Came to this hole in the wall expecting great mexican food, left with terrible food poisoning. The food got cold really fast and wasn't very good. The bathrooms were very dirty and the lighting in the overall restaurant was dark and danky. Service was terrible, the waitress barely knew English (luckily we know spanish) and claimed her manager wasn't there when we needed to discuss a problem. Also overpriced. According to the health department these guys don't wash their produce all so well which is why i got food poisioning :( they have multiple counts against them, i hope they close soon or learn how to run a business. Don't make the same mistake as me and listen to the good reviews on here unless you want your stomach turned inside out.
Review Source:We didn't get too adventurous on our first trip, but the burritos we got were huge and delicious. The four salsas provided were very good and added a lot of variety to the meal, for no extra cost. One of the best meals under $10 I have had, and there was enough left over for a late-night snack. The music was a little loud, but that was the only thing I didn't enjoy.
Review Source:Always looking for authentic mexican food and Los Carboncitos fits the bill. Â This is not your Americanized Mexican fare. Â They do have your basic Tacos and Burritos but I was really impressed with the selection of specials. Â I had the Al Pastor and steak combination plate and it was great, excellent flavor and the corn tortillas were warm and fresh. My mom had the tacquitos and loved them she thought the margarita was a little below average. Â I would definitely eat here again.
Review Source:This place doesn't even deserve 1star what I got when I went to this place rude servers horrible food I got some chile rellenos that tasted refrigerated eww the rice was salty the beans no flavor. That salsa that they give u with chips looked its been there days or like it was somebody else leftovers it looked dry and cracked from the top as if it was really old   Being Mexican I could say this is the worst place and worst food I've ever eaten in my life I should of just stayed home and cooked something for myself I can't believe I payed for this the place was dirty too.
Review Source:Yum! Â I always order the smothered al pastor burrito no rice- amazing every time! Â
My mom and I went together and were the only güeras eating there.  We got a few stares but the waitress was very nice and patient- the menu is pretty big, especially for your first time.  Great service- just enough but definitely not annoyingly-too-much.  I like that you can see the kitchen and watch the cooks make your dish while you wait.  I can't help but stare at the al pastor on the spit...  Makes my mouth water!
Los Carboncitos is a great asset to the Aurora area, which sometimes suffers from a sparse existence of quality, non-commercial dining locales. Â With an open kitchen, open bar, fancy-tech jukebox, and television screens keeping fans up to date on futbol stats, Los Carboncitos is definitely a laid back environment for any group, even kids. Â Although the corn tortillas are house-made, the tacos are not a star player. Â I usually stop in for a smothered burrito ($5.75) which is made with 3 well-balanced layers of rice, meat, and refried beans. Â Overall, the flavors are simple and tasty. Â Every table is provided complimentary tortilla chips and a round of different salsas (e.g. chipotle, tomatillo). Â FYI, only the first round of chips are free. Â The menu is in English, with detailed photos, and the service is nice. Â If you want some reliable, genuine Mexican food, Los Carboncitos is definitely a top pick.
Review Source:Great Mexican food, in Aurora!! Admittedly i've only tried a few Mexican food places in Aurora, mostly because the 1st few I tried were so disappointing, that I simply decided that GREAT Mexican food in Aurora would be unattainable. Well, enter Los Carboncitos to dispel my myth. Went here on a Friday evening. It's in somewhat of an older and run down strip mall on the southwest corner of 6th and Buckley a few doors down from a liquor store. I walk in, it is nicely decorated, plenty of seating. There is some Mexican music playing from the juke-box in the back. We pick our own table and sit down. Grab a few extra menus from a neighboring table, (our 4top had 2 menus and 2 silverware wraps). The menu is awesome, lots of selection from seafood to fajitas, tacos to tortas. Even a kids menu with all the faves, burgers, nuggets, etc. You are also presented with a dish of chips and a carousel of 4 of some of the the tastiest salsas I've ever had!! For dinner My wife ordered a steak quesadilla, my daughter ordered a carne asada plate, I had the Torta Cubana, and the little one...well she just had nuggets AGAIN. Everything was well prepared and hot. The food is brought out AS IT's ready so not everyone get's their food at the exact same time. If you live in or happen to be in Aurora, you will definitely NOT regret stopping here for a great plate of Mexican food!
Review Source:Somewhere in the Middle East, something magical occurred when Gyros was invented. The spit-cooked Lamb with a little mystery involved in the preparation of it may invoke gastrointestinal terror in some but I am not to be counted among them. Â But while the Lamb is a tasty animal, the poor Lamb also has serious competition. And in a war of deliciousness, Lamb stands little chance against Pig.
Sadly, people don't eat a lot of Pork in the Middle East for various cultural reasons. But knowledge of how tasty Pork is has proven difficult to restrain. So at some point someone got smart, got the hell out of the Middle East and moved to Mexico, probably just so they could start cooking Pork in the same way that you cook Gyros. And that's when something magical happened all over again, and that something is called Al Pastor.
I've had a now months-long tradition of being hungover on Monday mornings due to various lifestyle choices that I won't go into right now. All I will say is that bad decisions are fun. Â Just like Gyro meat cures what ails me at 2 AM on a Sunday morning, my new traditions have Al Pastor treating those same conditions on Monday mornings.
So thank goodness some of the best Mexican restaurants in town are open for breakfast. And that's where Los Carboncitos came to my rescue.
I had a wonderful Al Pastor plate, with a stack of corn tortillas. Their 4 complimentary salsas make quite the impression and are great to throw onto your entree, too. Although I will say that none of their salsas really stood out as my favorite, and I liked the tomatillo the least.
This place is easy to miss and very nondescript from the outside, but the interior is warm and bright, and way more inviting than you might expect. The service was great. It's a little out of the way, but on this day it was well worth it.
Dined here yesterday around 1:30pm - clearly missed the lunch hour because we were the only two people there - - which might lead one to believe that service would be quick and attentive. Â Um....NO, apparently at that hour of the day they just assume that you have all the time in the world and they just let you sit there and wait. Â I don't remember the last time I waited so long for food to come out, for a water refill, or to get my credit card back after I gave it to them. Â I lost my sense of humor about the SLOW service when the third dish we ordered came out 1/2 hour after the first one. Â No apologies, excuses...nothing - when we asked about where the rest of the food was, they just said, "oh yeah, it's coming up", and then another 10 minutes later...... I had my meal. Â Good thing my husband and I had planned to share, or I would have sat there for 30 mins. waiting to eat while he ate his food. Â So - on to the food....
The Alambre de Camaron  was good, but the cheese hadn't melted completely so it wasn't quite right, but the corn tortillas with it were excellent.  Nothing but good things to say about the Huaraches - chicken and chorizo one was perfect - everything about it was great.  The steak burrito, however, was not good at all - first of all, I'm not a fan of rice in my burritos, and this rice was not even as fresh as Taco Bell rice - seemed like leftovers.  I paid $1 to get it smothered, and they apparently have a very different definition of "smothered" than I do, because I had maybe a couple tablespoons of green chile around the edges of the plate.
So, to sum up - we won't be back here - at least to this location - (which speaking of location - this one sucks, seedy characters hanging around and is not easy to get in and out of ) Â we will likely try another Carboncitos location - but will stick to the Alambres and Huaraches.
Ahemmm. I'd like to call to order this meeting of the AACBT. Our first order of business is.... what? no Tecate? okay, I'll have a Dos Equis. huh? no Dos Equis? Â Chinga la ma.... Â it's okay, no thanks, nothing for me.
Hmm, what to eat, what to eat. Huh? No I haven't tried the menudo or have I? Maybe I did but I don't remember. What are you getting?
Menudo please, with bread, yes bolillo and an extra bowl, yes an empty one. Thanks.
Good bowl, good bolillo, no T or DE cervezas! MINUS ONE STAR! Â We DO need a steenkin' beer!
Located in a strange strip mall that looks more like an office park, Los Carboncitos in Aurora offers virtually the same experience that you'd receive in the Denver locations, including the same menu, the same cheerful and attentive service, the same house-made corn tortillas, the same four salsa varieties and even the same signature yellow and orange interior. Â What differs about this location is the offering of free tostada chips to sample the salsas. Â I did notice that the salsas here were significantly more mild than their sister store at Pecos, though just as flavorful. Â Also unique to this location is the availability of cerveza. Â Que bueno! Â I wonder if the availability of beer at this location says anything about the reported bureaucratic hurdles to obtain a liquor license in the City of Denver. Â Maybe?
Awesome new discovery. Â Holy moly, this place has some great mole! Â The pastor is also some of the best in metro Denver.
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