Cheap eats | Lime XS | Get Real Denver

Cheap eats | Lime XS
by dna on July 20, 2007

Everyone has an idea of what Mexican food should be. My 10-year-old thinks it’s – ick – Taco Bell. (She’s still young; she’ll learn.) My Texas-born buddy TJ fell in love with Chevy’s, with its Tex-Mex blend of flavors and smoky, pureed tomato salsa blended with cilantro and roasted peppers.

I’m still waiting to be impressed. Because when you get down to it, most Mexican food is predictable (and too often forgettable). Once you get past the traditional wrapped burritos, chile rellenos, enchiladas, tostadas and chimichangas, there is little in the way of surprises. Sometimes the only variety you can find is in the salsa: hot, mild, red, green.

Yawn.

Lime XS, an offshoot of the Larimer Square restaurant (XS, for extra small), prides itself on being different. And that’s not always a good thing…