Is Mirch Indian Grill a victim of the Best of Denver curse?

Has the the Best of Denver curse struck again? Every year, soon after the issue comes out (and sometimes while it's still on the press!), we hear that one of our picks has closed. Already gone is our Best Breakfast Under $2 in the Best of Denver 2011; Gordo Loco...

By Patricia Calhoun

April 27, 2011

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Has the the Best of Denver curse struck again? Every year, soon after the issue comes out (and sometimes while it's still on the press!), we hear that one of our picks has closed. Already gone is our Best Breakfast Under $2 in the Best of Denver 2011; Gordo Loco closed early this month.

And now it looks like our Best Indian Restaurant may have bitten the dust. Mirch Indian Grill, which brought not just authentic Indian cuisine to the southern suburbs last year, but authentic Indian street cuisine, appears to have closed both the Greenwood Village and Littleton locations.

A Cafe Society reader alerted us to the closures: "Went today, 4/26/11 to BOTH locations and they seem to be closed (permanently)?? The location in Park Meadows has wires hanging out where the TVs were but did not go to the door of the Belleview location to see if the same thing happened there. No notice on the door, no thank you to those of us who had frequented.......nothing....."

We get nothing when we call the numbers of the two spots, and an e-mail to the Mirch office gets just this automatic response: "We strive to provide exceptional customer satisfaction and will respond to your email as soon as possible."

We won't hold our breath.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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