World of Beer Cherry Creek

Colorado is crazy about craft beer, so it makes sense that the Tampa-based restaurant chain World of Beer would come along to tap the market. And nobody does craft beer quite like these big boys: Cherry Creek’s World of Beer offers about fifty draft beers on its Brobdingnagian tap line and hundreds more in the […]

Sam’s No. 3

The origins of Sam’s No. 3 date back to 1920, when Sam Armatas started offering his Coney Island favorites in Denver. Over the next nine decades, the empire grew and shrank and shrank still more, until it was down to just one Sam’s No. 3, located in Aurora. Currently, there are two locations, both with […]

Larkburger

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 […]

Smashburger

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 […]

Jax Fish House

Sip, slurp and shuck your way to shellfish bliss at Jax, the fish house and oyster bar that Dave Query launched in Boulder in the ’90s; he soon launched the concept in Denver, and it’s since gone beyond Colorado. Built around seafood and specializing in shells, each Jax offers grilled and fried oysters in addition […]

Mali Thai Cuisine

Some may like it hot, but that’s not what the people behind Mali Thai Cuisine, which opened in late 2012 in south Denver, believe. “American people, some never eat Thai food,” says general manager Alex Tongbua, a native of Thailand. “We tend to give things mild.” And that’s a shame, especially if you’re trying to […]

Chronorado Medical

Not every pot shop needs publicity or an online presence to thrive in today’s weed market. Some still rely on the old tricks, like potent products and helpful service. And Chronorado, a medical-only dispensary open since 2010, has more than a few old tricks up its sleeve. Managers have been known to chat with patients […]

Kiki’s Japanese Casual Dining

Filled with knickknacks, Kiki’s is cluttered in the way your favorite aunt’s house might be – but that just adds to the homey vibes of this casual, under-the-radar eatery that specializes in authentic country-style Japanese food. There is an entire ramen menu to explore as well as sushi offerings, but Kiki’s also serves up dishes […]

El Jakalito

El Jakalito Taqueria y Panaderia is a diminutive but bright restaurant and bakery space on South Quebec Street serving Mexican food and all manner of baked goods, with a full menu featuring tacos, gorditas, tostadas, tamales and tortas, and a salsa cart – where fiery red- and green-chile sauces sit alongside hot pickled radishes, carrots, […]

Kind Love

Kind Love’s proximity to Cherry Creek makes perfect sense: That neighborhood’s residents like the finer things in life, and Kind Love provides some of the finer herb in town. The Glendale dispensary’s genetics and growing techniques are so highly sought after that other Colorado dispensaries would rather sell its wholesale flower than their own. But […]

Copper Kettle Brewing

Copper Kettle Brewing opened in April 2011 on the border of Denver and Aurora, hoping to fill a geographic hole in the metro area’s craft-beer scene. But owners Jeremy Gobien and Kristen Kozik had no idea just how thirsty their neighbors would be: Within months, they expanded their brewing capacity by 166 percent. The taphouse […]

Emerald Pathway

Owner: John Opened: July 2010 Raw marijuana price range: $35 to $50 an eighth before tax for nonmembers. Other types of medicine: Edibles, kief, BHO. Handicap accessible: Yes. Read our full review of Emerald Pathways.