Hamburger Mary’s Puts on a New Face and Becomes M Uptown

After a decade as one of East 17th Avenue’s most reliable sources of burgers, booze and kitsch — it’s the home of Dreamgirls, Denver’s longest-running cabaret drag show — Hamburger Mary’s has been transformed into M Uptown. Turns out that owners Jennifer and Jeff Kustok couldn’t come to a new…

100 Favorite Dishes: Buffalo Ribs at the Fort

No. 1: Smoke House Buffalo BBQ Ribs at the Fort Our last favorite dish of the year is an oldie — a very oldie — but a goodie: the buffalo ribs at the Fort.  Ad man Sam’l Arnold built that restaurant in the early ’60s as a scale model of Bent’s…

Peruvian Eatery Limón Closes on 17th Avenue

Denver is short one Peruvian cafe after Uptown’s Limón closed yesterday. Chef/owner Alex Gurevich had opened the Novoandino eatery in 2006, serving upscale cuisine heavily influenced by the South American country. There’s a sign on the door of 1612 East 17th Avenue that announces the closing, and the restaurant’s Facebook page now…

Review: Revelry Kitchen Issues a Wake-Up Call

When I first walked into Revelry Kitchen, there wasn’t much revelry going on. No one was laughing over mimosas or micheladas, as they would’ve been on a busy weekend morning. No one was even waking up over coffee, which had yet to be made. Steel stools at the bar in…

Champurrado: The Right Choice to Go With Your Tamales

The sidewalks are slick outside and the windows are covered with steam inside, where pots of soup and mole simmer and the smell of chiles, tortillas and carnitas waft through the air. At this time of year, a plate of tamales robed in rich red chile or Colorado-style green chile…

Three Restaurants for Haute Tamales

Tamales are family food — that is, food that should be made by the whole family. That’s why the tidy little packages are such a staple in Mexican and Southwestern homes around Christmastime: They’re labor-intensive, so making them in big batches (with many hands) is the best way to optimize…

Opus Fine Dining Sings Its Last Aria in Cherry Creek

Opus Fine Dining, the Cherry Creek eatery that sprang from the merging of Aria and the original Opus in Littleton, closed over the weekend at 250 Josephine Street. Although the space has had a reputation as a black hole for dining establishments in the past, word has it that the…

A Healthy Pre-Holiday Breakfast at Zeal in Boulder

Eating around the holidays can be tricky: You’re already on the path to overindulging, but comfort food is such a big part of the festivities that it’s seemingly unavoidable. If the scale’s been a little unforgiving lately, fend off the high-calorie feeding frenzy by heading to Zeal for a morning…

Westword Is Looking for a New Restaurant Reviewer

After more than three years of dining out several times a week — and then sharing the experience with you — Cafe critic Gretchen Kurtz will soon take a break to spend more time with her family. We’ll miss her reviews, but are pleased that she’ll still be writing other…

Sushi-Rama Brings Conveyor-Belt Sushi Service to Larimer Street

After the successful launch of two Osaka Ramen noodle joints earlier this year, chef/restaurateur Jeff Osaka and chef Jesus Silva are ready to get the conveyor belt rolling at Sushi-Rama, just a block away from Osaka’s first ramen shop. Sushi-Rama will open Sunday at 11 a.m. featuring kaiten-zushi — small…

Reader: The Food and People at Damascus Are Awesome

With all the drum-beating over terrorism and refugees, it’s sometimes difficult to recognize those in our midst living with the realities. While Paris was under attack by extremists, the Kassir family — owners of Damascus on South Colorado Boulevard since 1990 — were sending a shipping container full of humanitarian aid…

Australian-Style Stowaway Coffee + Kitchen Opens In River North

As of last Friday, the newest addition to the Denver coffee scene lives in the booming RiNo neighborhood. Stowaway Coffee + Kitchen aims to introduce an Australian-style café to Denver as a change from typical American coffee or brunch spots. Owners Amy Cohen and Hayden Barnie bring inspiration from their…