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Vintage ads from 1991 show how far Denver’s restaurant scene has come

Take a look at some of the restaurant ads we featured in the July 17-23, 1991, issue of Westword. While deals like $6 dinner buffets may not exist in 2011, and many of the restaurants that advertised that week no longer exist at all, we can savor cheaper -- if...
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Take a look at some of the restaurant ads we featured in the July 17-23, 1991, issue of Westword. While deals like $6 dinner buffets may not exist in 2011, and many of the restaurants that advertised that week no longer exist at all, we can savor cheaper — if blander — times through with this stroll through the archives.

For the record, The Fort, the Wynkoop Brewing Co., India’s, Rodney’s , the Cruise Room and the Cherokee are all still serving.

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