La Casita
8 people recommendvia r/denverfood9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many diners recommend La Casita for breakfast; a few who name an outlet mean the Highlands or Tejon Street ones, and the Tejon Street one is listed here. One rates the Highlands breakfast burrito the top in town, one calls the burrito solid, and one finds the LoHi tamales pretty good. One says the airport outlet falls short of the restaurant though its green chili still tastes good.
Address
Tamales By La Casita, 3561 Tejon St, Denver, CO 80211
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Breakfast burrito
- Best for
- Breakfast
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/fasheezy2 in r/denverfood · Mar 2025taste
Prefers the breakfast tamale to McDonald's and Starbucks, which they say have annoying lines.
- Recommendsu/frozenchosun in r/denverfood · Mar 2025taste
Rates La Casita's burrito as solid for breakfast.
- Recommendsu/SuperMario1222 in r/denverfood · Mar 2025taste
Says the Highlands La Casita has the top breakfast burrito in town.
- Recommendsu/Appropriate-XBL in r/denverfood · Jan 2025taste
Not sure it's the best, but finds these tamales from La Casita pretty good.
- Recommendsu/DistrictThen1265 in r/denverfood · Sep 2026service
Recommends La Casita, saying they will work with you on breakfast tacos.
- Recommendsu/lzycmt in r/denverfood · Jul 2025
Picks the Tejon spot called La Casita de Tamale as their top choice.
- Recommendsu/AccomplishedPirate20 in r/denverfood · Jan 2026
Suggests this spot, advising a chili-and-cheese filling with any protein.
- Recommendsu/denver_ram in r/denverfood · Jan 2026
Also rates La Casita as top tier.
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- Mixedu/AdIllustrious285 in r/denverfood · Nov 2024taste
Says the airport La Casita falls short of the brick-and-mortar, but its green chili still tastes good.
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