Seoul BBQ is a labyrinth of rooms, all filled with grill-inlaid tables beneath boxy exhaust hoods. The kitchen provides standards like bulgogi beef and galbi short ribs, along with more specialized cuts including pork jowl, beef tongue and pork collar with octopus, all arriving with an onslaught of banchan sides. Good as the meat is, […]
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Since 1992, Daniel’s of Paris has turned authentic French pastries and a host of other European bakery favorites in a modestly sized shop in a fairly obscure Aurora strip mall. The croissants here are flaky, light and baked fresh with or without a dark-chocolate-filled center for a pain au chocolat, and the signature cinnamon rolls […]
While the basic idea of combining food and a film is a good one, the Movie Tavern — part of a multi-unit, meals-and-movies chain out of Texas — is the McDonald’s, Olive Garden and T.G.I. Friday’s of the industry all rolled into one. That’s fine if your idea of a great flick is Independence Day […]
There’s no typifying the fare at Fat Boy’s. The sheer size of the bar and grill’s menu matches its name, with dishes that range from salads to seafood, burritos to full barbecue platters. The bar includes a digital jukebox, two pool tables, a spacious patio for smokers and a daily offering of drink specials — […]
The Wine Experience Cafe concept is a perfect fit for Southlands: It’s a wine shop with a restaurant attached (or, in the foodie world, a restaurant with a wine shop next door.) All of the bottles and glasses served in the restaurant are available for sale in the shop; most of the bottles in the […]
The sushi here is excellent, the service friendly and inviting. And the restaurant is justly famed for its all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner, a screaming deal served every day. But the best thing about Sushi Katsu is that it has the feel of a place where it’s easy to become a regular – a sushi bar […]
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Tacos y Salsas is a tough place to miss — all the outposts of this growing local chain are as shiny and carnival-colored as their surroundings are gray and grim. The food at this taqueria-style spot shines just as bright, with excellent meats sliced and seared right in front of you. You can doctor your […]
As the name might suggest, Challenger’s is a sports bar, featuring TVs liberally adorning the walls so you can cheer on the Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies or Avs — as well as national and international sports teams — from all over the venue. The seating is open, affording unobstructed views of the on-screen action, and there […]
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, […]
Sae Jong Kwan doesn’t look promising from the parking lot. The windows are covered with paper that’s lettered in Korean, and the lights behind those windows are dim. Once inside, you may not feel much more welcome: A hostess won’t immediately greet you, and the space is sparsely decorated, if crammed with tables (those with […]
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While some pizza joints strive to present an authentic version of the Italian pizzeria experience, Armando’s is a museum-quality reproduction of the classic (and, some would say, nonexistent) fantasy neighborhood Italian joint, serving amazing red-sauce spaghetti and meatballs. The dining room always seems to have the buzz of a big holiday meal — the floor […]
Looking for good Chinese takeout? Then look no further than this small, family-owned Aurora restaurant, which offers dine-in, takeout and delivery service within a five-mile radius. There really is nothing better than settling in for a Netflix marathon with waxy white boxes filled with fried rice and crab-cheese wontons. East China has an impressively large […]
Thai Pepper is a storefront with just ten tables and a cash register stuck in one of those strip malls that only Aurora can produce, with tiny joints offering Mexican, Thai and Persian fare tucked between the tanning salons and international travel agencies. Thai Pepper’s food is plain, simple and blissfully good — and its […]
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Aurora’s Saddle Rock Golf Course used to host the Colorado Open, and it continues to be one of the area’s premier courses. It’s a tough course, layered with drastic jumps in elevation, creek features and trees. And for a public course, it’s one of the most economical in its class.
Formerly a Thai Basil outlet, Thai Garden is now an independent operation, but it still serves the same sweet-sour chicken, coconut-milk chicken soup, uncomplicated curries and rice mounded into pyramids to curious diners unfamiliar with authentic Thai food. For those with no taste for these introductory versions of the Thai dishes offered here, there are […]