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Review: Q House Will Make You Forget Moo Shu Pork Ever Existed

By Gretchen Kurtz
Nov 13, 2018

This is a modern Chinese restaurant, with little in common with the Chinese-American joints of your youth.
Review: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee at the 20th Street Cafe

By Gretchen Kurtz
Oct 30, 2018

A meal at this downtown Denver diner is flavored with history.
Review: Acova Creates a Local Roost for a Fast-Changing Neighborhood

By Gretchen Kurtz
Oct 16, 2018

Will this restaurant one day evoke as much nostalgia as Patsy's?
Review: Officers Club Followed Orders for a Winning Restaurant

By Gretchen Kurtz
Oct 2, 2018

This restaurant is winning the hearts, minds and stomachs of neighbors.
John Kessler on the Changing Role of Restaurant Reviewers

By John Kessler
Sep 18, 2018

A former Westword food critic weighs in on food reporting today.
Review: The Family Jones Is a Spirited Restaurant

By Gretchen Kurtz
Sep 18, 2018

Yes, it's a distillery, but it's also a very good place to eat.
Review: Super Mega Bien Lives Up to Its Name...Fast!

By Gretchen Kurtz
Sep 4, 2018

The dim sum carts are fun, but this food would be tasty if delivered by lunch lady.
Review: Acreage Takes You to the Land of Possibilities

By Gretchen Kurtz
Aug 21, 2018

This restaurant reminds you how lucky we are to live in the West.
Review: Bang Up to the Elephant! Is a Funhouse of Food and Drink

By Gretchen Kurtz
Aug 7, 2018

Bang Up to the Elephant! is a funhouse of food and drink.
Review: With FNG, Troy Guard Keeps the Hits Coming

By Gretchen Kurtz
Jul 10, 2018

Yes, the food at this rock-and-roll spot is that fuckin' good.
Review: Join the Party at Bacon Social House

By Gretchen Kurtz
Jun 26, 2018

This restaurant in Sunnyside lives up to its name.
Review: Ship Tavern Steers a Course for Old Denver

By Gretchen Kurtz
Jun 12, 2018

Ship Tavern opened in the Brown Palace right after Prohibition Ended.
Review: What's Old Is New Again at Atelier by Radex

By Gretchen Kurtz
May 29, 2018

Radek Cerny was a big name in the '90s. Twenty years later, he's back in Denver.
Review: Julep Serves Up Southern Hospitality...and Biscuits

By Gretchen Kurtz
May 15, 2018

Julep serves up lots of hospitality...and biscuits.
Review: Ultreia Is Real Destination Dining in Union Station

By Gretchen Kurtz
May 1, 2018

This is real destination dining...and you don't have to leave Union Station.
Review: Less Might Be More at The Bindery

By Gretchen Kurtz
Apr 17, 2018

This sprawling, sunny spot at the edge of LoHi bills itself as an all-day eatery and marketplace.
Review: A Toast to Call, a Next-Gen Cafe in RiNo

By Gretchen Kurtz
Apr 3, 2018

This sleek, next-gen cafe in RiNo celebrates fancy toast and other mix-and-match plates.
Review: Tavernetta a Fine Addition to the Frasca Family

By Gretchen Kurtz
Mar 13, 2018

With Frasca-style hospitality, Tavernetta can be a bargain.
Review: Ambli Delivers International Fare With a Human Touch

By Gretchen Kurtz
Feb 27, 2018

Four years after it opened in an unlikely strip mall, Ambli is better than ever.
Review: Join the Counter Culture at Citizen Rail

By Gretchen Kurtz
Feb 13, 2018

The new restaurant at the Kimpton Hotel Born has a spot for you.

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