Mike's Bar and Grill

When Len & Bill's went dark after fifty years in March 2010, Denver lost one of its great dives, in addition to one of the dingiest joints in town. But after new owner Mike Keeney took over the space, he did a major overhaul on the small space, added a patio in back and added some of his own personality to the place. After opening it as Mike's Bar and Grill in July 2011, the bar still attracts a fair amount of Len & Bill's regulars as well a new set of neighborhood folks who might have been scared to go in the dimly-lit dive in the past.