Restaurants

The opening of Wally’s Wisconsin Tavern inspired an outpouring of Wisconsin food memories from hungry readers. But if Wisconsin has cheese curds, they wonder, what does Colorado have?

The first ever Rocky Mountain Roasting Rodeo is set to take place in Denver this weekend. The two-day event gathers fifteen professional coffee roasters from the Rocky Mountain region, including New Mexico, Wyoming and throughout Colorado. For the competition, all participants were given twenty pounds of the same green Ethiopian…

This week was a slow one in the Denver restaurant scene, which is a good thing, giving diners a chance to take a breath and look around for good eats rather than just rushing off to the hottest new openings. Hot describes the gooey fried cheese curds at Wally’s Wisconsin…

Edgewater’s Thai choices were cut in half when Thailicious recently closed at 2045 Sheridan Boulevard (at least US Thai Cafe is still going strong), but the space won’t remain vacant for long. Rich Braunthal, who has run the Ohana Grille food truck since 2015, is turning his mobile business into a…

There’s surely more to Wisconsin than cheese and sausages, but those are the things we care about. And that’s what Wally’s Wisconsin Tavern, the new concept that the owners of Rhein Haus just opened beside the LoDo restaurant, is offering — plus a few more things from the Great Lakes region…

Steve Ells opened the original Chipotle Mexican Grill at 1644 East Evans Avenue, an old Dolly Madison location, in 1993, kicking off more than two decades of growth and influence over how Americans perceive fast food. The tiny burrito outlet closed its doors on May 18 — but only temporarily: Employees…

After one of the most devastating storms in U.S. history, Texas needs our help. Denver restaurants and bars are pitching in by earmarking proceeds of sales to the cause and collecting donations on behalf of various flood-relief organizations.

In the four years since Shauna Lott Harman launched Long I Pie, the business has gone through a number of iterations. Today, it’s operating out of a tiny kitchen at Fort Greene in Globeville.

Justin Cucci, who runs some of the quirkiest eateries in Denver, says he’s after a “craveable experience.” And he’s created just that at El Five.

Photographer Brandon Marshall has been traveling east along Colfax Avenue, documenting every bar and restaurant — whether fast-food outlet or more upscale, independent eatery — on Denver’s main street, once called the “wickedest street in America.” So far, he’s made it to Yosemite

August is typically a busy month for restaurateurs, and this year was no exception. More than twenty new eateries debuted, including second (or even third) locations of some of our favorites, like Blue Pan Pizza, 5280 Burger Bar and Maria Empanada. Lavish hotel restaurants downtown also welcomed customers: Citizen Rail…

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, has grown steadily in the Midwest since founder Cameron Mitchell opened his first restaurant in 1993. The company has taken a cautious approach to Colorado, though, bringing Ocean Prime to Larimer Square in 2006, but otherwise keeping a low profile. Mitchell…

Colorado gained a little more recognition for its growing wine culture this week: industry magazine Wine Enthusiast named Kyle Schlachter of the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board (CWIDB) as one of its 40 Under 40 Tastemakers for 2017. Schlachter, outreach coordinator for the CWIDB, is a Colorado wine enthusiast who…

A new coffee shop called Joe Maxx Coffee Co. is set to open on Friday, September 22 in the Art District on Santa Fe, with a goal of providing a welcoming space for all in the neighborhood. Owners Nicholas Caparso and Lahna Saccone met in 2015 during a “life stopover” in…

Places you can go for a good cup of coffee: a cafe, coffee shop or coffeehouse come to mind. If you’re in a pinch, a coffee cart or kiosk might do. But soon you’ll be able to add electric tuk tuk to the list. The owners of Denvers’ 8th Day…

Chinese food has become a fixture in the American diet, resembling most American-style comfort foods with its saucy meats, pan-fried vegetables and carby-fried counterparts. But, what Lucky China at 2000 South Havana Street in Aurora does differently from the masses of strip-mall Chinese eateries allows it to stand out.

In our Chef and Tell interview with Dave Hadley, we covered the chef’s plans to bring progressive Indian food to Denver, how winning an episode of Chopped impacted his career, and his plans to head to Thailand to work with Gaggan Anand, arguably the most influential Indian chef on the…

Rebel Restaurant has been one of the most consistently innovative and unusual eateries in town since opening in a former dive bar at 3763 Wynkoop Street two years ago. Where else can a person venture for the likes of tripe poutine, kimchi cheesesteak pirogies, or Chinese long bean funnel cake?…

Dave Hadley made a splash earlier this year when he went on Chopped and, drawing from the southern Indian cooking he’d grown up eating, bested his East Coast competitors. Now Hadley has set his sights on bringing what he calls progressive Indian cuisine to Denver.

Four metro restaurants have something new and different that you’ll want to hit right now. This week, we’re steering you toward a Cherry Creek happy hour with a not-so-posh surprise; a full-on lunch menu from a chicken sandwich specialist; an innovative twist on focaccia; and some small plates that will…

What started as a mobile food cart where New Mexico native Jack Martinez sold elote and other New Mexico specialties in a parking lot at 2524 Federal Boulevard evolved into one of Denver’s favorites stops for filling and flavorful Southwestern cooking. The brick-and-mortar Jack-n-Grill has been a mainstay on Federal…

The taqueria at 400 Federal Boulevard that had displayed a grand-opening banner on the front of its building for several years is now closed. El Taco Veloz has been tidied up and now sports a new sign letting passersby know that Taqueria Pancho Villa has taken over. That banner wasn’t…