Deluxe Burger, billed as “Love on a Bun,” will open on Saturday, February 27, “come hell or highwater,” promises Erick Roorda, co-owner of Mod Livin’, the design/décor store at 5327 East Colfax Avenue that’s partnered with restaurateur Dylan Moore on the project. “It’s going to be fun – the way…
The sign next to Bulldog Bar reads, “Bar Closed. Remember the Alamo!” While this spot at 3602 East Colfax Avenue has held several memorable joints — the Bulldog (where our Drunk of the Week got gonged), and the Monroe Tavern (commemorated in our Colfax project, the first of our annual…
Call it pot luck: Colorado’s medical marijuana business is paying off in a big way for local artists. The Chronic-le, Westword’s quarterly medical marijuana supplement, is now the sponsor of the MasterMind awards — and when the 2010 class of MasterMinds was announced this past weekend, it pushed the program…
Last year, the son of the owner of Arvada’s Alamos Verdes was rated the Worst Boss of 2009, an honor he clinched with “simply repulsive” behavior with young female employees, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in October. But Opas Sinprasong, owner of several Thai restaurants in Boulder…
Convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is on a hunger strike, because he doesn’t like the food served at Supermax, the federal prison in Florence where he’s housed with a who’s who of this country’s criminals. Last Thursday, Nichols filed a five-page, hand-written note in U.S. District Court in…
H BurgerCo opened a little late, but it’s making up for lost time with a couple of specials — including Burger Madness on Tuesdays. Every Tuesday after 3, a quarter-pound burger (beef, lamb, turkey or veggie) and fries costs you just five bucks — with drink purchase. But there are…
The stereotypical pothead moves slowly — but this is ridiculous. By last Friday — the end of the second week during which medical marijuana dispensaries could file their now-required dispensary applications with the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses — exactly 61 had done so. Which means that with just…
If you own a restaurant and have lived in Denver City Council District 1 for at least a year, the Colorado Restaurant Association wants to hear from you. Rick Garcia, the current rep for that district, is moving on to a federal job, so there will be a special election…
Deluxe Burger, the spot at 5325 East Colfax Avenue that’s a joint venture between Dylan Moore (Delite, Deluxe) and the owners of Mod Livin’ next door, blew past its February 14 opening, and didn’t open last week, either. But the beginning is in sight, according to a new post on…
Cafe Society served up five Guess Where I’m Eating/Drinking contests last week, with questions regarding everything from inappropriate nachos to sushi in the shape of a heart. For correctly identifying that fishy entree at Go Fish, Sam is now the lucky winner of a DINR deck. Sam, send your contact…
Colorado’s medical marijuana industry has been compared to the Gold Rush of 150 years ago, but so far, there’s been no rush for dispensaries to get legal in Denver. Under Council Bill 34, a dispensary must have a city sales-tax license and also apply for a specific dispensary license by…
I just stopped by La Fiesta for lunch, as people have been stopping by the Mexican restaurant at 2340 Champa Street since 1964, when the Herrera family turned an old Safeway into a Denver institution. (That’s the original menu above.) Which got me wondering: Is there a Mexican restaurant in…
The traffic jam that resulted from Barack Obama’s visit to Denver yesterday proved a good time to check out developments along Santa Fe Boulevard — including the fact that the former Taco Bell at 14th Avenue is going to become a real Mexican restaurant. Although it looks like the “coming…
For many, many months, things have looked dim for the two dim sum institutions at Alameda Square. Endless construction has made it difficult to even see that Super Star Asian and King’s Land Seafood Restaurant are still open, and if you could manage the turn off Alameda, you still needed…
Monday was a happy day at Happy, the noodle house at 835 Walnut Street in Boulder that Dave Query’s Big Red F group opened a year ago as Happy Noodle House. Over the months, Query and company have made a number of adjustments at the restaurant — starting but not…
President Barack Obama came to Denver yesterday to raise funds for incumbent (by a year) Senator Michael Bennet — but he probably lost him votes with a massive, rush-hour traffic jam that was messier than a Florida hanging-chads recount. Obama landed at Buckley shortly before 3 p.m. and went straight…
Aroma Cafe lasted less than a year at 2017 South University Boulevard — but the brothers who’ve taken over the space have a restaurant record that stretches back more than twenty years. Kevin and Craig Caldwell, the partners behind Brooklyn’s (both the original and the one by the Pepsi Center),…
No, these aren’t strips of cactus from Rosa Linda’s vegetarian menu for Lent. They’re slices of green chile, flash-fried and served hot. Very, very hot. Can you guess where I’m eating?…
Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is offering a heartfelt deal this month. For every “Love Your Heart” plate — falafel served with your choice of hummus, salads and sauces — sold in February, Garbanzo will donate $1 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Garbanzo serves up healthy Mediterranean…
The circus is coming to town today, and it’s playing the Fillmore. Not the inside of the Fillmore Auditorium — that’s where President Barack Obama will address a “Grassroots Rally” at 3 p.m. — but the outside of the facility at 1510 Clarkson Street, where protesters will gather all day…
I felt like Ed McMahon. Only alive. On Friday, I contacted five local artists to let them know they’d been chosen as 2010 MasterMinds — an honor that comes not just with a title, but with cold, hard cash. Money with no strings attached, money they can use for anything…
Meet the MasterMinds Six years ago, Westword added a very special component to Artopia: the MasterMind awards. Recognizing that the local arts scene needed a little fertilizer to really get going, and growing, we created a program that every year honors five cultural visionaries — artists and organizations alike —…
