Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Turn off your cell phones (no, really – turn ’em off) and leave the kids with a sitter, because the fun-loving Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, which made its Colorado debut in spring 2013 at Aspen Grove in Littleton, came with a movie-party reputation. The Austin, Texas-based chain offers a variety of programming, from genre film to […]

Iwayama Sushi

For anyone familiar with the Asian restaurants of Denver’s many strip malls, Iwayama Sushi is instantly comfortable, with its hodge-podge decor from the pages of a Lowe’s home improvement catalog, rows of maneki-neko cats with paws raised in solidarity, and perky soy sauce bottles on every table. An extensive list of maki, nigiri and other […]

India’s Best

A former bar in a Littleton small mall is now home to India’s Best Restaurant & Bar. There’s still a bar — along with a few TVs, friendly servers, and a lengthy syllabus of curries, samosas, naan and tandoori dishes that also includes a chile-intensive, searingly hot lamb vindaloo. –

Country Time BBQ

Country Time BBQ owners Lawrence and Jennifer Barkers, onetime partners in life but now divorced and just business partners, remain true to one style of barbecue: their own. And it’s so good that friends begged them for years to start a ‘cue restaurant. Finally, the two relented and opened up a BBQ joint in Sheridan. […]

Santiago’s Mexican Restaurant

Colorado is lucky to have many homegrown Mexican chains — but none have been as successful as Santiago’s. And with good reason: This chain, which has over twenty locations (and counting), doesn’t just offer great to-go breakfast burritos; it also serves up an absolutely addictive green chile. In mild, medium and hot, it’s tasty enough […]

Scarlet Ranch

Although Scarlet Ranch had somewhat humble beginnings at 424 Broadway, the swingers’ club moved to much bigger digs in 2012: the former Northwoods Inn steakhouse in Littleton. The 18,000-square-foot log-cabin-like retreat bills itself as “a very diverse lifestyle club for ladies, select single men, and classy couples.” Scarlet Ranch, which attracts a clientele whose average […]

Mirage Sports Bar

While it calls itself a sports bar, this spacious Littleton spot could be considered more of a pool hall. With enough pool tables to satisfy pool leagues, Mirage also has a whole wall of dartboards that cater to dart leagues as well a shuffleboard table. Sure, there are enough TVs around the place to catch […]