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Restaurant Reviews

  • Dining

    April 12, 2012

    Chef Patrik Landberg is heating things up at Charcoal

    Slide show: In the kitchen at Charcoal

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Denver's ten best new restaurants

    At the end of last year, we published our list of the ten best restaurants that had opened in 2011 -- as we saw them at the time. Over the next few months, though, as we prepared for the Best of Denver 2012, we had a chance to really digest what the 300 new restaurants had brought to the city, and o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Ambria, once a Best New Restaurant contender, moves on after Jeremy Kittelson's departure

    The last meal I had at Ambria was stunning. From the crisp, goat-cheese-and-almond-studded raw carrot salad to roasted beets pooled with celery root pesto to a well-cooked ribeye, it was one of the few meals I had all year that was truly close to perfect. By the time I'd scraped my dessert plate cle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    The Boulder Wine Merchant will host a Burgundy festival later this month

    Master Sommelier Brett Zimmerman, who took over at the Boulder Wine Merchant just over a year ago, was recently consulting on a customer's cellar when a conundrum led to a new activity. "The client said, 'I want to reload with a bunch of Burgundy, but I don't get a chance to taste those things,'" Zi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Reader: Your list of good wine lists was super cool, your headline was not

    ​Denver is blessed with many great restaurants -- some modest, some considerably more ambitious -- and yesterday, Kendra Anderson served up six moderately-priced restaurants that happen to have very impressive wine lists. Their wine lists night be "super cool," but the rest of the post's head ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    Five intriguing mid-summer menu changes

    Lori Midson​We're approaching the heart of growing season in Colorado, and chefs at restaurants all over the city have been incorporating the very best of what's available into their lists of dishes. Abundance means that menus are changing frequently, too, and daily specials are often brillian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Three major sommelier service don'ts

    ​ A few months ago, we ranted about four all-too-common restaurant wine service mistakes that drive us absolutely mad. And while it's one thing to have a less-than-transcendental wine experience when there's no trained sommelier on staff, it's quite another to have one when there is. After a f ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 31, 2011

    Best of Denver 2011: Food & Drink

    ​ A few months ago, we ranted about four all-too-common restaurant wine service mistakes that drive us absolutely mad. And while it's one thing to have a less-than-transcendental wine experience when there's no trained sommelier on staff, it's quite another to have one when there is. After a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    James Beard Foundation announces 2011 chef and restaurant finalists -- and two are from Colorado

    Frasca Good & Wine master sommelier Bobby Stuckey is a James Beard finalist​Earlier today, in Portland, the James Beard Foundation released the listage of superstar chefs, restaurants and restaurateurs who are finalists (semifinalists, of which there were several from Colorado, were announced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Denver-based Qdoba rolls out new restaurant design to showcase brand evolution

    ​The Denver market has given rise to several of this country's fast-casual concepts, and one of those is Qdoba, which opened its first restaurant here in 1995 and has since expanded into a chain of over 500 restaurants in 43 states. Now the burrito-monger is pushing a bit of brand evolution, ... More >>

  • Dining

    December 16, 2010

    $200 limit: A dozen restaurants worth the bill

    ​The Denver market has given rise to several of this country's fast-casual concepts, and one of those is Qdoba, which opened its first restaurant here in 1995 and has since expanded into a chain of over 500 restaurants in 43 states. Now the burrito-monger is pushing a bit of brand evolution, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Nonna's Bistro owners scouting a second location at the Streets at SouthGlenn

    Lori Midson​It's not a done deal -- yet -- but Dedria Catalano, who owns Nonna's Chicago Bistro and Bella Vino Wine Bar, 6603 Leetsdale Drive, is thisclose to securing a second space at the Streets at SouthGlenn in Centennial, joining Tarbell's, Pho 95, Saj Mediterranean Grill, Snooze and a w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Leo Goto's Riverfront: a closer look

    ​Last week, we noted that old-school restaurateur Leo Goto was back in the biz with a restaurant and events center in Littleton. This week we took a closer look at his new digs, poked around the kitchen, caught up with executive chef Andrea McGrath -- who is about to have a baby -- and spent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Leo Goto's Riverfront is now open in Littleton

    ​Veteran Denver restaurateur Leo Goto has a new restaurant in Littleton. Leo Goto's Riverfront, located at 2852 West Bowles Avenue, on the Platte River, had what general manager Joseph Madril described as a "very soft opening" last Monday. The new restaurant, which formerly housed an events c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    What's the Best New Restaurant? Argyll

    Inside Argyll, Denver's Best New Restaurant.​Last year may have broken all records for restaurant openings in metro Denver -- despite the lousy economy. The roster literally ran from A to Z, with more than a dozen new spots all strong contenders for the Best New Restaurant award of the Best of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Should Sysco get the nod as Best Chef in Denver?

    ​It's all over but the shouting -- and the counting -- for the Readers' Choice for the Best New Restaurant to open in 2009. More than fifteen noteworthy restaurants opened last year -- add Cafe Options, Interstate Bar & Grill and the Lobby to the list here -- which could be a record. No ques ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Dave Query and Jason Sheehan, so Happy together

    ​Monday was a happy day at Happy, the noodle house at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder that Dave Query's Big Red F group opened a year ago as Happy Noodle House. Over the months, Query and company have made a number of adjustments at the restaurant -- starting but not ending with the name -- and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Chef and Tell with Sergio Romero from Argyll Gastropub

    Lori Midson ​"My goal," says Sergio Romero, "is to be on a wait as often as possible, to have people love our food and eat it up, and to provide an experience that's a little different from everything else in Denver." And the exec chef of Argyll Gastropub fiercely believes that the Cherry Cree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    All masks off: Another critic shows his pretty face

    The traditional disguise of a restaurant critic in the wild​ Robb Walsh, restaurant critic for our sister paper, the Houston Press, book author and genial man-about-town, has followed what has now become a well-trod path among the rapidly decreasing ranks of full-time restaurant critics: He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    From the Pour House Pub in LoDo to the Archive Room in Arvada

    Where were you then? That's the question the new Archive Room will ask diners.​ Neil Arnold, Jeff Arnold and Storm Ireland, the owners behind the Pour House Pub at 1435 Market Street, will bring some LoDo fervor to Arvada in early November when they open the Archive Room at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Bou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2009

    Chef and Tell: Paul Reilly of Encore

    Lori MidsonEncore executive chef Paul Reilly​ "Ever since I saw Grover waiting tables on Sesame Street, I knew I wanted to work in restaurants," says Paul Reilly. And he didn't waste much time following in Grover's footsteps, considering that he got his first taste of restaurant life while was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Chili today, hot tomorrow

    Lori Midson​We're hearing good things about Chili Verde, a new restaurant cooking up southern Mexican cuisine at 3700 Tejon Street. Good things, that is, about everything but its lack of alcohol -- but that could change next month. Owner Eder Yanez-Mota has a liquor-license hearing with the D ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 2, 2009

    Best of Denver: They coulda been contenders

    Lori Midson​We're hearing good things about Chili Verde, a new restaurant cooking up southern Mexican cuisine at 3700 Tejon Street. Good things, that is, about everything but its lack of alcohol -- but that could change next month. Owner Eder Yanez-Mota has a liquor-license hearing with the D ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2009

    A Keystone State

    Sample delicious food at the resort’s winter culinary festival.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2009

    Root Down joins the brunch bunch

    Denver can never have too many brunch joints, and it just got another good one when Root Down, the new restaurant at 1600 West 33rd Avenue, added brunch this past weekend. Root Down is now open 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, as well as for dinner and drinks in the evening.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Beatrice & Woodsley is a real trip

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 4, 2008

    Spice up your drunk with the Cardamom Martini at India's Pearl

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    Second Chance at a First Impression

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 2000

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Charlie Huang's New Creation, Jing

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Charlie Huang's New Creation, Jing

    Chef Pete List welcomes you to Beatrice & Woodsley. After dark, Beatrice & Woodsley glows. The windows, tinted gold, show a dreamlike version of the interior. The interior shows a dreamlike version of a restaurant that’s supposed to be a cabin in the aspens that is really the fancy of a guy f ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 17, 2007

    Z Cuisine

    This bistro’s a beauty.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2007

    Pimpin' for Upstate

    This bistro’s a beauty.

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2007

    Pimpin' for Upstate

    This bistro’s a beauty.

  • Dining

    August 24, 2006

    Ground Zero

    Bistro Vendome gets a new chef.

  • Dining

    December 29, 2005

    Five in 2005

    For restaurants, this was a very good year.

  • Dining

    November 17, 2005

    Crab Grab

    Diners are snowed by Mr. Panda.

  • Dining

    April 7, 2005

    Second Helping

    Cuba Cuba

  • Dining

    January 6, 2005

    The Dead Pool

    Cuba Cuba

  • Dining

    September 9, 2004

    Bite Me

    Pasta Imperfect

  • Dining

    September 2, 2004

    Bite Me

    Sean and Heard

  • Dining

    April 1, 2004

    Bite Me

    The Rest of Denver

  • Dining

    January 22, 2004

    Sweating the Small Stuff

    Simplicity was one of Hanson's virtues -- until that last supper got away.

  • Dining

    July 25, 2002

    Bite Me

    Majority Rules

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Steakhouse

    Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

  • Dining

    December 6, 2001

    Star Struck

    The Broadmoor has a heavenly reputation, but the food falls flat.

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best French Restaurant

    Tante Louise

  • Dining

    January 18, 2001

    The Bite

    Eatertainment: What a concept!

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best restaurant when someone else is paying

    Papillon Cafe

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Edge

    Westword's guide to the 1997-98 ski and snowboard season

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