Comal Heritage Food Incubator

Comal is a restaurant on a quest: It opened in as a lunch spot in RiNo in late 2016 with the goal of training low-income women (many from Mexico, El Salvador, Syria, Ethiopia and Iraq) in restaurant and business skills, and some of its graduates have moved on to open their own food endeavors. In July 2023, it moved to a larger Five Points space that substantially increased the number of diners it can accommodate and added breakfast service. Stopping for a meal here, which varies from Mexican to Syrian to other regional specialties depending on the day, is the best thing you can do to lift your spirits — and fill your belly.