Good Chemistry

Good Chemistry’s newest location sits in a strip mall on the busy corner of Buckley Road and Iliff Avenue, making it a convenient, if congested, stop on your way through Aurora. The shop has a very clean and modern vibe, with charts on the walls outlining specific uses for different strains. Good Chemistry typically has […]

Colorado Harvest Company

Colorado Harvest Company’s location on Yale Avenue looks like any other strip-mall dispensary on the outside, but inside it’s a modern marijuana candyland. From the tricked-out, customized ’60s Volkwagen van that doubles as a photo booth to the live-glass-blowing studio you can watch through Plexiglas, there’s lots to see and do if the place is […]

Terrapin Care Station

Established in Boulder as a hippie-loving dispensary with premium cannabis, Terrapin Care Station’s first Aurora location shows that the hippies have grown up and moved on to being big-time pot dealers. This particular branch, located in a generic strip mall, has done a lot to jazz up the place: Beautiful wood floors, modern cabinetry, fresh […]

Woody’s Wings 2

Woody’s kitchen does wings by the ten-count, in sauces that range from mild (pretty much just butter with a kiss of hot sauce) to hot (which isn’t that hot, but biting enough to call for a cool cup of blue-cheese dressing) to nuclear. The dining room is just a white box festooned with sports pennants, […]

Golden Saigon

Golden Saigon has occupied the same strip-mall spot in Aurora since 1995, all the while serving up homey Vietnamese staples like pho along with entrees you don’t often find on Vietnamese restaurant menus — like curry. Though Vietnam isn’t known for its curries, says owner Mama Le’s daughter, Van Le, Golden Saigon’s version is actually […]

Tofu House

Don’t let the fact that Tofu House is a franchise put you off: This string of restaurants stretches to central Seoul, where multiple locations of a restaurant are an indicator of excellence. True to its name, Tofu House specializes in tofu, cooked into a dozen or so stews bobbing with seafood, brightened with kimchi or […]

Yolee J Filipino & Thai Restaurant

The metro area doesn’t have a lot of options for Filipino food, but for a decade, ChowSun in Aurora served up options like pancit bihon and sinigang. It recently got a refresh and a new name, Yolee J Filipino & Thai Restaurant, though it’s still under the same ownership. Expect familiar Thai standards like pad […]

Megenagna Ethiopian Restaurant and Grocery

Megenagna serves Aurora’s Ethiopian community as well as other nearby residents who appreciate house-baked goods, meats and packaged Ethiopian specialties – along with fresh-made entrees that exude the welcoming aroma of spice blend. Every dish comes with tangy, spongy housemade injera, great for sopping up vegetable stews or wrapping up bites of spicy beef.

Smashburger

Smashburger has all the affectations of a standard QSR operation: counter-ordering and tableside delivery, a fast and easily navigable menu, a simple and easily duplicated decor. But it also has a far-from-standard burger: the namesake “smashburger,” a half-pound of ground, nicely fatty Angus beef that’s whacked onto the hot steel, producing a flood of meat […]