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Rosa Linda

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Local deals on National Margarita Day

    Happy National Margarita Day!​It's National Margarita Day, and although that's not an official holiday, several local restaurants are getting into the celebration with specials today. Among the party places:

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    Rosa Linda's offers 27 percent off today -- 27 years after it opened

    ​Twenty-seven years ago today, Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe opened its doors at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. The area has changed a lot since then -- this part of Highland is now the best restaurant neighborhood in the city -- but the Aguirre family still runs Rosa Linda's. Here's an e-mail from oldes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The Squeaky Bean will reopen in late spring in the historic Saddlery Building downtown

    The Saddlery building is the new home of the Squeaky Bean.​Our prayers to the gods and goddesses of things that squeak have been been fulfilled: After shuttering in June, following a break-down in lease negotiations between Squeaky Bean head bean counter Johnny Ballen and his landlord, the own ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Reader: Jezebel's deal could cool down hot Highland restaurant scene

    ​The news that Wanda James and Scott Durrah, the owners of the just-shuttered 8 Rivers, will be opening Jezebel's, a new Southern restaurant, in the former home of the Squeaky Bean at 3301 Tejon Street, next to Rosa Linda's Mexican Restaurant, did not inspire the roll-out of the welcome wagon. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Jezebel's will take over former Squeaky Bean space

    When the Squeaky Bean abruptly left its spot at 3301 Tejon Street in June, it left a hole in fans' hearts -- and also in the hot, hot restaurant neighborhood of Highland. But now the corner space next to Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe has a new tenant: Jezebel's, the next venture by Scott Durrah and Wand ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Thanksgiving meals, beer dinners and more on this week's culinary calendar

    Have somewhere to spend Thanksgiving? Don't worry: Check out our Thursday page for a list of every feast we know about in the metro area. And that's not all; there are also cooking classes, beer dinners and more on this week's culinary calendar. See what's on the menu:

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Sean Kenyon joins the talented bar crew at Euclid Hall -- for now

    Lori Midson​Star-tender Sean Kenyon had all of his cocktail recipes ready to go for the late July opening of the Occidental, a cocktail bar that would have taken over the Squeaky Bean, which closed last month when owner Johnny Ballen and his landlord -- ARV Holdings, the entity run by the Agu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    DPS school board election: Seven candidates, including one incumbent, vying for three seats

    Jimenez​ Three seats are up for grabs on the Denver Public Schools Board of Education this November -- and the list of candidates vying for them is growing. As of today, seven candidates have announced that they're running, including incumbent Arturo Jimenez, who represents northwest Denver. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    My last supper at the Squeaky Bean...in photos

    Lori Midson​On Sunday afternoon, following brunch service, the Squeaky Bean, one of our favorite restaurants on the planet, closed -- not because the joint was in the toilet, or the entire kitchen crew walked out, or owner Johnny Ballen told one too many bad bean jokes. That had nothing to do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Rosa Linda's will have a special chef/server today: James Mejia

    It's patio weather at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe.​Back in 1985, when the Aguirre family opened Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe at 33rd and Tejon, the neighborhood was looking a little run-down (to be kind). But just as the restaurant has grown, and the Aguirre kids have grown up, so has the neighborh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Cold-weather deals to warm the heart...and stomach

    Little Man always looks cool.​Two nearby spots in northwest Denver are offering diametrically opposed cold-weather deals. At Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, 2005 West 33rd Avenue, Rosa Linda Aguirre has decided to fight the cold by making homemade chicken soup -- and the rest of the family is volu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Tomorrow: Local restaurants serving Thanksgiving meals

    A Flickr photo.​The Cafe Society blog will be closed tomorrow -- but the following restaurants will be open and serving turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and all the other traditional Thanksgiving favorites:

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Classes on pie, restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner and more

    ​This week is chock-full of classes you might need to brush up on your cooking and baking skills before the big feast day on Thursday -- and if you're looking for somewhere to eat out on Thanksgiving, we've got a full list of restaurants serving a traditional holiday spread (which we'll re-pos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Rosa Linda's reopens today in time for breakfast

    ​The Aguirre family was not having a good month. They'd temporarily closed the 25-year-old Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe -- once the only restaurant in what's now a hot-hot area of Highland -- on September 20, hoping to do a week or so of much needed mechanical updates. But at the start of this we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Today: Taste of Colorado opens in time for lunch

    ​The Taste of Colorado, which opens at 11:30 a.m. today in Civic Center Park, serves up much more than turkey legs, snowcones, kettle corn and roasted nuts -- although those classic snacks are available, too. But there are also restaurants, gourmet carts and other culinary companies with bo ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 1, 2010

    The Squeaky Bean gets ready to expand its kitchen

    ​The Taste of Colorado, which opens at 11:30 a.m. today in Civic Center Park, serves up much more than turkey legs, snowcones, kettle corn and roasted nuts -- although those classic snacks are available, too. But there are also restaurants, gourmet carts and other culinary companies with bo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Part two: Project Angel Heart's Jon Emanuel on Gordon Ramsay, the Denver Adventurous Eaters Club and salmon testicles

    Lori Midson Jon Emanuel, executive chef of Project Angel Heart​ This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Jon Emanuel. To read part one of that interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Without a doubt, my dad is my number-one culinary inspiration. When I was a real little guy, he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    Today: Squeaky Bean celebrates its first birthday with a block party

    ​Squeaky Bean opened a year ago this weekend at 3301 Tejon Street, and against all odds in the twelve months since, this little restaurant with the much littler kitchen has managed to turn out big meals and attract big crowds. There should be as big crowd today, when the Squeaky Bean will hos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Guess where I'm eating?

    ​No, these aren't strips of cactus from Rosa Linda's vegetarian menu for Lent. They're slices of green chile, flash-fried and served hot. Very, very hot. Can you guess where I'm eating?

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    Cafe Society: Week in review

    Lori Midson​What you may have missed this week on Cafe Society while you were weighing in on twelve's Jeff Osaka, the restaurant's exec chef and owner who's at the center of this week's Chef and Tell interview -- and some controversy surrounding his comment regarding his most critical customer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe turns 25

    The Aguirre family, in a rare moment of rest.​One day back in 1985, one of the Westword artists who lived at the edge of Highland -- we called it Barbaria then -- called with a tip about a great storefront burrito at this new place, Rosa Linda's. He was right, and we quickly became lifetime fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Get your 2010 calendars now (and some green chile, too)

    ​How do you know it's December? Not just by the holiday lights popping up all over town. No, you know the end of the year is near because as you exit your favorite Mexican restaurant -- El Tejado, Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, Mexico City Lounge -- you get a calendar, usually one with some illu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Chef and Tell with Max Mackissock of Squeaky Bean

    Lori MidsonSqueaky Bean executive chef Max Mackissock​ "After all that nonsense at Primebar -- those guys are the biggest scumbags ever -- it was unbelievably refreshing to get a job at a restaurant that's owned by one of the nicest guys I've ever met," Max Mackissock says during our interview ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    Culinary calendar for the week ahead

    Look overwhelming? Check out the places in Denver to get your feast on -- without having to cook.​As always, our online Food & Drink listings contain dozens of culinary events across Colorado, including where to eat Thanksgiving dinner if you don't feel like cooking but still want to feast. A ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    It Takes a Village

    Look overwhelming? Check out the places in Denver to get your feast on -- without having to cook.​As always, our online Food & Drink listings contain dozens of culinary events across Colorado, including where to eat Thanksgiving dinner if you don't feel like cooking but still want to feast. A ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 28, 2009

    Abandoning Primebar for the Squeaky Bean

    Look overwhelming? Check out the places in Denver to get your feast on -- without having to cook.​As always, our online Food & Drink listings contain dozens of culinary events across Colorado, including where to eat Thanksgiving dinner if you don't feel like cooking but still want to feast. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Rosa Linda's welcomes the Squeaky Bean

    The long-delayed Squeaky Bean finally made its debut Monday -- and no one was happier to see the open doors than the folks at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, right next door at at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. "It has been a rough road for all involved, but it's now open and it looks great," says Oscar Aguirre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    Street Smarts: Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe

    The long-delayed Squeaky Bean finally made its debut Monday -- and no one was happier to see the open doors than the folks at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, right next door at at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. "It has been a rough road for all involved, but it's now open and it looks great," says Oscar Aguirre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    The long-delayed Squeaky Bean finally made its debut Monday -- and no one was happier to see the open doors than the folks at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, right next door at at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. "It has been a rough road for all involved, but it's now open and it looks great," says Oscar Aguirre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

    The long-delayed Squeaky Bean finally made its debut Monday -- and no one was happier to see the open doors than the folks at Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe, right next door at at 2005 West 33rd Avenue. "It has been a rough road for all involved, but it's now open and it looks great," says Oscar Aguirre ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 16, 2006

    Pearl Bucks

    A little competition never hurt anyone.

  • Calendar

    November 17, 2005

    Day-by-Day Picks

    From the week of November 17, 2005

  • Dining

    May 26, 2005

    Second Helping

    Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe

  • Calendar

    September 9, 2004

    Pharaoh Weather

    Travel through time with Treasures of Ancient Egypt

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Steak Ranchero

    Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe

  • Calendar

    November 13, 2003

    Lights, Camera, Reaction

    Films highlight human rights

  • Music

    June 19, 2003

    The Beatdown

    New Backbeat editor throws his first punch.

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Burrito -- Traditional

    Rosa Linda's Mexican Cafe

  • Food & Drink

    April 4, 2002

    Best Family Restaurant

    Rosa Linda Mexican Cafe

  • Dining

    January 3, 2002

    Check, Please!

    Readers give our food critic something to chew on.

  • Dining

    October 25, 2001

    The Bite

    Drive-through dining takes on a new meaning.

  • Dining

    November 23, 2000

    The Bite

    Tofu Duty

  • Dining

    November 16, 2000

    The Bite

    It's Chiffon!

  • Dining

    April 20, 2000

    Mouthing Off

    Pioneering pizza men make up the upper crust.

  • Dining

    April 13, 2000

    Mouthing Off

    Exchange program

  • Dining

    November 20, 1997

    Mouthing Off

    Exchange program

  • Dining

    November 14, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    Exchange program

  • Calendar

    November 23, 1994

    THRILLS

    Exchange program

  • News

    April 27, 1994

    WRITES OF PASSAGE

    AT BETO AGUIRRE'S NEWSPAPER, ALL THINGS ARE RELATIVE.PRESS FOR SUCCESS THE AGUIRRE FAMILY RUNS A NEWSPAPER AND A RESTAURANT. BUT THERE'S MORE TO THE STORY.

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