Adam Marquez

My mom used to take me to Camargo Tamales Restaurant when I was a kid. I don't remember if it was in the 70's or 80's when I first went. For me, Camargo's is nostalgic. The food is a good representation of old school DenMex (the kind which the city has hemorrhaged since gentrification). It is straight forward, legit, good food, and rates high for that. Camargo's is a hole in the wall place which has historically been mainly a take-out joint, and should be reviewed with that in mind. I say that because I see some reviewers having expectations which really don't apply. Camargo's is a Denver-in-the-know kind of place; it appeals to locals, and must be respected as such. I guess what I am trying to say is: Camargo's food is good quality, tasty, reliable, and represents DenMex well (with homemade tortillas which is a vulnerability of many local Mexican places). It is not, however, intended to be what it is not, like a sophisticated sit-down, service-oriented, other-region-of-Mexican-food, hipster place.