Cozy eatery offering homestyle Colombian & Latin-American grub such as arepas, tamales & pupusas. Based on 263 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout
Address:
1205 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 278-6366
Website: https://www.elcallejonlf.com/maps
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Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–4 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–4 PM |
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Reviews
Jet Pruett
One of my absolute favorite local spots. El Callejon has some of the best tasting food I’ve had the pleasure of eating, Latin American or not. The crown jewel in my opinion is the Colombian tamale. This dish has such a myriad of terrifically combined flavors, definitely a must try! The Super Arepa is my number two pick with another diverse set of flavors and textures that make the mouth water. I’ve never had a bad meal here, and they’re freshly blended fruit drinks are so refreshing as well. The staff are courteous and the chefs are so skilled!
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Murray Nichol
A small shop offering some tasty Latin American food: our veggie arepa (with flavourful plantains) was the ideal afternoon snack!
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Edith
Super good food! Got guava juice, black bean tamale, veggie pupusa and chicken quesadilla. Would recommend all of them. Sure they are take-out only, but there are nice seats right out of the door. The entire experience was amazing
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Rachelle N
Was on a tour that stopped in Golden. I had the chicken supreme arepa and pineapple lulo juice. I really enjoyed it!! The sweetness of the plantain in the last few bites was a nice treat!
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M K
Delicious & fresh Latin American food! We recommend the vegan arepa and pork & chili pupusa with salsa at the side. Both are gluten-free. Very nice staff and quick service! We also loved looking at all of the beautiful decor inside of the restaurant. Can’t wait to try more dishes!
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Teran Peterson
I would go far out of my way to eat here again. The arepas are perfect. Al Pastor all the way. Lots of authentic food and drinks. Absolutely try it. Golden is an adorable town. Summer nights are around perfect time to come wander after eating.
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Darrel Chambers
The food is really good, but small portions for what it is. There’s only room for about 4 people to sit in the actual restaurant space so most people probably only go there when the weather is nice so you can sit at the tables outside. Atmosphere was only 2 stars but that was because this is a grab and go kind of place.
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Austin Johnson
Food was less “authentic mexican” than I was led to believe. Might be OK for the white folks but my taste buds are brown. The green chille was watery and was $15 for the al pastor burrito. No indoor seating. Not very impressed with this place I don’t think I will be back
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Jush C
Gluten free and dairy free options are available. My daughter, who has severe food allergies (dairy, wheat, eggs, nuts, sesame, beef), was able to enjoy the arepas without any reactions. She was so happy that we had to order another one to go for later.
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Frankie MacGregor
Google told me it would be a good fit for me. The supreme pork arepa is to die for. The plantains weren’t great. The dessert pupusa was good, but not what I expected. It had a lot of corn in it and a very strong corn flavor that doesn’t quite fit with the coconut, pineapple, cajeta & lechita flavors. Very much like a Mexican pastel de elote. The truly disappointing piece was that this place is teeny tiny. Callejón is the Spanish word for alley, and that’s exactly how this spot was built; by putting a roof over an alley. While there is room for a few tables and chairs, they haven’t opened their seating back up from Covid, so you have to sit outside on the sidewalk, in the wind. There’s no restroom. Prices are reasonable.
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