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Chef/restaurateur Lon Symensma is best known as the person behind one of the city’s most beloved dishes, ChoLon’s French onion soup dumplings. But in March 2024, he proved he still has plenty of culinary curiosity with the introduction of Gusto, his first Italian eatery. This sleek spot near Sloan’s Lake has a smartly concise menu […]
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The Pig ‘N’ Whistle’s name harks back to Eddie Bohn’s famous West Colfax Avenue complex, which contained a motel, a barbecue joint and a lounge patronized by boxing legends such as Jack Dempsey. Sadly, the original Pig closed and then burned years ago, but the medical marijuana dispensary now at this address is serving some […]
Kaya sits squarely between a tattoo parlor and a crematory in a West Colfax strip mall, making for one interesting, funky-smelling commercial stretch. Once you’re inside the dual-use dispensary, though, the only funk you’ll smell is that of cured cannabis. With an award-winning strain lineup and shelves full of pot-infused product brands like Canna Punch, […]
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There are very few dishes on El Camaron Loco’s menu that don’t include shrimp. You’ll find the pudgy pink specimens in the enchiladas and chiles rellenos; plunged into soups sharpened with lime; sauced with poblano chiles; tangling with jalapenos and folded into housemade corn tortillas; paved with melted cheese; or sharing space on a huge […]
An image of a steak and a martini glass tops the bright-yellow sign on Federal Boulevard where Columbine Steak House has been serving up cuts of beef, burgers and fries since 1961. And not much has changed since then at this no-frills joint. Guests opting to sit in the main dining room order at the […]
The original Brewery Bar opened in the old Tivoli brewery – which is now the Auraria Campus student union – and moved to Kalamath Street while Nixon was still in office (hence the II in the name). The bar is decked out with sports memorabilia and is host to a crew of regulars who gather […]