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There’s no question that Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada is biker-friendly, with an emphasis on the “friendly.” You’re bound to see a fair amount of black leather on any given day, especially on the weekends, but like everyone else, those wearing it come to Jake’s to have a good time and take advantage of the bar’s […]
Opened in 2001 by Jujhar Singh — a twenty-year veteran of the Colorado restaurant scene — Jewel of India specializes in regal Punjabi service and northern Indian Mughlai cuisine, originally the food of raiders and interlopers. While the menu looks like the menu of every other strip-mall Indian restaurant in the country, the food that […]
Jim’s is a car-cult burger joint, a plain and simple throwback. It has no drive-thru. No neon. No chrome. No affectation whatsoever. This is a burger shack that doesn’t pretend to be anything else, showing its age proudly in every scuffed table, grease-stained ceiling tile and crooked Little League photo hung on the walls alongside […]
This spot has the scallop-edged windows and lacy curtains of a quaint Swiss chalet, and in typical diner style, the waitresses call everyone “Hon” as they move quickly between tables. There’s nothing fancy about the joint or the food, but it’s exactly what you expect — and what you’re craving — when you walk through […]
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A meal at Kachina, which opened in the Westin Westminster in the fall of 2012, is supposed to be “a magical trip through the Southwest,” according to its menu. The dining room is separated from the exhibition kitchen by a partition of pueblo-style niches; the space is lovely, if overdone. The menu needs some editing, […]
Since beer is made from grain and hops, it makes sense that Christine Wares picked Kokopelli, the Hopi god of agriculture and fertility, as the inspiration for her new brewery, Kokopelli Beer Company. The 4,000-square-foot Westminster-based brewpub, which seats nearly 100 people, specializes in lower-alcohol session beers, which are around 5 percent ABV or less, […]
Founded by Mareo Torito in 1986, Kokoro has specialized in speed, low prices, freshness and healthy ingredients — with a Japanese accent — for decades now. In both look and feel, this original outpost apes a Japanese noodle shop, serving rice bowls and noodle bowls, sushi lite (think California and spicy tuna rolls), gyoza, edamame […]
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Open since 1986, this Commerce City restaurant offers a classically Colorado take on green chile, with big chunks of tomato adding to its orange hue, along with small chunks of pork and plenty of visible bits of large-dice chiles. You can choose your heat level, from mild to extra hot, though even the medium packs […]
Don’t let the shabby strip mall where La Torteria hides fool you; this little Mexican sandwich shop is full of surprises, including ice-cold beers, taquitos and some of the best tortas in town. Our favorite is the lambada, featuring scrambled eggs, chorizo and pierna (roast pork leg). Sure signs that you’re in a palace of […]
Back in 2006, Thomas Salamunovich started a little stand-alone restaurant designed to feature the burger that, through experimentation and long practice, he’d come up with at the Larkspur Restaurant in Vail and had proved wildly popular at that fancy-pants place. In his words, it was “my vision for the perfect burger experience.” And Larkburger comes […]
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Buried in a nondescript Arvada strip mall, Las Potrancas has much to recommend it: solid green chile, good chips and salsa, killer huevos rancheros, tequila bottle service (and tequila lockers, in case you’d like to store your purchase). But the best reason to venture to this cantina is the rellenos nachos, an inspired variation on […]
A bit of New Mexico in Colorado, Little Anita’s is run by an Albuquerque family with a 30-year history in the restaurant business. The red and green chiles are multi-layered and flavorful, and the food features plenty of Southwestern touches, such as blue corn in the enchiladas and a roster of stuffed sopaipillas. The carne […]