RCI's initial campaign in Colorado involved buying the metro area's top adult clubs, as well as a foray into Central City that landed in a lawsuit. Two years ago, it purchased the space at 1400 Arapahoe for $4.5 million, and transformed it into Bombshells Denver.
The huge spot conveniently located between Larimer Square and the Denver Performing Arts Complex has a 400-person occupancy, tons of TVs, a "missile tap" for beers, and menu items with names like the Double D’s Burger, Locked and Loaded Cheese Fries, “Fat Man” This Pizza is the Bomb! and a Pearl Harbor burger.
With all those other amenities, Bombshells is bound to be jammed on Super Bowl Sunday. But will it win the hearts and minds of diners on other days? In their comments on the Westword Facebook post sharing news of the Bombshells Denver opening, plenty of readers take aim at the concept. Says Hugh:
I'm a veteran and this is just cheesy and inappropriate.Asks Casey:
What’s wrong with a military-themed restaurant? The military is a needed institution that serves a very important purpose and the people who serve in the military still defend the freedoms of those who badmouth the military.Replies Steven:
Absolutely agree. Without the military, there wouldn’t be anyone to defend the freedom of our titties.Offers Lindsay:
Naming a food item after a bomb that decimated a country is literally insane. This shit needs to go back to Texas.Responds Michael:
But I love my Vegas Bombs and my Car Bombs. Why don't we have a Boston Marathon Bomb??? That would be a tasty drink, no?Suggests Graeme:
Wrong city. This would be very successful in the Springs. In Denver, most people don’t like the idea of being the world police or sending the poor to die for the rich.Offers Steven:
This smells suburban, tbh. Sorry, I meant "off-site work meeting."Explains Charlie:
Just another Hooters knockoff.Wonders Lewis:
Why are men so infantile in their need for this kind of restaurant? Did you not get weaned properly? Oral fixations you can't control?Responds Michael:
'Cuz most men have balls…and some of them like having decent-looking women waiting on their tables.Offers Leah:
It would be cuter if they actually dressed like '40s pinup girls.Adds Noe:
Favorite spot for them dudes who be like “Where’s my hug, Sweetie?”Concludes Chris:
Definitely inspired by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.Spoiler alert: We shall return to Bombshells, although probably not for the MacArthur's Supreme Commander Nachos. But it's a handy spot to meet and eat downtown, which definitely needs more options. Even if the very friendly servers could use a little more camouflage.
Did you ever dine at Oceanaire? Will you try Bombshells? What's your go-to spot downtown? Post a comment or share your thoughts at [email protected].
