In her recent review of The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, Gretchen Kurtz compares the homegrown restaurant group to the decades-old phenomenon of TGI Fridays — not because of the quality of the food, but because of how well the Next Door concept captures the community. “As I downed a stiff…
On Friday, protesters demonstrated outside the McDonald’s on the 16th Street Mall, celebrating the new National Labor Review Board ruling that holds the corporation accountable for the level of wages paid at all of its restaurants, including fanchises, and calling for an increase in the minimum wage. There was just…
Colorado may be the healthiest state in the country, but it gained an unwanted honor this week, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest gave its top Xtreme Eating award to a monster meal at Denver-based Red Robin, which clocked in at a whopping 3,540 calories. But one…
During an otherwise pleasant review meal at The Kitchen Next Door Glendale, Gretchen Kurtz watched as a busser dropped a utensil into a bowl filled with broth — which splashed all over her husband’s shirt. Mistakes happen all the time at restaurants, she notes; what’s important is what happens next…
Can you overdose on pot? You can sure overdose on pot coverage, says one reader. And the number of slide shows we’ve posted on the Juggalos gathering is making many commenters jiggy. See also: The twenty best-dressed juggalos at the Gathering…
While Chipotle has been on a roll, with a fantastic quarterly earnings statement, Taco Bell is making a serious effort to get a chunk of Chipotle’s customers — adding a Cantina Power Menu to its healthier Cantina Bell menu. But as Jenn Wohletz notes in her top five reasons why…
It’s scary enough that Broncos training camp began last week, marking the start of that slow slide to summer’s end…and the disintegration of our next Super Bowl dream. Even scarier, though, is the new crew cheering for the team: the Broncos Couch Potatoes, “the most adorable spec-Taters around,” dolls that…
Don’t Californicate Colorado! That was a popular bumpersticker years ago, and this state’s residents — particularly those who moved to Colorado relatively recently, perhaps even from the Golden State — still seem stuck on the saying. But as they leap to defend Colorado from a commenter who thinks Denver “sucks…
Denver is a town starved for good barbecue, so when CJ Johnson opened Kings BBQ, Gretchen Kurtz was eager to try it — especially because since this modest spot in northwest Denver was getting good word of mouth from barbecue fans. And while Kings wasn’t the barbecue joint of her…
The New York Times editorial board is calling for the repeal of the prohibition against pot, and its stance had all the talking heads yapping yesterday. Times editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal went on ABC’s This Week yesterday morning to discuss the “High Times” series, and host Jon Karl asked…
The closing of the Thunderbird Lounge, one of our favorite dives, inspired us to visit many more of this city’s best dives this month — including the winner of Best Dive in the Best of Denver 2014, Lakeview Lounge. And we’re not the only fans of the place. See also:…
We stopped by Session Kitchen this week, and learned that the restaurant has axed its weekday lunches, and now opens at 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, in time for happy hour. Lunch — or “brunch,” as Session called it — is still available Friday through Sunday. But the neighborhood just…
Union Station is hosting its grand opening on Saturday, July 26, two weeks behind schedule — but one of the restaurants going into the historic building is even further down the track: Mercantile Dining & Provision. Still, Mercantile — a 5,000 square foot restaurant in the north wing helmed by…
This month’s look at the best patios for enjoying craft beer took a quick detour into a discussion of whether people should take their kids to tap rooms and other drink-intensive spots. To offer up some options, we shared our our list of the ten best kid-friendly restaurants in town…
With Broadway now the center of the hipster universe, it’s hard to remember that time thirty years ago when Denver’s once gleaming “Miracle Mile” — a stretch of streamlined stores and car dealerships — had devolved into a malevolent mile of boarded-up storefronts, decrepit hotels and vacant lots. The area…
We’re counting down our 100 Favorite Dishes as we head towards our next Best of Denver, and last week landed at Solera, where Goose Sorensen’s pork-belly confit is a marvel, a preparation that involves curing, pressing and slow cooking in duck fat, which Sorensen explains melts the layers of pork…
Friends on their way from New York to Grand Lake stopped in Denver last week, and we sent them on our recommended 2014 tourism circuit Thursday morning: what we call the Tumbleweed tour, a quick hit in the 1600 block of Wazee Street where you can see the old West…
Casa Bonita is Denver’s top tourist trap, according to Yahoo: “If you’re looking for a popular place to eat, you may get recommendations to visit Casa Bonita. The restaurant boasts cliff divers, escaping gorillas and an amusement arcade. Beware the bland Mexican food though because it isn’t authentic.” True, the…
Chef Troy Guard is a very busy man. Today he’ll open Bubu, a new concept in the former TAG|Raw Bar space in Larimer Square; he’s planning to put another spot in Lowry. Before that, he’ll pour his expertise from TAG Burger Bar into Acme Burgers & Brats, opening next week…
The newly renovated Union Station isn’t hosting its official grand reopening until July 26, but it’s already seeing plenty of looky-loos – and there’s plenty for them to look at, including more than 600 pieces of art. For our money, though the real masterpiece is the historic sign that just…
Get ready for the kickoff of the fall food season! On Sunday, September 7, DISH will return to Sculpture Park at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. This is Westword’s twentieth annual celebration of the Denver drinking and dining scene, and it promises to be quite a party. Now we’re inviting…
After we published our list of ten great patios where you can enjoy all-American craft beer this summer, Station 26 became ground zero for a discussion of just where, exactly, it’s appropriate for parents to take their kids — and how both parents and kids should act once they’re there…
