Since 1999, Steamboat locals and visitors have flocked to Azteca Taqueria for made to order burritos, tacos, quesadillas and other mexican fare. Now relocated in the historic Squire Building on 9th Street behind Lyon's Drugs, we continue the tradition of serving hearty, healthy, homemade food.

Check out the praise for Azteca: The Steamboat Pilot & Today wrote, "For great, inexpensive Mexican food on the go, you can't do better than this." The rough guide to the Rocky Mountains..."one of the The Boats most authentic local hangouts"..."Steamboats favorite quick serve taco and burrito bar..."

Grab a" justifiably famous breakfast burrito" (Steamboat Pilot and Today) on your way to the slopes or a day on the river, join the locals who line up for Steamboat's "Best bargain lunch" (Best of the Boat Readers Choice). We're open until 9pm (9:30 weekends) for dinner, serving a wide selection of beer and margaritas at reasonable prices. During the warmer months, we offer outdoor seating, where you might catch a glimpse of ski jumpers training on Howelson hills year round ski jump.

Partners Jim Ruggiero, John Bitume and Jonas Gabriel have a simple philosophy -- offer customers multiple casual dining options under one roof and serve only fresh foods. The concept at Azteca allows customers to customize their burritos, enchiladas and chimichangas with a variety of meats, salsas, rice and beans."We don't pretend to be authentic Mexican food," Ruggiero emphasized. "We just give people what they want." Oh yeah check out Steamboat magazine page 34 hear what they have to say.

The commitment to fresh ingredients means the kitchen crew at Azteca begins preparing frijoles negros from scratch each day with a 50-pound bag of dried black beans, simmering them until they're just the right consistency. The red salsa starts with hand-chopped, fresh tomatoes. The cilantro lime rice and Spanish rice are never over-cooked because the starch turns over so often. You get the picture. When the partners discovered that the Gomez family in nearby Craig were making fresh tortillas from scratch, they quickly incorporated them into the menu. Gomez' hand-wrapped tamales twice a week, Wednesdays and Sundays.

Summer or Winter, stop in and see why national publications like Paddler, Denver Post and skiing magazines recommend Azteca Taqueria as the place to eat in Steamboat Springs.

Eat in or take out, you will be eating in a flash, complete with unique beverage selection !!