Patsy’s, Pagliacci’s, Carbone’s, Longo’s Subway Tavern: They’re all gone. These were just a few of the Italian eateries that helped define — and feed — the quadrant of Denver known for over a century as northwest Denver, the Northside or simply north Denver. But the area bounded roughly by I-70,…

The Monkey Barrel completed the initial stage of its move from 1611 Platte Street to 4401 Tejon Street by opening its bar and kitchen on Wednesday night. Stage two of owner Jimmy Nigg’s plan is to build on an additional wing in the coming months to increase dining space and…

No. 62: P & S Snack Mix at the Pig & the Sprout Everyone knows that the best part of the chicken is the skin — salty, glistening and crackly from the oven. At the Pig & the Sprout at 1900 Chestnut Street (back behind Union Station), you don’t need to…

You know the drill at the majority of Thai restaurants in Denver: You pick your entree and the server asks how spicy you want it. You can even call out a number from a scale printed on the menu in many cases. And at the top of that scale are…

Ryan Fletter started working at Barolo Grill in 1994 — the year it opened — and took ownership of the Cherry Creek stalwart just over a year ago, after putting in nearly twenty years there (with a few brief stints away from the restaurant). Now, for the first time in…

Ever since Denver Deep Dish stopped slinging pizza at the Bar Car at 819 Colorado Boulevard just over a year ago, the watering hole’s tiny kitchen has been getting by with basic bar food. But now you can pick up a little something porky to go with your PBR: A new…

The block of Wazee between 17th and 18th streets downtown seemed to be crying out for a new restaurant —  a counterpoint to the aging McCormick’s Fish House, something a little more glamorous than the other casual eateries on the same stretch. A cavernous office space at 1550 Wazee seemed…

The U Baron Group, which operates a string of Silvi’s Kitchens and Etai’s Bakery Cafes throughout Denver, rebranded the Silvi’s at 2250 East Colfax as the Good Son in March 2015, bringing Detroit-style pizza and a long beer menu to the Lowenstein Theater complex. But the group has now sold…

Chef Stephen Kleinman, a mentor to many a talented cook in Denver over the years, opened Pop’s Place at 2200 Lawrence Street in April with Jim Pittenger, owner of Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs. The two took over the restaurant space vacated by Lower48 Kitchen late last year, hoping to lure neighbors from…

The tiny Boulder cottage at 2328 Pearl Street that was home to John’s Restaurant for decades will open as River and Woods on Tuesday, September 6. The new eatery comes courtesy of restaurateurs Josh and Kate Dinar and chef Daniel Asher, best known in Denver for his previous work spearheading the…

As you turn onto Raleigh Street from Colfax Avenue to the south or 17th Avenue to the north, you wonder if your GPS didn’t send you on a wild goose chase. After all, there couldn’t possibly be a hip new restaurant smack in the middle of an older residential neighborhood…

When Z Cuisine and Z Cuisine Bar A’ Côté two doors down consolidated last year, chef/owner Patrick Dupays closed the right-hand dining space to nightly guests, using it instead for large groups and special dinners. And now it seems that the entire operation has closed — or is at least on extended hiatus. A…

Last week, hospitality veteran Jesse Morreale announced a return to the Denver restaurant scene with a new project in the Highland neighborhood in conjunction with Larimer Associates. We were correct in speculating that the eatery would go in at the former home of Longo’s Subway Tavern (as well as a…

Puerto Rican cuisine is nearly impossible to find in the metro area. Native Puerto Rican Alex Rivera made it just a little easier when he started serving pasteles, alcapurias, arroz con gandulez ,pernil, mofongo and other traditional dishes earlier this year from his food truck, El Coqui D Aqui, which…

Four years have passed since restaurateur Jesse Morreale exited Denver’s dining and club scene with the closure of Diablo in the summer of 2012 and Rockbar later that year. Disputes with the city over building safety and money distracted from the fact that we lost a great Mexican restaurant, just…

Quail has a reputation as a fussy dish that you only order at white-tablecloth restaurants or stuffy French eateries. But because more farms across the country are raising quality quail — much of it organic and free-range — the delicate bird has landed on a growing number of menus. And…

No: 66: The Classic Burger from Skirted Heifer Occasionally we like to get out of town on the weekend and search for good eats in nearby locales. Colorado Springs may be better known for its military bases and right-wing politics than for its culinary scene, but there’s plenty happening of…

Restaurateur Robert Thompson’s Punch Bowl Social brand is growing quickly, with multiple new outposts planned to open around the country. To help maintain quality and give guests a fun dining experience to match the games and activities available at the restaurants, Thompson brought on chef Hugh Acheson as culinary partner…