Uturn BBQ

In retrospect, the idea to open a brewery with a drive-thru window for beer and food is so genius, it’s amazing that no one had thought of it before. Last year, the Trapp family, who run a Boulder restaurant construction company, took over an old Burger King in Lafayette and turned it into a restaurant, […]

Wayne’s Smoke Shack

Colorado’s ’cue aficionados were devastated when, in December 2021, Wayne’s Smoke Shack in Superior was a victim of devastating winter wildfires. While the building that housed it remained standing, Wayne’s suffered severe smoke damage, and nearly all of the restaurant’s equipment had to be thrown out. But the Smoke Shack reopened at the beginning of […]

West End Tavern

The comfort food served at the West End Tavern is what would result if a fast-moving drunken picnic crashed headlong into a great neighborhood bar, with beach food and backyard barbecue tangling up with lawn-fete classics and powerful drinks. We’re talking sautéed greens and deviled eggs, roast-pork sandwiches, roast chicken and alcoholic root-beer floats — […]

Yazoo Barbeque Company

“Sauce is a condiment. In my opinion, it’s optional.” So says Don Hines, who owns Yazoo Barbeque Company. He came by his opinion in Memphis, where he worked on a number of barbecue teams. Instead of sauce, the pitmaster uses a Memphis-style dry rub on his ribs, pork shoulder and brisket to lock in flavor, […]

Yazoo Barbeque Company

“Sauce is a condiment. In my opinion, it’s optional.” So says Don Hines, who owns Yazoo Barbeque Company. He came by his opinion in Memphis, where he worked on a number of barbecue teams. Instead of sauce, the pitmaster uses a Memphis-style dry rub on his ribs, pork shoulder and brisket to lock in flavor, […]