Although Bruce’s Bar is a bit out of the way — it’s in Severance, about half an hour from Fort Collins — lots of folks hit the spot for its burgers or World-Famous Rocky Mountain Oysters. The history of the place dates back to 1957, when Bruce Ruth bought Severance Recreation and christened it Bruce’s […]
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Serious drinks and playful eats are always served at the Lobby, a neighborhood cafe in a century-old hotel a ball’s throw from Coors Field. With a menu of tongue-in-cheek comfort food and a collection of local spirits and craft beers makes the Lobby a destination for pre-game and post-game revelry – or regret.
Brothers Andre and Aaron Lobato got an early start in the restaurant business, helping their parents run the 14th Street Bar and Grill, which had a 22-year run in Boulder. Just before that restaurant finally closed, the siblings took a cross-country trip and, along with their friend Joey Newman, decided to open their own place, […]
Smashburger has all the affectations of a standard QSR operation: counter-ordering and tableside delivery, a fast and easily navigable menu, a simple and easily duplicatable decor. But it also has a far-from-standard burger: the namesake “smashburger,” a half-pound of ground, nicely fatty Angus beef that’s whacked onto the hot steel, producing a flood of meat […]
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Sure, you could be virtuous and make a smoothie at home, but washing strawberry seeds out of the blender jar is a pain. Most people are more likely to head to one of the Denver / Boulder outposts of Jamba Juice, a chain 750 locations strong that’s got smoothie-making down to a science (or is […]
This native Colorado Mexican chain restaurant, which boasts eight locations, six of them along the Front Range, has been serving up freshly prepared tortilla chips and salsa, enchiladas, burritos and Mexican seafood dishes for the past fifteen years. El Se
Known for its clean, minimalist atmosphere and hefty foil-wrapped burritos the size (and weight) of a small infant, Chipotle pioneered the fast-casual, assembly line Mexican food genre that’s since grown to encompass chains like Qdoba and Baja Fresh. The protocol in Denver / Boulder and elsewhere? Diners proceed single-file down the line and orchestrate the […]
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There ain’t no brie on the menu at Old School Burgers. They offer exactly one kind of cheese: gooey and yellow. And the menus list no specialty burgers, no guacamole burgers, no fifty-dollar burgers with kobe and truffles, only the basics: burger, cheeseburger, then doubles and triples (yeah, triples) of both. The name says it […]
There are plenty of sports bars in a town that bleeds orange and blue (and purple, black, blue, gold and/or burgundy when convenient). But alas, many of the options are milquetoast. The Spot eschews such perilous vanilla territory by function of location and size. It’s a consummate neighborhood joint, and the squeezed-in vibe leaves no […]
If you’ve got a thirsty throng on your hands, lead them to the bar at the resurrected Billy’s Inn, where you can swoop in for a cheap glass of wine or suds, a potent margarita or sangria, and still have enough spare coinage to feed your pie hole. Snare a spare seat at the community […]
While the basic idea of combining food and a film is a good one, the Movie Tavern — part of a multi-unit, meals-and-movies chain out of Texas — is the McDonald’s, Olive Garden and T.G.I. Friday’s of the industry all rolled into one. That’s fine if your idea of a great flick is Independence Day […]
Three Sisters gets a serious lunchtime rush from downtown office workers in need of a fast, well-made sandwich, or a bowl of one of the house’s half-dozen scratch soups. Service is fast and efficient. If you want it quick, competent and cheap, Three Sisters delivers. And if you’re not sure what’s simmering away in the […]
There’s no typifying the fare at Fat Boy’s. The sheer size of the bar and grill’s menu matches its name, with dishes that range from salads to seafood, burritos to full barbecue platters. The bar includes a digital jukebox, two pool tables, a spacious patio for smokers and a daily offering of drink specials — […]
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More than thirty years ago, the Michel brothers — all bona fide North Dakotans — opened the first of a trio of diner-like joints known as the Butcher Block Cafe. They all feature old-school lunch counters and a few rows of diner tables, which are usually filled with a chatty crowd of shift workers, solo […]
A pair of high-heeled legs dangles above the door of this eclectic breakfast-and-lunch cafe near Confluence Park, named for the Mona Lisa mural of a long-gone gallery that once occupied the space. Inside, well-worn floors hold well-worn tables and booths, inhabited by a mix of neighbors, families and hipsters, who all come in for lazy […]
Omni Interlocken Resort sits right off the highway between Denver and Boulder. But once you’ve parked your car and entered into this stunning complex, you feel like you could be a world away – especially when you’re dining at the Meritage, a casually elegant restaurant with a stunning setting. The menu features a wide range […]
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 […]