Seoul K-BBQ & Hot Pot

Seoul BBQ is a labyrinth of rooms, all filled with grill-inlaid tables beneath boxy exhaust hoods. The kitchen provides standards like bulgogi beef and galbi short ribs, along with more specialized cuts including pork jowl, beef tongue and pork collar with octopus, all arriving with an onslaught of banchan sides. Good as the meat is, […]

Seoul ManDoo

Tiny Seoul ManDoo opened in the summer of 2020 with only two menu items: fried or steamed mandu dumplings (similar to Japanese gyoza or Chinese potstickers) and bigger wang mandu (called giant dumplings) that immediately impress with their immense size (bigger than the palm of your hand) and snow-white steamed wrapper. All of the dumplings […]

Sera’s Ramen Enclave

The closure of Bang! in 2015 left a hole in the hearts of West Highland residents, one that could only be filled with something soulful and sincere. Enter this ramen spot where Japanese noodle soups are made with Vietnamese and Korean influences. An oxtail-based bowl so packed with umami it’s called “flavorsome ramen” is only […]

Serene Cuisine of India

Serene Cuisine’s drab University Boulevard facade belies the cute interior brimming with elaborate tile work and bright-orange touches. The lengthy menu includes the standard proteins – chicken, shrimp, lamb, daal – in familiar offerings like korma, vindaloo and tikka masala, but with some more unusual choices like crab and goat, as well.

Sexy Pizza

The shtick at Sexy Pizza is the re-creation of the archetypal New York thin, a good (if not singular) version of the classic outer-boroughs red-and-white with a hand-tossed crust, a sweet handmade sauce and toppings laid on thick. But the kitchen also does calzones, stromboli, meatball sandwiches and — a genius invention — “Ball in […]

Sexy Pizza

The shtick at Sexy Pizza is the re-creation of the archetypal New York thin: A solid version of the classic outer-boroughs red-and-white pie with a hand-tossed crust, a sweet handmade sauce and toppings laid on thick. But the kitchen also does calzones, stromboli, meatball sandwiches and — in a stroke of genius — the “Ball […]

Shake Shack

The famed burger chain opened its first Colorado location in March 2018 to a mile-high mountain of hype and lines out the door of its Larimer Street outpost. It would be easy to dismiss the New York-based outfit as just another carpetbagger in a covered wagon, except that it turns out solid burgers at a […]

Shanahan’s Steakhouse

Mike Shanahan may be long gone from Denver, but he left a major legacy with his namesake restaurant in the Denver Tech Center. Steakhouses are all about unabashed high-roller gluttony, and when you’re paying a head and a hoof for their beef, the cow had better damn well be worth the price of its hide. […]

Shanghai Kitchen

This southeast suburban eatery’s exterior is strip-mall boring, but it belies a recently remodeled dining room that evokes 1920s Shanghai with its dark wood and brickwork. The menu covers a range of American Chinese favorites, but there’s also a Chinese menu (with English translations) that features other dishes less familiar to typical takeout customers. Traditional […]

Shead’s BBQ & Fish Hut

Great strip-mall barbecue is a rare thing, but Shead’s has once again accomplished it with this new location open inside the multi-ethnic strip mall on Iliff Avenue. Small ends, good ribs, fine sides and a peach cobbler so wet with sauce it has to be served in a cup — that’s what makes up the […]

Sherpa’s Adventure Restaurant & Bar

Pemba Sherpa – a native of Nepal who made his living as a mountain guide before settling in Colorado – built this restaurant around his idea for a “traveler’s lounge,” a place for climbers and adventurers to gather and plan, to reminisce, to tell true stories and to make up a few others. But the […]

Shin Myung Gwan

Barbecue is the focal point at Shin Myung Gwan: Tabletop grills cook up short ribs, bulgogi, pork neck and cow’s tongue. Combo sets let you sample a variety of those offerings; as a bonus, they come with a stone bowl of spicy kimchi stew, a veggie pancake and a free bottle of beer. Spend some […]

Ship Tavern

Once a gentleman’s lounge, this space in the venerable Brown Palace was remodeled into a seafaring bar that opened eight months after Prohibition ended. The fish-out-of-water nautical theme was inspired by a collection of model clipper ships that the hotel’s then-owner brought home from a trip and his wife suggested should shove off. Although recent […]

Shish Kabob Grill

Shish Kabob Grill, a modest spot that opened almost a decade ago, is across the street from the State Capitol – and a million miles from Syria. The exterior of the storefront is peppered with bossy signs, but one bite of the hummus, and your tastebuds will override your brain. The hummus is not the […]

Siete Salsas

This no-frills spot on Sheridan Boulevard does indeed offers seven kinds of salsa, ranging in color from pale emerald to bright orange, and in levels of intensity from mild-as-can-be to blow-your-head-off hot. The kitchen also turns out respectable tacos and tortas as well as a standout birria.