Gorditos

Gorditos is a Mexican restaurant a few feet from the intersection of Greenwood and 85th, in the Greenwood neighborhood.

He said: This place was pretty sweet. I must say it was a bit dumpy looking from the outside, and I was expecting a small cramped dining area but it was actually pretty cavernous once you get in. There were two levels and it looked like an outside area in times of better weather. The ordering process was very speedy and well organized, and we sat down with a small basket of chips and some salsa. The salsa looked very unappetizing; it was brown and not very chunky, almost like applesauce, but it tasted pretty good (a little bit too strongly of olives). I got a fajita style burrito which was enormous and tasted good, but not great. There were a lot of whole peices of tomato which seemed to be pretty unripe and way too much sour cream. I only got through half of it, but it was very filling for the price. (6$?) There was also a sign on the bathrooms proclaiming "Now open on Tuesdays" which I thought was amusing, and the order numbers you take back to your table are little burros with names on them (we had Silvester). It was good for the price and the quaintness made it interesting, but its not exactly on my favorites list. B.

She said:
I "found" this place by looking at the "Cheap Eats" list on CitySearch.com. Since we're going to the wine country tomorrow, we decided that dinner tonight had to be affordable. At first glance, we didn't see the small parking lot next to the restaurant. Luckily, we had no problem finding street parking, but the mere fact that there is a parking lot - however small - in this neighborhood is a plus in my book. When you walk in the door, you order at the counter. The menu is posted behind the counter and it seemed to contain all the Mexican standards. I chose the chicken fajitas. You move on down the counter and someone has your drinks, (free) chips and (homemade) salsa, and small pinnata donkey waiting for you. Yes, that's right, we got the pleasure of carrying a germ-soaked, pinnata-esque donkey back to our table with us. How gross.
The chips and salsa were really good. The chips were baked and warm, which I like, and the salsa was homemade and very yummy. Plus they were free, and that works for me. Our food came soon after we sat down and the waitress took the donkey back to the counter with her - thank God. Our plates were enormous and filled with food. We both ended up taking about half our meal home, so really this place is a 2 meals in 1 establishment. The fajitas were so-so. Nothing to rave about, but not horrible. Next time, I will try something else. You have to get your own napkins, silverware, etc., which is not ideal when you have Mexican food dripping down your arm and you're out of things to wipe it on. The tables and chairs and general atmosphere were kind of dirty-looking and I didn't find it all that appealing. Next time I will get my food "to go" because I didn't really like the eating in the restaurant part of this meal. B-