SmartCo is sprouting up all over the place

SmartCo is swiftly making its mark on Colorado. Barely two months ago, SmartCo didn’t even have a website. Since then, the supersize, discount supermarket has been taking root — and attracting the interest of dozens of incompetent jobseekers (see comments) — on the Front Range…

Happy hour at The 9th Door is magnificent

The Place: The 9th Door, 1808 Blake Street, 303-292-2229 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 until 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $3-5 house cocktails and sangria; $12 sangria carafes; $2-4 tapas The Digs: Walking into The 9th Door is like walking into the movie Aladdin, and happy hour there is…

Guess where I’m eating?

I suppose I should take responsibility for stupidly ordering lettuce wraps at a restaurant that’s not a P.F. Chang’s. But the kitchen at this something-for-everyone hangout could certainly benefit from learning how to do them right. Can you guess where I’m eating? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct…

Daves eat for free at Famous Dave’s on August 1

Last year, we wrote about the Thornton Famous Dave’s making Sunday Dave’s Day, when anyone named Dave or David could get a free Bud or Bud Light. Quite a deal, huh? Well, all five Colorado Famous Dave’s are about to top that offer — anyone whose first name is Dave,…

Sunrise Sunset dishes up veggie-friendly breakfasts

Breakfast can be one of the most frustrating meals of the day for a vegetarian. Although many places offer all the sausage, bacon and ham you care to eat, I have yet to find a restaurant in Denver that serves Morningstar sausage patties instead of the carnivore’s version (if you…

Tonight: Affair on the Square does al fresco in the city

Dining outside is one of the best things about beautiful weather. We’ve certainly got the weather, and tonight, Larimer Square will provide the eats at the inaugural Affair on the Square, a benefit for the Colorado Symphony. Participating restaurants include Bistro Vendome, Capital Grille, Corridor 44, Cru, Lime, Osteria Marco,…

Organixx will start serving dinner, pouring beer and wine soon

Organixx will start serving beer and wine at its eco-friendly digs in LoDo, and as soon as that’s in place, the restaurant, located at 1520 Blake Street, will launch dinner service — with an expanded menu — and happy hour, too. “Originally, our plan was mid-July, but now we’re thinking…

Peruvian food comes to East Colfax by way of Pisco Sour

You never know what you might find cruising down East Colfax, but along with hookers, drug dealers and their desperate, drugged out disciples, you can usually count on new restaurant signage. Pisco Sour, a new Peruvian restaurant, bar and club at 8501 East Colfax Avenue, opened in June to good…

The Beer Buckle company looks to expand by a few notches

The only thing better than drinking your favorite beer: wearing it. At least that’s what the founder of the Beer Buckle is hoping as he searches in Denver and Boulder for a place to open a new store dedicated to branded beer fashion. Jay Kriner founded the Beer Clothing Company…

Free KFC for your traitorous patronage

Want a free Doublicious sandwich from KFC? Put on some other fast food chain’s garb and rush over to an outpost, then, because KFC is offering free samples of the boneless chicken filet sandwich to the first ten people dressed in the full uniform of a competitor today. And if…

Gaea’s Harvest bar tastes good — but is it good for you?

Edibles are a big part of the medical marijuana industry, and as a companion piece to Mile Highs and Lows, our weekly dispensary review, Westword will be serving up occasional edible reviews. Enjoy this first taste as William Breathes turns his critical eye – and tastebuds – to Gaea’s Harvest…

Guess where I’m eating?

Someone in the kitchen is obviously obsessed with squiggles of Mexican crema, but that same person is also dead set on delivering far better than average combo plates, like the one in the above snap, which includes, among other usual suspects, a chicken enchilada and a chimichanga zigzagged with a…

Sweet Action Ice Cream is one of the country’s best, says SmarterTravel.com

First, Sweet Action Ice Cream expanded its availability locally, and now the progressive ice creamery at 52 Broadway is gaining recognition outside of Colorado for its homemade, organic and seasonally-influenced scoops, including flavors like Colorado peach. The travel website, SmarterTravel.com gave the shop some national exposure over the weekend, in…