To seal the deal, though, you'll need a really solid dinner reservation because tantalizing morsels and the gentle buzz lent by sharing a bottle of wine really ups your chances at that endgame. And if you procrastinated, you're probably panicking right now. There are still plenty of tables available before 6 p.m. and after 9 p.m., after all, but that sort of makes it look like you waited until the last possible second and got stuck with whatever was available, thus upping your chances of a V-Day freeze out and lowering your chances of the post-dinner boink.
We're proponents of boinking. We hope you score. And that's why we've amassed a list of Denver restaurants suitable for Valentine-themed wooing that still have prime time reservations available. Just call us cupid.
Ambria, 1201 16th Street, 303-623-8648 8:30 p.m.
Bittersweet, 500 East Alameda Avenue, 303-942-0320 8:45 p.m.
Green Russell , 1422 Larimer Street, 303-893-6505 8:15 p.m.
Ignite, 2124 Larimer Street, 303-296-2600 6:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Kevin Taylor at the Opera House, 1106 14th Street, 303-640-1012 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Le Grand Bistro & Oyster Bar, 1512 Curtis Street, 303-534-1155 8:15 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Ondo's Spanish Tapas Bar, 250 Steele Street, 303-975-6514 6:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m.
Parallel Seventeen, 1600 East 17th Avenue, 303-399-0988 8:45 p.m.
Phat Thai, 2900 East 2nd Avenue, 303-388-7428 6:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Roam, 1033 East 17th Avenue, 720-382-2935 8 p.m., 8:15 p.m.
Trillium, 2134 Larimer Street, 303-379-9759 8:15 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
The Wooden Table, 2500 East Orchard Road Littleton, 303-730-2152 8 p.m., 8:15 p.m. Pearl Street Steak Room, 1035 Pearl Street, Boulder, 303-938-9604 8 p.m.
The Pinyon, 1710 Pearl Street, Boulder, 720-306-8248 8:30 p.m., 8:45 p.m. Pizzeria Basta, 3601 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, 303-997-8775 6:00 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Better get on it, though. These tables were available when we checked, but that doesn't guarantee you a reservation -- some fellow procrastinator may have already snatched it up.