Business Details
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
25791 E Smoky Hill Rd, Aurora, CO 80016, United States, Thornton, CO
80233, United States
Hours
Reviews
4.2
3,379 reviews
5 stars
2,142
4 stars
552
3 stars
293
2 stars
134
1 star
258
- RARubi Andazola3 days ago5.0We come to 3Margaritas on 104th often and always enjoy the food, but what we enjoy the most is Zuli! She is the best waitress—always very attentive and making sure we have everything we need. She makes the atmosphere feel like home. You have a great employee! We always ask for her to be our waitress because she provides excellent customer service, always with a smile and a great attitude.Thank You Zuli!
- HSHeidi SaldivarOct 13, 20255.0Totally did not expect this place to be as good as it was knowing its a chain here. Really loved the caldo de pollo and shredded chicken nachos. Love the house margaritas. Will be back to try more. Idk much about the other locations but this one is delicious! Def a repeat.
- SDSamara DumanOct 10, 20255.0Oh 3 margaritas where do I even begin. From the moment I stepped through the door to the moment I saw the QR code for free desert. Thank you for bringing people happiness and peace. Truth be told I would love here if I could. Words don’t even begin to describe the immense amount of love in my heart for this restaurant. Thanks for feeding my family, my belly and my soul❤️
- LDLilian DuarteOct 8, 20255.0El servicio de los trabajadores siempre es muy amable y atento cada que venimos a comer, y las proporciones de las comidas son llenadoras y le hacen justicia a los precios. En fin muy agradable lugar.
- TJTim JohnsvilleOct 5, 20251.0Absolutely blown away how I could be charged 82 dollars for 2 adults and 2 kids for such low quality food. The server admitted the taquitos were from the frozen section and not made in house and the ground beef all around was an oily, overground mess. Slow service though it wasn't very busy and she didn't care and barely gave any acknowledgement after bringing up the concerns. These days when money is tight for everyone, a focus on quality and service will be paramount to keep restaurants alive.