Wahoo’s Fish Taco

The grilled mahi-mahi tacos alone are worth a stop at this fun, Baja-inspired space that specializes in tortillas filled with fish done healthy. Much of the food is made to order, and it’s all delivered in abundance, with rice and black beans rounding out the plates. Wahoo’s also makes an exceptional margarita.

The Original Pancake House

The Original Pancake House isn’t your average chain restaurant: It’s been family-owned (with that family now into its third generation) since 1953. In that time, it’s won a James Beard award for outstanding regional restaurant, and racked up minor kudos and baubles everywhere it goes. Every kitchen makes its own batters and its own sauces, […]

The Garden Terrace

An awesomely overwhelming Sunday brunch buffet awaits you at the Terrace, where quality and quantity are equally represented. Highlights include several types of smoked fish, elaborate salads, an extensive cheese board, carved-to-order prime rib, fresh seafood and more than twenty desserts. Kids are welcome, too, and at a substantial discount. Those without kids (or maybe […]

NoNo’s Cafe

Better wear the elastic-waistband jeans to NoNo’s Cafe, a Southern-style eatery that serves comfort food in the extreme. NoNo’s features food so bad (for you) it’s good, from big, bacony breakfasts to an outrageous stacked macaroni and cheese that’s served as a heaping accompaniment to many entrees. NoNo’s also satisfies a New Orleans jones with […]

Rock Bottom Brewery

This is an upscale but comfortable brewpub with gourmet pub grub and plenty of chic atmosphere to spare. The food is above average, the beers are good, and the servers are just as likely to sit down and chat with you as they are to wait on you.

Sushi Terrace

In an unlikely yet beautiful dining room in a plaza anchored by a King Soopers, Sushi Terrace slices up some excellent raw fish. The rolls are superb, and the soft-shell crab and the calamari tempura are exquisite.

Samurai

Bow to Japanese tradition: Reserve a tatami-mat room and settle in for a delightful, multicourse dinner. Or opt for the sushi, which competes with any in town.

Las Brisas Restaurant

When Las Brisas opened back in 1987, it was the first of the white-tablecloth Mexican restaurants, complete with giant swordfish on the walls, high-backed white-wicker chairs and food that’s a combination of Mexican standards glamorized by fancy sauces and coastal resort food and kept down to earth by a little abuelita-style Tex-Mex. Las Brisas also […]

JD’S Bait Shop Sports Grill

If you prefer to enjoy your game-time beers surrounded by aquariums and high-definition televisions, or if you’re looking for a spot to enjoy pre-concert drinks before heading to Fiddler’s Green, JD’s Bait Shop has got you covered. As the name suggests, it’s not exactly a high-brow place: The atmosphere is semi-divey, the menu features mostly […]