It was a slow week in restaurant openings and closings, with only Godfather’s Pizza making a splash on Monday in Thornton and Red Octave playing its final note on East Colfax Avenue. But we found a new eatery on West Mississippi Avenue called Fritangas La Pili serving dangerously big quesadillas…
Last week we brought news that a new Korean restaurant, Soban, had opened in May in Aurora. The eatery comes to Colorado from Los Angeles with a reputation among fans of Korean cuisine because of restaurant critic Jonathan Gold’s attentions. We stopped by Soban again this week to sample a…
The new Blue Moon brewery and restaurant is taking shape at 1910 38th Street, just a short distance north of the original Blue Moon Brewing Company at the Sandlot inside Coors Field, where the Coors-owned company got its start in 1995. Founding brewer Keith Villa expects a soft opening in the…
The return to Denver of Godfather’s Pizza has people talking about all the other places they’d like to see back in town — or come here for the first time. Says Michael: Denver has more than enough pizza places already. It doesn’t need any more. Godfather’s adds no value whatsoever…
With the explosion of new restaurants hitting Denver over the last two or three years, heads are spinning trying to figure out which eateries are worth the time and money. Food quality isn’t the only concern; diners want a complete, seamless experience when they’re dropping big bucks for increasingly expensive…
A Mexican eatery called Fritangas La Pili recently took over a bar and nightclub space at 1733 West Mississipi avenue in the Athmar Park neighborhood, offering a few street-food specialties not found in many other Denver restaurants. Pambazos — tortas soaked in guajillo chile sauce — and sopes are a…
Grillerz, a new sports bar, hasn’t yet opened in the former home of Billy’s on South Broadway, but already readers are giving the place a grilling — over its spelling, if nothing else. Says Matthew: We should go here! A restaurant with the letter “Z” in it is just like spelling…
The joined houses at 4900 East Colfax Avenue have served as a restaurant site for decades, with the likes of Tante Louise, the Cork House and the Cork House Broker filling the space. After a brief vacancy, Red Octave Kitchen & Bar moved in, offering a more casual atmosphere with…
Stones on 32nd opened quietly last month at 3211 Pecos Street, right across from Avanti in the booming Highland neighborhood. Owner Mike Stone turned a former garage that was last the home of Sportique into a restaurant specializing in “Colorado Comfort Food” with an unusually comforting amenity for this part of town:…
Brian Wilson has heard a Beach Boys joke or two in his life — but music isn’t a laughing matter for this executive chef, who hails from a line of professional musicians and even studied jazz performance and composition in college. For the past eight years, however, Wilson has fine-tuned…
May has come and gone, bringing with it some new restaurants — and taking away a few. A number of openings, closings and other changes came from some of our favorite chefs and restaurateurs this month. Patrick Mangold-White, who brought Uno Mas Cantina y Taqueria and Kaos Pizzeria to Old…
Qdoba has been a Denver staple in the fast-casual scene since it opened more than twenty years ago. If you don’t remember the name from the mid-1990s, you may recall that the company was once called Z-Tecas — and Zuma before that. Over the years, the name and ownership have…
After a two-decade absence, Godfather’s Pizza is back in metro Denver. Franchisees Cody Wickham, Jake Smith and Adrienne Wood took over a space that was previously a convenience store in Thornton, gave it a new look and opened for business on Memorial Day. But is this pizza an offer you…
The word “serendipity” derives from a Persian fairy tale about the three princes of Serendip, who were blessed with fortunate coincidences, so it seemed somehow appropriate that after exploring three international markets (none Persian), I serendipitously came home with all the makings for traditional Salvadoran pupusas — when I’d started…
El Charrito didn’t open yesterday, after a fire in the alley Saturday night knocked out the power to the bar at 2100 Larimer Street. But El Charrito was back in business today, opening just in time for the Coors Field crowd — even though the bar is usually closed on Mondays…
The wait is over: Godfather’s Pizza returns to the Denver metro area today after nearly twenty years away when a new franchise of the Nebraska-based chain opens at 11 a.m. at 2350 East 120th Avenue in Thornton. While the city has plenty of other pizza options to choose from, Midwesterners…
Sounds like it was a hot night at El Charrito — so hot that the fifty-year-old dive bar turned hipster hangout on Larimer Street will not be open for brunch today…and the rest of its entertaining entertainment schedule (comedy, Nerd Nite) is up in the air. Here’s the word on…
You’re starting your three-day weekend, and there’s only one way to start it right: with a long, leisurely brunch. Here’s an option: Beast + Bottle opens at 10 a.m. this morning, but if you can wait to order until 12:30, you can indulge in the Beastly Brunch Burger special, which will…
There were plenty of Japanese eateries in the news this week, starting with Monday’s opening of Bamboo Sushi, serving certified-sustainable seafood inside Avanti Food & Beverage. For Chef and Tell, Gretchen Kurtz tracked down the globetrotting Nobu Matsuhisa to talk about his newest Matsuhisa restaurant in Cherry Creek as well…
In less than a year, Black Eye Cap Hill has become the object of lust for coffee drinkers, food enthusiasts and design junkies alike. Among a handful of awards, the coffeehouse and eatery’s commitment to creativity earned a Colorado Restaurant Association award for Best Restaurant Design earlier this month. And earlier…
Another Korean restaurant opened in Aurora earlier this month, which is not exactly a rare phenomenon these days. But this one’s a little different — in more ways than one. Soban took over the space formerly occupied by K-Pub at 12101 East Iliff Avenue, bringing with it an impressive pedigree…
Matsuhisa opened in Cherry Creek this spring, and when chef/founder Nobu Matsuhisa was at the restaurant earlier this month, Gretchen Kurtz met with him for this week’s Chef and Tell. This is the third Matsuhisa in Colorado, and the group of restaurants is continuing to grow as it approaches its…
