Restaurants

In what may have been the slowest week on record over the past three or four years, only one establishment opened: a reboot of Fractured Prune Doughnuts.

Panzano and Ace Eat Serve are about as different as two restaurants can be. The first is an upscale hotel restaurant specializing in Italian cuisine and drawing a downtown clientele along with guests from the Hotel Monaco above, while the second is a breezy Uptown eatery specializing in pan-Asian comfort…

Chuck E. Cheese’s has the creepy mouse, Domino’s has the Noid and Little Caesar’s has the repetitious little emperor, but they don’t hold a candle to StevO’s Pizza & Ribs (800 South Havana Street), whose mascots sit outside the eatery and all come on four or more wheels. As you…

The closure of Fractured Prune Doughnuts at 4090 East Mississippi Avenue last year left a hole in the hearts of many Denver doughnut lovers, but the Maryland-based company didn’t stay away from Colorado for long. A new franchise owner, Mark Rothermel, has reopened Fractured Prune at a new location, 9696A…

Last week we were disappointed when our usual run for breakfast burritos to Quijote’s (1043 Broadway) came up cold; we were met with a locked door and the lights out. The bustling taqueria was closed, with no notices on its door, phone or website. The options for a cheap, tasty…

Every neighborhood should have its own deli, and the Golden Triangle is about to get one. Anthony Lygizos and Luke Hendricks have signed a lease at 1200 Bannock Street and will open Leven Deli there this spring. Lygizos and Hendricks are both restaurant veterans who met while working at Potager…

Last month, we brought you a list of anticipated openings for the beginning of 2018. So far, Bang Up to the Elephant, Chubby Cattle, Haykin Family Cider and Julep have all opened their doors, with several others slotted to open in February. But beyond those, more bars and restaurants are…

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…

This marriage counseling comes with an extra-credit course: a meal at Max’s Wine Dive.

Boulder’s Jill’s Restaurant & Bistro (inside the St. Julien Hotel at 900 Walnut Street) is headed by culinary director Laurent Mechin, who sources ingredients through partnerships with local farms, an on-site garden and the Boulder County Farmers Market – conveniently located across the street. The chef procures the freshest herbs, vegetables…

Less than two weeks have passed since Charcoal shuttered at 43 West Ninth Avenue in the Golden Triangle, and already a new tenant has claimed the vacant spot. Chefs Chris Martinez, Catie Reece and Julian Kurz are teaming up to open Ad Hominem, which Martinez says will offer fine-dining food in a…

February is a big beer month, but some readers worry that Denver has too much of a good thing.

Karl Fallenius has been working on getting his Owlbear Barbecue open at 2826 Larimer Street since last summer; the main delays have been from receiving the proper permits from the city, since the overall project doesn’t exactly follow the standard out-of-box restaurant model. For one thing, Fallenius has two hand-built smokers…

These restaurant closings are getting personal. Since Tony’s Market closed at 950 Broadway last month folks in the Golden Triangle (Westword employees included) have been hard pressed to find cheap, quick and tasty breakfast and lunch options. Quijote’s was an easy choice for a filling breakfast burrito (our favorite was the chicken…

It was fun — a lot of fun — while it lasted, but at the end of service tonight, the Wazee Lounge and Supper Club will pour its last beer.

Chef Kyle Foster and his wife, Katy (owner of Stir Cooking School), are ready to welcome Denverites to Julep, their new restaurant that exudes Southern charm and hospitality while retaining a modern, industrial component common in the RiNo neighborhood. Julep opens today (February 1) for lunch from 11 a.m. to…

According to the dictionary, a “taqueria” is a restaurant or stand specializing in Mexican dishes — especially tacos. Taqueria Corona covers both restaurant and stand, since the sit-down eatery at 2222 South Havana Street in Aurora was born from modest beginnings as a taco stand at the corner of Mississippi Avenue…

Can you believe the first month of 2018 is already in the books? The days have flown by, propelled by the energy of Denver’s restaurant scene. But even with continued growth, January saw more closings than openings. Causes include skyrocketing rents, neighborhood competition, a labor shortage that makes it tough…

Last week, the guys at Il Porcellino Salumi (4324 West 41st Avenue) shared the news that they’ll soon be cranking out dry-cured sausages for a larger audience at a new wholesale facility, but that doesn’t mean they’re not focused on constantly improving the offerings at the Berkeley deli. A new…

Libtard. Snowflake. Fascist. Nazi. These are the words we toss off casually in comment threads and Facebook posts, targeting those with whom we disagree for barrages of insults based solely on hotheaded reactions to perceived political opinions. Andrew Forlines thinks there’s a more constructive and humanizing way to engage in…

This welcoming restaurant off South Colorado Boulevard is hard to find, but worth a stop.

As Denver’s dining scene continues to grow, finding good employees — or any employees at all — remains a major challenge. Last January, Emily Griffith Technical College launched its Culinary Quick Start program to give free training to those looking to enter food service as a profession. One year later…