Tortas and toppings: A second helping of this week's Cafe Society

This week Gretchen Kurtz tasted the tortas at Ay Caramba!, Mark Antonation continued his quest on Federal Boulevard with a stop at Dalat Vietnamese, and Lori Midson spoke with David Lindberg of Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria about his focus "on being the best pizzeria in Park Meadows." And there was lots...

By Patrick Langlois

June 14, 2013

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This week Gretchen Kurtz tasted the tortas at Ay Caramba!, Mark Antonation continued his quest on Federal Boulevard with a stop at Dalat Vietnamese, and Lori Midson spoke with David Lindberg of Bonanno Brothers Pizzeria about his focus "on being the best pizzeria in Park Meadows."

And there was lots of other action on the Denver dining scene, including several openings and a closing:

Now open: Inside Scoop Creamery, 5654 South Prince Street in Littleton Izakaya Den, 1487 South Pearl Street Scratch Burrito & Happy Tap, 4262 Lowell Boulevard The Wall Tavern, 1112 Santa Fe Drive

Closed: Ristorante L, 1710 29th Street, Boulder

You can write your own review of any restaurants mentioned here by clicking on the link to their Voice Places page. Send any info about the Denver dining scene to [email protected] -- or just post it in the comments section below.

Patrick Langlois

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