Reader: Simple Gastropub Would Be Better Fit for Amass Space

Jefferson Park is an up-and-coming part of Denver -- but has it arrived as a dining destination? Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed Amass, a new French bistro that moved into the spot Corner House vacated after eighteen months. And right now, she says, the kitchen lacks the critical mass needed to...

By Patricia Calhoun

January 8, 2015

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Jefferson Park is an up-and-coming part of Denver -- but has it arrived as a dining destination? Gretchen Kurtz just reviewed Amass, a new French bistro that moved into the spot Corner House vacated after eighteen months. And right now, she says, the kitchen lacks the critical mass needed to make Amass a hit.

Says cpschool2:

As much as I would like to see them succeed, and I wish them the very best, I'm afraid this place will follow the steps of the defunct Corner House that once occupied that space. The neighborhood does not yet warrant a place of such attempted sophistication and price point. (Sarto's aside, as they are in a category much onto their own.)

The space would be a better fit for a simple gastropub with more flexibility in prices and cuisine. Perhaps Amass might consider such in the form of a 2.0 -- which Corner House also attempted, but failed. What's the famous saying? "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

Have you been to Amass? What do you think of Jefferson Park as a dining destination? What kind of restaurants would work there?

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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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