American in Denver
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As an up-and-coming neighborhood, Jefferson Park is changing all the time – and Corner House, the restaurant that opened in January 2013 in the RiverClay condominiums high on a bluff overlooking downtown, has made some changes, too. The 1,250-square-foot eatery is an airy, wide-windowed space where residents can grab a bite after a trip to […]
Grillin’ Wings & Things is located in a small storefront in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood. The menu features traditional chicken wings, mini bone-in pork shank “wings” and fourteen wing sauces, most of which are housemade, and include everything from a sweet ginger Thai to a mango habanero. And all the wings — pig and chicken […]
You might not know the name Tom Ryan, but you’ve probably heard of Smashburger, the fast-casual concept he founded in Denver in 2007. Smashburger has been a smashing success, and in 2012 Ryan put his name and know-how behind another venture: Tom’s Urban. Launched in a sunny, two-story space on a prime corner of Larimer […]
Bonfire Brewing is known for its beer, so the tap room in downtown Eagle doesn’t serve food, though you can bring in your own grub. The wide selection of the brewery’s specialties is reason enough to check out the place, but if you’re looking for more, several TVs, a dart board and a shuffleboard table […]
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This wing joint with a jam-band soul opened in West Highland in 2012 and added a Wash Park outpost in 2019. Yes, the wings are on the small side; that’s because FOTM uses only cage-free, antibiotic-free chicken, along with making other environmentally conscious moves like composting all of its food scraps and recycling its cooking […]
?The affable man who owns Tia Maria treats his customers like royalty, which is reason enough to plop your butt down in a cushy booth and spend the afternoon slumped over shots, which he doles out in frequent doses. The tequila syllabus is impressive — and so are the tasting notes that accompany it — […]
Hot dogs are high art at Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs. The Chicago-style joint serves all-beef Vienna dogs, homemade sausage, veggie and even salmon dogs spruced up with an array of fixings, from traditional kraut, onions and mustard to hot peppers, cheeses and chili. One of many house specials, the Tijuana Dog combines avocado, pico de […]
Even parents with toddlers in tow need a place to kick back with cold beers. The Lowry Beer Garden is the hangout of choice for young families in east Denver – and with good reason. The phrase “beer garden” is often misapplied to simple patios and decks, but here almost every seat is outdoors, and […]
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It’s no secret that Lakewood (and, while we’re at it, Wheat Ridge) is a vast culinary labyrinth of chains and uninspiring independent restaurants that force suburbanites to empty their change in downtown meters. And that’s what inspired Larimer Associates COO Joe Vostrejs, his brothers Steve and Matt, and Rod Wagner, acquisitions and project management partner […]
You know you’ve become an American icon when you make regular appearances in Larry the Cable Guy’s standup routine, and by that standard, Waffle House is the Elvis Presley of Interstate dining. With more than 1,400 franchises in 25 states (including Denver / Boulder), this Georgia-based breakfast joint, founded in 1955, is among a handful […]
Cocktail culture has thoroughly inundated America, but in 2011, when Boulder’s Bitter Bar opened as the late-night speakeasy alter-ego of the now-defunct Happy Noodle House, there was no other game like it in metro Denver. Bartender James Lee built a quick following with his precise drinks – be they long-forgotten classics or inventive creations – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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After this spot’s long run as the Atrium Bar & Grill, new owners took it over, cleaned it up and made it into a respectable neighborhood watering hole called the Bar. As the name might imply, it’s a no-frills joint where pretty much anyone is welcome. While the bar on the south side of the […]
Twisters, a New Mexico-based chain, has four locations in metro Denver. But even though it’s a chain, it doesn’t serve fast food — as evidenced by its lengthy, made-to-order menu. You can get burritos of the breakfast, specialty or build-your-own variety, plus enchiladas, combination platters, New Mexican specialties and such American favorites as burgers and […]
Serving Coloradans fast-casual-sized, chile-bathed burritos at fast-food prices, Twisters Burgers and Burritos is a welcome transplant from our friendly neighbors in New Mexico, with four locations in metro Denver. Twisters is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner: In the morning, have a breakfast burrito with egg, potato, chorizo and red chile; at lunch a burrito […]
When Chris Gonzales and his father-in-law, Jaime Rizo, bought an old building in an industrial section of north Denver over a decade ago, it housed a grocery store and meat market that had opened when the neighborhood was filled with Germans. The pair decided to keep the name, converting the shop into a meat market […]