The Best Things We've Eaten So Far in 2019

By Westword Staff

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Mark Antonation The Viet-Cajun boil at Brass Tacks, 1526 Blake Street. 1/29

Mark Antonation Dumplings from Uzbekistan called manti can be found at Samarkand, 1842 South Parker Road. 2/29

Danielle Lirette Brisket, pork and sides at Smok, inside the Source Hotel & Market Hall, 3350 Brighton Boulevard. 3/29

Danielle Lirette Roasted beet, tabouleh and lutenitsa salatim with pita bread at Safta, 3350 Brighton Boulevard. 4/29

Danielle Lirette The Puglian Princess (eggplant, burrata, red onion, oregano) from Pizzeria Coperta at Broadway Market, 950 Broadway. 5/29

Maureen Witten A combination platter at Nile Ethiopian Restaurant, 1951 South Havana Street in Aurora. 6/29

Mark Antonation A selection of extravagant doughnuts from the Inventing Room's last Molecular Donut Shop: baklava, the Elvis (peanut butter, bacon, chocolate, banana), Laws Whiskey apple, and fried chicken with hot-sauce caviar. 7/29

Mark Antonation Tamal Tuesday at Tacos Tequila Whiskey, 215 East Seventh Avenue. 8/29

Mark Antonation One of the white pies at Babettes in Longmont — with Castelvetrano olives, mozzarella, ricotta and chili flakes. 9/29

Mark Antonation Brisket, pork spare ribs, beans and green beans at Hank's Texas Barbecue, 5410 East Colfax Avenue. 10/29

Mark Antonation Avocado-mushroom toast with poached eggs on housemade seven-grain bread at Habit/Carbon, 2200 California Street. 11/29

Mark Antonation The house salad at Savory Vietnam Pho &Grill,2200 West Alameda Avenue, made with shrimp, squid, escargot, jellyfish, papaya, pineapple and other fresh herbs and vegetables. 12/29

Mark Antonation The house spring roll platter at Savory Vietnam, with fried soft shell crab, fried shrimp paste, egg rolls, pork skewers and other ingredients you can wrap with rice paper. 13/29

Mark Antonation The Pirate Pocket at Julep, 3258 Larimer Street, is filled with gumbo. 14/29

Mark Antonation The shrimp po' boy at Julep is new on the lunch menu. 15/29

Mark Antonation Gorditas filled with guisado verde and guisado rojo at El Sabor De Mi Tierra, 1395 South Sheridan Boulevard. 16/29

Mark Antonation Chicken with red mole, corn, squash and masa grits at Masa, 8181 Arista Place, Broomfield. 17/29

Mark Antonation The noodle soup at Penn Station Coffee, 450 E 17th Avenue, is Vietnamese hu tieu, best ordered with shrimp and pork. 18/29

Mark Antonation At Manna Korean Restaurant, 11000 East Yale Avenue, Aurora, dongtae jjigae is a spicy fish soup with a few surprises. 19/29

Mark Antonation The San Diego roll at Kuni Sushi, 2752 Welton Street. 20/29

Mark Antonation The spicy pork bento box is one of the options from the Korean side of the menu at Best Philly Steak, 6350 Sheridan Boulevard in Arvada. 21/29

Mark Antonation An hoja santa relleno with a chorizo, corn and tomatillo sauce at Zocalito, 998 18th Street. 22/29

Mark Antonation The smoky pasilla de Oaxaca relleno at Zocalito. 23/29

Bridget Wood Smoked salmon salad latke for brunch at Stoic & Genuine, 1701 Wynkoop Street. 24/29

Bridget Wood Breakfast nachos at the Whiskey Biscuit, 3299 South Broadway in Englewood. 25/29

Bridget Wood Macaroni and cheese topped with Goldfish crumbles at FNG, 3940 West 32nd Avenue. 26/29

Mark Antonation Peking duck dumplings at Cho77, 1555 Blake Street. 27/29

Mark Antonation The beef rendang sandwich at Cho77. 28/29

Mizuna Beef Wellington at Mizuna, 225 East Seventh Avenue. 29/29

The Best Things We've Eaten So Far in 2019

We're two months into 2019, and we've already eaten more than our fill of great food around town — so we want to share it with you. From dumplings to barbecue to rellenos, there's a little something for every taste. Here are the best things we ate in Denver in January and February.

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