While Wendell’s remains open – and will soon extend its hours – the owners say that businesses like theirs still face many challenges.

The Southern chain known for its homestyle cooking hasn’t opened a new location in Colorado in 28 years.

Other losses include dive bar W.T. Shorty’s, while Denver gained a brewery and a coffee shop.

While the original Enzo’s End is no more, Enzo’s on Colfax is now open under a new owner.

It was restaurateur Jared Leonard’s last remaining business in Denver after the recent closures of two Campfire locations and Grabowski’s.

Highlights include a clam pizza, a mortadella melt on Colfax and ice cream nachos topped with Fruity Pebbles.

“We’re looking into how we can continue to have a presence in LoDo.”

The fast-food chain had nineteen outposts in the state; only the Grand Junction spot is still open.

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We’ve lost a lot of favorite restaurants since 2020 – and we’re still hungry for what they were cooking.

More new restaurants are now serving on Colfax, including a banh mi joint.

The south Denver staple has been in business for nearly sixty years.

Its comeback marks a reset for the ten-year-old downtown restaurant that nearly closed for good.

“The cost of labor, food, rent and property taxes has created a situation where the small guy can’t compete.”

The price for the actual most expensive meal: $295 per person.

A spot in the Denver Tech Center is the only spot in the state that made this year’s cut.

Other highlights include the brick-and-mortar location of a popular Golden food truck.

This fourth location will open on Wednesday, February 19.