The Office Lunch Planning Checklist: Fajitas, Enchiladas or Carnitas for a Rockrimmon Team

By the time the office group chat starts firing off lunch opinions, the easiest part is knowing you want Miguel's Mexican Bar and Grill. The harder part is picking the tray. Around Rockrimmon and Village Center Drive, team meals usually need one thing most of all, a simple plan. If you're sending a catering request for an office lunch, start with the main tray first. At Miguel's, that means choosing between the Fajitas Tray, Enchiladas Tray, or Carnitas Tray, then building around it with Mexican rice and beans, large chips and salsa, and extras like queso dip or guacamole.

That order of operations matters, especially as calendars start filling up in the early holiday season. Once you know the main tray, the rest of the request gets much easier to write, and Miguel's can respond with a more useful follow-up.

Start with the tray your team will build lunch around

If you're deciding among the three verified main-tray options for Mexican office catering Rockrimmon, think less about guessing what everyone likes in theory and more about how your team tends to eat together.

Fajitas Tray makes sense when lunch feels a little more hands-on. On the regular menu, fajitas are served with bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions, plus Mexican rice, refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and tortillas. That gives you a good frame of reference for the style of the meal. If your group likes assembling plates and adding toppings as they go, fajitas are an easy place to start. If you want a closer look at why this format works well for shared lunches, this article on building the table around a Fajitas Tray is a helpful companion.

Enchiladas Tray is a good fit when you want a more settled, serve-and-eat kind of lunch. Miguel's menu includes an enchilada sampler with five corn tortillas filled with cheese, refried beans, shredded chicken, ground beef, and shredded beef, topped with red sauce, plus Enchiladas Verdes with shredded chicken in salsa verde and queso dip. Even without assuming exactly how the catering tray is composed, enchiladas point toward a saucy, comforting office lunch that feels especially welcome on a packed weekday.

Carnitas Tray is the choice to consider when you want a rich, classic centerpiece. On the menu, Carnitas Uruapan features pork carnitas slow-cooked for hours until tender and juicy, served with guacamole, pico de gallo, Mexican rice, and refried beans. Tacos de Carnitas also show how well that slow-cooked pork pairs with bright toppings like pico de gallo and pickled onions. For a team lunch, carnitas gives you a main dish with a distinct identity, hearty, savory, and easy to pair with familiar sides.

Then round out the table with sides and dips

Once you've chosen the main tray, move to the supporting pieces. Miguel's offers trays and half trays of Mexican rice and beans, plus large chips and salsa. Those are the easiest additions because they turn the lunch from one main dish into a fuller office spread without overcomplicating the request.

From there, think about whether your group likes a few extras in the middle of the table. Queso dip is a hot, creamy pepper jack cheese dip served with crispy house-made tortilla chips. Guacamole is made with avocados, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, chopped jalapeno, lime juice, and a blend of sea salt, pepper, and garlic. Salsa and green chile pork are also available by the pint or quart.

If you're unsure which side items to include, a simple way to think about it is this:

• Choose Mexican rice and beans when you want lunch to feel more complete.
• Add large chips and salsa when people will gather, snack, and talk before serving themselves.
• Include queso dip or guacamole when you want the table to feel a little more festive.

That same thinking works whether you're planning for a regular team meeting or trying to get ahead of the first holiday lunches on the calendar. If rice and beans are part of your usual office order strategy, you might also like this piece on starting with Mexican rice and beans.

Send a request that gives Miguel's room to respond clearly

The best catering requests are specific without being overbuilt. Miguel's takes office lunch and event requests through the catering form, and the restaurant replies to build a custom menu. That means your job is not to map out every plate. Your job is to make the request purposeful.

Before you submit, make sure you include:

• Which main tray you want first, Fajitas Tray, Enchiladas Tray, or Carnitas Tray
• Any side trays or add-ons, such as Mexican rice and beans, chips and salsa, queso dip, guacamole, or salsa
• Your event date and pickup time
• Your name, email, phone, and location details
• The number of servings requested on the form

If you want to get familiar with Miguel's weekday food before planning a larger office meal, the lunch menu is worth a look. It gives you a feel for the kitchen, from Fajitas Chiquitas to Lunch Arroz con Pollo and the Lunch Mexican Salad Bowl.

For teams around northwest Colorado Springs, that little bit of planning goes a long way. Pick the main tray first. Add the sides that make sense for your office. Then send the request with enough detail for Miguel's to answer helpfully, instead of starting the whole conversation from scratch.