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Restaurants and Food Services

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Lessons from the Spicy Pickle and other Colorado-based chains

    A former location of the Spicy Pickle.​Ask Kevin Morrison why the Spicy Pickle chain went belly up, and the former executive of that company, who now owns Pinche Tacos, doesn't exactly mince words. "When you have people who aren't businesspeople or restaurant people trying to run a restaurant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The Hooch Life, a new website for enthusiastic drinkers, launches today

    ​Happy Repeal Day, Denver. In celebration of the day in 1933 when United States citizens could finally booze legally again, you might consider raising a pre-Prohibition era cocktail -- like a dry Martini, made with equal parts gin and vermouth, or a bittered sling (the old-fashioned Old Fashio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Oskar Blues rolls out the Bone Wagon food truck, serving burritos, wings and burgers

    Oskar Blues​Taprooms and food trucks are a perfect match: the taprooms need good grub to feed their customers, and the food trucks need to find good spots with a lot of hungry people. Over the past few years, it's a combination that's worked well for more than a dozen breweries in Denver, Bou ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 10, 2011

    Dina Berta takes a break from writing to help run Frank's Kitchen

    Oskar Blues​Taprooms and food trucks are a perfect match: the taprooms need good grub to feed their customers, and the food trucks need to find good spots with a lot of hungry people. Over the past few years, it's a combination that's worked well for more than a dozen breweries in Denver, Bou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    Reader: Initiative 300 will encourage workers to stay home with hangovers, not flu

    At 10 a.m. today, the Colorado Restaurant Association and other organizations that oppose Initiative 300, the Paid Sick and Safe Leave proposal on Denver's upcoming ballot, will host a "300 against 300" rally in Skyline Park, just off the 16th Street Mall at Arapahoe. The organizers are trying to br ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Hawk Attack

    Singapore Sling
    Wipe It Off Records

  • 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

    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

    May 6, 2011

    The Great Food Truck Race Update: The Lime Truck's Denver whereabouts

    ​Just got off the phone with someone very closely connected to the Lime Truck, the Irvine restaurant on wheels that's barreled into Denver this weekend to strut its stuff during the The Great Food Truck Race -- and we've got a few updates to pass along.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Reader: Oh, Brother! Does this look like a dive bar to you?

    My Brother's Bar has no sign, but lots of fans​Dive right in, the water -- and beer -- is fine! Our list of the town's Five Best Dive Bars -- starting with the Kentucky Inn, winner of the Best Dive Bar in the Best of Denver 2011 -- has fans of dive bars and definitions alike plunging into the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Five Star Burgers will open in May at the Streets at SouthGlenn

    ​Because Denver doesn't have enough burger fortresses to satiate a city of burger maniacs, we're soon getting another one: Five Star Burgers, a Taos, New Mexico-based burger barn, with an additional location in Albuquerque, is adding a third outpost in Denver, which will open in May at the St ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    After months of repair limbo, Samba Room finally pulls the plug

    ​It's been many, many months since floor leaks forced the closure of Samba Room in Larimer Square, but as late as December of 2010, the company, along with Larimer Associates, the group that owns the space, were optimistic that the place would eventually reopen. It wasn't to be. E Brands, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Noonan's Tavern set to open next week at Heather Ridge

    ​Last year the B.U.F.F. Brothers Group sold four of their bars -- the College Inn, Dirk's, Gibby's and Pifler's -- to the Little Pub Company. B.U.F.F. Brothers co-owner Rob Lanphier says the sale basically came down to money: The Little Pub Company, which now owns nineteen saloons in the area, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Shawarma Mediterranean Grill opens in Centennial

    Shawarma Mediterranean GrillShawarma Grill's beef shawarma plate​In 2000, brothers Abe and Pierre Dagher closed Cedars, a Lebanese joint on Federal Boulevard they'd owned for fourteen years, and went their separate ways, exiting the restaurant industry for other trades. But now they're back t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Denver (and Patty's Chile Beer) make Esquire's list of top beer cities in the nation

    ​Esquire Magazine has atoned for a huge mistake that Men's Journal made two years ago. Unlike that mag, it's included Denver in its list of the nation's seven best beer cities. The Esquire issue, which just hit newsstands, lists Chicago, Denver, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, St. Louis and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Reader: You can't use laws to regulate what people like

    ​Opinions are revving up in advance of today's food-truck meeting at the Downtown Denver Partnership, where stakeholders -- among them mobile food vendors, restaurant owners, downtown businesses, city agencies and neighborhood groups -- will have a preliminary discussion of the role of food tr ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Cutting lemons, folding napkins and other mindless wastes of time

    ​Welcome to In the Weeds. Kyle will be right with you -- most likely to complain about something. Usually he is pleasant, but this is his place to blow off some steam. Don't take it personally; he just needs to vent because he's been doing this for about thirteen years. Enjoy your meal. As a ... 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

    September 1, 2010

    Brittany Hill to reopen in early 2011

    ​JoeAnn and John Falco closed the sale on the Brittany Hill building, 9350 Grant Street, a massive structure with sweeping views of the Front Range, in spring of 2009, prompting buzz that the space would rise again. Almost a year and a half later, though, the spot still sits dark.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Zagat Fast Food Survey gives high marks to local chains Chipotle and Red Robin

    ​Everyone loves to hate on fast-food chains -- but even restaurant ratings experts like Zagat recognize their utility in a rundown now and then. The restaurant rating aggregator just released its third annual survey of fast food faves:

  • 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.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Baker St. Pub & Grill wants to pick the right beer for you

    Photo courtesy Baker St. Pub & GrillFat Tire and fried shrimp are a winning combination in chef David Spirito's book.​Beer pairings aren't the newest movement on the culinary scene, but how about an entire menu full of pairings -- dessert included -- numbering some sixty all told? That's how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2010

    Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is expanding to the East Coast

    ​Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, which is owned and operated by Denver based Aloon Mor, has signed a deal with Doherty Enterprises to expand its dining concept to the East Coast.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Chipotle is gunning for 50 percent local produce this year

    ​Chipotle Mexican Grill, the ever-expanding Denver-based burrito chain, which just opened its first international store in London, is now upping the ante in the local produce department by committing to use 50 percent of at least one produce item from locally grown sources in its restaurants. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    Quiznos is now serving breakfast...at gas stations

    ​Mmmm ... breakfast subs? That's right: Denver-based sub chain Quiznos is now serving up brekkie, including sandwiches, cinnamon rolls and sausage and egg biscuits. But there's a caveat: The new items are available at Quiznos gas station locations only. Sexy! "Building and operating locatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Yard House looks to pour in downtown Denver

    ​Update: 1:32 p.m. Yard House spokeswoman Aurea Victoria confirms the location, saying "we are 99 percent through the process and it is very likely that we will be going in there. We just can't say 100 percent yet. We are very excited to be going to downtown Denver." Once the deal to move in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Wake-Up Call: Los Angeles puts a lid on medical marijuana dispensaries

    ​"We don't want to become another Los Angeles," Denver city councilman Charlie Brown said after touring that city's pot dispensaries, which outnumbered L.A.'s Starbucks outlets, in urging his fellow councilmembers to come up with some regulations for Denver's booming medical marijuana industry ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    The Fort closes Monday for kitchen renovation

    Sam and Holly Arnold outside the Fort.​The Fort will be closed from January 11 through January 21 for a kitchen renovation -- the first since the Morrison restaurant, a recreation of Bent's Old Fort, was built out of 80,000 handmade adobe bricks back in 1962. Some of those bricks are right beh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Tough times in Boulder, too

    ​No one ever said the restaurant business was easy. Most people (the smart ones) would actually say that, short of becoming a medical guinea pig or hand-grenade catcher, the food service-industry is one of the toughest out there. Fun, sure. Exciting. But not the easiest way in the world to m ... More >>

  • 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

    November 3, 2009

    Frasca's Bobby Stuckey kicks asphalt at the New York City Marathon

    ​Of the 42,000 runners who killed themselves finished the New York City Marathon -- the world's largest -- this past Sunday, Bobby Stuckey, the master sommelier at Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder, placed 283rd with a time of 2:47:23. That's right: the guy who drinks, pours, studies and explains ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Garbanzo, Snooze open outlets this morning

    Two local restaurant ventures will expand today. Snooze is slated to officially unveil its second location, at 700 Colorado Boulevard, this morning; like the original in the Ballpark neighborhood, it will be open for breakfast and lunch. And at 10:30 a.m., Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Denver-ba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Cafe Etoile Burns Out

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 22, 2009

    Figgy's Manhattan at Steuben's

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Breaking news from the Sullivan restaurant empire

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

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

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    A Lotta Latte Art

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    Jack in the Box Eases Gas Pains

    Tip your Bordeaux to Café Etoile, as this West Wash Park spot has been added to the growing list of restaurant casualties. Etoile, which opened in April next to the infamous Candlelight Tavern at 375 South Pearl Street, specialized in crepes, paninis and treating patrons like family. Server Emmy ... More >>

  • News

    November 30, 2006

    Follow That Story

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  • Calendar

    August 17, 2006

    Coffeehouse Talk

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  • News

    November 3, 2005

    The Need for Speed

    Drive-thru, they said.

  • Food & Drink

    March 24, 2005

    Best Seafood in a Steakhouse

    Capital Grille

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best Factory Outlet Center

    Colorado Mills

  • Goods & Services

    March 25, 2004

    Best-Looking Wine Store

    Divino Wine and Spirits

  • News

    January 30, 2003

    Off Limits

    Disappearing act

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    The Food Group

    An innovative welfare-to-work program feeds the restaurant business.

  • Dining

    June 22, 1994

    MOUTHING OFF

    An innovative welfare-to-work program feeds the restaurant business.

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