Q House

Traditional Taiwanese and Sichuanese ingredients and techniques are at the heart of Q House, which earned a James Beard Award nomination for Best New Restaurant in the spring of 2019. The upscale eatery has turned tingly Sichuan peppercorns, head-on shrimp, beef tongue and pig ears from exotic ingredients into craveable everyday fare.

Qdoba Mexican Grill

What is it with this town and burritos as big as your head? Qdoba is yet another homegrown fast-casual chain offering Chihuahua-sized burritos, both handheld (filled with ingredients like spicy queso or mango salsa) and smothered (in chipotle cream sauce or red chile). Setting Qdoba apart from its competition is its broader menu: In addition […]

Qdoba Mexican Grill

What is it with this town and burritos as big as your head? Qdoba is yet another homegrown fast-casual chain offering Chihuahua-sized burritos, both handheld (filled with ingredients like spicy queso or mango salsa) and smothered (in chipotle cream sauce or red chile). Setting Qdoba apart from its competition is its broader menu: In addition […]

Quality Italian

The Denver outpost of the NYC-based eatery opened in early 2017 and has been holding down its Cherry Creek spot with housemade pasta and decadent steaks since then. Diners can get bistecca “Italian style,” topped with truffle or Gorgonzola and horseradish butter, but the spot’s claim to fame is an enormous circular chicken parmesan, topped […]

Que Bueno Suerte!

Walk into Que Bueno Suerte! and you’ll marvel at the space’s glitziness, with velvet booths and bar stools, glass panels engraved with Mayan-style figurines, and glowing fluorescent tubes rescued from the old Session Kitchen days. The menu is devoted to regional Mexican fare, and the classics come with elevated touches such as lamb necks, and […]

Queen of Sheba Ethiopian Restaurant

Denver’s thriving Ethiopian population supports a surprising number of restaurants devoted to the complex, spicy and warming cuisine of the east African nation. But none stand out quite as much as Zewditu Aboye’s Queen of Sheba, a one-woman show. Meals here start with tart, springy injera and progress through stewed legumes and vegetables into an […]

Queensberry Coffee

Located in an old brick building on Navajo Street, Queensberry Coffee (formerly called Black Eye Coffee Shop) has somewhat of a chemistry-lab aesthetic. The shop uses a pour-over station – a minimalist operation for brewing single cups at a time – and offers a rotating selection of four types of beans at a time.

Quiero Arepas

Quiero Arepas is aptly named. The arepas made in this gourmet truck by chef Igor Panasewicz, who was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, are crave-worthy: golden, griddled corn cakes stuffed with an array of smoked meats, fresh cheeses, savory vegetables and more, wrapped in foil and served piping hot. The menu changes at every stop, and […]