Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery

Matt Chandra and Ben Jacobs are behind Denver’s only American Indian-owned and -operated restaurant. They were inspired to open the fast-casual restaurant by Grayhorse: An American Indian Eatery, which was established in 1989 by the Jacobs family. Tocabe made its debut in 2008 and since then has continued to serve an affordable menu of salads, […]

Tokio

Miki Hashimoto ran Japon, a sushi spot in Washington Park, for nearly two decades before opening Tokio in 2014. While the inviting eatery serves sushi along with a variety of small plates and grilled fish, the real focus here is noodles. Before opening Tokio, Hashimoto returned to Japan to take ramen-making classes, an experience that’s […]

Tokyo Joe’s

Tokyo Joe’s is all about fast-food Japanese done well. The food really does arrive fast, and the rice bowls are cheap, nutritious and delicious. (Best-bowl honors go to the mahi-mahi bowl, served with lemongrass and macadamia nuts.) Check out the sushi, too: It’s starter sushi consisting almost entirely of rolls, but in a welcome twist, […]

Tokyo Premium Bakery

The bakers at this Japanese bakery out-French the French, with buttery pastries delicately layered and sporting impossibly fine and crisp outer shells. Japanese culture prefers acquiring skill and knowledge through years and even decades of practice, perfecting technique through repetition. Not only has Tokyo Premium Bakery mastered a difficult art, but the bakers have quickly […]

Tom’s Home Cookin’

For more than a decade, Tom’s Home Cookin’ has been a stick-to-your-ribs, lunch-only respite for soul-food seekers and Southerners, blue-collar workers and chefs, chatterers and chicken-chasers. The fried chicken, profoundly moist with skin crusted the color of copper, flies right every single time. It’s a sign of more goodness to come: peach cobbler, macaroni and […]

Tom’s Urban

You might not know the name Tom Ryan, but you’ve probably heard of Smashburger, the fast-casual concept he founded in Denver in 2007. Smashburger has been a smashing success, and in 2012 Ryan put his name and know-how behind another venture: Tom’s Urban. Launched in a sunny, two-story space on a prime corner of Larimer […]

Tommy’s Thai

Tommy’s Thai straddles the border between real Thai cuisine and what those who’ve never had the real thing expect it to be. As a result, some of the offerings can come off tame by traditionalists’ standards – but that just means the kitchen has the freedom to experiment more. The dumplings, the curries and the […]

Tony P’s

Tony Pasquini opened his first restaurant back in 1986, when he was barely of legal age to have a liquor license. In the years since then, he’s opened and closed restaurants, franchised and bought back others – including this location in Highland, now known as Tony P’s. It’s a true neighborhood joint, and since this […]

Tony’s Market

When Tony’s Market opened a downtown store, it added a few amenities that have made for many happy hours indeed. This Tony’s has not only all the features of its suburban siblings, but also an eat-in dining area, Tony’s Burgers, where you can get burgers (chicken, beef and bison, all locally ranged and ground in-house […]

Torchy’s Tacos

This Texas import opened its first Colorado location in February 2016, and opinions about it grew as quickly as the lines out the door. It’s a big, loud, flamboyant and insanely popular spot, so people love it or hate it with an intensity that matches its dazzling sign, which lights up the night like a […]

Torchy’s Tacos

This Texas import continued its crusade into Colorado throughout 2016, and opinions about it grew as quickly as the lines out the door. It’s a big, loud, flamboyant and insanely popular spot, so people love it or hate it with an intensity that matches its dazzling sign, which lights up the night like a marquee. […]

Tortisimas

Tortas aren’t as common in Denver as burritos, tacos and enchiladas, the dominant symbols of this city’s defiant obsession with Mexican food. But the mighty torta, Mexico’s sandwich star, is the focus of Tortisimas, which opened on Federal Boulevard in 2013. The bread — called birote — is procured from a local bakery and serves […]