“Everything at Blue Bonnet is made from scratch, including the chips. No lard is used in the cooking process.”

-The New York Times

“...the burritos are large and the chips and salsa are always good and spicy...”

-Rocky Mountain News

“Everyone is welcomed by a comfortable outside patio for dining all summer and an interior that is simply comfortable, distinguished more by the diners than their surroundings.”

-Rocky Mountain News

Top Margarita award -

“Take the edge
off your hunger while waiting for your table”

-5280 Magazine

“It's no surprise this family restaurant has endured over
30 years and garnered awards from all kinds of “Best of Denver” from Mexican food to green chile, margaritas and even best jukebox.
Our music
is just a reflection
of our staff
and customers.”

-Rocky Mountain News

“A lot of people love Blue Bonnet. It amazes me how fast they are in serving your dinner, as if they had radar, or a psychic chef
who could sense the moment you entered what you wanted. No place in town is faster when it comes to this food.”

-Denver Daily News

“For Denver's version of Tex-Mex stop at the Blue Bonnet Cafe, a casual bar and restaurant famous for its homemade chips and salsa, battered chile rellenos, and margaritas served in salt-encrusted glasses”

-House Beautiful

“...it's the simple fare that makes Blue Bonnet a staple...”

-5280 magazine

“...at the venerable Blue Bonnet Cafe,
the chicken chimichangas were spicy, and the margaritas sweet...”

-The New York Times

“...every local has a favourite Mexican restaurant. Try the somewhat hole-in-the-wall Blue Bonnet.”

-High Life,
British Airways

“...reputation for quality, consistency, good value and good service...”

-Rocky Mountain News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




Our Menu

Click Here for our Weekend Brunch Menu

Click here to see our Margarita/Drink Menu

 

 

 

Appetizers | Specialties | Combinations | Salads |Blue Bonnet Specialties
Burritos |Special Combos & Tamale Dinners | Steaks & Burgers | Sides | Kids | Desserts

Our Red Sauce is Vegetarian
Items in red can be prepared vegetarian upon request.

 

Appetizers

Blue Bonnet's Bottomless Chips & Salsa
To Go Chips and Half Pint of Salsa
To Go Chips and Pint of Salsa

Nachos
Bean, Beef or beef & bean, Chicken
Shredded beef, steak or carnitas
For Fiesta Nachos spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños

Mexican Pizza

Vegetarian, Chicken, Steak
For Fiesta Mexican Pizza spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños

Chili Fries With melted cheese & green chili

Guacamole Salad
Half order of guacamole - (Serves 2)

Chili Con Queso Cheese dip

Half order chili con queso - (Serves 2)

Nachos Grande - Muy Grande!
Stacked tortilla chips, beans, jalapeños, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and onions
Bean, Beef, Chicken, Shredded beef, steak or carnitas

Quesadillas
Cheese, Bean, Beef, Chicken
Shredded beef, steak or carnitas
For Fiesta Quesadillas spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños

Blue Bonnet Platter
Cup of guacamole & cup of chili con queso served with crispy flour tortilla chips

Amigos Platter - Serves 4
4 mini rellenos, tacos, tostadas and 4 slices of fiesta cheese quesadilla, garnished with sour cream and guacamole

Mini Rellenos
Order of 6 or 12

Tamalitos (Mini Pork Tamales)
Order of 6 or 12

Mini Rellenos Tamalitos Combo
Order of 6 of each

Crispy Chicken Taquitos
Homemade taquitos drizzled with sour cream
Order of 6

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Specialties

1. El Burro
Flour tortilla filled with beef, beans and rice, smothered with green chili and topped with melted cheese, Vegetarian El Burro, Chicken El Burro, Shredded Beef El Burro

2. Chili Plate
Chili verde, rice, beans and 2 tortillas

3. Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs smothered in green chili served with rice, beans and 2 tortillas

4. Burrito Plate
Three smothered burritos in any combination of bean, bean and sour cream, shredded beef, ground beef, chicken, chicharrones and bean, or carnitas. Served with melted cheese
Burritos come smothered with green chili. Ask your server for Vegetarian Red Sauce.

5. Chile Relleno Plate
Two cheese chile rellenos served with rice and beans. Vegetarian red sauce available, ask your server

6. Enchilada Dinner
Three enchiladas in any combination of chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, bean or cheese served with rice and beans

7. Chile Relleno Dinner
Two rellenos in any combination of beef, shredded beef or chicken served with rice and beans

8. Taco Plate
Three tacos in any combination of beef, chicken, guacamole or shredded beef (shredded beef served in soft shell) Add rice and beans to your selection

9. Tostada Plate
Three tostadas in any combination of bean, beef, guacamole, chicken or shredded beef.

10. Pollo Sonora . . . Spicy!
Sliced grilled chicken topped with sautéed onions and chiles in our spicy tomato sauce, served with rice, beans and 2 tortillas

11. Taquito Dinner
Crispy homemade chicken taquitos drizzled with sour cream. Served 6 to a plate with rice and beans and a cup of green chili

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Blue Bonnet Specials

Fish Tacos
Chili rubbed Mahi Mahi grilled with fajita vegetables, served in a white corn tortilla with lettuce, tomato, and creamy salsa on the side.

Chicken Barbacoa
Chicken simmered in a homemade tangy Mexican BBQ sauce, served in a soft flour tortilla, garnished with sautéed red onions, lettuce and tomato.

Carnitas
Shredded pork in a citrus marinade with fajita vegetables, served in a white corn tortilla, garnished with lettuce and tomato.

Pork Or Chicken Adovado
Our Adovado pork or chicken is chili rubbed and marinated, grilled to perfection and served in a white corn tortilla garnished with lettuce and tomato and homemade pineapple salsa

Shrimp Tacos
Two soft white corn tortillas stuffed with grilled shrimp, fajita vegetables and mango salsa. Served with a garnish of avocado and grilled jalapeños

House Combos
Choose any combination of two tacos (fish, chicken barbacoa, carnitas or adovado)

Taco Relleno Combo
Add a smothered chile relleno to a fish, chicken barbacoa, carnitas or adovado taco

All selections served with your choice of rice and beans or salad

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The Blue Bonnet Chimi Changa
Choice of chicken or grilled cubed sirloin wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered with green chili, topped with cheese, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and tomato The Blue Bonnet Chimi Changa IS NOT DEEP FRIED. Add a side of beans and rice

Special Burrito
Flavorful shredded beef, ground beef or carnitas wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered with green chili, topped with cheese, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and tomato

Vegetarian Special Burrito
Rice, beans, sautéed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered with vegetarian red chili, topped with cheese, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and tomato

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Burritos

Plain...rolled in a flour tortilla
Smothered...with red or green chili
You may add melted cheese to your plain or smothered burrito
Deluxe...smothered with red or green chili with cheese, lettuce and tomato
Add fajita vegetables in your burrito

Bean Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Bean & Sour Cream Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Bean & Chicharrones Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Ground Beef or ground beef and bean
Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Chicken or chicken and bean
Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Shredded Beef or shredded beef and bean
Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

Carnitas or carnitas and bean
Plain, Smothered, Deluxe

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Combinations

A. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada

B. Beef Taco, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada

C. Chile Relleno, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada

D. Cheese Enchilada, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada

E. Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada

F. Bean Tostada, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada

G. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco

H. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Guacamole Tostada

I. Beef Enchilada, Smothered Beef Burrito, Beef Taco

J. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno

K. Smothered Shredded Beef Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno

L. Smothered Shredded Beef Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Shredded Beef Soft Shell Taco

M. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Chicken Enchilada, Chicken Taco

N. Smothered Bean Burrito, Chile Relleno, Guacamole Tostada

O. Tamale, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada

P. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Beef Taco, Tamale

Q. Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans

R. Chile Relleno, Guacamole Tostada, Rice And Beans

S. Smothered Bean Burrito, Spicy Vegetarian Tamale, Guacamole Tostada

T. Smothered Bean Burrito, Chile Relleno, Beef Taco

U. Cheese Enchilada, Shredded Beef Soft Shell Taco, Rice And Beans

V. Chile Relleno, Tamale, Beef Taco

W. Chile Relleno, Chicken Taco, Rice And Beans

X. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Rice And Beans

Y. Tamale, Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans

Z. Cheese Enchilada, Guacamole Tostada, Rice And Beans

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Salads

Your choice of Ranch, Vinaigrette or Creamy Salsa Dressing

House Tossed Salad
Fresh salad greens, tomato, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese and crisp tortilla strips with your choice of dressing

Taco Salad
Fresh salad greens topped with cheddar cheese, tomatoes and pickled jalapeños in a crisp flour tortilla bowl. Your choice of taco beef, chicken, grilled fish, shredded beef, carnitas, chicken barbacoa, chicken adovado, pork adovado or cubed sirloin

Fajita Taco Salad
Choice of grilled chicken or fish, carnitas, chicken barbacoa, chicken adovado, pork adovado or cubed sirloin served over fresh greens in a crisp flour tortilla bowl with sautéed onions, tomatoes, jalapeños and cheese

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Special Combinations & Tamale Dinners

Special Combination
One homemade tamale in your choice of spicy vegetarian, traditional pork or spicy vegetarian with creamy sweet corn. Served with a chili relleno and a bean burrito, smothered in green chili. May be ordered vegetarian with red sauce.
Please specify vegetarian when ordering.

Traditional Tamale Dinner
Three homemade tamales in any combination of spicy vegetarian, traditional pork or spicy vegetarian with creamy sweet corn. Smothered in green chili or may be ordered vegetarian with red sauce. Please specify vegetarian when ordering. Served with rice and beans.

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Carne Asada & Hamburgers

Traditional Carne Asada
Marinated and sliced skirt steak served with roasted salsa, grilled green onion and jalapeno. Served with rice and beans and two white corn tortillas.

Blue Bonnet Carne Asada
Marinated and sliced skirt steak topped with fresh sautéed onions, jalapenos and tomatoes. Served with a crispy chili relleno, rice and beans, and two white corn tortillas.

Carne Tampiquena (served Asada style)
Marinated and sliced skirt steak served with roasted salsa, a cheese enchilada, rice and beans, and two white corn tortillas.

Carne Sonora (Spicy)
Traditional carne asada topped with our spicy sonoran tomato sauce made with onions, chilis, peppers and tomatoes. Served with rice and beans and two white corn tortillas.

Hamburger Deluxe
Served with french fries and a side of salad. Also available with cheese.

Fajita Burger
Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, guacamole, sour cream and
cheese. Served with french fries.

Sloppy Burger
Hamburger smothered with green chili and topped with melted cheese. Served with french fries.

Mexican Hamburger
Wrapped in a flour tortilla with beans, smothered with green chili and topped with melted cheese.

Stuffed Poblano Chilis (Spicy)

Two fire roasted poblano peppers stuffed with a relish of sweet corn, onions, sour
cream and green chilies (vegetarian). Add your choice of ground beef, chicken, or
shredded beef to one or both poblanos. All orders are topped with melted cheese,
drizzled with sour cream and served with rice and beans, or a salad.

Tacos & Flautas

Tacos Al Carbon (3)
Cubed top sirloin in soft shell flour tortillas filled with lettuce and tomato, served with a side of green chili, pico de gallo and guacamole

Fajita Taco
Two soft shell flour tortillas filled with your choice of cubed top sirloin or grilled chicken, sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños. Add a smothered chile relleno to a sirloin or chicken taco
All selections served with rice and beans drizzled with sour cream and guacamole

Flautas
Two flautas in any combination of chicken, shredded beef or carnitas topped with sour cream and guacamole, garnished with lettuce and tomato, served with rice and beans

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Smart Size, Right Price
Same Great Food Served In Smaller Portions!

Two Enchiladas in any combination of chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, bean or cheese. Served with rice and beans.

Two Tamales in any combination of spicy vegetarian, traditional pork or spicy vegetarian with creamy sweet corn. Smothered in green chili or may be ordered vegetarian with red sauce. Served with rice and beans.

One Cheese Chili Relleno served with rice and beans. Vegetarian red sauce available, ask your server.

Crispy Homemade Chicken Taquitos drizzled with sour cream. Served 4 to a plate with rice and beans and a side of green chili.

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A La Carte & Side Orders

Tostadas Bean, Beef, Chicken, Beef and bean, Guacamole, Guacamole and bean, Shredded beef

Enchiladas Cheese, Bean, Beef, Chicken, Shredded beef

Homemade Tamales Spicy vegetarian, traditional pork, spicy vegetarian with creamy sweet corn

Tacos Bean, Beef, Chicken, Guacamole, Shredded beef - served soft shell

Rellenos Cheese, Beef, Chicken, Shredded beef

Menudo Tripe stew with hominy
Large Bowl with 2 tortillas. Bowl with 2 tortillas, Cup with 1 tortilla

Green Chili
Large Bowl with 2 tortillas. Bowl with 2 tortillas, Cup with 1 tortilla

Breakfast Burritos
Plain with cheese

Smothered: Green chili, cheese, lettuce, tomato
Deluxe: Green chili, cheese, lettuce, tomato, rice and beans

1 Flauta Your choice of chicken, shredded beef or carnitas

Crispy Chicken Taquitos
Homemade taquitos drizzled with sour cream
Served 3 to a plate

Flour Tortilla
Corn Tortilla
Pineapple Salsa
Pico De Gallo
Jalapenos
Rice
Beans
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
Egg
French Fries

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Kid’s Menu

For children 10 years and under. Served with your choice of fries, rice or beans and a kids-size dessert

Beef Taco
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Bean Tostada
Cheese Enchilada
Cheese Quesadilla
Chicken Quesadilla
Hamburger
Cheeseburger
Kiddie Bowl A small portion of beans, rice and taco beef
Three Chicken Taquitos

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Desserts

Mini Sopapillas 4 mini sopapillas made fresh - sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and served with caramel sauce and whipped cream.

Empanadas Delicious dessert empanadas, light and crisp on the outside, with a warm chocolate and banana filling inside. Served with whipped cream.

Fried Ice Cream Sundae Vanilla ice cream rolled in a crunchy coating served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream, topped with a cherry and sprinkles and served in a margarita glass.

Seasonal Fruit Empanadas Ask your server for the current flavor. Warm sliced pastry filled with fruit and and served with whipped cream.

Flan A delicious traditional Mexican custard served chilled with caramel sauce.

Churros Oven-fresh churros served warm, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and served with our homemade Mexican Coconut Custard.

 

 





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