A sports bar where local teams and the occasional Hawkeye game (both owners hail from Iowa) dominate the TV screens, Pub on Pearl sits like an oasis between the I-25 corridor and Wash Park. Despite being butted up against the highway, the bar has a pleasant wrap-around patio where both people and dogs are welcome, […]
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The original Punch Bowl Social opened on Broadway in 2012 as a premier fun zone for adults. The newer Stapleton location, at 3120 Uinta Street, continues the tradition in a breathtaking space built into the former airport’s control tower. Bowling, karaoke, vintage video games and shuffleboard are just a few of the diversions, but both […]
One of three Pure Medical Dispensary locations, Pure on Bannock hasn’t changed much since it opened in 2010, other than opening a recreational side. But why fix something that isn’t broken? The sparsely furnished waiting room remains wide open and welcoming to hippies and patients alike, with surrealist paintings and medical information hanging on the […]
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Pure Medical Dispensary’s third location sits just outside RiNo, in a nondescript warehouse – nondescript except for the massive, two-story “Pure” sign above the door, that is. When the windows are down, you can get a pungent whiff from about half a block away of something not unlike a pissed-off skunk. After you get through […]
In the sea of blue and orange that surrounds Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a bright-purple building with a smoking dragon on it can’t help but stand out. Self-described as having the “best meds on Feds,” Purple Dragon is out to prove that quality cannabis and concentrates can be sold at affordable prices for […]
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Traditional Taiwanese and Sichuanese ingredients and techniques are at the heart of Q House, which earned a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant in the spring of 2019. The upscale eatery has turned tingly Sichuan peppercorns, head-on shrimp, beef tongue and pig ears from exotic ingredients into craveable everyday fare.
What is it with this town and burritos as big as your head? Qdoba is yet another homegrown fast-casual chain offering Chihuahua-sized burritos, both handheld (filled with ingredients like spicy queso or mango salsa) and smothered (in chipotle cream sauce or red chile). Setting Qdoba apart from its competition is its broader menu: In addition […]
The Denver outpost of the NYC-based eatery opened in early 2017 and has been holding down its Cherry Creek spot with housemade pasta and decadent steaks since then. Diners can get bistecca “Italian style,” topped with truffle or Gorgonzola and horseradish butter, but the spot’s claim to fame is an enormous circular chicken parmesan, topped […]
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Walk into Que Bueno Suerte! and you’ll marvel at the space’s glitziness, with velvet booths and bar stools, glass panels engraved with Mayan-style figurines, and glowing fluorescent tubes rescued from the old Session Kitchen days. The menu is devoted to regional Mexican fare, and the classics come with elevated touches such as lamb necks, and […]
Queen City Collective Coffee, which shared a Baker neighborhood space with Novel Strand Brewing Company for years, relocated in spring of 2024 – but it didn’t go far. It set up shop inside nearby Town Hall Collective, where it now has its own space dedicated to turning out some of the best non-boozy brews in […]
Denver’s thriving Ethiopian population supports a surprising number of restaurants devoted to the complex, spicy and warming cuisine of the east African nation. But none stand out quite as much as Zewditu Aboye’s Queen of Sheba, a one-woman show. Meals here start with tart, springy injera and progress through stewed legumes and vegetables into an […]