Casa Mexico — Restaurant in Eagle

I live in Wheat Ridge, CO and drove almost 2 hours to this location as a suggestion from a friend. The drive there was well worth it. It was good to see the hospitality that the server showed when I entered the restaurant not really knowing if this was truly the place my friend suggested. Small but cozy place with a sitting bar counter and a few tables. I sat at the bar counter and was presented with a bowl of chips with warm queso and mild salsa. When she took my order it came with a genuine smile and that's a rarity nowadays. I ordered a Jack Daniels and the Shredded Beef Mole enchiladas. They had a good amount of customers at 1:00PM and I observed that the 2 servers working were overall friendly to all. The Mole Enchiladas came out quickly and my friend wasn't kidding when he said the mole was very good. It came with rice and beans. How good? I cleaned out the plate. Overall it was a pleasant experience and and I definitely would go back to hang out in the bar counter again and try some...

I wish I could rate the food and service separately. Because the food is excellent I would give the food a solid 5 star rating, I also didn't mind the pricing( it's well worth it!) However the service was courteous but not friendly.

Hence my only complaint is that the waitress in charge of our table was a bit unfriendly and completely ignored my second request for a drink. At the time of paying my tab, because we were 5 people in our party I included a 20% tip , when my wife viewed the receipt closer she noticed that the tip was already included in the total amount. I don't know if this is common in this restaurant, please reviewers let me know if this is a common practice at this place or were we being prejudged because of our appearance?

T.I.P.S (To Insure Proper Service) And I didn't feel that we received such proper service that would justify a mandatory tip. Thus I give the service a barely made the cut 2 star...

Right off the highway with expected highway-robbery prices, we ordered a simple chips, salsa, and queso and a margarita. After 10 minutes of waiting and observing some very objectionable sanitary practices including a gentleman bringing a large trashcan through the front of the dining area, the food came out very disappointing. The queso had the consistency of watered down gritty cheese and contained, hopefully, flecks of red pepper. The flavor was reminiscent of... Well... Nothing because it had no flavor. After telling the staff that we wouldn't be paying for the queso because it was awful, they did the right thing, they offered us more for free! Wow! During this exchange they showed us where the queso came from, a vat juxtaposed the register. We objected, obviously. Perhaps the only redeeming aspect of the whole episode in culinary perversion was the strong drink that made me forget all about it. Cheers! Ps...