Restaurants

Last year, owners Hiroaki Takeda and Midori Fujishige purchased a bigger truck so they could keep up with demand.

It’s big enough to share and “dripping with hot oil and sex,” according to Stoned Appetit host Kip Wilson.

Dishes like chicken adobo, sisig, pancit and lechon kawali are hard to come by in Denver, and soon there will be one less option.

“It’s kind of sterile. Everything’s kind of shiny and new. Lots of lighting. Like a Hollywood version.”

“I came in to really try to represent Colorado.”

Sesame Sandwiches serves Asian-centric grab-and-go items like egg rolls, mapo tofu pies and made-to-order banh mi.

Owners Toan Le and Nhan Tran were able to purchase the restaurant’s building in 2020 and decided to revamp the space and menu earlier this year.

“This is my ‘What do I have to prove?’ menu. We wanted to make an Italian menu that was very much me, very much Denver, very much what the neighborhood wanted, but is very fresh.”

It started pretty predictably, with green chiles on nachos and bison sliders. Then we asked it to make it more delicious.

Barry’s on Broadway has been replaced with a new bar, Blue Pan debuted its third location, a new banh mi spot opened near City Park, and more.

The menu includes items like a Kerala fried chicken sandwich, vindaloo chicken birria tacos and a lamb kebab smashburger.

Now you can find it at the newly opened Full Tank Food Truck Park on West Colfax.

Not all lobster is cooked or sourced equally. At Maine Shack in Denver and Boulder, it’s perfect.

After launching the business as a food truck last year, the chef is preparing to introduce his first solo brick and mortar eatery.

The lively restaurant celebrates the Spanish diaspora with food, drinks, music and dancing, plus a Saturday paella happy hour.

Benoit Coquand says the delivery-app platforms that popularized ghost kitchens barely allow him to make a living.

Located in the former Truffle Table space, diners can enjoy an interactive chef’s counter experience at chef Johnny Curiel’s first solo venture.

“He loved when he could be there to talk with everyone and share stories, and he truly built a community.”

Social Media feeds from beer-makers are often pretty one-note, but brands like Diebolt, Lady Justice and Call to Arms are upping the creativity.

We also reported three closures: Apple Blossom, Stoney’s Cantina and Devil’s Head Distillery in Englewood.

“There’s still a lot of misinformation out there, and there’s still a lot of people who don’t understand the racist past that MSG has and its association with Chinese food.”

The concept has a stall at Zeppelin Station but its mobile offshoot now has a regular home on West Colfax.