Centro Mexican Kitchen

Add this to your list of places to eat in Colorado (they have one of the best Bloody Mary's) ... Let me introduce you to Centro Mexican Kitchen in Boulder, Colorado.
This fun & lively restaurant on Pearl Street creates fresh and festive Mexican cuisine for brunch, lunch, happy hour, & dinner.
Centro serves Brunch & Brunch Happy Hour on Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 12pm. We arrived at Centro and were seated on their outdoor patio - it was lovely with plenty of shade.
The staff were attentive and radiated positivity.
General Manager, Melena and Server, Molly ensured we had everything we needed while we dined. New Brunch Happy Hour menu items include things like the 'Over the Top Bloody' (serves 1-2 people) for $30.
This was hands down the biggest Bloody Mary I have ever seen, and it tasted as good as it looked.
It was garnished to the hilt - I'm talking grilled shrimp topped with edible gold, several strips of bacon, vegetables, & flowers.
The Bloody Mary was tangy, spicy, and satisfying, making it a brunch favorite. The Horchata Toast Crunch was made with Breckenridge Vodka, horchata, chai liqueur, whipped cream, & cinnamon crunch.
We loved the creativity on this brunch cocktail and who doesn’t like cinnamon toast crunch? The Tomato Gazpacho was made with cucumber, red pepper, fresno chile, green onion, olive oil, & sourdough croutons. The Centro Caesar Salad was made with romaine, heirloom cherry tomatoes, grana padano cheese, popped lentils, toasted pepitas, & crispy chickpeas.
We loved this Caesar Salad - there was great texture variation and a good ratio of Caesar dressing to ingredients. The Skirt Steak Taco Board was served with fresh corn tortillas, green rice, cabbage pico slaw, Mexican street corn, & spicy macha salsa.
The skirt steak was juicy, meaty and went well with the warm tortillas and cool slaw.
The Mexican street corn was seasoned perfectly, and I loved the cotija cheese & spices on it. The Queso Benedict was made with two poached eggs, tavern ham, sourdough toast, smothered with queso. The Chilaquiles - $14 on Brunch Happy Hour - were made with tortilla chips, suiza sauce, refried beans, cotija cheese, & fried sunny side up egg. The French Toast Flight - $9 on Brunch Happy Hour - was made with strawberry, horchata, and cinnamon apple French toast.
We then had the option to 'Make it toasty!' for an additional $20 which paired matching shots with each of the French toast flavors.

Owner response

Modern and elevated Mexican with focus on flavors.
First their menu has vegan and vegetarian markings but is error prone so don’t go by it and ask the waiter.
Fre vegan starters and two or so vegan mains.
We had the black bean hummus tostada, a flavor bomb.
I was getting layers of heat from Chili oil, spices, sweetness of apple and coolness of cucumber and bitterness of greens all working to deliver amazing flavor profile.
The taco platter has vegan option and the flavors are really good.

Owner response

Late night dinner on Pearl St...nice patio area, great food and service.
I had the blackened shrimp with a bit of a twist...it had tomatillos.
Very good!

Owner response