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3 Margaritas Thornton

4.3
(3,588 reviews)

Business Details

3202 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO
80233, United States
(303) 280-0166
https://thornton.3margaritas.com/

About

Mexican Restaurant
3 Margaritas restaurant is an example of the immigrant dream, which included financial success as well as a chance to go back home and help those left behind. The nine Morales kids, six girls and three boys, slept on mats on the floor of a two bedroom house at their small ranch. After school they worked in the fields. Today all of them own at least one restaurant. After crossing the border Nicolas Morales ended up in Seattle where his brother Manuel lived. The Morales brothers saved all they could knowing they wanted to open their own restaurant. They knew they were now in a new country, and they decided they’d better adapt if they wanted to make it. So Nicolas learned how to cook. They invested all of their savings in their first restaurant, Las Margaritas, a six-table place in Seattle. For six months they couldn’t even pay the rent and had to ask friends to loan them money. Their luck changed when a food critic from Seattle Times paid them a visit and published a review that called Las Margaritas the best Mexican restaurant in the state. The next day, Morales said the food sold out in an hour and they had to close at 7 pm. Nicolas Morales and his brother, Manuel Morales, had 15 restaurants in Washington state before selling them to former employees and starting a new chain in Colorado, 3 Margaritas, with his brother Gustavo Morales. Now Manuel, Nicolas and Gustavo Morales own 13 restaurants here, some as partnerships with their employees under the new name ‘MARGARITAS’. After living in the United States for 27 years and developing two chains of Mexican restaurants, Nicolas Morales is now a mayor in his hometown Cuautla, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. His agenda is ambitious: to change the very conditions —lack of jobs, education and opportunity— that made him cross the border to the United States when he was 17.

Location

3 Margaritas Thornton
3202 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO
80233, United States

Hours

Monday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Reviews

4.3
3,588 reviews
5 stars
2,306
4 stars
576
3 stars
302
2 stars
134
1 star
270
  • RR
    Robert Renter
    3 days ago
    4.0
    Food was good but not worth the price. Place was clean and the staff were friendly. Good service :)
  • EG
    Edy Gómez
    Aug 8, 2026
    5.0
    Excelente servicio del personal ambiente agradable para charlar y de la comida no digamos buena digo buenísima
  • MD
    Michael Dwyer
    Aug 5, 2026
    3.0
    Still a good place to get decent Mexican food, but they're feeling the pinch of the economy and pushing it onto the customers. Expect to see only a few spears of avocado and tomato in your dishes. Then, they put a 3% upcharge for using a credit card.
  • KH
    KK Harris
    Aug 3, 2026
    3.0
    We love 3 Margaritas! We've been going to 3 Margaritas for years. We usually go to the one in Littleton or the one in Westminster. However, we tried this one the other night and I was a little disappointed to say the least. To start off with, I don't like that they let you sit out on their beautiful patio area but seem to take forever to get to you & then swiftly forget about you as well. Two, their menu is very small over here, and they seem to have removed a lot of their menu items, which I'm not impressed with. Smaller isn't always better. Some things need to not change because it's the very thing that makes a restaurant unique and keeps people coming in. Their huge menu, is one!! ❤️ Three, I don't like the fact that I specifically asked for flour tortillas for my steak enchiladas and they still put it on corn. On top of that, when I order the steak enchiladas over here you only get two little ones as opposed to the other locations where I get four. That's weird. If you are going to share a name but have different locations, you need to make sure that you're giving the same quality Food, Service and options, at every location. On a good note, our waitress was sweet. 😊 She took accountability for her mistake on the enchiladas and comped that part of the meal, without me asking. Which I appreciate. However, I would have just rather have gotten what I asked for and paid for what I would have got. Atmosphere on the balcony is awesome, they just need to be more attentive and not forget their tables outside.
  • J_
    JuicyDrinks _
    Jul 26, 2026
    1.0
    Como que orders un chile relleno y solo es puro queso y como dos tiras de chile mejor pongale queso relleno la verdad era uno de mi restaurant favorito pero con esto lla no se pasan deverian ponder MAs atencion para que no pase esta cosas asi no ganas de volver y MAs el capiado disque del chile duro como el corazon del dueno

Frequently Asked Questions About 3 Margaritas Thornton

Where is 3 Margaritas Thornton located?

3 Margaritas Thornton is located at 25791 E Smoky Hill Rd, Aurora, CO 80016, United States.

What are the operating hours of 3 Margaritas Thornton?

3 Margaritas Thornton is open every day from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

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