Restaurants

Four years after it opened in an unlikely strip mall, Ambli is better than ever.

Denver’s Low Country Kitchen is a great place to get a taste of Southern cuisine, especially as its done in coastal South Carolina. But can a twenty-something on a budget get a good meal with a drink for under $30?

When chef Ryan “Ko” Cunningham decided to launch a healthy food truck in Boulder, he didn’t have any idea that he had already been part of one. Well, sort of, at least — he was in his mother’s womb at the time, soon to be the fourth child of Julianaa…

Pizzeria Locale and Tender Belly are both Colorado originals that have spread beyond state lines, taking pizza and bacon, respectively, to the surrounding regions. But until now, the two companies have not collided Reese’s-style for a flavor-packed combo that brings the best of both worlds. But starting Wednesday, February 28,…

Denver got a taste of Shake Shack on February 24, but fans are still waiting for In-N-Out.

Only three openings in Denver the week ending February 25, 2018, and no closings of record.

First there was Au Feu, a Montreal smoked meat shop opening at Zeppelin Station’s upcoming food hall. But now, owner Jared Leonard is bringing two more of his Chicago-based restaurants to Denver. The reason, he says, is because his family fell in love with Colorado. “I was supposed to open…

While there are many restaurants serving Middle Eastern cuisine in the metro area, Koshari Time at 1155 South Havana Street is the only one that offers Egyptian food specifically. “Denver is filled with different cultures and Middle Eastern communities, as well as open-minded people who are willing to try new…

We spoke to Dave Hadley last August, just as the Chopped winner and former Preservery sous-chef was preparing to embark upon a trip abroad to Thailand. There, he planned to spend two months in the kitchen at two-Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Gaggan, honing progressive Indian cooking and exploring more deeply the…

For its fifteenth birthday, Luca got new decor and a new pizza oven.

Chef Goose Sorensen is ending his sixteen-year run with Solera at the end of next month, but he’s not too sad about it. “I couldn’t be more thrilled,” he told us earlier in the week when we talked to him about the closure. “I didn’t want to be fifty years…

Kristen Heeres’s fourth-grade class at Valdez Elementary School, a DPS Dual Language school, is learning what it means to review restaurants.

Chef Alon Shaya is planning on opening a restaurant, Safta, in the Source Hotel that’s slated to open later this spring at 3350 Brighton Boulevard.

Brother and sister duo Aileen Reilly and Paul Reilly are coming up on the five-year anniversary of their Uptown eatery, Beast + Bottle. The restaurant’s birthday falls on Friday, March 16, so the siblings are planning a celebratory bash — and they’re inviting friends to pitch in. The dinner will…

The fourteenth annual Denver Restaurant Week kicks off this Friday, February 23, with two weeks of discounted menus at more than 250 restaurants through March 4. The celebration of the city’s culinary scene offers special multi-course menus for either $25, $35 or $45. If you’re a vegan, you don’t have…

The smells of sizzling meats and spices spill out of the compact headquarters of Beltran’s Carniceria & Grill at 11920 Washington Street in Northglenn. Two things will almost certainly happen when you pass through the front door of the immaculate butcher shop: Someone will say “hello” (most likely the clerk…

When the Way Back first opened on West 38th Avenue in the spring of 2016, it quickly captured an enthusiastic audience, who applauded its localavore ethos, ambitious bar and inventive menu, which was even more remarkable for the fact that all dishes came out of a food truck parked behind…

Chef Goose Sorensen has been the heart and soul of Solera Restaurant & Wine Bar (5410 East Colfax Avenue) since the restaurant opened in 2002; he eventually bought the building and became the sole owner and proprietor, adding a welcome taste of upscale Spanish/Mediterranean cuisine to a stretch of Colfax that…

Friday is the only day of the week that La Fiesta is open for dinner, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the 1960s when the place first opened — converted from a Safeway by founder Michael Herrera in 1964 — La Fiesta was packed to the rafters (or…

If you’re looking for a unique tea house that captures the spirit of its neighborhood, look no further than the just-opened TeaLee’s Tea House & Bookstore at 611 22nd Street in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Located in newly refurbished 105-year-old Melbourne building, TeaLee’s provides a traditional tea experience in a…

Denver diners love fried chicken, but they didn’t love the takeout operations from White Fence Farm.

What decade is this again? With the opening of Tony Roma’s downtown (in one of the biggest restaurant black holes in the city), we’re having flashbacks to the ’80s — when baby back ribs were one of the hottest restaurant trends. The 46-year-old restaurant chain make its first appearance in…