Hacienda Colorado

Hacienda Colorado is a six-location Colorado chain that started in Englewood in 2002 and built its identity around New Mexico Hatch green chile, which it sources, roasts, and runs through most of the menu. The Lone Tree location at the south end of Park Meadows is one of the busier of the six and the closest of the chain to anyone south of C-470. This is the safe Mexican-American answer if you don't want to commit to a destination dinner at Los Dos Potrillos or Savina's.

The menu lives around the Hatch chile. The signature stuffed-poblano dish (poblano stuffed with grilled chicken and Monterey Jack, served with a chile relleno smothered in Hatch green chile sauce) is the order most reviewers cite. The shredded-chicken enchiladas with Hatch green sauce are the lunch default. The Queso Blanco appetizer (with Hatch chiles and jalapenos) is the table-starting move. Family enchilada dinners are well-priced for groups of four or more.

The complaint that comes up consistently in 2025-2026 reviews: the menu has been trimmed in the last two years, prices are up, and some longtime regulars feel the recent changes have stripped out signature dishes. We can confirm the menu is smaller than it was three years ago. The remaining items are still well-executed; if you came for a specific old favorite, check the current online menu before driving out.

The room is darker and more polished than the strip-mall feel of older Mexican places at Park Meadows; this is the chain's mid-2010s remodel design (timber, leather booths, heavy bar). Service is consistent. Margaritas are fine but not the destination. For a non-special-occasion Tuesday-night dinner where Mexican is on the menu, this works.