Is this the sexiest lunch in Denver?

Late last week, the big banner went up on the Sugar House, Scottie Ewing's controversial club at 1395 West Alameda Avenue, proclaiming that as of June 1, it would be serving "Denver's sexiest lunch." What, a special on New York strip? Salad, hold the dressing?...

By Patricia Calhoun

June 3, 2009

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Late last week, the big banner went up on the Sugar House, Scottie Ewing's controversial club at 1395 West Alameda Avenue, proclaiming that as of June 1, it would be serving "Denver's sexiest lunch."

What, a special on New York strip? Salad, hold the dressing?

The promotion certainly caught the attention of the Athmar Park neighborhood group, which sent a note to Awilda Marquez, head of the Denver Division of Excise and Licenses: "On Friday, May 29, 2009, the business had two young women dressed in very short (just skirting their bums, if you'll pardon the pun) school girl outfits with lots of leg and bust exposed and carrying signs with messages having to do with the lunch and their busty something or another. The women were outside the establishment with their signs at 2:15pm, 3:15pm, 5pm and 6pm. Anyway, I'm wondering where the line between adult entertainment and a license from Excise and Licenses crosses -- is this type of advertising activity and whatever a 'Sexiext Lunch' may be allowed under the license this business currently holds?"

Apparently so: The sign is still up.

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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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