A year or two ago, most Denverites had no idea that such a thing as Detroit-style pizza existed. Now the city has an embarrassment of the doughy riches. And last week, Blue Pan Pizza — which has been a big hit since it debuted last June at 3930 West 32nd…
Under the original plan, by now La Loma was supposed to have left its perch in Jefferson Park and moved into the downtown space that once was home to Trinity Grille. But renovations there have taken longer than anticipated, and the move has been pushed back again, until the end…
Argyll Whisky Beer closed this week, and opinions started spilling out quickly about that restaurant and others founded by Robert Thompson, who earned a Best New Restaurant award for Brasserie Rouge, a second for the original Argyll, and now is creating an eatertainment empire with Punch Bowl Social, which got…
The Uptown neighborhood said goodbye this week to two restaurants, both on 17th Avenue, that will be remembered fondly. Restaurateur Robert Thompson closed Argyll Whisky Beer after two years, and Mary Nguyen will do the same with her decade-old P17 just down the street. Both are shuttering their chef-driven eateries…
The sun is finally out and the weekend weather forecast looks stable (although we know how that goes in Colorado), so Denverites will be out en masse to enjoy bites and booze on the city’s many restaurant patios. You could pick one spot to while away the hours with drink…
Soul food restaurants have a way of seeming timeless, or out of time, with service, decor and humble plates that could hold up in any decade over the last half-century. CoraFaye’s Cafe at 2861 Colorado Boulevard is no exception; the quaint dining room feels lived-in and historical, even if the restaurant…
At 4 p.m. tomorrow, May 20, chef/restaurateur Troy Guard will open the doors to his new Lucky Cat Chinese restaurant, which takes the place of Bubu at 7559 East Academy Boulevard in Lowry. The eatery is Guard’s homage to the Chinese takeout joints of his childhood, with a little Asian culinary…
Chef/restaurateur Kevin Taylor has been helping shape Denver’s dining scene for decades, opening Zenith American Grill downtown in 1987 at the age of 25. He continued with a string of culinary hits from the still-running Palettes in the Denver Art Museum and Kevin Taylor’s at the Opera House to the…
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been an invasion of Texas taco slingers in the metro area. Torchy’s hit big when it landed at 1085 Broadway earlier this year, and new outposts will open soon in Englewood and Northfield. Before that, Forth Worth transplant Fuzzy’s Tacos was already packing the house…
Denver has grown a lot in the twenty years since Great Divide Brewing began making a pale ale named for the city, and next month the beer will change with the times as well. Originally an English-style pale ale, it will be a completely American ale, with a slightly lower…
Restaurateur Robert Thompson has been expanding his Punch Bowl Social family of gastro-tainment spots nationwide over the past few years, garnering attention as an astute businessman in the process. Earlier this month he was named by Ernst & Young as a mountain-desert regional finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year for…
A year ago, I celebrated my friend’s 30th birthday with tequila shots, enchiladas and a few Ghostbusters from a nearby cosplay convention in an overstuffed booth at Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant in the Denver Tech Center. Waiters carried trays past various Guardians of the Galaxy, stopping to pose for photos and…
Four Friends Kitchen in Stapleton recently brought on chef Scott Parker to head the kitchen at the lively breakfast and lunch eatery. When the restaurant opened just over a year ago, the kitchen at Four Friends was under the guidance of executive chef Larry Shore, who’s moved on to a…
Giles Flanagin and Jeff Smokevitch opened Blue Pan Pizza at 3930 West 32nd Avenue last summer to nearly instant acclaim, thanks to a roster of regional pizzas highlighted by a thick, crusty, Detroit-style pie that has won over West Highland hearts and bellies. This was Smokevitch’s second pizza joint, after…
Littleton Taco House has been at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard for over fifty years — but we’re guessing that the last year was the longest, because the restaurant was closed for thirteen months of repairs and remodeling after storm damage last spring. On Monday, Don and Dora D’Andrea finally welcomed…
The Preservery, which opened in RiNo’s Backyard on Blake development this spring, is a product of its time: part market, part live-music venue, part restaurant and more. The relaxed, community-minded operation is a far cry from the intense, Michelin two-star restaurant in London where chef de cuisine Brendan Russell spent…
Caribbean cuisine is a rarity in Denver, probably with good reason. After all, moving to a city where frostbite is even a remote possibility couldn’t have much appeal for anyone who grew up on a tropical island. Still, a few folks from the Caribbean have found their way to our…
Illegal Pete’s finally opened last Friday in the former home of Mama’s Cafe (and an International House of Pancakes before that) at 2001 East Colfax Avenue — and it was definitely worth the wait. The original A-frame has been stripped to its bones and filled with a sleek kitchen and…
If you haven’t headed to Jefferson Park for your last supper at La Loma, you have another reprieve. Since 1981, the massive Mexican restaurant has been perched at 2527 West 26th Avenue — just down the hill from the little bungalow where Savina Mendoza opened her original spot in 1973…
The day is finally here; after thirteen months of remodeling and repairs after storm damage last spring, Don and Dora D’Andrea are welcoming guests back to their Littleton Taco House at 1390 West Littleton Boulevard. The doors opened at 11 a.m. for lunch and will be open from 11 a.m…
One of Colorado’s favorite roadside attractions, the giant hot dog-shaped eatery known as Coney Island in Bailey, went up for sale last fall — and it now has a new owner who plans to restore it to its former glory. A Kickstarter campaign was started by John D. Wallace last…
Cool River Cafe, a longtime gathering place on East Belleview Avenue in Englewood, is coming downtown, slated to open by the end of May in the space at 1480 Arapahoe Street that’s currently occupied by Reunion Gastro Pub & Wine Bar (and Prime Steakhouse and Hickory Prime Steakhouse and 5280 Steakhouse and…
