Every strip mall and shopping center in every Denver suburb seems to house a pho joint, usually one with a name that pairs the word “pho” with a number — either the address itself, a lucky number or something personal to the owner. There are so many of these spots…
The Mango House at 1532 Galena Street in Aurora is dedicated to providing services for refugees trying to make a new home in Colorado. The privately funded space includes a medical practice called Ardas Family Medicine, a dental office, a food share for refugees, the office of Project Worthmore, and…
We’ve all been faced with the “Where should we go?” question. Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times we need help. Whether it’s finding the perfect place to celebrate the right occasion, determining what kitchen can accommodate an unusual dietary restriction, or maybe just discovering a new place to…
The Blue Parrot, the oldest restaurant in Colorado and a classic red-sauce joint, has closed. While many diners will miss it, one reader wonders where to go for good Italian in town.
How does Denver kick off the first month of 2017 after two years of astonishing restaurant growth? By witnessing some twenty January openings to keep pace with last year’s numbers. From an all-day market restaurant to an Argentinian empanada shop to a glitzy, celebrity-studded steakhouse, here are a dozen of…
The blocks behind Union Station are fast becoming a restaurant destination, even if not many Denverites know about the new maze of offices, hotels and apartments that have sprung up in the past year or two. The area is already home to Honor Society, Public School 303, Ink Coffee, the…
We were expecting the Blue Parrot, Louisville’s 98-year-old Italian restaurant, to close on the last weekend of January, but it looks like the Colacci family decided to serve their last customers a week early. According to the Blue Parrot’s Facebook page, the restaurant sold out of sauce and spaghetti on…
We just named Chop Shop Casual Urban Eatery one of the ten best fast-fine (or fine-casual) eateries in metro Denver, and now chef/owner Clint Wangsnes has added his upscale cuisine to a new neighborhood. A second Chop Shop is now open at 200 Quebec Street, in the former Salty Rita’s…
No. 24: Fish and Chips at Public School 303 There was a time when finding good fish and chips in Denver was a difficult proposition, but fry-cooks got their act together and now its possible to get a decent slab of battered seafood at any number of destinations. Even so,…
The blocks behind Union Station are quickly becoming Denver’s newest dining destination. The Pig & the Sprout arrived last summer and Public School 303 rang its opening bell in October. And this weekend welcomes both Stella’s on 16th and Hearth & Dram, which begins dinner service on Saturday, January 28,…
Variety is the name of the game at Stella’s on 16th, which opens tomorrow (January 27) at 1550 Wewatta Street behind Union Station. The combination market, deli, bakery and restaurant is built to cater to the business crowd downtown as well as to residents of the many new condos and…
Need a little more renewal than the January 1 ushering in of 2017 could provide? You’re in luck; on January 28, Denver’s Asian community will observe the Lunar New Year, an important celebration in many Asian countries that is attended by a number of different traditions representing a fresh start…
Denver Restaurant Week, presented by Visit Denver, launches its thirteenth year with ten days of discounted dinners from restaurants across the metro area from February 24 to March 5. To help you plan your dinner outings, Visit Denver is rolling out more than 150 Restaurant Week menus today at noon…
No. 25: Panuchos at Que Bueno Suerte At Que Bueno Suerte on on South Pearl, chef Vicente Sosa, a native of the Yucatan, has added several items from his home territory to a menu balanced between upscale culinary creations and homey cooking from the chef’s childhood. Tacos are one of the greatest…
Chef Corey Baker says he didn’t so much find sushi as fall into it — but doing so had an element of fate. “I got a job at Sushi Den…at age seventeen,” he recalls. “It felt kind of like destiny. Sushi Den was the first restaurant I went to: When…
The Yard on Santa Fe, at the corner of West First Avenue and Santa Fe Drive, has been slowly taking shape ever since Renegade Brewing added a production facility at the former lumber yard two years ago. Since then, two fitness centers, Board Game Republic, Fin Art Co. (a design…
This great nation of ours holds as one of its dearest principles the words at the base of the Statue of Liberty, penned by Emma Lazarus: “‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.'” The words welcome the people of the world to make a…
Richard Sandoval has retooled the decade-old Zengo, but it’s not an improvement.
The Fat Jack’s Super Subs at 3326 Tejon Street in Lower Highland was robbed at gunpoint in the early-morning hours of Saturday, January 21. Owner Kyle Fabra says that the incident took place between 1 and 1:30 a.m. at the late-night sub shop. “Two guys came in dressed in red with…
Having a name like Brother Luck is almost as much as any chef needs in the way of publicity. But Luck and a growing number of other Colorado chefs are getting additional attention from recent appearances on the Food Network’s Chopped and other television shows. Brother Luck, who’s the fourth…
The neighborhood that until last summer didn’t even have an official name is beginning to heat up. The latest newcomer to put down roots in the area, which is mushrooming with new offices, condos and hotels, is Stella’s on 16th, opening this Friday, January 27. Owners Brian and Dawn “Stella”…
Readers are applauding the deal that will keep My Brother’s Bar open, rather than have it wiped off the face of Denver by another big development.
