Rick Kane, a former biology teacher, opened Blue Spruce Brewing in April 2014 in Centennial, making it one of the few craft brewpubs in the area. The spot offers Mazatlan-style Mexican fare featuring fresh vegetables and very few fried items, as well as classic pub dishes. Blue Spruce serves a number of its own custom […]
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For four high school friends in Golden, getting breakfast burritos made by an elderly Mexican woman named Cecilia, who sold them out of a small yellow trailer, was a ritual. Fast-forward several career moves: One of those friends noticed the trailer was for sale and brought the group back together to start a business. In […]
The original Brewery Bar opened in the old Tivoli brewery – which is now the Auraria Campus student union – and moved to Kalamath Street while Nixon was still in office (hence the II in the name). The bar is decked out with sports memorabilia and is host to a crew of regulars who gather […]
Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
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Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
Leonard Cordova inherited many things from Stella Cordova, his grandmother who cooked at the legendary Chubby’s for more than forty years. Most important, he got her green chile recipe. And although he lost the right to use the Chubby’s name after a cousin registered the trademark, when he changed the name of his first restaurant […]
With a history that dates back more than a century, the Buffalo Restaurant & Bar is one of the more popular spots in downtown Idaho Springs. With antique bars that were built in the 1860s and an awesome collection of antique signs, the Buffalo no doubt has a historic feel. The bar serves a decent […]
Federal Boulevard is rife with good Mexican grub, much of it from market lunch counters where you can grab groceries and then sit down for a plate of tacos or a steaming bowl of caldo de res. Carniceria Aaliyah, which opened in the second half of 2016, has a tidy, well-stocked butcher counter, a few […]
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If you’ve seen the graveled parking lot of Carniceria y Taqueria La Flor de Michoacan filling up promptly at 4 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with a brotherhood of food warriors — burly men drawn by the mingled scents of char and sizzle permeating the air — you might have wondered what that makeshift, […]
There are two Carnitas Estilo Michoacan locations in southwest Denver, and both of them offer the same lineup of condiments that won the restaurant Denver’s Best Salsa Bar in 2012. While the dining areas can be a little close and cluttered, we’ll camp out on a bar stool and wait for an order of chilaquiles […]
Originally from California, brothers Joshua and Ryan Carrera launched a catering company-turned-food truck in 2019 with the goal of bringing the type of Mexican food they’d grown up eating to the Mile High – and their business was a hit. In 2022, it moved into a permanent home, making the Denver Tech Center an unlikely […]
The reopening of the iconic pink palace under new owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone has been a South Park-worthy saga. While some people are frustrated by the ongoing, email-only invite system, those who have snagged a reservation can attest to the fact that the controlled crowds add to the magic. Yes, chef Dana Rodriguez […]
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Not only is Centro a beautiful restaurant, a casual restaurant and an undeniably cool restaurant with a bar that pours some stiff drinks, its food is good, smart, original and stubbornly uncompromising. It’s nominally a Mexican restaurant, with a menu listing bocaditas of chips and salsas and rellenos; simple carne asada and enchiladas and carnitas […]
Heading up Federal Boulevard, you might drive past the demure entrance to Chili Verde, an elegant (for this neighborhood) but still relaxing Pueblan eatery. But once you make your way inside, you’ll find more on the menu than the tacos and Colorado-style, starch-thickened green chile so popular on this stretch. Exposed-brick walls and an espresso-dark […]
Denver is the fast-casual restaurant capital of the country, and it has Chipotle to thank for that honor. Steve Ells launched his burrito chain in a former Dolly Madison ice cream parlor back in 1992, marrying high-end culinary technique with Mexican flavor and counter service. It’s now commonplace to move down a line and assemble […]