Restaurants

One of the best barbecue joints in town said goodbye, as did two other eateries ahead of a busy June to come for the dining scene.

Co-owner Samuel Valdez says the concept was inspired in part by his grandfather’s experience selling tacos and burgers from his stand in Mexico.

Owners Ashley Knotek and Ryan Grillaert began photos of pizza in the wild before turning their Instagram account into an actual business.

You can get a preview of this new all day, full service restaurant before it opens in August at Out to Brunch on June 10.

This Cole neighborhood watering hole continues to rack up awards.

Bagels, baguettes and birria. It was another busy month in the dining scene with over 25 new openings all over the metro area.

The longtime Golden Triangle staple has been closed since a fire heavily damaged the space on June 25, 2022.

Owner Marsha Trillo, an immigrant from Chihuahua, Mexico who trained in pastry and gelato in Italy, uses the word “international” to describe the business.

Other notable additions include BurnDown on Broadway, Puttshack, Primo Hoagies and Two Hands Korean Corn Dogs.

Owner Vladimir Demin serves Mediterranean fare from a former DIA shuttle-turned mobile food business.

The concept from Gastamo Group, which is also behind Birdcall, Park Burger and others, aims to make guests feel like they’re stepping into a boutique hotel in Cabo.

A GoFundMe has been started to help support owner Ismael De Sousa’s bakery inside the Source.

Birria is the star at this family-owned food truck that’s ready to open in the former Crush Pizza location on 38th Avenue.

The rising popularity of mushrooms reaches far beyond psilocybin, particularly when it comes to functional and gourmet mushrooms.

We took #18’s advice and tried #19, which tasted…like a ham sandwich

The owners made the move because most of their business was delivery and takeout.

Picks include a taqueria off Federal, smoked wings at a pit stop in Pine, and an affogato from Eiskaffe on Broadway.

Call Your Mother, a new option for bagels, and bakery/plant store GetRight’s both debuted.

Using modified versions of her Japanese grandmother’s recipes, Madeline Dunhoff is bringing authentic mochi, onigiri and curry to the metro area.

The D.C.-based business makes its Colorado debut on May 19, with two more local outposts slated to open this year.

The new neighborhood eatery opening May 19 is former Vesta chef Nicholas Kayser’s first brick-and-mortar.

“It’s a really perfect metaphor for transformation, and what it takes to re-emerge reborn. It’s provided a lot of hope for me,” says poet Katie Mason.