Not all diners were manufactured in the ancient diner forges of New Jersey, feature a faux-’50s muscle car theme, or are draped in neon and polished chrome. Those are just decorating details and, as often as not, serve only to distract attention from the terrible things being done to the food in the back. Silver […]
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This breezy, fast-casual Middle Eastern joint inhabits a prominent corner of the Streets at SouthGlenn, serving up shawarma, kabobs and hummus to patrons passing through its line. Those diners then fill wooden tables in the dining room or, in the warm months, crowd the patio, spilling onto the streets. The spot’s name comes from a […]
The Atlanta-based pizza chain trumped more than hundred locations nationwide, including one in Tabor Center and another in the Streets at SouthGlenn. The pizza here is Southern-style and stone-baked; the restaurant offers late-night dining, nightly live entertainment and a temperature-controlled covered patio.
The southeast suburban amphitheater that originally opened as Fiddler’s Green in 1988 was later named Coors Amphitheatre and then Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. Now back to its original name and operated by AEG Live, the outdoor venue hosts a variety of nationally known acts each summer, like country superstars (Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley), metal […]
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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 duplicatable 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 […]
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 duplicatable 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 […]
This staple in the southern suburbs that opened in 2002 is better known for its Mexican cuisine reminiscent of the food its founder Jose Ramirez’s hometown of Jerez, Mexico, than for Denver-style grub, but Los Dos Potrillos knows how to make a killer green chile and much more. Now with four locations, the family-owned hospitality […]
The Madden Museum of Art may be located in a Denver Tech Center office building, but its exhibits can be over-the-top eclectic. The collection includes works by the likes of Thomas Hart Benton, Robert Rauschenberg, Thomas Moran and Jackson Pollack; there are also special, themed exhibits.
Hapa Sushi is essentially a fusion restaurant, offering sliders, nachos and Fuji-apple-and-bleu-cheese salads on the one hand, poke don, kanpyo maki and a small spread of sashimi on the other. It caters quite deliberately to rookies, actually naming a section of the menu “Beginner Sushi Rolls,” which is followed by “Intermediate” and then flows right […]
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Farro is a classic strip-mall Italian eatery with a twist — veteran chef-owner Matt Franklin is behind the grill, bringing a fine-dining sensibility to all those plates of strozapretti, roasted salmon and Tuscan meatloaf. Traditional pizzas and pastas are well represented, but there are a few surprises, like the seafood farro spiked with jalapenos. The […]
International chef/entrepreneur Richard Sandoval’s first restaurant in Denver was the “modern Mexican” Tamayo, but he didn’t stop with that flagship spot in Larimer Square. He opened the very urban Zengo, then Al Lado, in the heart of the Platte Valley. But for more far-flung, suburban locations – in Park Meadows and Northfield/Stapleton – he had […]
Mikuni Sushi is part of a California chain, the Applebee’s of sushi restaurants — big and bright and loud and filled with harmless toe-dunking excursions into Japanese cuisine punctuated by truly American things with vaguely goofy names. It also has a wheel you can spin on your birthday for a chance to win free baseball […]
After running the Comedy Works downtown — which some consider one of the finest comedy clubs in the nation — for nearly two decades, Wende Curtis opened the Landmark location in October 2008. While the downtown club brings in the younger, hipper and edgier comics, Comedy Works South generally brings in the slightly cleaner, nationally […]
Like the other Taverns, the Tavern Tech Center draws a sizable nightly crowd from the surrounding neighborhoods. Those twenty- and thirty-something professionals pack into the dark bar and expansive back patio for drink specials, televised sporting events and socializing. While many come just for the beers and the party, this Tavern also does a substantial […]
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Jing, an upscale sibling to Cherry Creek’s Little Ollie’s, sports a sexy dining room, a well-stocked bar and a menu of nouvelle Asian cuisine — just the thing for well-heeled locals hungry for good food in the environs of the Tech Center. Try the Peking duck and cioppino if you’re looking for something more traditional; […]
Lodo’s is renowned for its stunning rooftop bar, within throwing distance of Coors Field, and its cheap drinks. But it also deserves praise for its sizable menu, which offers something for everyone, including such off-the-beaten-path (or at least baby steps off the beaten path) selections like Kobe beef sliders, turkey served on a pretzel roll, […]