From its humble Seattle beginnings as Sam’s Tavern in a neighborhood near the University of Washington, Red Robin has expanded to include more than 400 locations throughout the United States. Denver / Boulder diners know they can order any sandwich on the menu at this popular burger joint and substitute a vegetarian patty, and no […]
American in Denver
Showing 199 - 220 of 280Chef/owner Kevin Grossi (late of Lola) opened the Regional in summer 2016 in Avanti Food & Beverage. The name is deceptively simple and straightforward: Grossi re-creates American classics from regions throughout the United States. You’ll find the South well represented by a Nashville hot chicken sandwich, hoppin’ John and shrimp and grits, but the Northeast […]
What’s old is new again at Reivers, a neighborhood institution on Old South Gaylord Street that’s gotten a surprisingly successful facelift under owner Dan Shipp. Not only does the space look streamlined and fresh, but the food is tasty. The burger-and-sandwich roster is still big, but each item gets extra attention, and upscale bar classics […]
With Restaurant Fourteen Seventy-Two, which opened in late summer 2012, owners Dave Chmura, Rob Young and Scott Bergin brought the low country to Denver — specifically, to a Victorian home in Platt Park that underwent drastic renovation, gaining a roof deck and two small dining rooms while retaining its family-style charm. Some of the recipes […]
The seasonal menus at Restaurant Kevin Taylor are poetry without a single word wasted. Chef Kevin Taylor’s namesake has come into its own and is deserving of the beautiful room, the fawning press and the exorbitant prices.
Revival Denver Public House debuted in the former Avenue Grill space on East 17th in 2021. Despite a name that sounds a bit generic, this spot owned by chef Dan Vizzard and his wife, Emily, is bursting with personality, from the hodgepodge of art and knickknacks to the Southern-inspired menu and the killer happy hour […]
Rhinoceropolis has it all — even if some of that is do-it-yourself. The venue is part show space, part home, and all living homage to every underground hangout in American teenage music history. There’s no sign on the building, never any set cover charge for any show, and no question that whether Nu Sensae, Monotonix […]
The old Hill-Top Bar, just north of I-70, was one of the tiniest dives in town – but it had a big group of fans, and that small spot produced a lot of memories. In early 2014, the bar was resurrected as the Rocky Top Tavern. The hardwood floors of the building, which has housed […]
This dark, subterranean enclave has seen decades of diners come and go in Cherry Creek North. The kitchen cooks up nostalgic American classics for the regulars who fill the plush, high chairs and wooden booths, and the bar mixes stiff cocktails for the regulars who belly up to a bar that still shows the burn […]
Known for its gorgeous, scantily clad staff and sports-bar-like atmosphere, Rome’s Saloon is very much a gentlemen’s club, sans the poles. Family owned and operated for over thirty years, the southwest Denver hangout begins serving booze and food at 7 a.m. every day, with an extensive menu offering the usual fried goods, as well as […]
With a whole wall dedicated solely to Steelers memorabilia, including a Terrible Towel, it’s fairly obvious that the Rusty Bucket a Steelers bar. While there’s no mistaking that you’ve entered Steeler country when you step inside this neighborhood sports joint it’s a also decent place to check out any game as the place has fifteen […]
Soup, pizzas, cookies and the occasional chalkboard special: These things are the marks of a good cafe. You’ll find all of those and more at SAME, which stands for “So All May Eat.” This spot isn’t just a good cafe; it’s a good deed in action. The food here doesn’t come with a price tag, […]
After running the quirky Satchel’s Market in Park Hill for five years, Andrew Casalini and his wife, Jen Dactano, decided to get serious. They closed their original restaurant in order to open a place in a part of town where they thought the neighbors might be more interested in an upscale concept, initially one focusing […]
As its name implies, Scooter’s in Aurora is first and foremost a sports bar. You can catch any number of games on the hi-def TVs scattered around the place, as well as UFC fights. And although Scooter’s, which also boasts a 1,700-square-foot deck, occasionally brings in live bands, there’s usually dancing to DJs on Fridays […]
For those who can’t decide between a T-bone and a twice-baked potato, chicken and waffles, lobster pot pie or a green-chile-smothered pork chop partnered with scalloped potatoes, we have good news for you: All of those dishes grace the menu of Second Home, the in-house restaurant at the JW Marriott. The wide-ranging menu reads like […]
Once a gentleman’s lounge, this space in the venerable Brown Palace was remodeled into a seafaring bar that opened eight months after Prohibition ended. The fish-out-of-water nautical theme was inspired by a collection of model clipper ships that the hotel’s then-owner brought home from a trip and his wife suggested should shove off. Although recent […]