Adelitas Cocina y Cantina

Adelitas won the hearts of Platt Park neighbors and South Broadway commuters with its raucous Taco Tuesdays and potent house margaritas that far surpassed the typical pre-mixed standard. But it hasn’t rested on its tortillas; instead, the spot continues to present alluring dishes representing regional Mexican cuisine while building a jaw-dropping selection of tequila and […]

Adobo

After a head-on motorcycle accident derailed his career in finance, Blaine Baggao re-evaluated his professional path, ultimately launching Adobo in 2016 as a food truck that combines his New Mexican and Filipino roots. Its first brick-and-mortar is an expansive space that hosts live music and serves food into the late-night hours, with a menu of […]

Adrift

Between the ’60s and the ’80s, Denver had a fairly vital tiki scene, thanks to Trader Vic’s and Don the Beachcomber. But after that, the city’s tiki action was largely extinguished – until Adrift turned a 2,200-square-foot space into an island retreat in 2012. While a few other tiki spots have opened since then, Adrift’s […]

African Grill and Bar

The menu isn’t limited to a specific African region at this restaurant owned and run by Sylvester Osei-Fordwuo and his wife, Theodora. Instead, it offers a variety of foods from across the continent. If dishes like fufu, South African pap and chakalaka sound unfamiliar, don’t worry: The knowledgeable staff is happy to help guide you, […]

Aggie Theatre

Fort Collins’s biggest live-music hall is in a 100-year-old building that was previously a movie theater and then retrofitted with two bars. The 650-capacity venue sports a broad, multi-leveled floor that ensures a good view from anywhere, although a brutal chain-link fence separates the aged from the underaged. While the Aggie is downtown FoCo’s main […]

AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q

AJ’s started out as an unusual venture: a weekend-only smokehouse serving meats slow-roasted in a smoker bolted onto the back of an old farm truck. Since then, it’s expanded its hours and seating options, serving Wagyu beef pastrami along with traditional barbecue favorites like brisket, pulled pork, spare ribs, sausage and turkey.