San Antonio Fresh Mexican Bakery

The yeasty aroma of fresh-baked treats wafting from the San Antonio Mexican Bakery and Juice Bar holds the promise of a sweet breakfast or savory lunch. The variety of breads and pastries at San Antonio is almost overwhelming. In a well-stocked panaderia like San Antonio’s, we love walking from case to case with a cafeteria […]

Uber Eats

The original Uber Sausage opened in 2011 in a tiny space on East Colfax Avenue. For their sophomore effort, though, owners Marco Macchiaroli, Alex Gschwend, Brad Arguello and Henry DeMetteis signed on for a much bigger, two-level space on the edge of LoHi. This Uber, which opened in spring 2013, offers the familiar sausage sandwiches […]

Zanzibar Billiards

After being Bar Rescue’d by Spike TV and host Jon Taffer, Zanzibar Billiards emerged with a fresh coat of paint and a new lease on life. Yes, owner Ami Benari jettisoned Taffer’s chosen name – Solids & Stripes Badass Billiards – and decided to reinstate free pool in a nod to the bar’s regulars. But […]

Kokopelli Beer Company

Since beer is made from grain and hops, it makes sense that Christine Wares picked Kokopelli, the Hopi god of agriculture and fertility, as the inspiration for her new brewery, Kokopelli Beer Company. The 4,000-square-foot Westminster-based brewpub, which seats nearly 100 people, specializes in lower-alcohol session beers, which are around 5 percent ABV or less, […]

Original Chubby’s Mexican Food

Julian Cordova is the grandson of Stella Cordova, who bought what had been the Chubby Burger Drive Inn in 1969, added her Mexican specials to the menu and turned the place into Chubby’s, a national legend. Several of Stella’s grandchildren have gone into the family business, including Julian. In 1987, he opened the first Original […]

Los Trompitos

Los Trompitos is proof that some of Aurora’s Mexican food can stand up against Denver’s finest. This white-and-red structure on Montview Boulevard contains many Mexican mainstays — a salsa bar, tacos, and so on — but the breakfast burritos are worth sampling at least once. The biggest difference between these breakfast burritos and all the […]

Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs

Hot dogs are high art at Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs. The Chicago-style joint serves all-beef Vienna dogs, homemade sausage, veggie and even salmon dogs spruced up with an array of fixings, from traditional kraut, onions and mustard to hot peppers, cheeses and chili. One of many house specials, the Tijuana Dog combines avocado, pico de […]

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

The Rio Grande got its start in 1986 in Fort Collins, where college students came to rely on the incredibly strong margaritas — limit three per customer, and no revealing the secret recipe — and big plates of gringo Mexican fare. Today, inspired by owner Pat McGaughran’s early trips to the Yucatan peninsula, the menu […]

Tamale Kitchen

This local chain got its start in 1981, and the menu has gotten huge over the years, with offerings ranging from shrimp cocktail to Mexican egg rolls as well as a long list of burritos and tacos. But the real draw is the tamales, corn-wrapped packets filled with a classic blend of pork and green […]