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In-N-Out's Lone Tree Property Has a Blake Street Connection

By Mark Antonation

Feb 19, 2021

Will there ever be enough burgers to go around to prevent traffic jams?

Dog Haus is one of the restaurant groups getting in on the ghost kitchen action.

National Chains Get In on the Ghost Kitchen Action

By Mark Antonation

Jan 28, 2021

More online choices means more research — if you want to keep it local.

Two adult humans fight each other over In-N-Out Burger.

Aurora Police Department: In-N-Out Has a Twelve-Hour Line

By Mark Antonation

Nov 20, 2020

Really, burger lovers? This must be what they mean by "animal style."

In-N-Out Burger Opens Aurora and Colorado Springs Locations

By Mark Antonation

Nov 19, 2020

The California burger joints fires up the grills on Friday, November 20.

A picture of Dave's Hot Chicken is worth a thousand words about hot chicken.

Two Hot Denver Neighborhoods Land Hollywood Hot Chicken Chain

By Mark Antonation

Nov 11, 2020

A hot hot chicken chain is coming to two hot Denver neighborhoods.

New In-N-Out Burger Proposed Within Denver City Limits

By Mark Antonation

Sep 11, 2020

A proposal has been submitted that would land In-N-Out at Northfield.

We taste-tested the Colorado Burger with beef, fried chicken and black bean patties.

Getting Smashed: Denver-Based Burger Chain Brings Back a Favorite

By Mark Antonation

Oct 22, 2019

The Colorado Burger is back at Smashburger, but is the return as good as we remember?

Shake Shack hopes to shake up Denver's burger scene.

Reader: Shake Shack and In-N-Out Are Worst Transplants Ever!

By Westword Staff

Sep 29, 2019

More out-of-state burger chains are expanding their presence here, and one is about to stake its claim for local diners. In-N-Out Burger, a favorite of Southern California natives, is building a regional In-N-Out headquarters in Colorado Springs, to be followed by a number of the company's burger restaurants; the first of...

In-N-Out Burger will join Shake Shack as recent arrivals in the Denver burger battle.

Shake Shack and In-N-Out: More Out-of-Town Burgers!?

By Mark Antonation

Sep 24, 2019

Shake Shack expands its Denver presence; In-N-Out will come to Lone Tree.

The Rocky Mountain High CheeseBurger Delight came topped with Santa Fe Sauce infused with 5 milligrams of CBD and was only sold at one location in Denver on April 20.

Carl's Jr. Might Have Sold Over 2,000 CBD Burgers in Denver on 4/20

By Thomas Mitchell

Apr 27, 2019

That's a lot burgers.

The Rocky Mountain High CheeseBurger Delight will come topped with Santa Fe Sauce infused with 5 milligrams of CBD.

Carl's Jr. Testing CBD-Infused Burgers on 4/20 in Denver

By Thomas Mitchell

Apr 17, 2019

They will be available at only one location in Denver.

Reader: Forget In-N-Out, Denver Needs More Family Businesses

By Westword Staff

Jan 6, 2019

In-N-Out is finally coming, but does Colorado need it? Not according to some readers.

The first Chipotle opened July 13, 1993, on East Evans Avenue.

So Long, Chipotle: It Was a Tasty 25-Year Run for Denver

By Laura Shunk

Jul 25, 2018

The first outpost of what became a mega-chain opened in Denver 25 years ago this month.

Denver Is the King of Fast-Casual, but Is It Losing the Crown?

By Laura Shunk

Jun 5, 2018

The homegrown burrito chain is moving its headquarters to California.

Dutch Bros Coffee to Open First Metro Denver Location

By Danielle Krolewicz

Feb 6, 2018

Casa Bonita is getting a new neighbor in the Lamar Station Plaza. With a tentative opening set for April, the Oregon-based Dutch Bros Coffee is currently constructing its first metro area outpost at 6671 West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. The coffee drive-through chain was founded in 1992 in the small...

Another Shakeup in the Big Burrito Business World

By Westword Staff

Dec 21, 2017

Remember when McDonald's owned a stake in Chipotle? From 1998 to the mid-2000s, the folks behind the golden arches made decisions that helped the burrito company grow rapidly. Meanwhile, another burger-burrito pairing was helping enfold the nation in soft flour tortillas. Denver-born Qdoba was purchased by Jack in the Box...

The new building on the left looks like a giant foil-wrapped burrito if you squint a little.

Chipotle Will Move Headquarters to Forty-Story Skyscraper Downtown

By Westword Staff

Dec 13, 2017

Have you seen that luminous new skyscraper poking up from the cityscape at 15th and Lawrence streets downtown? The one that looks just a little bit like a giant glass toaster on top? The building is called 1144 Fifteenth and it's still vacant until construction is completed, but one of...

After nearly 25 years, founder Steve Ells will no longer be Chipotle's CEO.

The Ten Most Significant Moments in Chipotle History

By Laura Shunk

Dec 4, 2017

News came down last week that Steve Ells is resigning from the CEO position at Chipotle, closing the door on a nearly 25-year chapter during which he grew the burrito company from a tiny shop on Evans Avenue — originally intended to be a cash cow for the fine dining...

Steve Ells Stepping Down From CEO Role at Chipotle

By Laura Shunk

Nov 29, 2017

When Steve Ells launched the first Chipotle in a former Dolly Madison ice cream parlor on East Evans Avenue nearly 25 years ago, it was the start of a revolution that would dramatically reshape the restaurant industry, making Denver the fast-casual capital of the country in the process. Today, the company announced that Ells’s time in the CEO role is coming to a close: Chipotle's founder and leader is stepping down.

These flatbread and toasted subs are missing one thing: the letter S.

Chain Reaction: Quiznos Goes Almost Greek With New Gyro Sandwiches

By Mark Antonation

Oct 25, 2017

The time has come for me to face one of life's most troubling facts: People — lots of people — eat at fast-food restaurants. Chain eateries hit us with a constant barrage of hyper-palatable foods (those combinations of salt, fat and sugar that our brains find irresistible) and tempt us...

Fast Food

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To the Moon (and the Front Range), Whataburger!

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