{"id":9231,"date":"2014-01-07T10:13:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T17:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=9231"},"modified":"2014-01-07T17:47:22","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T00:47:22","slug":"senor-rics-mexican-restaurant-in-aurora-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=9231","title":{"rendered":"Se\u00f1or Ric’s Mexican Restaurant in Aurora, Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\"facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"google_plus\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>
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Se\u00f1or Ric’s Mexican Restaurant<\/strong>
\n13200 E. Mississippi
\nAurora, CO 80012
\n(303) 750-9000<\/p>\n

Se\u00f1or Ric’s exterior – you can’t really tell from the photo – has New Mexican style wrap-around blue and red neon tubing at the top of the building. When I first saw Se\u00f1or Ric’s, I thought of Central Avenue in Albuquerque, although the restaurant seems to be referenced as Santa Fe style. Both work for me. <\/p>\n

Owners, Jeff and Julie Eaton have been serving (mostly) traditional Mexican food since 1986. Se\u00f1or Ric’s has a New Mexican “hacienda” feel to it, spread throughout a huge space. The New Mexican style decor\/design provides a bright, cheerful background; Think Rose’s Cantina, white-washed walls and a red rose. Upon entering the restaurant, on the left is the lively, colorful lounge\/bar area, on the right – several dining rooms.<\/p>\n

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Se\u00f1or Ric\u2019s Lounge & Bar - Denver Post Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We stopped in one evening while the Happy Hour was in session. Se\u00f1or Ric’s Happy Hour<\/strong> is a habit not easy to break since the Happy Hour is a very good thing. “Daily from 3-6pm & 9-11pm the Happy Hour includes: Traditional Margaritas, Fruit Margaritas, Domestic Drafts, House Wine and Well Drinks.” First trip, I had the red wine (2) for about $4.00, then switched to the 2-4-1 Traditional House Margarita at $4.95;) It’s just about the only Happy Hour, inexpensive-margarita I’ve had that doesn’t give me a headache or worse. <\/p>\n

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Senor Ric's Bar - Photo LasVegasBuffetClub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During Happy Hours, there’s a little buffet table in the bar area stocked with a huge bowl of light, thin chips, a spicy been-dip and a decent salsa. On Friday nights they add baby Taquitos. Last trip the Taquitos were of the spinach and cheese variety. Sometimes they serve cheese-filled Taquitos – all complimentary.<\/p>\n

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Spinach Enchilada - LasVegasBuffetClub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On our second visit, we decided to dine from the main menu – in the main dining room. I had the Spinach Enchilada – a tortilla stuffed with saut\u00e9ed spinach and baked in a light vegetable sauce, “finished with zesty chili con queso” served with Mexican rice and sour cream for about four bucks. I wanted to try this dish because of the spinach. It was excellent Tex-Mex with a healthy twist. Here’s the skinny on two:<\/p>\n

SPINACH ENCHILADAS<\/strong>
\n“Two enchiladas stuffed with saut\u00e9ed spinach and baked in a
\nlight vegetable sauce. Finished with our zesty chili con queso.
\nServed with Mexican rice and sour cream ($8.99.”)<\/p>\n

Other traditional items from the menu include: Appetizers<\/strong> from $7.49 to $9.79, Combinations<\/strong>, such as: Two cheese enchiladas<\/strong>, Mexican rice and refried beans, $8.49. (With pork, beef or chicken add $1.00;) also flautas<\/strong>, burritos<\/strong>, rellenos<\/strong>, tamales<\/strong> and tacos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Fajitas<\/strong> are on the menu.
\n“One half pound of marinated strips of steak, chicken or pork served on a sizzling skillet with fresh picco de gallo, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, refried beans and your choice of hot flour or corn tortillas” $13.49. Mix beef, chicken or pork add $1.00<\/p>\n

Chimichangas<\/strong>
\n“A crispy flour tortilla filled with your choice of one of the tasty ingredients listed below, topped with mild green sauce, Mexican rice and choice of refried beans or black beans. Served with sour cream.” Choose: Shredded Beef $8.99, Chicken $8.99, Ground Beef $8.99, Bean (black or refried) $8.29<\/p>\n

Ric’s Chimichanga<\/strong>
\n“Ric stuffs this chimichanga with his famous Green Pork Chili and tops it with scoops of sour cream and guacamole. Ol\u00e9!” $9.29<\/p>\n

Also: Weekday Specials, A LA Carte, Seafood Items, Gluten Free Menu, Salads and Wraps. Find Ric’s complete menu here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HOURS OF OPERATION<\/strong>
\nDining Room: 11:00 am to 9:30 pm Sun. – Thurs.
\n11:00 am to 10:00 pm Fri. – Sat.
\nLounge: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm Daily<\/p>\n

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Serving traditional Mexican food since 1986, Senior Ric’s has a New Mexico “hacienda” feel to it, spread throughout a huge space. New Mexico style designs are to be seen everywhere. Upon entering the restaurant, on the left is the lively, colorful lounge\/bar area; on the right several dining rooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[1415,45,1417,1414,1416,1413],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9231"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9231"}],"version-history":[{"count":129,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9488,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9231\/revisions\/9488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}