Venice Ristorante

While owner Alessandro Carollo’s restaurant in LoDo gets most of the attention, his Venice in Englewood is almost always packed – and with good reason. Once you walk in the door of this elegant restaurant, it’s easy to forget that you’re in a strip mall. The surroundings are sumptuous, with white linen on every table and affable servers attending to groups of regulars from around the upscale neighborhood. The dishes are classic, upscale Italian, with an emphasis on specialty pastas and meats. There’s just one drawback: The great happy hour offered at the LoDo Venice is not available here.