"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-05-05 4:33 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 May 2014 16:05:06 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 5/5/14 2:14 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> I asked a friend who moved to Denver 3 or 4 years ago. She says:
>>>>
>>>> I'm technically still not a local but if they are staying in downtown
>>>> Denver, the "LODO" area has a bunch of great restaurants. Rioja,
>>>> ChoLon BIstro, Tag. Pearl St is also a great area.... Izakaya Den.
>>>> FOR a crazy but delicious food experience... The Buckhorn Exchange,
>>>> oldest restaurant in Denver/first liquor license issued in Denver.
>>>> Kind of in an obscure area.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you (and your friend) for this.
>>
>> You're very welcome. I'll pass your thanks on to her.
>>
>>> I was surprised by how little is written about Denver on Chowhound, by
>>> usual favorite site when visiting new places.
>>>
>> I saw! The page I read said the Denver part of Chowhound was almost
>> dead. It can't be *that* bad in Denver! Maybe they're too busy
>> working, skiing and eating out to write about it in Chowhound.
>>
>
> The closest I was to Denver Boulder and Longmont and we had one restaurant
> meal in each. Neither was particularly good. Restaurant choice was my
> wife's cousins, and I don't know them very well, but I don't think they
> could be called foodies. We did have a nice breakfast at a place between
> Longmont and Estes Park. The food in restaurants in Estes Park was not
> at all impressive.
>
> Based on my limited experience there, I would suggest that you go to
> Denver for the scenery, not for the food.

Unless things have changed since I was there, I am inclined to agree with
you. My aunt cooked several meals or took us out of town to eat most of the
time.