Paradise Asian Cafe

Paradise Asian Cafe is an austere, simple place, tucked away in an Aurora strip mall that caters to a mixed bag of Asian families, American families, Asian-American families and anyone else who happens to stumble across this restaurant amid all the big-box hardware and grocery stores, insurance offices, beauty parlors and liquor stores way down […]

Parlor Doughnuts

Founded in Indiana by a father-and-son team, Parlor Doughnuts made its way to Denver (and eventually Aurora) when a family friend of the original owners who lived in Colorado took an opportunity to ditch his sales career and opened locations here. Parlor’s signature layered doughnuts are plump, tall, fully draped in icing and made with […]

Peak to Peak Tap Room

Celebrating nearly 2 years of bringing the best small craft beer from across Colorado to southeast Aurora. 500+ brews from 100+ small craft breweries proudly served and counting…

Pho 79 III

Lunch is busy and dinner can be worse, so breakfast may be the time to try the bunkerish Pho 79. All they do here is pho — the slow-cooked broth-and-noodle soup served in shacks and noodle houses all over Vietnam — with about a dozen different varieties on the menu. Strange as it may seem […]

The Porklet

The Porklet, with its adorable porcupine logo, is so named because pork cutlets are the specialty, jacketed in an almost painfully crunchy breadcrumb shell and dripping juice with each bite. But you’ll also find two kinds of fried chicken on the menu at this little joint, which is small on space but big on flavor. […]

Red Robin

From its humble Seattle beginnings as Sam’s Tavern in a neighborhood near the University of Washington, Red Robin has expanded to include more than 400 locations throughout the United States. Denver / Boulder diners know they can order any sandwich on the menu at this popular burger joint and substitute a vegetarian patty, and no […]

Rolling Smoke Bar-B-Que

Visitors to Stanley Marketplace may drive up expecting to shop for housewares or trinkets, but one whiff of the smoke coming from Terry Walsh’s smokers is enough to quickly derail those plans. The brick-and-mortar offshoot of Walsh’s Rolling Smoke food truck opened in 2017, offering all the classics (brisket, pulled pork, burnt ends, ribs and […]

Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen

When Josh Pollack moved to Colorado from the East Coast, he lamented the lack of good bagels. Years later, after a short-lived career in the mortgage business and other entrepreneurial ventures, he decided to change that, and opened Rosenberg’s. Pollack is so obsessed with correct bagel-making technique that he reconfigures his water, adjusting the mineral […]

Rosie’s Diner

From a distance, Rosie’s Diner looks like another one of those ’50s-style nostalgia joints. But once you sit down in this perfect replica of a diner, you quickly realize there’s more to Rosie’s than nostalgia. Great malts, for starters, as well as fast and friendly service. The kitchen cooks fresh every day, serving classic American […]