Every Opening and Closing This Week: Odie B's Debuts in RiNo and More

Cliff and Cara Blauvelt have been keeping very busy. The husband-and-wife owners of the popular Sunnyside sandwich shop Odie B's were among our people to watch in the local food scene this year, and they've just debuted their first project of 2025. The second outpost of Odie B's (formerly Bodega) is now open in the Novel RiNo building, already home to the rooftop bar Sorry Gorgeous and Filipino eatery Magna Kainan.

The new Odie B's is serving all the fan favorites from Sunnyside, including its breakfast sandwiches and burgers, but there is one big difference: It will offer dinner service. While it's currently open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, it will eventually operate from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

On Market Street, Mario's Speakeasy Pizza has officially taken over the former Pour House space and is celebrating by offering 99-cent draft beers through the end of February.

The other four openings to report this week all fall outside Denver city limits — a trend that doesn't seem to be slowing down. The new additions include Alpaca Chasqui, which is serving Peruvian charbroiled chicken in Aurora; a second outpost of Gyros Town, home of our favorite Syrian-style shwarma, in Littleton; soft serve ice cream shop Power Cone in Arvada; and Chinese noodles and dumplings joint Yu's Noodle Shop in Lone Tree.

In Greenwood Village, the Sportsbook Bar & Grill has reopened one year after it was a victim in a string of arson events that caused significant damage.
We reported five closures this week, including both locations of Incantation Brewing. Sean Guerrero founded the business in Aurora as Jade Mountain Brewery & Tea House in 2021, but rebranded it as Incantation last February, adding a heavy-metal edge. He added the Denver outpost, which also operated as a coffee shop, in August. But ultimately, "We're just too far in the hole to dig ourselves out," he wrote in a statement announcing the end.

Also closed is Crazy Horse Kitchen + Bar on East Colfax, which Tight End and X Bar owner Steven Alix opened in the former Irish Snug in 2023. "We did not get community support so we are doing events only currently. It is available for events," he tells Westword. Its neighbor, Lucky Noodles, has also closed, though owner Kamolrat “Ploy” Limpapath hopes to bring it back in a new location.

In Littleton, Sauce on the Rocks, a concept from Sauce Family Restaurants, which also operates All Events & Catering, shuttered just seven months after its debut.

In other openings and closings news:

• Bakery Four is opening a second location in the former Fox Run Cafe space on Colfax.
• Pho Social is finally getting close to opening on Broadway after two years of challenges.
• Dumpling favorite Lao Wang will say goodbye on February 15.
• Comal Heritage Food Incubator is also closing. Its last day is set for February 14.

Here's the complete list of restaurants and bars that opened and closed this week*:

Openings

Alpaca Chasqui Charbroiled Chicken, 17200 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora
Gyros Town, 1399 West Littleton Boulevard, Littleton
Mario's Speakeasy Pizza, 1410 Market Street
Odie B's, 1350 40th Street
Power Cone, 8295 Ralston Road, Arvada
Yu's Noodle Shop, 996 Commons Street, Lone Tree

Reopening

The Sportsbook Bar & Grill, 9660 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village

Closures

Crazy Horse, 1201 East Colfax Avenue
Incantation Brewing, 4233 South Buckley Road, Aurora
Incantation Beer and Coffee, 415 South Cherokee Street
Lucky Noodles, 1201 East Colfax Avenue
Sauce on the Rocks, 5869 South Alkire Street, Littleton

*Or earlier and not previously reported.

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