But that's not the case with Rodney's, which Rodney Utz ran for almost three decades in Cherry Creek.
See also: - Rodney's, a Cherry Creek institution, will close this weekend. - Longo's Subway Tavern reaches the end of the line Sunday
The property housing the restaurant has been purchased, and will be replaced by yet another mega-retail/housing complex.
Says Denver Dave:
That's a shame but not surprising. Property owners in CCN won't be happy until they've eliminated any semblance of independent restaurants in the area and replaced them with chains. CCN is just becoming another food court in any mall USA.
Cherry Creek was once Denver's cutting-edge restaurant neighborhood. Can this area's dining scene be saved? And if so, how?
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