Ownership at longtime Colorado Mexican restaurant splits

For the first time in the history of one famous, four-decade old Mexican restaurant in metro Denver, there’s only one sole owner.

La Loma’s recipes, including its famous green chile, lives on.

That’s even through a rights transfer. Now, the La Loma name is reduced to only three of its original five locations – after the husband and wife owners divorced and transitioned ownership.

The over 40-year-old restaurant has made its mark throughout generations in the Denver area.

In 1981, the Brinkeroff family opened La Loma. The first installment was a set of three red brick houses atop a hill in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood.

Both owners appear to not be changing some of their recipes. That’s particularly including its recipe of a Colorado staple: green chile.

Some hail La Loma’s green ch