Arriba Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Pueblo

I really wanted to like this place. My husband and I stopped in for lunch. It was noon and we were the only ones there. That should have been our first clue. I ordered a Barbacoa burrito. The meat was heated on the stove in a frying pan and I'm pretty sure the "spice" added was tapitio. My son loves the stuff but I'm not a fan. And that was it for the flavoring of the meat. Which I think they used pork. The burrito itself was ok. Nothing great, lacked flavor. I opted to,have it smothered in the extra hot green chili. The green chili was not very flavorful to begin with and with the addition of red pepper flakes to heat it up, it was more like a pepper sauce. I also couldn't taste the guacamole in my burrito. Not be of the chili, but because it didn't have much flavor. My husband ordered the "purple" breakfast burrito. He did have the med green chili added. He said all he could taste was the retried beans. He wasn't pleased with his burrito any more than I was with mine. The restaurant itself was fairly clean. We decided not to sit in a booth because the fabric was so dirty we were afraid our clothes would get stained. The employees were friendly and nice. With so many other choices in Pueblo, especially for,great green chili, we won't be going back to this place. Which is too bad, like I said, I really wanted to like this place and based in n some of the reviews here, thought we found a gem. Nope....

Despite the nicest employees in town (I've actually. only. seen one. lady working on there, but she is very sweet), the food is more of a cross between a Taco Bell and Luby's (or Furr's, depending on where you're from) than it is either a Tex-Mex or Southwest Mexican restaurant.

Bejng a transplant from South Texas, enchiladas consisting of a flour tortilla filled with shredded cheese, rolled up and put in the microwaveto order, and then smothered in watery green or red sauce is not my idea of an ideal, Mexican American food staple,no matter how charming and enjoyable the conversation is while your order is put together on the other side of a glass partition dividing the line of customers from the array of warming, metal catering pans full of ingredients perpetually ready to become a part of any dish that requires them.

And please don't misunderstand me and assume that you should avoid eating at Arriba Mexican Grill. I have eaten there more than once, and I will eat there again. And though I'm reluctant to say anything negative about an establishment that employs such personable servers, I am writing this so that when you choose to eat at Arriba Mexican Grill, and you should make that choice at some point, you will know what to expect when you do head over there.

It's not the best example of Tex-Mex, but it is decent, cafeteria style food with a...

I come here quite often, about twice a week. The food is good, the person who runs the kitchen in the morning is great, and, best of all for me, they're actually open at 5am, an hour before I get off work. It's why I first went there, because the closest Los Carnales says that they are open 24hr, and they're not. And ever time I went by after work, nada.

Other things that Arriba's does well, is the food. I haven't had a bad meal nor have I had one that was made wrong. The way they set it up is similiar to Chipotle or Subway, in that you choose a tortilla, and then either one of the burritos or whatever up on the menu, or you can pick and choose, mix and match. They cook to order, and I've seen them cut burritos and then individually wrap them for a customer.

The service is, in my opinion, phenomenal, never felt like "just another customer" or "hey, move it." Food is made quick, paying is easy, and then half the time i stick around for 30 minutes or more just chatting.

However, do note that my experience has been only in the morning, never in the daytime, and that when I get there I'm usually the...