Birria Tacos in Colorado Springs: The Real Thing, Done Right
If You Haven’t Tried Birria, You’re Missing One of Mexico’s Greatest Dishes
Birria started as a celebration food — slow-braised beef (traditionally goat) stewed low and slow in a rich blend of dried chiles, aromatics, and spices until the meat is fall-apart tender and the broth is something you’ll want to drink straight from the bowl. And now, thanks to the rise of quesabirria tacos, birria has become one of the most searched and craved dishes across the country.
If you’re in Colorado Springs and searching for birria tacos that are actually worth your time, Chiltepin Mexican Grill on Astrozon Blvd. is the place to go.
What Is Birria, Exactly?
Birria is a slow-braised meat dish from the Jalisco region of Mexico. The meat is marinated in a chile-based adobo sauce and cooked for hours until it’s deeply flavorful and tender. The cooking liquid becomes a rich consomé — a savory broth that’s served alongside the tacos for dipping.
The quesabirria taco takes it a step further: a corn tortilla is dipped in the fat from the stew, griddled until crispy, filled with birria meat and melted cheese, and served with that same consomé on the side. The result is crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside, rich throughout — and genuinely hard to eat just one.
Birria on the Chiltepin Menu
At Chiltepin Mexican Grill, birria isn’t an afterthought — it’s a centerpiece. Here’s how we serve it:
- Birria Taco — Tender birria on a corn tortilla with onions and cilantro. $4.05 each or 3 for $12.44.
- Quesa Taco (Birria) — The full quesabirria experience: dipped tortilla, melted cheese, birria meat, onions, and cilantro. $4.63 each or 3 for $13.78.
- Birria Quesadilla — A full quesadilla packed with birria meat and cheese. $10.90.
- Pizza Birria — Our most unique offering: a birria pizza that has to be seen (and tasted) to be believed. $27.56.
- Consome with Birria — A full bowl of birria beef in rich broth, served with onions, cilantro, and your choice of flour or corn tortillas. $11.43.
- Birria Burrito — All the birria flavor in a flour tortilla with beans, rice, onions, and cilantro. $12.40.
- Birria Bowl — Birria over rice and beans with lettuce, sour cream, and cheese. $12.40.
Why Birria Has Gone Mainstream (and Why That’s a Good Thing)
Over the past several years, birria tacos have exploded in popularity across the United States. Food videos of the crispy, cheese-pulled, broth-dipped taco went viral and sparked a wave of demand that hasn’t slowed down. But with popularity comes variation in quality — from restaurants that make it fresh and from scratch, to spots that cut corners.
At Chiltepin, our birria is made in-house using real dried chiles and slow-braising techniques that honor the dish’s origins. It’s not a trend for us — it’s a core part of how we cook.
Come Try It for Yourself
Whether you’re a birria veteran or it’s your first time, Chiltepin Mexican Grill in Colorado Springs is ready to make a great impression. We’re open daily starting at 6:30AM, and on weekends we stay open until midnight — so there’s no bad time to come in for tacos.
📍 3855 Astrozon Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80916 | 📞 719-390-0513
Order online or stop in. We’ll have the consomé warm and the cheese melted.
