Global Goods & Coffee Shop

Global Goods and Coffee Shop, which opened in Olde Town Arvada in the spring of 2013, has all the trappings of a coffeehouse — but with a different goal. Global Goods is run by an international nonprofit, Global Refuge, that provides immediate aid where it’s needed around the world. The coffee shop is a way […]

Hiccups Sports Bar & Grill

Hot bartenders and waitresses wearing ass-less chaps with their panties: It seems like a gimmick. But it’s just one of the things that keep guys coming back to this Westminster sports bar. Well, that and live music on the weekends, a decent-sized checkered dance floor, cheep beer, pool, karaoke and a large patio. A working-class […]

Homegrown Tap & Dough

Homegrown Tap & Dough comes from the people behind Park Burger, but don’t expect the same casual experience here. The second installment of this table-service joint (the first opened in Wash Park in 2014) is making inroads into Olde Town Arvada with wood-fired pizzas and local taps. This location’s menu is a touch more Italian […]

Jake’s Roadhouse

There’s no question that Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada is biker-friendly, with an emphasis on the “friendly.” You’re bound to see a fair amount of black leather on any given day, especially on the weekends, but like everyone else, those wearing it come to Jake’s to have a good time and take advantage of the bar’s […]

Kline’s Beer Hall

Housemade sausages and a smattering of Eastern European small plates are the primary dinner offerings at Kline’s, which makes sense for an old-world beer hall. But Kline’s keeps from sliding into oompah-band kitschiness with its austere, DIY decor and comprehensive list of craft beers divided into “featured friends,” rarities on rotation, staff picks and seasonal […]

Kokoro

Founded by Mareo Torito in 1986, Kokoro has specialized in speed, low prices, freshness and healthy ingredients — with a Japanese accent — for decades now. In both look and feel, this original outpost apes a Japanese noodle shop, serving rice bowls and noodle bowls, sushi lite (think California and spicy tuna rolls), gyoza, edamame […]

Las Potrancas Mexican Restaurant

Buried in a nondescript Arvada strip mall, Las Potrancas has much to recommend it: solid green chile, good chips and salsa, killer huevos rancheros, tequila bottle service (and tequila lockers, in case you’d like to store your purchase). But the best reason to venture to this cantina is the rellenos nachos, an inspired variation on […]

Las Potrancas Mexican Restaurant

Buried in a nondescript Arvada strip mall, Las Potrancas has much to recommend it: solid green chile, good chips and salsa, killer huevos rancheros, tequila bottle service (and tequila lockers, in case you’d like to store your purchase). But the best reason to venture to this cantina is the rellenos nachos, an inspired variation on […]

Little Anita’s

A bit of New Mexico in Colorado, Little Anita’s is run by an Albuquerque family with a 30-year history in the restaurant business. The red and green chiles are multi-layered and flavorful, and the food features plenty of Southwestern touches, such as blue corn in the enchiladas and a roster of stuffed sopaipillas. The carne […]

Mi Tierra Caliente

After years spent working for other people in the hospitality industry, Ayax Silva and his longtime friends, sisters Sandra and Fernanda Calderon, made the jump to becoming restaurant owners when they opened Mi Tierra Caliente in 2023. The menu pays homage to food from the Mexican state of Michoacán, from where all three hail, and […]

The Mighty Burger

In 2017, Denver Beer Co. partnered with the founders of Lucky Pie, who launched a new burger concept out of a vintage airstream trailer that’s parked inside of its Arvada taproom. The standard Mighty Burger is $12 and includes a 1/3-pound patty topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and American cheese on a super-squishy bun, plus […]

Mind Benders

About a year after Arvada’s Brickhouse Nightclub closed, Salmineo Martin — or Big Sal, as he’s known in the professional wrestling community — took over the spot and completely remodeled it, putting in a new stage, dance floor and lighting rig, and he gave the place a black-light theme, making it one of the few […]