Great fun restaurant. Inexpensive. Good food. Friendly staff. What more could you want when you go out to eat? It's not quiet nor elegant but we had the best time. On my girlfriend's birthday we got a special birthday mariachi serenade, a free shot of Patron, an indecent stuffed monkey to hold and a wild and wonderful sombrero to wear. This is one of those places you'll want to visit when you want good seafood or when you want to impress out of town guests with Denver cuisine.
Review Source:I never expect good mexican food so far north nor good seafood so far inland. We ended up with mostly tender, flavorful octopus, better than average fish tacos with homemade corn tortillas, and top shelf margaritas that made my husband floaty. Â Servers were very attentive! Â I liked the telenova on the tv above us, but wish the band was not so loud (horns basically stood in the middle of the restaurant...it's just not THAT big of a place). Â Compared to some of the other options in the area, we'll likely come back next time we're in town.
Review Source:Came here cause the reviews and it was down the street from my hotel. Man i over ate cause everything looked good but i ordered the wrong stuff.. I ordered the El Cevichi Espeicial which wasnt that good. I drenched it with the limes and hot sauce bit it was still brand and had a strange texture. for 15.99 it wasnt worth it. I also ordered oysters which were fresh and delicious but i wish they came with some took sauces or something. I really wished i ordered the cooked seafood plates cause those look bomb.
Review Source:Let me qualify...I don't eat seafood and walked in before reading the menu. Â This place feels very authentic and the crowd was very local. Â They seemed to be enjoying their food and beer. Â The chicken taco was very, very delicious, but the steak taco not so much. Â Chips and salsa below average. Â Would I go back? Â Only with friends who enjoy seafood...I'll get the chicken and a Tecate.
Review Source:Due to no meat Fridays, I was searching for a good seafood restaurant in Aurora. I was a bit hesitant going to a Mexican/seafood restaurant located in a strip mall (on Colfax) but this place got pretty good reviews so we thought we'd try it out. There was so much good stuff on their menu - reminded me of a cheaper version of Real De Minas. I ended up ordering Grilled Octopus and my fiance ordered some shrimp dish. Both were served with salad, rice and French fries. Weird combo but all pretty good, nonetheless. A mariachi band started playing in the middle of dinner which I could've lived without. It was kind of cool at first, something different, but it just got way too loud. We had to cut off all conversation it was so hard to hear each other. Our servers were really great, very attentive and friendly.
Review Source:Excellent food and service. Â It's worth mentioning that the menu is mostly in Spanish so if your language skills are not very good it might take some deciphering ;) We had the surf and turf combo for 2 ($39) and after stuffing ourselves to the brim still walked away with 2 full boxes of food! Â Every single thing in the combo was delicious for the exception of the crab legs; these were a little old for my taste. Â We came on a Wednesday night at about 6, while we were there only about 5 other tables had customers. Â This did not impact the quality in any way. Â The wait time was also good. Â The guac (SPICY!) and salsas are amazing. Â The homemade tortillas and chips are the best outside of Mexico that I've had. Â A few minor drawbacks: the "habachi" the food came on was not turned on and was completely cold which didn't keep the food warm for very long; 1st waitress told us that it was happy hour but the bill, brought by another waitress, did not reflect happy hour prices; the beer selection on the menu is superb but only about 1/3 is actually available; Â Overall, we'll definitely be back to try some more of their delicious offerings.
Review Source:I'd like to acknowledge that the food was very good. Â I had one of the Pulpo (octopus) entrees, and it was quite tasty. Â The corn tortillas that came with the meal were homemade and delicious. Â One person in my party had the house margarita, which was a bit skimpy on the tequila, otherwise everyone stuck to the Mexican beers, which the restaurant had a decent number of options.
The one drawback to El Pelicano is the lounge adjacent to the restaurant. Â When we went there was a baptism party in progress with an extremely loud mariachi band (even our waitress acknowlegded how unbearably loud the music was) playing during our entire dining experience. Â Because the lounge is not well separated from the restaurant, it sounded like the party had carried into the restaurant. Â In short, it was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation at our dinner table. Â A word to the wise, if you're looking for a quiet meal, be sure to call ahead first to ensure the lounge will not be in use while dining..
So my boyfriend and I were looking for a restaurant to hit up on the 4th of July. Â So I thought I'd give this place a try. Â For once I was lacking my research and quickly realized that it is first and foremost a seafood Mexican place. Â We both decided on 3 tacos each and to split a side of rice and beans. Â I got the one shrimp taco and two beef tacos. Â I was only able to finish one shrimp and one beef taco.
Before we got our meal, we were given a basket of chips with red salsa and a crab "salsa". Â I was definitely a fan of the crab and the red salsa had a surprising kick to it. Â Once we got our tacos, I was only able to finish the shrimp and one of the beef tacos. Â The meat on the beef taco was tender and semi-shredded, and the flavor was really good. Â Really basic but not like tacos al carbon. Â The shrimp taco was fried and needless to say different and interesting. Â
The side of rice and beans was quite delicious though. Â I don't know what it was, but the way they prepared the white rice was soo good! Â It was fluffy and unlike something you'd find at an Asian restaurant. Â The pinto beans were served in their cooked juices and went so well with the rice. Â I was definitely a fan of them.
The only downside to this trip is that I think I ate something that made my stomach not so happy. Â I would possibly come here again if I was craving something a little more seafood oriented but wouldn't necessarily put it on my list of go-to places.
My daughter is a picky eater but she did a good job on the mexican rice and chicken from the kid's chicken taco. She also loved the chips w/tomato salsa (or is it called ceviche?) that they bring in beginning. The highlight for her was the mariachi band.
I had a shrimp dish. Three different types of shrimp, fried, wrapped in bacon and simmered in a spicy sauce. If I could do it all again, I'd skip the first two. The one in the sauce was very good. I generally don't like tortillas, but their homemade corn tortillas were tasty!
Husband had carne asada tacos. He loved it.
We all felt it was the tastiest Mexican food we've had. So glad we stopped in on our last night in Denver.
Definition time for those of you who may not know:
ceviche: noun/svCH/ /-CH/ : Â fah-reaking delicious (that's all you need to know)
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Ok...this has got to be one of my new favorite Mexican restaurants. A-mazing.
I was hooked at "crab salsa" for the chips, the teeny limes instead of the lemon for the water and the crazy huge menu.
Tried their Ceviche Especial y the Camarones Fiesta....but even as I was eating I kept getting distracted by all the other dishes I saw the waitresses bringing out to the other tables. HUGE bowls of soup with seafood handing over the sides, a giant stuffed lobster....The portions are....monstrous.
Nothing I would've ever expected from a little restaruant stuffed in a stripmall of colfax....or maybe that's exactly what you should expect from a place like that.
I get weird cravings for ceviche all the time and I'm excited to have finally found a "go-to" place for whne I can't get the thought out of my head!!
I love that their focus is seafood and everything seemed to be fresh (well, as fresh as you could possibly be in Colorado!)
I already want to go back.
INCREIBLE! ;)
The location is set in a modest strip mall on Colfax, so it wasn't a place I would have found on my own. Thanks to a number of positive Yelp reviews my girlfriend and I decided to check it out, and we were so glad we did.
This isn't traditional Mexican or Tex-Mex, it's coastal Mexican with a catering to seafood dishes and flavors.
I was shocked at the prices, unbelievably cheap drinks, and loads of food for very reasonable expense. We got Margaritas for $1 and were provided delicious tomato based salsa, and a twist I've never tried...crab salsa.
Our entrees, Enchiladas de Mariscos, and a very spicy chicken dish (sorry I can't recall the name) were so scrumptious! It was a real treat to try flavor combinations and dishes I've never had before. I had no idea what I was missing.
It was seriously a great experience to get a large portions, delicious flavors, and the rarest ingredient to this trifecta: low cost.
I can't wait to return to try more.
Saturday April 3rd 2010, went to Marisco El Pelicano with 10 friends from (I.C.E) meetup. Â Made a reservation prior this event. Â We were seated at the other side of the restaurant, on the left wing of the building.
2 groups of 4 people, each group ordered the "BIG SEAFOOD PLATTER" named Parrillada El Pelicano. Â The Parrillada consists of mostly seafood like scallops, shrimps, crab legs, mussels, squids, oysters. Â While 3 of my frens order different dishes from the menu. Â If I could recall properly 2 of the dishes are Camorones a la Diabla and Mojarra Frita.
Each entrees comes with rice, fries and some vegetables like cucumber, tomatoes, bed of lettuce mix with some avocados. Â I like the flavor of the rice.
Its a toss for between 3.25 to 3.75 stars for Mariscos El Pelicano that evening for me. Â The evening was great with the food and the company but NOT so great due to the fact they had a Spanish Mexican singer blasting away karaoke-ing away for the fans, families dining away at the other side of the restaurant.
At the end of the evening, my friends like what they ate and they would love to return in the future. Â Might return in the future with Hubs perhaps on a weekday trip and see how things will differ.
I stopped by for lunch for the first time on a Saturday and I wasn't sure what to expect from a restaurant in a nofrills strip mall on Colfax but wow I was very impressed by the food, service and oceanside decor on the inside. Â Excellent menu leaning towards seafood but there is something for everyone there. Â Had a carne asada and shrimp tacos and they came on a large plate garnished with fresh avocado slices, tomatoes and lettuce. Â There was at least 5 types of hot sauce on the table which I really appreciated as I love trying out different sauces. Â There was even an excellent Mariachi band warming up as I finished my meal. Â Definitely will be returning here again.
Review Source:Tonight I felt a need for some good Mexican grub to supplement my mostly Asian diet, so I headed back to El Pelicano. Â I asked some questions about the menu, and the friendly waitress suggested a spicy fish fillet dish. Â Now if you love the heat as much as I do, you know "spicy" often isn't very, or not all. Â
The fillet de la diablo (I think that's right - sorry, I don't speak Spanish even a little) was a fillet cooked in an earthenware dish in a spicy red sauce - delicious, and very hot! Â After eating every tender, spicy morsel of the fish (and my requisite 2 Modello's) I ordered the flan and a cup of coffee for dessert. Â The flan was different - the custard-y flan part was on top of a chocolate cake layer - very good if a bit unorthodox. Â
These people just do not charge enough! Â Fillet de la diablo, with salad, beans and french fries(?), the flan/cake, a coffee, 2 Modello's and chips-n-salsa (and that crab dip that I don't like): only $14 + tip! Â OMG - what a bargain and the service - and the food! - are great too.
What is better than bacon wrapped shrimp? Bacon wrapped shrimp stuffed with cheese, that's what. My husband, daughter and I went here for a Sunday night dinner, and were extremely happy with the experience.
The portion sizes were great, the food was delicious, and my daughter was fascinated by the bright colors and decorations! We will definitely be back.
Love this place. Â Once inside, my girlfriend and I always feel like we are at an authentic mexican restaurant on the beach. Â I like to practice my spanish here. Â Great Happy Hour and I could just eat the crab salsa all day. Â My favorite dish is the Garlic shrimp in a white wine cream sauce (sorry I can't remember the name).
Review Source:Hang out with other fun yelpers and eat Mexican Seafood?
I'm in!!
The place itself is a little hard to find, it's hidden inside the wall of other businesses, although your search will be rewarded. They have the same bright happy interior that many other places share and an aquarium with one fish.
I really enjoyed their salsa and chips, especially the seafood salad one that was a little akin to Mexican cole slaw. Went with Mary Jo's suggestion and tried the filete de pescado ajo style and it was a pretty big fillet that was swimming in a garlic butter. The fish was cooked well, but the sauce was really salty! I also ordered a fish taco, which was really tasty.
The group also shared a parilla platter that was supposed to serve four, but I think it could easily have fed more. It definitely was a little too much for us, who had all ordered our own plates. The platter had oysters and mussels halved, seasoned, and covered with a little blanket of cheese, butterflied prawns (or steroid shrimp?), scallops, fish, crab legs, baby octopus, calamari rings, and veggies. There was also a little taco flower in the center filled with other seafood yummies, which were seasoned differently than everything on the outside.
They also have the octopus served in it's own ink, which I really want to try.
Ten of us Yelpers plus two children ate a leisurely Saturday lunch at El Pelicano. We really enjoyed it! We began with tortilla chips accompanied by an interestingly different salsa and a terrific seafood dip. We enjoyed $2 Tecates topped with a chunk of lime and a shrimp garnish. Others had horchata, a delicious rice-based sweet drink made delectable with cinnamon. We lingered over all this for longer than normal while waiting for the last of our party to arrive, but it was definitely no burden. It also gave us plenty of time to peruse the extensive menu, revisiting it many times as we made up our minds.
We ordered the Parillada El Pelicano for four, a gigantic assortment of grilled seafood plus grilled veggies and pineapple -- yum -- Â which the staff kindly provided for us on two smaller grills so each end of the long table could partake without difficulty. Although the menu lists it for four people, it will serve six to eight generously. (If you actually have three or four people, order the two-person version of the dish. You'll have plenty.) It was accompanied by four platters with servings of crispy French fries, rice, and salad. We chose the all-seafood grill, but there are other versions featuring meats along with the seafood.
We then ordered whatever else we wanted, ranging from shrimp soup (caldo de camarones) to whole grilled fish to a gigantic mixed-seafood cocktail.
Need I add that we were all stuffed? The seafood was impeccably fresh and delicious. It was a great meal made even more fun (as always) by the companionship of fellow Yelpers.
If you want to have an idea of the great dishes served at El Pelicano, check out their website. That was what convinced me to drive way across town to join the party. I am so glad I did! I will definitely return.
From looking at it from the outside or the street, you'd never imagine what a cool seafood place has slipped into this strip mall. Upon walking through the door into the colorful interior and cool vibe mexican music, you know this is going to be a good spot (well that and the groups of smiling faces looking up from their piles of food filled platters and bowls of tasty looking mariscos). Mary Jo led the way and we followed her to the Parrillada el Pelicano for 4 which the owner told us was good for up to 6-8 people. He was right. there were ten adults and two kids and there were leftovers (not for lack of us trying to finish it). Check out the pic I posted from their website. That pic makes it look small. Â The parrillada was tasty. Appetizers aside, I dove into my goblet sized El Viagra Coctele. No it didn't. Overall a place I would come to again if I needed a Marisco fix (or $2.00 Tecate's! That alone will bring me back to this eastern outpost of sabor ala mexicana.). Could have been just me but most of the dishes I sampled were a little heavy handed on the salt so that's why the 3 1/2 from me but that's an easy fix next time, "Menos sal, por favor." and we're good to go.
That was a great time Mary jo and company! Thanks, see ya'
El Pelicano is nothing that you might expect from the outside or from other Mexican places in town, first of all, their specialty is seafood, from prawns to lobsters, you name it.
Had lunch today with other Yelp fellows, and shared a 'parilla' platter, on the menu it was saying that this serving was good for 4, but we actually shared between 10 of us and there were still left overs. Since we tought that one parilla for 10 of us wasn't enough, we all ordered other dishes. This is what I had:
Parilla: They accommodated us and split the platter into to small ones, and was filled of grilled fish, crab legs, octopus, calamari, prawns, oysters, mussels, grilled vegetables and pineapples.
Fried Tilapia: it was really fresh! Skin was crunchy, meat was really tender and very moist.
Both dishes was with salad, rice and French fries.
This place is great!
This place is a trip and still makes me smile when I stop in for lunch. On Sunday, the mariachi bands came in and out asking to play a few songs for a few dollars. Â It really is a fiesta! People were sharing this huge seafood combo (it had everything and I mean everything) which was $39.00 for two but being eaten by five and probably with left overs. I am getting a few more people for next time and splitting that combo. YUM!
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