this my go-to mexican restaurant in the future.

I haven't been here in years and stopped in last night and so glad I did! Still the same cute place with excellent food! I ordered the street taco platter that comes with 3 tacos, beans and rice. We also had the shisito peppers (so good, but some of the definitely have a spicy kick!!) The chicken tinga are my go to, and never disappoint. Also tried the fish tacos! The coconut pineapple marg is the best !! Definitely recommend. Their Taco Tuesday and happy hour deals are awesome, but even their normal menu is priced fair!

I loved this spot so much! Everything tastes really good. I brought my brother and boyfriend and they loved it as well. We had great customer service and our food came out pretty fast. No long wait At all. I live in another state and was excited to try a new place. I'll definitely be coming back once I visit again.

Loved it! In this platter I got the veggie taco, carne asada taco & fish taco. This was a mobile order and the packaging and speed of service was great! Overall great experience with my food, very tasty and the portions were wonderful as well!

Strong drinks and yummy street tacos. Got the Colfax Paloma (tequila vs grapefruit forward flavor). Nice atmosphere, pretty mural. Great service.

Our lunch bunch of four added one member today. Our adult daughter, who lives outside of the US, loves Mexican food. We heard that Mezcal was just that. East Colfax is unfamiliar territory to us, but we found street parking midday to be plentiful. Not a single other soul was there when we entered. We were shown to a nice, bright table by the big windows. The tables were covered with brightly colored Mexican print table clothes. This added to the authentic atmosphere.The first thing we noticed on the menu were the Molcajetes. A terrific description by our serves, Matt, had us convinced that we should have this dish. Our friends decided on the big nachos platter. Our daughter had pork belly tacos, Barbados, and Asada tacos. Before all these main courses arrived, we shared a flight of salsas with chips. All of the salsas are authentic and made in house.Our experience with Molcajetes come from one restaurant in Durango, which was excellent. But, when this dish arrived to the table radiating the heat from the vessel to those nearby, I could see the vast amounts of meat in the bowl. The meats were chicken, shrimp, chorizo sausage, grilled poblanos peppers, and grilled cheese. This steaming medley was served with flour tortillas, or corn, rice and beans. The tomatoey sauce was flavorful, not spicy. The big nacho platter was shared by two as a main course. It looked nicely covered with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream. Our daughter said the pork belly taco was the best ever. She also relished the other two varieties.There is no need to keep hunting for authentic Mexican food when you have Mezcal!

This is our go to excellent Mexican food restaurant, we try to go 3-4 times a month. Planning a group lunch soon.Servers are the best. I would rate the experience 5 Stars

The online ordering process was a bit confusing but the tacos were good and the flour tortillas for the tacos were AMAZING! You could tell they were fresh! We got the carne asada which was okay- which there was more seasoning on the meat but they were cooked great and not dry or chewy! The Al pastor was great and the green salsa on it was sooooo good! The carnitas had a great sauce on them too and barbacoa taco had a mango salsa! It was nice they all had different toppings and worth each bite! The queso dip was really good and was NOT spicy and had good flavor. We also got the salsa rojo and it was fresh and refreshing and they didn't skimp out on the tortilla chips either! Will order again for sure!!