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 […]
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Pastry chef Thoa Nguyen dreamed of running her own Parisian-style Asian-fusion bakery for years. One of the daughters of the former owners of New Saigon, she grew up in the restaurant business. Now she’s running the show at this spot, which excels not only in sweets such as crepe cakes and croissants, but savory options […]
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Ron Brooks and his wife, Louella, run a Louisiana barbecue restaurant out of their home in suburban Aurora from Friday through Sunday, where they serve up twelve-hour smoked meats, some of the best sides in town – like a kicked-up creamed corn called maque choux – and a sampling of Cajun specialties, from gumbo to […]
Come for the bastilla, stay for the tea, and what you find in between depends on how adventurous you’re feeling. Paprika covers all the bases of Middle Eastern cuisine, with tajines, couscous, gyros and kebabs, all done simply and well. Finish off the meal with something different from the ubiquitous baklava – try the m’hencha, […]
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The Aurora outpost of CD’s has room for a lot of wing fans – which is a good thing, since it tends to draw a big crowd regularly. And for good reason: Its deep-fried wings are available tossed in over twenty sauce options that range from totally mild choices like lemon pepper and teriyaki to […]
Chai & Chai opened in the fall of 2013 in an unlikely stretch of fast-food restaurants at the heart of the Anschutz Medical Campus. Owner Venu Alla, an Indian architect and tech consultant, was inspired to start a restaurant by Chez Panisse — but his place is very different from that legendary spot. Chai & […]
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 […]
“Do you like whole fish?” “How about fatty pork?” These are the questions you’ll get when you start asking your server about the non-translated menu at Chef Liu’s; ultimately, it might just be easier to ask that server to put together a feast for you and not to skimp on the Szechuan specialties. Liu Zeng […]
Mexican beer is more than just Corona and Dos Equis, as anyone who’s been lucky enough to taste the increasing number of craft beers made south of the border or to visit the nanocervecer
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China Jade occupies a little space in a forgettable east Aurora strip mall, surrounded by French bakeries, barbecue restaurants, Eastern European groceries, nail salons and coffee shops. From the outside, it isn’t much to look at. Inside, it’s small, with ten tables, a register, a Buddha here, a good luck cat there, and one of […]