Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet

Aurora, United States

3.1

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 303-344-3862
Address:
11385 E Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO, 80010
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
570 ftE Colfax Ave & Moline St
0.2 miE Colfax Ave & Kingston St
0.2 miE Colfax Ave & Nome St
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch, Dinner
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Divey
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Aurora) 16:48 Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

If you’re in need of an authentic and mouthwatering Mexican meal, look no further than Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet. We have serve dozens of Mexican favorites in Aurora, CO — made fresh daily!

Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet is proud to be a small family-​owned business taking the recipes and tastes we grew up with to our neighborhood in our restaurant. Customer favorites include our famous chile verde enchiladas, tamales, pork posole, and menudo. We love what we do at Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet and hope to welcome you into our family soon!

History

Established in 2010.

Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet has been serving Aurora, CO since 2010. Our mission is to provide delicious, authentic Mexican food in a fun and friendly environment. With four years of success under our belts, we look forward to welcoming you to our never-​ending fiesta at Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet!

Meet the Business Owner

Jose S.

Business Owner

Jose and his papa have owned Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet since 2010. The family has been in the restaurant industry for many years, so Jose grew up living and loving Mexican cuisine. He now enjoys serving Denver area locals as a part of the Guadalajara family. Jose hopes to create a fun, friendly, and mouth-​watering experience that will keep you returning to Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet when you’re in need of a great meal!

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20 reviews of Guadalajara Authentic Mexican Buffet

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Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
Best Authentic Mexican food ever. Staff are welcoming, they are fast to keep the tables clean and take pride in their work. The food is delicious and price is great.
I will certainly come back.
Place rating: 1
Durham, NC
Not the greatest food.
Clearly been sitting out for a while!
Came in for advertised $ 9.99 buffet…
Then surprise its $ 12.99
And our «server» Never took the dirty dishes off the table until we got up to leave!
Place rating: 1
Aurora, CO
I’m shocked at the other reviews I’m seeing! I went to the Guadalajara Buffet at dinnertime on a Friday. The place had only a few patrons. We found chicken bones in the tamales, which were not good. The enchiladas were stuck to the pans and looked and tasted like they’d been sitting there under the heat lamps all day. The ground beef was covered with a dried layer from sitting for so long and was extremely salty. Didn’t find any shredded cheese, guacamole, sour cream or salsa. The salad bar had plenty of iceberg lettuce and diced tomatoes, but little else. Not even dressings. The rice pudding was nothing but a milky soup. This is the worst restaurant I’ve ever attempted to eat in and will not attempt it again!
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
Oh my god. I almost dont have words for our experience here. I love mexican food, and I could not be happier. The quality is phenomenal and I found myself going back for more. I’m not sure how many plates I had… oops. Ha!
Place rating: 5
Castle Rock, CO
Me and the hubby love this place! Great authentic Mexican soups (especially the Caldo de res), great green chili, rice, beans, I honestly can’t say anything bad about this place!
Place rating: 1
Stratton, CO
Wow we came in here thinking it was gonna be amazing but no it was a huge rip off I’d even give this place 0 stars if I could! $ 98 dollars for 5 people?! I could’ve gone to famous Dave’s, country buffet, or even McDonald’s and would’ve left happier than this shit! If the food would’ve been actually good then I wouldn’t mind paying that much! But $ 15.99 per person for sweet shrimp cocktail, salty everything, and cold food I don’t think so. I’m glad on our way out we told the people coming in that it wasn’t worth it so don’t even waste your time coming in!
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
Definitely amazing authentic Mexican food! Great seafood soup, chicharrones in green sauce, green chile, ceviche… Delicioso!!!
Place rating: 4
Aurora, CO
So definitely not the place to go to for ambiance but the food was solid. There were a few things I wouldn’t eat but then there were a few things that were great. Not commercial Mexi food this is real deal Abuela type comida.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
I was kind of surprised to see the reviews all over the place for Guadalajara. Ive been there a couple of times and it was excellent. I always leave angry that my stomach has only so much room.
Place rating: 3
Monroe, GA
I am basing this review on whether or not I would come back… Probably not for a long time. The staff was friendly and the food was good, but after a while… everything just looked and tasted the same. The price was a little on the expensive side for what you get. It’s worth a try though — if you’re up trying something different. They have an awesome soup selection :)
Place rating: 2
Littleton, CO
The food is ok. The staff is horrible. very rude they try to sit my family of 7 in a table for 4 people. When I ask for a bigger table she reply «hay señora que no ve que estoy ocupada!» I got so up set that we just walk away but of all my problem with the place is how bad it needs to be remodel. This location used to be their Guadalajara grocery store. They need to remodel and maybe the food season better an change more often. I think a re tile job, paint on the walls and a deep deep clean would encourage me to go a little more. Often to have a meal. I have been there when the food is really good but I still hated how the place looks old, dirty and it maybe me think that if this is how it looks out then I can only imagine the back. I really hope you remodel so I can go and be a happy customer specially since you are the only Mexican buffet in the city.
Place rating: 5
Brookfield, IL
Very good and authentic.
The Buffett is excellent.
Very clean…
Inexpensive and you better be hungry.
Place rating: 1
Colorado Springs, CO
You know how when you’re starving and stop at a random restaurant to eat and everything is great and you leave happily? Well my experience at this place was the opposite of that. Everything tastes like it was seasoned with the same thing. The beans were super salty, the tamales were hard and oddly flavored. And the fish? Tasted like it was marinated in a mixture of tomato sauce, oregano and broken dreams.
Simply put, it was an insult to «authentic Mexican food»
Place rating: 3
Aurora, CO
This place is not much to look at — it’s in a not-​so-​savory part of East Colfax and there’s really no atmosphere to speak of, though there are a few paintings on the wall to offset the formica tables and booths. They do however offer a great selection of authentic Mexican entrees and almost everything I tried was pretty tasty. I recommend trying the ceviche, the smothered tamales, the shrimp and cactus spaghetti, and definitely the pork ribs in spicy cactus sauce. The pork posole and menudo were also very good. Skip dessert though — nothing but white cake, jello flan, and canned fruit. Plus, the price for dinner is only $ 10.99 making this a steal if you’ve got a big appetite but a small budget.
Place rating: 1
Denver, CO
I left Guadalajara ready stamp a four star review next to their name. This place has it all and you get to eat it all. There are delicious cheap thrills like Jalisco-​style taco that come fresh out of the deep fryer and then drenched with a mild salsa. There are also a fantastic variety of soups from Menudo to Posole. You can also go the gringo route and assemble yourself a taco salad — a 2,000 calorie heaping of tortilla chips, ground beef, olives, sour cream and nacho cheese — you won’t even know you are eating salad! But my favorite section is the varieties of stewed meats, which seem to make the most sense at a Mexican buffet. A rich birria that isn’t at all gamey. Heavenly carnitas that are so tender and juicy. Green chili that can compete with the best of them. Yeah… I enjoyed everything here going down.
I didn’t enjoy this meal coming back. Maybe it was food poisoning or maybe it was the taco gods punishing me for being too gluttonous. Regardless, I spent the next 24 hours clutching the bowl of my toilet as if my life depended on it. Now, I cannot think about going back to this place without the painful memories of a 24-​hour long Exorcist movie reenactment and the days of sore abs I encountered after all of the powerful retching that occurred over that period.
Place rating: 5
Denver, CO
I am dubious about any restaurant that serves buffet, but after hearing only good things from friends with high standards we tried this place for lunch. I was the only gringo there, which is always a good sign for authenticity. All the food appeared fresh, as they were clearly going through platters quickly.
The food was awesome! I don’t think I’ve ever eaten everything off my plate at a buffet before; there’s always one or two duds, but not this time. The enchiladas with both red and green sauce were my favorites. The ceviche was excellent too. They have horchata to drink, which I love, and a delicious marinated pork. I wasn’t brave enough to do oysters on the half shell, but they did have them.
I waited to make sure my belly didn’t pay the price for our visit before writing this review. All clear!
Place rating: 3
Riverside, IL
I stopped by here on my way to the airport. The food was decent, especially when you factor in its a buffet. I went with buffet without the seafood.
I had some food mole, enchiladas and tacos. Overall i think its decent food but I will continue to try other places.
Service was good as well. Although they gave me flour tortillas after i asked for corn tortillas
Place rating: 2
Aurora, CO
I’ve been here twice now, the first time being around 8 months ago. I just don’t understand the over-​the-​top positive reviews. I went back, due to the insistence of a friend.
The place is pretty dirty and run down, particularly the bathrooms. The «authentic» Mexican beverages are watered down mixes dispensed from a soda fountain. Their idea of flan is white gelatin blocks floating in water. The other «stars» of the desserts area were overripe melon varieties and stale boxed cookies. The pork (I sampled 3 varieties) has a rancid taste and veins/​arteries (maybe that’s why I had digestive «issues» for the next several hours.
All of the hot food items on the buffet when I was there were held at about room temperature. They had some beef ribs that were OK. The enchiladas (2 varieties) had cooled to the point of being hard cheese in the middle and had little flavor. The rice was pretty good, actually. They also feature spaghetti floating in congealed margarine… yumm!
I guess the price is reasonable ($ 9.95 for regular buffet and $ 15.95 for a seafood buffet option.) The employees were pleasant and attentive; I’m just scared of the food and won’t be back.
Place rating: 1
Denver, CO
This place is disgusting. The tables were dirty. No clean place to sit The food was awful. Pork tasted like it was there for days or weeks. Salad bar looks like the salad that is pre made in the grocery store. Oysters were so ugly cooking. The ceviche looked dry.
In my opinion real Mexican tacos are made with tortillas not stale taco shells these place offers.
Never again will I eat here.
Place rating: 4
Denver, CO
I walked into Guadalajara on Monday night with high expectations. Well… to be honest, high expectations for a buffet mean very little in the long run. The ‘best’ Mexican buffet in my memory is that of my childhood trips to the long-​departed Pancho’s in Lakewood.
My only disappointment of the night is that the restaurant was not much more busy than it was. When we first went up to the buffet there were a number of dishes that were either out or on their last leg. However, very quickly the kitchen replaced all of those with piping hot, and absolutely delicious, food. I made a valiant effort to try everything, but there was just so much delicious food that I cannot in good conscience say I did justice to all of it. With so many tasty options from which to choose I cannot say that I decided on a favourite (perhaps I can do so on one of the many future trips which I have planned).
I was not terribly taken with the dessert options, they seemed little different in kind or quality from what you would find at any generic buffet. However, I can’t hold that against them, because I would gladly skip dessert for one extra spoonful of posole.