“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

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

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

 

Appetizers

Blue Bonnet's Bottomless Chips & Salsa 1.00
To Go Chips and Half Pint of Salsa 2.75
To Go Chips and Pint of Salsa 3.75

Nachos
Bean 5.95 Beef or beef & bean 6.95 Chicken 6.95
Shredded beef, steak or carnitas 7.95
For Fiesta Nachos spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños - Add 1.00

Mexican Pizza

Vegetarian 6.95 Chicken 7.25 Steak 7.95
For Fiesta Mexican Pizza spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños - Add 1.00

Chili Fries With melted cheese & green chili 6.25

Guacamole Salad 8.25
Half order of guacamole - (Serves 2) 5.50

Chili Con Queso Cheese dip
7.95
Half order chili con queso - (Serves 2) 5.25

Nachos Grande - Muy Grande!
Stacked tortilla chips, beans, jalapeños, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream and onions
Bean 8.50 Beef 10.25 Chicken 10.25 Shredded beef, steak or carnitas 10.75

Quesadillas
Cheese 5.95 Bean 5.95 Beef 6.95 Chicken 6.95
Shredded beef, steak or carnitas 7.95
For Fiesta Quesadillas spice up your selection with sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños - Add 1.00

Blue Bonnet Platter
Cup of guacamole & cup of chili con queso served with crispy flour tortilla chips 10.50

Amigos Platter - Serves 4
4 mini rellenos, tacos, tostadas and 4 slices of fiesta cheese quesadilla, garnished with sour cream and guacamole 11.95

Mini Rellenos
Order of 6 5.75 Order of 12 9.25

Tamalitos (Mini Pork Tamales)
Order of 6 6.25 Order of 12 10.25

Mini Rellenos Tamalitos Combo
Order of 6 of each 10.25

Crispy Chicken Taquitos
Homemade taquitos drizzled with sour cream
Order of 6 5.95

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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 7.25 Vegetarian El Burro 6.95 Chicken El Burro 7.25 Shredded Beef El Burro 7.75

2. Chili Plate
Chili verde, rice, beans and 2 tortillas 6.95

3. Huevos Rancheros
Two eggs smothered in green chili served with rice, beans and 2 tortillas 7.95

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 9.95
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 9.25

6. Enchilada Dinner
Three enchiladas in any combination of chicken, shredded beef, ground beef, bean or cheese served with rice and beans 9.75

7. Chile Relleno Dinner
Two rellenos in any combination of beef, shredded beef or chicken served with rice and beans 9.75

8. Taco Plate
Three tacos in any combination of beef, chicken, guacamole or shredded beef (shredded beef served in soft shell) 7.75 Add rice and beans to your selection 3.00

9. Tostada Plate
Three tostadas in any combination of bean, beef, guacamole, chicken or shredded beef 7.95 Add guacamole - .75 for each tostada

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 9.25

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 7.95

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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. One fish taco 7.75 Two fish tacos 8.95

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. One barbacoa taco 7.75 Two barbacoa tacos 8.95

Carnitas
Shredded pork in a citrus marinade with fajita vegetables, served in a white corn tortilla, garnished with lettuce and tomato. One carnitas taco 7.75 Two carnitas tacos 8.95

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
Two Carne Adovado (Pork) OR Two Pollo Adovado (Chicken) or one of each 8.95

House Combos
Choose any combination of two tacos (fish, chicken barbacoa, carnitas or adovado) 8.95

Taco Relleno Combo
Add a smothered chile relleno to a fish, chicken barbacoa, carnitas or adovado taco 8.95

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 9.75 The Blue Bonnet Chimi Changa IS NOT DEEP FRIED. Add a side of beans and rice 2.50

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 8.95

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 11.75

Fajita Taco
Two soft shell flour tortillas filled with your choice of cubed top sirloin or grilled chicken, sauteed onions, tomatoes and jalapeños 9.95 One taco 7.95 Add a smothered chile relleno to a sirloin or chicken taco 9.95
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 10.50 One flauta 8.50

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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 for 1.50
Deluxe...smothered with red or green chili with cheese, lettuce and tomato
Add fajita vegetables in your burrito for 1.25

Bean Plain 2.50 Smothered 3.50 Deluxe 5.50

Bean & Sour Cream Plain 2.75 Smothered 3.75 Deluxe 5.75

Bean & Chicharrones Plain 2.75 Smothered 3.75 Deluxe 5.75

Ground Beef or ground beef and bean
Plain 4.50 Smothered 5.50 Deluxe 7.50

Chicken or chicken and bean
Plain 4.50 Smothered 5.50 Deluxe 7.50

Shredded Beef or shredded beef and bean
Plain 4.95 Smothered 5.95 Deluxe 7.95

Carnitas or carnitas and bean
Plain 4.95 Smothered 5.95 Deluxe 7.95

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Combinations

A. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada 9.95

B. Beef Taco, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada 9.25

C. Chile Relleno, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada 9.25

D. Cheese Enchilada, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada 8.35

E. Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco, Bean Tostada 7.75

F. Bean Tostada, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada 8.50

G. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Beef Taco 8.35

H. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Guacamole Tostada 9.25

I. Beef Enchilada, Smothered Beef Burrito, Beef Taco 9.50

J. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno 10.50

K. Smothered Shredded Beef Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno 10.50

L. Smothered Shredded Beef Burrito, Cheese Enchilada, Shredded Beef Soft Shell Taco 10.95

M. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Chicken Enchilada, Chicken Taco 10.25

N. Smothered Bean Burrito, Chile Relleno, Guacamole Tostada 9.95

O. Tamale, Chile Relleno, Cheese Enchilada 9.75

P. Smothered Chicken Burrito, Beef Taco, Tamale 9.50

Q. Cheese Enchilada, Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans 8.50

R. Chile Relleno, Guacamole Tostada, Rice And Beans 8.50

S. Smothered Bean Burrito, Spicy Vegetarian Tamale, Guacamole Tostada 9.25

T. Smothered Bean Burrito, Chile Relleno, Beef Taco 9.25

U. Cheese Enchilada, Shredded Beef Soft Shell Taco, Rice And Beans 8.50

V. Chile Relleno, Tamale, Beef Taco 9.95

W. Chile Relleno, Chicken Taco, Rice And Beans 8.50

X. Cheese Enchilada, Smothered Bean Burrito, Rice And Beans 8.50

Y. Tamale, Chile Relleno, Rice And Beans 9.25

Z. Cheese Enchilada, Guacamole Tostada, Rice And Beans 8.50

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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 3.50

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 8.95

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 9.75

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Special Combinations & Tamale Dinners

Special Combination
Traditional pork tamale, chile relleno, and bean burrito, smothered with green chili 9.25

Vegetarian Special Combination
Vegetarian tamale, chile relleno, and bean burrito, all smothered with vegetarian red sauce 9.25

Traditional Tamale Dinner
Three pork tamales smothered with green chili, served with rice and beans 9.75

Vegetarian Tamale Dinner
Three vegetarian tamales smothered with our vegetarian red sauce, served with rice and beans - very spicy 9.75

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Steaks & Hamburgers

Club Steak Choice N.Y. strip steak served with tossed salad and french fries 16.25

Blue Bonnet Steak Choice N.Y. strip steak topped with fresh sauteed onions, jalapeños and tomatoes. Served with a chile relleno, rice, beans and tortillas 17.50

Carne Tampiquena Choice N.Y. strip steak served with a cheese enchilada, rice, beans and tortillas 17.50

Mexican Steak Choice N.Y. strip steak topped with sautéed onion and chiles, smothered in our spicy tomato sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas 17.50

Hamburger Deluxe Served with french fries and a side of salad 7.25 With cheese 7.75

Fajita Burger Topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes, jalapeños, guacamole, sour cream and cheese.Served with french fries 8.50

Sloppy Burger Hamburger smothered with green chili and topped with melted cheese. Served with french fries 8.50

Mexican Hamburger Wrapped in a flour tortilla with beans, smothered with green chili and topped with melted cheese 7.75

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A La Carte & Side Orders

Tostadas Bean 3.25 Beef 3.75 Chicken 3.75 Beef and bean 3.75 Guacamole 4.25 Guacamole and bean 4.25 Shredded beef 4.25

Enchiladas Cheese 3.95 Bean 3.95 Beef 4.25 Chicken 4.25 Shredded beef 4.50

Homemade Tamales Traditional Pork 3.95
Vegetarian - spicy 3.95

Tacos Bean 2.95 Beef 3.25 Chicken 3.50 Guacamole 3.75
Shredded beef - served soft shell 4.25

Rellenos Cheese 4.75 Beef 5.25 Chicken 5.25 Shredded beef 5.50

Menudo Tripe stew with hominy
Large Bowl with 2 tortillas 5.25 Bowl with 2 tortillas 4.75
Cup with 1 tortilla 3.75

Green Chili
Large Bowl with 2 tortillas 3.95 Bowl with 2 tortillas 3.25
Cup with 1 tortilla 1.95

Breakfast Burritos Plain with cheese 4.95
Smothered Green chili, cheese, lettuce, tomato 5.95
Deluxe Green chili, cheese, lettuce, tomato, rice and beans 6.95

1 Flauta Your choice of chicken, shredded beef or carnitas 4.50

Crispy Chicken Taquitos
Homemade taquitos drizzled with sour cream
Served 3 to a plate 3.95

Flour Tortilla .35
Corn Tortilla .35
Pineapple Salsa 1.25
Pico De Gallo 1.25
Jalapenos 1.25
Rice 1.50
Beans 1.50
Sour Cream 1.25
Guacamole 1.50
Cheese 1.50
Lettuce 1.25
Tomato 1.25
Egg .75
French Fries 4.50

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Kid’s Menu

For children 10 years and under. Served with your choice of fries, rice or beans

Beef Taco 3.50
Bean & Cheese Burrito 3.50
Bean Tostada 3.50
Cheese Enchilada 3.50
Cheese Quesadilla 3.50
Chicken Quesadilla 3.50
Hamburger 3.50
Cheeseburger 3.95
Kiddie Bowl A small portion of beans, rice and taco beef 3.25


 

 




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