Bubba Chinos

Pouring craft beer, pulling Strings: Our restaurant roll call for April

Over two dozen eateries opened in metro Denver in April, everything from coffeehouses to second outposts for local breweries (Upslope and Renegade) to a third spot for Ali Baba to a tenth restaurant for Bonanno Concepts, Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria. But Denver also lost an institution: Strings closed ... More >>

Sign of the times: Bubba Chinos space now for lease

Last month, the sign on the door said that the Bubba Chinos at 1361 Court Place was closed for ten days for "remodeling." At the end of March, that was replaced with an eviction notice. Now there's a sign reporting that the spot -- which has been many, many restaurants over the years -- is now for l ... More >>

From A to Z, Alamo Drafthouse to Zanitas: Restaurant roll call for March

Over a dozen restaurants opened in March, ranging from the ambitious Beast Bottle to Beantree Coffee & Deli. By contrast, only a handful of eateries closed their doors, including Big Easy and Grand Lux Cafe. Keep reading for our Restaurant roll call for March. See also: - Photos: ViewHouse Eatery ... More >>

Bubba Chinos evicted from downtown location

Although in mid-March Bubba Chinos promised to return to its home on Court Place after "remodeling," the only new decoration the place has is an eviction notice from Dikeau Reality, which owns the building. See also: - Bubba Chinos downtown has closed for "remodeling" - Reader: Bubba Chinos is on a ... More >>

Photos: Bubba Chinos mural at 160 Federal Boulevard pays homage to some rap legends

Wow! We haven't seen this mesmerizing mural in the flesh yet, but Danielle Lirette, our photo intern, did, and she brought us back these great photos. The piece, which is painted on the side of Bubba Chinos at 160 Federal Boulevard, is the handiwork of PJ Sierra (aka Stale Art). Continue on to see m ... More >>

Photos: Bubba Chinos has a new hip-hop mural by Stale Art

People may debate the quality of the food at Bubba Chinos, but no one is going to quibble over the quality of the mural that local artist P.J. Sierra, also known as Stale Art, painted behind the first Bubba Chinos at 160 Federal Boulevard last week. Danielle Lirette stopped by to see the finished p ... More >>

Reader: Bubba Chinos is on a remodel, close, rinse and repeat cycle

The Bubba Chinos that opened last summer in a space near City Hall that has been many, many restaurants over the years has closed, too -- for "renovations," according to a sign on the door that says the place will reopen in ten days. But if it does, it doesn't sound like it will get a warm welcom ... More >>

Bubba Chinos downtown has closed for "remodeling"

The Bubba Chinos that opened downtown last year is currently closed, reportedly for "remodeling." Leonard Cordova, a grandson of Stella Cordova, founder of the original Chubby's , started the homegrown Bubba Chinos chain; this location at 1361 Court Place was a franchise. See also: - Bubba Chinos e ... More >>

Original Chubby's about to open on Kalamath -- but how original is it?

An Original Chubby's is about to open at 14th and Kalamath, and as evidenced by the sign already in the window, it wants you to know that there's no connection between this restaurant and any with similar names -- except at other Original Chubby's up in Thornton. See also: - Original sin: A Chubby' ... More >>

Rico Pollo won't fly on Federal, but San Antonio Mexican Bakery rises above the fray

In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard - south to north - within Denver city limits. I'll be skipping the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's the report on my ... More >>

Reader: So little time, so many choices on Federal

Mark Antonation has an ambitious resolution for 2013: He's eating his way through Denver city limits along Federal Boulevard, from the southern border to the northern, and blogging about it for Cafe Society in "A Federal Case." But he got off to a rough start, when he found that the southernmost Bub ... More >>

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant if you're djduray

Cafe Society served up four Guess Where? posts last week, from a pint of rare stout at Providence Tavern, to a still-unidentified gingerbread house to a heart-shaped side of fried rice at Benihana.

At 4G's on Federal, the food is not the topic of conversation

In A Federal Case, I'll be eating my way up Federal Boulevard -- south to north -- within Denver city limits. I'll skip the national chains and per-scoop Chinese joints, but otherwise I'll report from every vinyl booth, walk-up window and bar stool where food is served. Here's my second stop... Aft ... More >>

A Federal Case: Eating my way up the boulevard

Federal Boulevard is one of the most interesting stretches of pavement in the entire United States. The cultural and economic diversity represented in a few densely populated miles means that you can drive past looming Victorian mansions, the playground of the Denver Broncos, llanteros selling retre ... More >>

Fifty latest reasons Colorado is the best state in the country

Colorado is having a tough time. The ramifications of widespread wildfires and the Aurora theater shooting are still coming into focus, and many questions won't be answered for months. But we're not going anywhere. In Westword's annual attempt to chronicle on paper -- to count the ways, if you will ... More >>

Reader: Here's why we need a health department...

There's lots of action on the Denver restaurant scene -- the ongoing controversy over Frank Bonanno's fight with the health department, the upcoming Tavern Platt Park...and today, the opening of a new Bubba Chinos downtown, just steps away from City Hall, which will be serving up free chile cheese f ... More >>

Bubba Chinos opens downtown tomorrow

Green chile, meet cheeseburger. Downtown Denver, meet Bubba Chinos. The latest location in the chain started by Leonard Cordova, grandson of the late Stella Cordova of the original Chubby's, will open tomorrow at 1361 Court Place, just steps from City Hall. And first-day customers will receive free ... More >>

Bubba Chinos expands into downtown

Bubba Chinos, the burrito chain started by Leonard Cordova, grandson of Stella Cordova, the late and legendary Chubby's founder, will open a new franchise location at 1361 Court Place next month. "We're excited to cater to the downtown crowd. There aren't many lunch options over here," says franchi ... More >>

Restaurant Roll Call for 2011

Close to 300 new restaurants opened in the metro area last year -- and with that much action, perhaps it's not surprising that two of them are named Cebiche, and two of them are named Chinook. But the local dining scene also lost a surprising number of mainstays: the 29-year-old Pearl Street Grill, ... More >>

Now open: Bubba Chinos on Colfax

Laura Shunk​Plans have been in the works for a Bubba Chinos to move into the old Fanny's flower store on East Colfax since late last year, when Leonard Cordova's expanding empire picked up the lease on the location. After a paint job and patio renovation, the place finally opened this month.

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Bubba Chinos opens two locations today, in Boulder and Thornton

​It's full speed ahead for Leonard Cordova and Bubba Chinos. The restaurateur has four or five more locations in the pipeline for spring, and two new stores just opened today. One is at 88th and York in Thornton. The other is in the University Hill food court in Boulder, a subterranean space ... More >>

Cordova's Original Recipes does right by matriarch Stella

Bubba Chinos serves up authentic "Chicano cuisine"

The colorful Bubba Chinos empire is expanding across Denver and into Boulder

Mark Manger​This week, I reviewed the original Bubba Chinos location at 160 Federal Boulevard, where Leonard Cordova serves up a version of the green chile that his grandmother, Stella Cordova, made legendary at Chubby's. He's used that sauce to turn his own restaurant concept into an expandin ... More >>

Review preview: Bubba Chinos

Mark Manger​Over four decades ago, Stella Cordova took over the Chubby Burger Drive-In from its owner, and she soon turned Chubby's into a Colorado icon, renowned for serving the gravy-like green chile she'd learned to make while growing up in Pueblo. Stella passed away in 2009 at the age o ... More >>

Reader: Does the Berkeley neighborhood have too much of a good thing?

Lori MidsonBerkeley lost Brickyard BBQ, but will gain a Bubba Chinos.​The news that Brickyard BBQ has closed made more than one reader wonder if the Berkeley neighborhood now has more restaurants than it can support. Writes Claudia: Two BBQ restaurants was probably to much for the Berkeley ne ... More >>

Bubba Chinos will open its newest burrito kitchen on East Colfax

​Leonard Cordova, the grandson of the late and legendary Chubby's founder Stella Cordova, plans to open his ninth Bubba Chino's restaurant this spring at the corner of East Colfax and Franklin Street in the former Fanny's Corner flower shop. The Mexican burrito place will bring the quickly gr ... More >>

Ask the Mexican: Did Denver invent the Mexican hamburger?

Gustavo Arellano eating more traditional Mexican fare​Gustavo Arellano, author of Ask a Mexican and a former food critic in Orange County, California, is in town this week for a visiting professorship at Metro and his debate tonight with Tom Tancredo. But really, he's here to eat -- a mission ... More >>

Former Bubba Chinos in Park Hill goes to pot

This former Bubba Chinos at 28th and Fairfax could become a dispensary.​Would-be medical marijuana dispensary owners are snapping up empty restaurant spaces around town. The former Buca di Beppo at 1400 Market Street is turning into Farmacy, and the space at 5151 East 28th Avenue that formerly ... More >>