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(Steve Pope) wrote in
: > Any suggestions on restaurants in Denver (particularly LoDo / > central area, or Aurora)? I'm spending the next nine > days there. > > Last time I was in town I enjoyed Zengo, but that was several > years ago. > > Thanks, > > Steve Here's a local food critic's site. She well known around town. http://www.gabbygourmet.com/ Feature article is about a LoDo restaurant: http://www.gabbygourmet.com/FeatureA...eArticles.aspx Search: Location Denver - LoDo http://www.gabbygourmet.com/Restaura...rantGuide.aspx |
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(Steve Pope) wrote in
: > Any suggestions on restaurants in Denver (particularly LoDo / > central area, or Aurora)? I'm spending the next nine > days there. > > Last time I was in town I enjoyed Zengo, but that was several > years ago. > > Thanks, > > Steve Here's the local free weeklu newspaper, comes out each Thrusday. Check: http://www.westword.com/restaurants or click on the "Best Of" link. ("Best Of" voted by Denver locals each year.) Enjoy. |
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Any suggestions on restaurants in Denver (particularly LoDo /
central area, or Aurora)? I'm spending the next nine days there. Last time I was in town I enjoyed Zengo, but that was several years ago. Thanks, Steve |
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sandi > wrote:
>Here's the local free weekly newspaper, comes out each Thrusday. >Check: >http://www.westword.com/restaurants >or click on the "Best Of" link. ("Best Of" voted by Denver locals >each year.) >Enjoy. Thanks, Sandi. I was aware of Westword but I hadn't noticed the "Best of" link. Coolness. Steve |
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"Steve Pope" > wrote in message ... > Any suggestions on restaurants in Denver (particularly LoDo / > central area, or Aurora)? I'm spending the next nine > days there. > > Last time I was in town I enjoyed Zengo, but that was several > years ago. > > Thanks, > > Steve I always liked the Wynkoop. Sullivan's is good. The Oxford is really good. My husband liked the Chop House. Dixon's is really good for breakfast. I think it's on 16th and Blake if I remember right. There's a Chinese place out in the Chambers, Hampden intersection that is really good. It's called Golden Wok. There's also a place called Wing Hut that's great for a quick meal and Coffee Spot is great for reasonably priced meals in that same intersection area. We've eaten breakfast at the Coffee Spot several times. It's nothing fancy but it's always good. Ms P |
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Ms P > wrote:
> I always liked the Wynkoop. Sullivan's is good. The Oxford > is really good. My husband liked the Chop House. Dixon's is > really good for breakfast. I think it's on 16th and Blake if > I remember right. > There's a Chinese place out in the Chambers, Hampden > intersection that is really good. It's called Golden Wok. > There's also a place called Wing Hut that's great for a quick > meal and Coffee Spot is great for reasonably priced meals in > that same intersection area. We've eaten breakfast at the Coffee > Spot several times. It's nothing fancy but it's always good. Thanks! Wynkoop was pretty satisfying last time I was there. The Oxford Hotel has a seafood restaurant, McCormicks -- is that the one you're referring to? Steve |
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"Steve Pope" > wrote in message ... > Ms P > wrote: > >> I always liked the Wynkoop. Sullivan's is good. The Oxford >> is really good. My husband liked the Chop House. Dixon's is >> really good for breakfast. I think it's on 16th and Blake if >> I remember right. > >> There's a Chinese place out in the Chambers, Hampden >> intersection that is really good. It's called Golden Wok. >> There's also a place called Wing Hut that's great for a quick >> meal and Coffee Spot is great for reasonably priced meals in >> that same intersection area. We've eaten breakfast at the Coffee >> Spot several times. It's nothing fancy but it's always good. > > Thanks! > > Wynkoop was pretty satisfying last time I was there. > > The Oxford Hotel has a seafood restaurant, McCormicks -- is that > the one you're referring to? > > Steve Yeah, that's it. I had forgotten the name of the restaurant. They used to serve breakfast too and then quit and that's how we discovered Dixon's. There are soooooo many excellent places in LoDo to eat. Ms P |
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(Steve Pope) wrote: > Ms P > wrote: > > > I always liked the Wynkoop. Sullivan's is good. The Oxford > > is really good. My husband liked the Chop House. Dixon's is > > really good for breakfast. I think it's on 16th and Blake if > > I remember right. > > > There's a Chinese place out in the Chambers, Hampden > > intersection that is really good. It's called Golden Wok. > > There's also a place called Wing Hut that's great for a quick > > meal and Coffee Spot is great for reasonably priced meals in > > that same intersection area. We've eaten breakfast at the Coffee > > Spot several times. It's nothing fancy but it's always good. > > Thanks! > > Wynkoop was pretty satisfying last time I was there. > > The Oxford Hotel has a seafood restaurant, McCormicks -- is that > the one you're referring to? Steve, Check http://www.chowhound.com for restaurant reviews. |
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:15:35 -0400, Stan Horwitz >
wrote: >Steve, > >Check http://www.chowhound.com for restaurant reviews. Also eGullet. There is were several threads there about Denver restaurants. Christine |
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sandi wrote:
> (Steve Pope) wrote in >> Thanks, Sandi. I was aware of Westword but I hadn't noticed >> the "Best of" link. Coolness. >> >> Steve > > Between the Gabby Gourmet and the Best Of from Westword > there should be a few interesting ones to try. :-) > > I don't eat out often so this is the best I could suggest. > Let us know your daily fare. I'm interested in your reviews. > Coolness! > If you are interested in ethnic, Federal Blvd, is lined for blocks with Vietnamese and Thai restaurants. Colfax Ave. has Ethiopian and Korean. Westword's "Best of" edition is a guide but don't depend on it 100%. You won't scratch the surface in 9 days. Bon appetit! gloria p |
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"Steve Pope" > wrote in message ... > Any suggestions on restaurants in Denver (particularly LoDo / > Thanks, > > Steve Was out there a couple of months ago & had a great meal at the Bonefish Grill. All 6 of us loved it. FWIW, Van |
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On 2008-07-12, Gloria P > wrote:
> If you are interested in ethnic, Federal Blvd, is lined for blocks with > Vietnamese and Thai restaurants. Colfax Ave. has Ethiopian and Korean. Cool. Which has the best banh mi? nb |
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Well the brief report so far:
We arrived last night around 11, taking the RTD but from DIA to our downtown hotel. This bus passed by an interesting looking restaurant named Kiva, but in looking them up later they did not have any New Mexican food despite their name. (Why is it restaurants pick neames like Zuni or Kiva and then have no food from New Mexico? It makes no sense.) Anyway, being late we looked at the Westword "Best of Late Night" list and picked the Denver Diner on Colfax because it was close. Probably a below average choice; no veggie burgers, or mac/cheese. The fries were extremely good, my "triple decker" grilled cheese sandwich was actually double decker (a common menu misnomer), and while expertly grilled it contained just two measly slices of American cheese -- not enough to satisfy someone were they hungry. Other things ordered (trout, iceberg salad, beans) were passable to good; a side of frozen or canned peas/carrots was really poor. Not sure what they did to it. Other items on the menu that we didn't order may be better the green chili, and the chicken-fried steak. Egg Hollandaise looked okay. Maybe okay for late late night, but at 11 pm one would have been better off going to Rock Bottom. The next day, brunch, at the Water Works Food, was lovely. All vegetarian, vegan options. I had corn tamales, smothered with green chile verde, sided with rice and refried beans. Some guac on top. A not bad hapanero sauce on the side. Popular, wait for table, every vegan or semi-veggie in Colfax gulch is here. Then later, drinks at the Vendome. Cultured. Will receommend. Steve |
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Steve Pope wrote:
> We arrived last night around 11, taking the RTD but from DIA > to our downtown hotel. This bus passed by an interesting looking > restaurant named Kiva, but in looking them up later they > did not have any New Mexican food despite their name. (Why > is it restaurants pick neames like Zuni or Kiva and then have > no food from New Mexico? It makes no sense.) The Java Restaurant in Minneapolis specializes in Egyptian food. And I don't think any of the restaurants named ___'s Garage serve engine grease. -- Dan Goodman "I have always depended on the kindness of stranglers." Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Expire Journal http://dsgood.livejournal.com Futures http://clerkfuturist.wordpress.com mirror 1: http://dsgood.insanejournal.com mirror 2: http://dsgood.wordpress.com Links http://del.icio.us/dsgood |
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Things continue to improve.
We had lunch yesterday at Tamayo, another part of Richard Sandoval's mini-chain. I would rank it as pretty good -- I had the cress/beet salad (some serious cress flavors there, and great beets), and the folded quesadillas (dribbled with a three of Sandoval's trademark creamy mole sauces... picture a normal green or red mole, but mixed with cream and something sugary. I've encountered these at his other places, like Maya in SF, and they are seductively tasty but not for everyday). For dinner we went to Vendome, and it was pretty close to superb. I started with a martini; the blue-cheese olives are house made and actually stuffed with a very strong Roqueford (sp?) cheese. Dining partner selected a drink invented by the bartender (Brian) which is a combo of St. Germaine elderflower, plum wine, and vodka. Nice. I then had the starter quiche (very good) which was accompanied by a possibly perfect example of a spinach salad with warm bacon dressing. After that I had the prawn risotto which was very good, as was the Colorado lamb. I left to return to my conference, while my dining partner stayed for a rhubarb dessert which she said was good. Vendome has gone through some ownership changes, and are in a much better phase now than they were a few years back. So if you ever liked them, it's a good time to go back. We have time for a few more lunches/dinners out, and are possibly thinking of Mercury Cafe, Barolo, and/or Osteria Marco (mainly for the allegedly great burata and fresh mozzarella). Steve |
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On 12 Jul 2008 03:11:07 GMT, sandi > fired up
random neurons and synapses to opine: >Between the Gabby Gourmet and the Best Of from Westword >there should be a few interesting ones to try. :-) <snip> I lived in Denver for years and the Gabby Gourmet is not such a great place to "research" good CO restaurants, IMHO. It's kind of like Orange Coast magazine here in SoCal: they pretty much sell their ratings. Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd -- "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner." -- Duncan Hines To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox" |
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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
: > On 12 Jul 2008 03:11:07 GMT, sandi > > fired up random neurons and synapses to opine: > >>Between the Gabby Gourmet and the Best Of from Westword >>there should be a few interesting ones to try. :-) > > <snip> > > I lived in Denver for years and the Gabby Gourmet is not such > a great place to "research" good CO restaurants, IMHO. It's > kind of like Orange Coast magazine here in SoCal: they pretty > much sell their ratings. > > Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd I like her radio show and the review she gives and also the restaurant reviews the callers call in to give. |
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sandi said...
> Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in > : > >> On 12 Jul 2008 03:11:07 GMT, sandi > >> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine: >> >>>Between the Gabby Gourmet and the Best Of from Westword >>>there should be a few interesting ones to try. :-) >> >> <snip> >> >> I lived in Denver for years and the Gabby Gourmet is not such >> a great place to "research" good CO restaurants, IMHO. It's >> kind of like Orange Coast magazine here in SoCal: they pretty >> much sell their ratings. >> >> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd > > > I like her radio show and the review she gives and also the > restaurant reviews the callers call in to give. Philadelphia, listening to 630 KHOW Denver radio for the moment. Talk radio, no Gabby Gourmet "in the morning"?!? Andy |
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I'm back from Denver and here is the balance of my report.
For our splurge dinner, we went to Barolo. This was indeed quite a treat. Barolo is located in the leafy Country Club neighborhood a couple miles southeast of downtown. My dining partner had the seafood tasting menu with wine pairing, while I had the pesto rictta gnocchi plus the Barolo salad with gorgonzola, along with a single glass of a Supertuscan wine. Everything was good to excellent; the spaghetti puttanesca (made with tuna rather than anchovies) that came with the tasting menu was amazing. I think they must have used a pepperonata (sp?) style red pepper ingredient because it was really pungent with rep pepper flavor. Staff are very enthusiastic, perhaps driven by the fact that the owner shuts down the restaurant and takes all employees ("down to the dishwashers") to Italy each year for ten days, to infuse them with food sensibilities. Also pretty good was a lunch at Osteria Marco -- they are famous for their burata which was in fact superb; the pizza was good but not stellar. We went back to Water Works Foods for a second lunch and while generally good what really impressed me was the onion rings -- best I've had in ages. The "buffalo" tofu sandwich was very decent (lots of Frank's, I would say). For fast food I went to Falafel King twice (once at each downtown location) -- they have, in my opinion, superior babaganoush and not bad falafel. We did not dine at the McCormick's in the Oxford, but we did go to Cruise Lounge, which is a snug, atmospheric bar. For more downscale drinking on the other end of downtown, there is Leela's, a very comfortable experience. Finally, shortly before flying home, we had lunch at Horsed, on Mississippi. We were in the area, and it seemed an obvious choice. It is an African restaurant, next to a Halal grocery, with all the taxi drivers loitering out in front, so it looked promising and the food was pretty good. Lunch includes as many cups of strong chai tea as you want, a salad to start and a banana for dessert. There was nothing vegetarian on the menu but they happily brought me a plate of rice and vegetables when I asked. A very interesting hot sauce came along with it. I would go back. Steve |
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tbs48 > wrote in
s.com: > Taqueria Patzcuaro.. 34th off of N Federal.. wonderful Mexican > food. 2616 W 32nd Ave http://www.taqpatz.com/ > Namaste on Wadsworth.. Indian/Nepali.. 3355 S Wadsworth Blvd. http://www.namasterestaurant.com/ |
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Taqueria Patzcuaro.. 34th off of N Federal.. wonderful Mexican food. Namaste on Wadsworth.. Indian/Nepali.. |
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