Chuey Fu’s Latin-Asian Grub

Chuey Fu’s started as a food truck; it now has two Denver locations where diners can find a mash-up of Latin and Asian flavors. While the menu boasts straightforward dishes like guacamole and pho, we prefer tacos topped with ancho-chile chicken with sesame-peanut sauce, seared ahi tuna or Korean-style beef. Its most famous offering: A […]

La Guarida Cubana

La Guarida Cubana opened in the summer of 2012 on a stretch of East Colfax known more for McDonald’s and pot shops than good food. But Lissette and Enrique Rosell, who run this no-frills mom-and-pop joint, are definitely serving good food, authentic Cuban fare that’s made with love, Lissette says. Although the names may not […]

Tamayo

Tamayo’s owner, nationally renowned restaurateur Richard Sandoval, grew up working in his family’s Acapulco restaurants, and when he opened his first restaurant in Colorado, in a prime corner space on Larimer Square, he billed his cross of traditional dishes with contemporary techniques as “Modern Mexican.” But a decade and several restaurants later, Tamayo was beginning […]