Taqueria El Nopal — Restaurant in Glenwood Springs

I am highly disappointed with this restaurant, It is way over priced!!! I ordered the chips and salsa as a to go order and being and order of chips AND Salsa you would assume you get a decent amount of salsa right?... Wrong. I recived a whole large to go box of chips that were not fresh and I could have went to safe way to buy the same bag of generic chips but that wasn't even the worst part of it. They gave me a tiny side cup of salsa like with maybe an ounce of salsa in it! I went back to the resturaunt to just get more on the side and they said for a side cup (6 ounces) it would cost me $4.00 after I already paid for chips and salsa! The lady did not understand english so we could not communicate well and she didn't understand that I had purchased something already and she did not want to be bothered with me and any of my questions. I am sorry but I was furious, I had to have one of my friends call that spoke spanish and ask how much salsa comes with the chips and salsa and the answer was 6 ounces, so why did I get a little tiny side cup with only one ounce of salsa? The answer to them was that I can come get free salsa the next time I come in, I already tried to do that!!! They offered me free salsa? The least they could do was offer a free order of chips and salsa, what am I going to do with free salsa? Look I know its just salsa but its the concept and principle of the matter, dont jip your customers, I for one will not be returning! Wanted to post...

I enjoyed eating here. You go up to the counter to order, then they bring you the food to your table. I had the fish tacos. Each taco is in the $2.50 to $3 range, so it won't break the bank. My tacos consisted of a single corn tortillas, fried fish, and a little pico. I took my tacos to the salsa and topping bar. For toppings, they had radish, onions, cilantro, and something minced up. Nothing is labeled. This does seem like a locals kind of place. You probably need to be in the know to know what you are getting. The salsas also weren't labeled, except for one labeled very spicy. I think that the salsas go in order of spiciness. Look for the very spicy, then gauge what spiciness you are looking for.

The tacos were delish. My biggest issue is they used one tortilla, rather than the standard 2. So the tacos did fall apart on me.

I definitely enjoyed this place and would certainly come back. It is popular, but the tables...

I saw that El Nopal was highly rated so I thought to give it a try. I was not that impressed. I did not really mind that you have to pay upfront before you get your order, but I did mind that there were no chips and salsa served at the table. I mean, this is a Mexican restaurant, for goodness sake! For that matter, my only interaction with staff was when I ordered, and when the girl brought it to my table about 15 minutes later, set it down and left without a word. The beans and rice was average although my chile relleno had more cheese in it than any I'd ever seen before. The relleno itself was to me a tad on the tough side and required a little knife action to get it eaten. Also, I think $13 is a bit pricey for one chile relleno. Maybe El Nopal was having an off-day, maybe my expectations were off, but right now I'm not sure I'll be going back when I'm in...