When Cafe Bisque opened at 224 Union Boulevard in Lakewood in 2003, Westword food reviewer Jason Sheehan was initially unimpressed with the confused New American menu, but after a return trip in October, he came to appreciate some of chef Alex Gurevich's menu items, most notably the rich, creamy lobster bisque.
Sheehan's latest trip was spurred by the announcement that the restaurant had recently added a Sunday brunch. And that's not the only change. In early November, not more than a month la
The Arvada Grill at 5801 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard in Arvada has closed its doors."Thank you to all who joined us!" is the only message offered on the restaurant's website, www.arvadagrill.com.
And the website of the parent company, the Fortis Group at www.fortisdenver.com, no longer lists the Arvada Grill, which chef Alex Gurevich opened right at the end of 2007.
His Limon is still going strong at 1618 East 17th Avenue, though, and Bisque, at 226 Union Boulevard, has improved with the addit
Lori Midson​ Despite the half-dozen "For Lease" signs posted in the storefront windows in Old Town Arvada, at least one restaurant is actually moving in. Udi's Bread Cafe, which already has locations in Stapleton (7357 East 29th Avenue); Louisville (185 South 104th Street); Aurora (12700 East 19th Street); and north Denver (101 East 70th Avenue), is moving into a new retail/restaurant parcel at 7600 Grandview Avenue -- and according to the sign and the guy on stilts who was painting the ceilin
When Olivea opened in May at 719 East 17th Avenue, it immediately earned a spot among the top ten restaurants on 17th Avenue, which has become a real restaurant row. Below, nine more places to brake for food along 17th.
Okay, so yesterday I used my not insignificant Staffing Up mojo to give some suggestions as to what ought to be done with the former Mojitos , which closed last week at 1120 East Sixth Avenue.
And then this morning, guess what happened? I get a phone call from Alex Gurevich of Limon and Cafe Bisque. He tells me he read the piece. He tells me he has some news.
"We're working on that location," he tells me.
"What location?"
"Mojitos."
"Seriously?"
Yesterday I talked with Alex Gurevich about his plans for making pizzas at the former Mojitos/Mel's/Montecito/Piscos/Dudley's space at 1120 East Sixth Avenue, right smack in the middle of Sixth Avenue's restaurant row. It sounded like good news. Despite some bad moves over the years, I think Gurevich is a good chef who runs interesting restaurants with talented crews. And the Sixth Avenue spot isn't the only new project he has going, it turns out.
A couple years back, after getting cr
