Chavolo's Mexican Restaurant

Service was friendly and quick without being pushed. Sat outside in the patio area, where there were several tables. Ordered off the Lunch menu. Best barbacoa style beef (slow cooked shredded beef) which was delicious in a taco. Ended up ordering another taco à la cart. My first time here, visiting the area. Will return again. I would recommend this restaurant to friends and family.

Excellent service, well prepared delicious food, in generous portions. We were seated immediately and had drinks in front of us in minutes. They were fairly busy, yet our server was very attentive and took good care of us. We left happy and full. What else could one ask for?

Great food, great service- thanks Jona! Red Chile is killer.Great place to stop after Mesa Verde! No need to wait for Durango.

Camarones a la Crema: Wish I could give this dish seven stars it was so delightful. The shrimp were actually NOT overcooked and they were large and high quality - which is not very usual in a small town Mexican joint. Although I wouldn't really call this an "authentic" dish compared to the others, my white girl tongue likes spice but it also like fatty cream and this just really hit the spot. Honestly I would drive the 15 hours back there from LA to try this again... or at least next time I'm in the area I will go back for this dish in particular. 5/5 Camarones Diabla: Also a delightfulllll dish! Although we ordered it spicy they may not have believed that so pale a table could actually want it spicy - bc it had absolutely no kick to it. However, it was savory and intense tomato flavor that went very well with the superbly prepared shrimp. Comes with tasty refried beans and mexican rice that was also good - sticks to your bones after a long day of hiking. 5/5 Huevos Rancheros: These were actually picante but interestingly the overall was disappointing. The sauce had a lot of heat but not a lot of flavor - I ended up stealing my mom's Diabla sauce to go on it to add a little something something. I definitely would pass on this one. 2/5 Enchiladas: Left a lot to be desired. The driest enchiladas I have ever had in my entire life - the sauce was completely soaked into the tortilla and I had to request extra table salsa so I could make this palatable. Wish I hadn't ordered this a la carte - I had plenty of food otherwise. 2/5 Fresh warm chips with house made salsa at the table to start - complimentary and I gobbled it down. Even asked for the to-go Salsa that is $5. Be warned it comes in a 16 ounce coca-cola soft drink paper cup - so it doesn't travel well in a cooler when you're camping. This container spilled immediately so it was a waste of 5 bucks - had I known the container I would NOT have ordered. But as for flavor of salsa and chip: 5/5 We came in from our campground craving a margarita and their liquor license was pending until mid October. SADNESS. We were devastated bc the margaritas looked thirst and body ache-quenching. The service was also really nice and friendly - however, it was a LONG wait for the food. Literally came out 50 minutes after we ordered - which I generally don't mind if I have a drink, but with just water and chips I felt every minute of it. These two negatives almost had me knock it down to 3 instead of 4 star experience - pero todavia estoy sonando con esos camarones... asi que I think this restaurant merits the 4 stars it has received. Especially since it seems that the liquor license issue will be rectified in short order.