Every Opening and Closing in August (So Far): Goodbye to Sullivan Scrap Kitchen

Terence Rogers and his wife, Holly Adinoff, opened Sullivan Scrap Kitchen at 1740 East 17th Avenue in 2020. It was a tough time to open a restaurant, and it hasn't gotten much easier. Although Sullivan Scrap Kitchen's zero-waste approach earned it a spot on Bon Appétit's "Heads of the Table" list in 2021, honoring a dozen hot food concepts around the country, and its burger nabbed our Best of Denver award for Best Hamburger that same year, "it's an uphill battle," he told Molly Martin last fall.

That's when Sullivan Scrap Kitchen ended dinner service, while continuing to serve brunch and operate as the commissary kitchen for TBD Foods, the catering business Rogers started in 2018. "We're just tired. We just need to catch our breath and see how things go," he said.

That breathing time gave the couple a chance to think about options. At the end of today, August 2, brunch will be gone, too, and Sullivan Scrap Kitchen will close. But the two are staying busy: In announcing the impending closure on Instagram, they revealed that they're expecting a baby soon, and they plan to start a “gourmet edible cannabis line” while also continuing to offer catering through TBD Foods.

Balancing out that closing: Leroy's Bagels is opening a second outpost today, August 2, at 1549 Platte Street. Meanwhile, Venalonzos Tacos, which has been getting raves in Centennial, opened a second outpost in Parker. And Teocalli Cocina, which opened in LoHi at the end of July, has now debuted its downstairs bar, Dearly Departed.

We rounded up the opening-and-closing action in July, including the shuttering last Sunday of popular bars Denver City and Cap City Tavern, in our monthly Restaurant Roll Call. Unfortunately, more closings are coming in August: Milk T Boba House will be gone by the end of the month, and the Molecule Effect in Wash Park will close August 16.

In other restaurant news:

• Helen Xu created a culinary tour of the world through the dumplings served in Denver.


• Scott Warnick and his two daughters celebrated six years of Taco Tuesday meals together at Chubby Unicorn.


• And Gil Asakawa shared the highlights of a month of eating in his Best Bites roundup.

All the restaurant openings and closings in August (so far):

Openings

Dearly Departed in Teocalli Cocina, 1575 Boulder Street
Leroy's Bagels, 1549 Platte Street
Venalonzo's Tacos, 18951 Mainstreet, Parker

Closings

Sullivan Scrap Kitchen, 1740 East 17th Avenue

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