Review: Lime - Denver's Amazing Mexican Restaurant

This is my personal review of Lime, an American Cantina, in Denver, Colorado.

Location:
1414 Larimer St.
Larimer Square
Denver. Colorado 80202

Contact:
(303) 893-5463
www.eatatlime.com

Hours:
Mon-Wed 4pm-10pm
Thu-Sat 4pm-11pm
Closed Sunday.

Notes:
-DJ performs Thursday through Saturday.
-Private party room that seats up to 25 people.
-Awarded Denver's Best Margaritas by AOL and City Search in 2006.
-Festive, trendy Mexican atmosphere.

Prices:
Fairly inexpensive. Appetizers start at $5 and go up to $10. Entrees start at $8.95 and go up to $13.95, but the most expensive items on this menu are delicious and involve sea food.

Service:
Service is very good at Lime's, you are seated promptly with a smile.

Your order is taken fast, and brought to you even faster. Drinks are refilled accordingly, but you might have to ask once.

The wait staff are extremely friendly and attentive, and don't forget that you exist. They're smiling and eager to make you happy and to help.

Portions are big, as well!

Food & Menu:
The appetizers are plentiful, so I recommend not getting an appetizer if you'd like to also get an entree, unless you have at least one more person to help you eat it.

From tamales to quesadillas, nachos to flautas, Mexican soups to Mexican egg rolls! Yes, I said Mexican egg rolls. Rice, black beans, jalapeno jack cheese, corn, peppers and spinach fill a crunchy egg roll wrapper, and all of it is served with their legendary salsa and guacamole. Deli-sh!

With an appealing and extensive menu, their food mimics this description. A unique and interesting twist on Mexican food that will send your taste buds flying, and ensure a 2nd, 3rd and 4th visit.

Specialties and My Favorites:
The entree section of the menu is like that of most Mexican restaurants' menus. You have your enchiladas, your burritos, your tacos, your rellenos, etc.

This might sound kind of repetitive, but every dish has it's own unique and satisfying twist!

Like the Margarita Mahi Mahi, a big favorite among Lime's fans. A fresh mahi mahi fillet is marinaded in Lime's award-winning margarita marinade, grilled to your liking, and seared in a delicious pineapple salsa. It's served with guacamole, which is another plus. The pineapple salsa really pulls together all of the different flavors in this dish, and I am not surprised this is a fan favorite!

The Lime Fajitas are definitely a unique rendition. You choose between steak, chicken or shrimp, and it is wrapped in a hot flour tortilla with zucchini, onions, roasted pepper, cheese, guacamole and sour cream. The unique part about this is the zucchini, it's delicious with this dish but I would have never believed it if you'd told me!

My favorite dish from Lime's is the Scorpion Plate. Six juicy jumbo shrimp sit on top of halved jalapenos, it's stuffed with a cheesy chipotle sauce and then it's flash fried in a crispy wrapper. Red Chile and guacamole accompany this dish, but I almost forgot they were there! This is the perfect blend of different flavors.. lime-y, zesty, spicy, cheesy, wholesome. I get this a lot when I go to Lime's.

Lime's gets 5 stars from me.