Armadillo Border Grill & Cantina

Poor service; bad food. Never going back
Ordered veggie fajitas, they had meat in them. Waitress took order and didn’t return until after we got the bill from another waiter. The last time I was there we ordered coffee after dinner and it was completely cold. When I asked the server to take them off the bill she said «because it’s cold? «who serves cold coffee?
I don’t think they care about their business.

Unfortunately over the years the food has gone down hill. The service is always fair but I can’t stand the food. Had no flavor and portions are small.

The food was very good. The margaritas were also good. I highly suggest the sopapilla basket.

Good food and good service. If you like HOT, a bowl of the extra hot green chili is the die for. You know it is made from scratch because it is a little different each time, just like home made. Great salsa and chips. They have good margs as well. All around good new mexican, mexican food, its not tex mex or cali.

I don’t understand how this place gets such good ratings. The food is not good at all. Lots of better places nearby. Not that its bad but everything taste like its pre-​packaged.
Lets start with the Salsa. it soupy and near flavorless. Its like they cut up all the ingredients, put it in a blender then strained out the tomatoes, chiles, cilantro, etc and used the liquid as the salsa. Not fresh tasting or looking at all.
I ordered a combo plate that came with a Hard Shell Taco, Tamale, and Shredded beef burrito, rice and beans.
The hard shell on the Taco is one of those pre-​made shells, you get off the shelf at the grocery store. No effort and it tastes like it. The ground beef in the taco was flavorless lacking any real spice. Not even salt and pepper.
The Tamale also tasted like one of those pre-​made ones you buy in the frozen section of the grocery store. At least it was it was warm.
Shredded Beef Burrito — Again, seems like no spices are were put in the meat.
The spanish rice could only be called that cause it had a hint or red from tomatoes. Like they put a can of tomato soup in when they were cooking the rice, and viola, Spanish rice!
Beans were lack-​luster as well. Opened a can of refried beans, heated it to just barely warm and served to you.
Just poor quality food all the way around.

Sunday Buffet is so good and a great deal. If you love pickles you will LOVE their bloody marys

Really good. My wife had chicken fajitas and i had chipotle cream grilled chicken enchilades. both were very good. The fried ice cream is a must, and good chips and salsa. Just good Mexican food at pretty reasonable prices.

One star for the service. Friendly staff, but very slow and unattentive. Ran out of salsa and water and had to wait until our food came out to ask for more. We were never checked on after we received our food, either. Also. they seated a party of 20, at least 15 being children, next to us and the noise level was horrible. When we were leaving, all other guests were seated in a different part of the restaurant, eating in peace and quiet.
Food was great. Flavorful and good portions. Chips and salsa were very good, chilli rellenos excellent, cheese enchiladas good. Margaritas very good.

I went there with 3 other people. The sound system must have been broken, as there was someone there attempting to play music. Not terrible, but very out of place. The service while friendly, was quite slow. It took nearly an hour to receive our meals. I ordered the chili relleno plate. It was very small, with large portions of rice and refried beans. The taste was average. The margaritas were okay, but not spectacular. Overall, the service was slow, the food was very average and everything was overpriced. I would definitely avoid this place.

I’ve eaten here four times and the food was good each time. The salsa and chips are good. The house margarita isn’t spectacular, but it’s not bad either. The service has been consistently friendly, although somewhat slow at times. All in all, I think they serve good food at reasonable prices.
Edit: Knocking this down to two stars. The service was glacial the last few times I was there and they charged me 10% the price of my meal for a small side of diced cilantro. Who does that?

Live right around the corner and decided to try this place… Overall review DISGUSTING! The food was so bland and the drinks were flat. My Pepsi was flat and my friend’s beer was flat as well. We sent the beer back and the refreshed beer was flat also, sent it back again. When the food came out my friend never got his taco for his combo but were charged for it on the bill. Overall service was bad, food worse, don’t recommend this place at all.

Apparently the amazing Armadillo in Litteton closed, so I had to check out the Aurora location. I checked out Unilocal and heard horrible things. I wanted to go regardless. I have a good sense for these things and I was not wrong about this one. It was great! The service was extremely fast, so not sure why so many people complained about it. The waitress was awesome! I ordered the combo with one chicken enchilada and two ground beef tacos. Brian got the molcajete which is basically a bowl full of different kinds of meat. Weird, but taste really good. Love the chips and salsa! Great margaritas, and they were cheap. I will be back and rave about this place. Stop listening to the bad reviews and go to this cutely decorated restaurant.

Elizabeth had amazing customer service! Hooked us up! Pretty to look at! Highly recommend!

The margarita here is very good.
Armadillo is a nice place to relax and eat in Aurora. The service is nice, and during weeknights it doesn’t get too busy. The food is good — and the menudo is nice and spicy.

This place is pretty awesome. Great, fast service. Good food and a great atmosphere. We were a bit timid about trying it out because it looks pretty ragged from the outside and is in a dreary part of Aurora, but inside it really is a gem. The entrance greets you with an Adobe fire place. A nice touch. We had a Valpak coupon for a buy one entrée get one free, so why not?! Good Happy Hour prices too. The chips and salsa are exceptional, thank goodness, because I feel a Mexican restaurant should always succeed there, at the very least.

Only eat here if you have 2 plus hours. The service is slow, the drinks are weak, and the food is just alright.

Two stars are for the salsa and for the fact that the waiter was nice.
Coming into this place it was a super snowy bright day and my grandpa & I walked in and got blinded almost by the lighting change. This place is toooo dark. My grandpa missed one of the steps because it was too dark for him to see and he fell and it knocked him out. No one even came to help either which was pretty messed up.
We still decided to eat here though. My chili rellano was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever had. My margarita was like watered down tequila with a little lime juice. Not good at all. I’ve had better margs at hole in the wall dive bars. After I ate here I went home and crapped my guts out for the next few hours.
No Bueno.
I won’t be coming back. No matter how many coupons you send me in the value book mail thing.

Always good deals in the coupon mailers; free margarita or another deal if you check in on Unilocal.Their food is sooo good in my opinion. Also I love how it’s not always super busy so I can feel like I have the place to myself. Nice quiet u issue establishment. Chili rellenos are one of a kind.

Here’s the deal, if you go for any of their normal lunch or dinner menu items– the food tastes pretty average and you may not be that satisfied. The only two (2) plates I enjoyed were the molcajete meat bowl and the chicken torte. The sopapillas are really tasty though and they come with a complimentary squeeze bottle of honey which makes the lunch/​dinner better.
Now here’s the secret: Sunday Brunch! Yes, Sunday Brunch is a delicious mixture of American favorites which include pancakes (freshly made), bacon strips, biscuits and gravy along with Mexican favorites including breakfast burritos, hot (and I mean hot!) green chili, fajitas, and tacos among other things. You can also get awesome desserts that include a chocolate fountain, brownies, and mini muffins. The cost is decent for an all you can eat Sunday brunch so I don’t think you can go wrong.
My only other concerns are the drinks are pretty average– the diet coke is pretty watered down and the ice tea is average. Also the doors on the men’s room are broken and the one (1) door to one (1) stall doesn’t even close to lock and stays open, so just be advised.
However despite the concerns, I will keep coming back– from Sunday brunch that is!

Some good, some bad = average overall.
The good: salsa was delicious! Very flavorful, right amount of spice. The chips were warm and the tri-​color was a nice detail. The queso was also pretty good, though it was just your basic Velveeta and Rotel combo. The rest of the food was okay but a bit bland for Mexican.
The bad: this restaurant is badly in need of a face lift. There are what appears to be bullet holes partially piercing the bullet-​proof windows on the south side of the building. The interior is too dark — we came at lunch but it felt like we were eating at night. And it seems like about half the booths have torn up seats — not very comfortable or welcoming. We didn’t have any real problems with the service but our server was not particularly friendly or attentive, either.
Overall, this is a decent place to catch a bite, especially if you’ve got a coupon, but there are better choices in the same neighborhood — check your Unilocal app!