After many unexpected delays, Gary Lee Bomar finally opened Gary Lee’s Motor Club and Grub in 2012, in a formerly run-down garage space that was refurbished and transformed into a vintage, car-themed roadhouse with a great patio. Remember to check out the decorative detail while you chow down on a smoked Portobello sandwich or pulled […]
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While its name is a reference to Caddyshack caddy Danny Noonan, this tavern at the Club at Heather Ridge isn’t necessarily themed after the film. Yes, the joint’s house drink is the Danny Noonan, but that’s about as far as it goes. Since Noonan’s is right on the gold course, it has a built-in customer […]
Ocean Prime has sailed into the last major space in Larimer Square, and things are going swimmingly for this “modern supper club,” the latest from Cameron Mitchell, an Ohio restaurateur who launched the progenitor of Ocean Prime in Columbus in 2006. The concept may come from the Midwest, but it fits right into Denver, with […]
There’s not really a Jake behind Jake’s Sports & Spirits (which changed its name from Jake’s Food & Spirits in the fall of 2015). This neighborhood joint’s name was actually inspired by the abstract notion of a guy, maybe a Jake, who everyone knows and likes. Open for lunch, dinner and late-night dining, Jake’s comes […]
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The Corner Bar, located inside the historic Boulderado Hotel, offers two floors of seating and a heated outside patio. The expansive wine and spirits list — which includes an impressive array of single-malt Scotches — is full of specials and unique drinks like the Boulderado Martini (Ketel One vodka, Cointreau and Limoncello with a sugared […]
Juicy Burgers & Dogs is located in a minimalist space in the corner of a small strip mall in Centennial. And like the space, a Juicy burger isn’t all gussied up. Instead, a hand-molded, properly salt-and-peppered patty — made of freshly ground beef, lamb or chicken, all procured from Colorado — is char-grilled until it […]
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 […]
Steuben’s was the first restaurant in town to jump on the mobile-food bandwagon, retrofitting an old lunch truck and sending it out onto the streets of Denver in the summer of 2010. The kitchen is tiny, but the flavors coming out of it are big. The crew serves up many of the specialties that are […]
There’s no denying that Crimson & Gold is a college bar; that would be impossible, since this joint is right next to the University of Denver. But it’s also a reliable neighborhood restaurant, with lots of room for families and other big groups, a 1,400-square-foot back patio and a menu that appeals to just about […]
Steele Platt knows what Denver likes. Although the restaurateur, who had several places in the Tivoli in the ’80s, left Colorado decades ago, the Yard House chain that he founded in California in 1996 is also ideally suited for Colorado. For starters, beers are big at the Yard House – the restaurant has over a […]
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Jeff Richard, chef/owner of the Old Stone Church, a New American eatery in Castle Rock, loves old American food, too, and a few years ago he started putting together plans for a burger joint. While continuing to run the Old Stone Church, he leased a strip-mall spot near the Castle Rock shopping outlets, where he […]
The inspiration behind Cafe 180 is apparent the moment you walk into Cathy Matthews’s lunch-only spot: The restaurant’s mission, posted above its service counter, acknowledges SAME Cafe founders Brad and Libby Birky. The couple brought the pay-what-you-can model to Denver, and Matthews adopted it for the pleasant place she opened in the summer of 2010. […]
Not only is the Cheeky Monk a destination restaurant for all you European beer snobs looking for unpronounceable brews made by monks who’ve dedicated their lives to Jesus and zymurgy, but it also happens to be a great place to sample the rather unique cuisine of the Benelux — all mussels and frites and sausages […]
If you’ve ever had fantasies of throwing away everything you’ve got and moving to some small town in the middle of nowhere, Govnr’s Park is just what you’d want the one bar in that town to be. It’s the kind of place where, if you’re having some problem (be it psychological, marital, political or just […]
From the looks of this friendly neighborhood dive that survived a fire in 2016, it’s hard to imagine the place having anything to do with Shakespeare. But the bar’s name was actually inspired by a pub in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s old stamping ground. It’s a far cry from a traditional pub – Denver’s Dirty Duck is […]
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Long a staple in the Midwest, the Bar Louie chain has landed in Colorado. At the Shops at Northfield, Bar Louie is the perfect spot for a mid-shopping beer; it also makes a great holding pen for husbands waiting out a long run by their significant others. The menu features such bar standards as wings […]
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 […]
During the annual National Western Stock Show, the Stockyard Saloon – located in a historic building in the heart of the old packinghouse district – is the hottest place in town. But this watering hole is worth a visit the rest of the year, too. The second-floor space offers an interesting view of the rapidly […]
