Fans of ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro will be happy to learn that executive chef and accomplished interpreter of Asian cuisine, Lon Symensma (along with managing partners Joe Vostrejs and Pat McHenry), is planning to open Cho77, a noodle house in the Baker neighborhood’s already hot stretch of South Broadway. The…
No. 89 Clams and chorizo from Gozo 30 South Broadway 720-638-1462 The wood-fired oven at Gozo is the centerpiece of the kitchen, both in terms of its rustic physical presence and its imprint on the food touched by its fire. Gozo executive chef Nicholas Petrilli designed a menu of piccolo…
A cozy bistro in Congress Park, Shells and Sauce is primarily known for its dinners of Tuscan pasta and seafood plates, but it also offers a weekend brunch from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a variety of fresh Italian takes on beloved brunch favorites. Oddly enough, though, it’s the…
Rosenberg’s Bagel & Deli will host its official grand opening tomorrow, July 26, from 6 a.m. (come early for a thank-you gift) to 3 p.m. Owner Joshua Pollack had originally planned to celebrate with a local block party, but he’s been a little busy lately. In fact, since the soft…
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:…
Comfortable Food, a truck I caught up with at Civic Center Eats today, serves food under the motto “Zero pretension, 100% deliciousness.” My lunch, though, was definitely operating with pretensions, even delusions of grandeur. Not content to be a simple grilled cheese sandwich, this one had evidently seen the world…
It’s been a wild ride since the Kolache Cabin rolled onto a vacant lot at Alameda and South Santa Fe Drive last month. The mobile food joint quickly found fans who’d been craving kolaches since the area’s last major purveyor, Kolache Factory, closed a few years ago. But then last…
The Curtis Park Creamery has been slinging budget Mexican fare in the Curtis Park/Five Points area for over forty years. And in January 2013, the owners finally opened a second location in Aurora, calling it, not surprisingly, Curtis Park Creamery II. But now you’ll have to head back to the…
When I eat barbecue, I often skip the sauce so that the meat’s smokiness can come through. But when I do squirt on sauce, I don’t always want the sweet, thick version that’s common in these parts. Colleen Van Tuyl, chef-owner of Ragin’ Hog BBQ, understands this. “Colorado is a…
No. 90 Biscuits from the Denver Biscuit Co. 141 South Broadway 3237 East Colfax Avenue 303-337-7900 The Southern biscuit is one of the hardest baked goods to master; they invariably come in one of two versions: perfect or just plain wrong. Working with butter and flour takes years of experience;…
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…
“Have you been here before?” asked the girl at the counter of Kings BBQ when we first walked into the modest spot in Wheat Ridge. We shook our heads. “Then I’m going to tell you something that’s not very helpful: Everything is good.” Owner CJ Johnson, a Texan with roots…
Kiernan Maletsky’s cover story, “Rock On,” focuses on the town of Lyons and the music scene’s efforts to recover from last fall’s devastating floods. Oskar Blues has played an instrumental role — not only in the economic growth of Lyons, but in the recovery efforts there and in Longmont. Here’s…
Denver swingers can’t catch a break. 3090 Eden, the members-only swingers’ club that opened for business just last March, has closed, as has the Downing Street Grill, which was located in the same building at 3090 Downing Street. “It was a lot of money spent, but there wasn’t enough support…
After doing business for twenty years under his first name, Udi Baron and his family sold Udi’sFoods (the gluten-free and granola portion of their bakery empire) earlier this year, and with it the name Udi’s. The company held a contest to pick a new name for its cafes and bakeries,…
When Union Station hosts its grand-opening gala on Saturday, July 26, most — but not all — of the fifteen restaurants, bars and retail outlets signed on for the project will be open to the public. Alex Seidel’s Mercantile Dining & Provision is more than a month away from opening…
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…
A new face is showing itself in the Highland neighborhood: Prost Fine Beers and Sausages is now open. Amid the trendy bars and hipster joints, Prost is an unassuming little beer hall tucked into West 32nd Avenue, taking the spot formerly held by Asian-Mexican spot BOA. Bedecked in dark wood…
Denver has Chicago-style pizza, New York-style pizza, even St. Louis-style pie. And now the city can try pizza Detroit-style, thanks to the expanding pizza chain Jet’s Pizza. See also: Denver now has St. Louis-style pizza, but what about New Haven, Detroit and Old Forge-style?…
If you’re headed to Old South Pearl for lunch, you’ll now have one fewer option: Session Kitchen has discontinued its extended brunch service from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday — but will keep those hours and the same brunch menu Friday through Sunday. See also: The ten…
No. 91 Tacos Campechanos at La Calle Taqueria 1565 West Alameda Avenue 720-583-6586 Alameda Avenue between Federal and I-25 is a kind of miniature Federal Boulevard all on its own; you’ll find Chinese dim sum houses, Vietnamese sandwich shops, Cajun-Asian crayfish dens and, of course, no shortage of Mexican taquerias…
