Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery

Slotted Spoon Meatball Eatery, which opened in early 2013 in the University of Denver neighborhood, is a meatball-slinging version of Chipotle, the fast-casual chain that got its start just a few blocks away. And co-owners Alex Comisar, Johnny Coast and Jensen Cummings have come up with what looks like a winning concept with their colorful […]

Mici Handcrafted Italian

Mici Handcrafted Italian’s Stapleton outpost is a quick-service eatery, especially popular during the lunch hour, when shoppers and professionals with offices in the area stop by for carry-out or to enjoy one of the weekday specials. The menu features such classic Italian dishes as pizza on housemade crusts, pastas loaded with hand-rolled meatballs, and a […]

Juicy Burgers & Dogs

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 […]

Freshii Fast Casual

This storefront on the 16th Street Mall makes no bones about its mission: Freshii is a lunch spot for the working crowd who want their food fast, casual — and fresh. Wraps, salads, rice bowls, soup, yogurt — you’ll find all of them here. (Freshii also offers breakfast in the morning with choices like eggs […]

Noodles & Company

Noodles founder Aaron Kennedy may have been living in New York City’s Greenwich Village when he came up with the concept for this chain — but Noodles & Company calls Colorado home. The fast-casual place features noodle dishes, salads and soups inspired by American, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines; each region is represented by four noodle […]

Pho Fusion

Pho Fusion covers four countries with a thirty-dish menu that includes pho, hot-and-sour and wonton soups, simple shrimp-lettuce-and-noodle spring rolls and deep-fried Vietnamese pork egg rolls. The food is fast, filling and good. Owner Tom Bird is deeply rooted in Denver’s Vietnamese community, and he’s onto something here — maybe the formula for a fast-food […]