After more than a year away from Denver’s dining scene, El Chingon is preparing to make its return. The family-owned Mexican restaurant has found a new home at The Source Hotel in RiNo, where it plans to introduce a more focused menu and a new patio.
The restaurant has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 3,100 square feet at 3330 Brighton Blvd., Unit 105, according to a recent post from NakedDenver. Coming-soon signs are already displayed in the windows, with an opening targeted for fall 2026.
El Chingon has been closed since June 2025, when a kitchen fire damaged its previous location at 722 Santa Fe Drive, shortly after the restaurant opened there. The incident brought its latest chapter to an abrupt halt, leaving the family to find a new way forward…