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Casual Dining Restaurants

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Five things Olive Garden should dump...now

    ​Olive Garden just announced that it would be kicking fries and milkshakes off of the children's menu at all its restaurants, replacing them with smoothies and grapes. This move is designed to please parents who drag their squirming spawn into the post-popular Italian chain, but it's tough bre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Ralph's Maid-Rite finally lets the loose-meat sandwich loose on Denver

    ​More than eighty years after Maid-Rite got its start in Muscatine, Iowa, the chain has finally made it as far west as Denver, where Ralph's Maid-Rite Sports Diner opened last week in Littleton. Ralph's serves the loose-meat and breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches that are hallmarks of Maid-Ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Readers: Was T.G.I. Friday's ever cool?

    ​T.G.I. Friday's -- which has five restaurants in the metro area and a frightening number around the country -- is trying to update its image with craft beer and other specials. But is it too little, too late? Our "Top Five Reasons T.G.I. Friday's isn't cool anymore" is bringing out fans and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's gets crafty with a New Belgium Brewing tasting party

    ​We knew rap had gone mainstream when Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel Air began airing in 1990, and we know craft beer has done the same now that T.G.I. Friday's is pairing its new menu items with selected beers from New Belgium Brewing. On December 21, the casual dining chain will host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Texas Roadhouse butchers meet their meat today at the National Meat Competition in Denver

    ​Nineteen meat cutters from Texas Roadhouse outposts throughout the country will show off their butchering prowess today at the South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 South Vine Street, as part of the second round of the steakhouse chain's National Meat Competition. The competitors, including Vicente ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Fifty years later, Swift's Steak House is changing its name

    ​Swift's Steak House #4 just got a liquor license and will soon start pouring booze, as well as serving dinner. But that's not all that's changing at the Greek diner, located at 8 South Broadway.

  • Dining

    July 29, 2010

    Hemingway Daiquiri at the Capital Grille

    ​Swift's Steak House #4 just got a liquor license and will soon start pouring booze, as well as serving dinner. But that's not all that's changing at the Greek diner, located at 8 South Broadway.

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Will Denver man become greatest bartender in the world (of T.G.I. Friday's)?

    ​Since the late 1980's, T.G.I. Friday's has held an international bartending championship for its own employees, granting the winner the no surprise title of "Greatest T.G.I. Friday's Bartender in the World." And this year, Colorado's own Brad Kaplan of Thornton took the Colorado/Texas region ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Lenny's on Lincoln offers curbside service

    ​The staffers at Lenny's Sub Shop at 726 Lincoln Street watch a lot of traffic roll by their windows every day, especially at rush hour, when that traffic rolls very slowly. So what did these enterprising sandwich makers do? They set up a little curbside stand where a Lenny's employee will ha ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009

    Catwalk in the Park

    Riverfront Fashion brings style to the great outdoors.

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    The List: Living it up on Larimer

    So now that I've squared things with Rioja in this week's re-review and detailed about a decade's worth of history on Larimer Square, what else is there to do?So glad you asked... Below, find this week's list of all the best places on Larimer Square -- and why. Now, if you find yourself craving a Ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Free food and other delicious deals on Tax Day

    In honor of putting another tax season behind us, many eateries are offering free and discounted deals. Here's a short list: All Cinnnabon outlets will give away free, mini-cinnamon rolls from 5 to 8 pm., while Micky D's is offering free small hot McCafé or medium iced McCafé coffee all day. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Grand Junction's food scene: pickups and empty places

    Denver is what I consider a relatively accomplished culinary town, as is Boulder, where I live. And sometimes perspective is necessary to really appreciate your surroundings.  This is a roundabout way of saying I went to Grand Junction for the weekend.  The drive is always beautiful, ascend ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 22, 2009

    Figgy's Manhattan at Steuben's

    Denver is what I consider a relatively accomplished culinary town, as is Boulder, where I live. And sometimes perspective is necessary to really appreciate your surroundings.  This is a roundabout way of saying I went to Grand Junction for the weekend.  The drive is always beautiful, ascend ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 27, 2008

    Believe it or not, Ruby Tuesday has a good burger

    Denver is what I consider a relatively accomplished culinary town, as is Boulder, where I live. And sometimes perspective is necessary to really appreciate your surroundings.  This is a roundabout way of saying I went to Grand Junction for the weekend.  The drive is always beautiful, ascend ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    Rocks, on the martini at the Capital Grille

    If your bank account isn't on the rocks, the Capital Grille has just the holiday item for you: a $1,000 martini. But this drink, officially named the Share Our Strength Charity Martini, comes with a real twist: a white topaz and diamond caviar rope bracelet, a limited-edition, custom piece by des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

    Benny's: The life of the Republican Party...

    If your bank account isn't on the rocks, the Capital Grille has just the holiday item for you: a $1,000 martini. But this drink, officially named the Share Our Strength Charity Martini, comes with a real twist: a white topaz and diamond caviar rope bracelet, a limited-edition, custom piece by des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Get Sauced: Maggiano’s Little Italy

    If your bank account isn't on the rocks, the Capital Grille has just the holiday item for you: a $1,000 martini. But this drink, officially named the Share Our Strength Charity Martini, comes with a real twist: a white topaz and diamond caviar rope bracelet, a limited-edition, custom piece by des ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 10, 2008

    Movie Tavern

    Fried and frazzled.

  • Dining

    December 6, 2007

    Holiday Rush

    Restaurants unwrap a few surprises.

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Meat of the Matter

    There’s good reason to call Denver a cow town.

  • Dining

    August 2, 2007

    Thai Basil

    Suddenly, the big chains are looking better.

  • Dining

    April 19, 2007

    Sweet Basil Gin Rickey

    Capital Grille

  • Dining

    August 3, 2006

    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    When you're here, you talk about family.

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Fried Cheese

    Maggiano's Little Italy

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Steakhouse

    Capital Grille

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Seafood in a Steakhouse

    Capital Grille

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Power Lunch

    The Capital Grille

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Steakhouse

    The Capital Grille

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Seafood at a Steakhouse

    The Capital Grille

  • Dining

    March 18, 2004

    A Capital Idea

    Things to do in Denver when you dine.

  • Dining

    November 27, 2003

    Drink of the Week

    Stoli Doli

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Place to Score With a Twenty-Something Whose Parents Still Pay the Rent

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • Dining

    August 17, 2000

    Counter Claim

    California Pizza Kitchen makes a compelling argument for quality casual dining.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best salad

    California Pizza Kitchen

  • Dining

    June 22, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    California Pizza Kitchen

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