Mile High Dining went to an upscale Mexican restaurant, Bruto. It's a small 16-seat chef’s counter with 1 hightop table. The food focuses on Mexico and Central America. It was a 6-course omakase ( chef’s menu ) using corn, potatoes, carrots, chilies, and beef. The ingredients of each dish were explained by the server but … Continue reading Bruto →

Mile High Dining and neighbor went to Cholon, a modern Asian restaurant. It was a lovely summer evening so we sat outside. The inside is very nice with a beautiful wood ceiling. Cholon translates to “big market”. The menu has a variety of Asian foods from sushi and dumplings and even Malaysian noodles. I started … Continue reading Cholon @ Central Park →

Mile High Dining went to the opening weekend of Wolf+Wildflower, a wine bar. It's owned and operated by two women. The ladies want to revitalize 38th Ave in Wheat Ridge and make something happen. The indoor area has a large bar and table seating but the warm summer evening called out for the front patio. … Continue reading Wolf + Wildflower →

The original Cherry Cricket is 78 years old and they finally opened a branch in the suburbs. Mile High Dining went to the newly opened Cherry Cricket - Littleton. The restaurant has seating indoors for more than 400 and an extra large patio (Burger Garden) seating 100! On a Saturday afternoon, the place was packed … Continue reading Cherry Cricket – Littleton →

Four of us when to Machete in Cherry Creek to get the out-of-state family members' Mexican food. Machete provides handcrafted margaritas and their specialty, tacos. It's a small place on the basement level with some outside patio seating. Everyone selected a margarita and we started with chips, salsa, and guacamole. The house Margaritas are extra … Continue reading Machete Tequila + Tacos →

Mile High Dining and 2 others went to the first Thai restaurant in America which is located in Denver. Chada Thai was founded in the early 1960s and survives today. It's a small place but with an outside patio. You order at the counter but the food is delivered to your table. We ordered 4 … Continue reading Chada Thai →

The 5 of us went to Odell Brewing’s rooftop patio overlooking Sloan’s Lake. The bar features 12 experimental beers as well as the 4 brewed year around. Odell Brewing started in Ft. Collins 30 years ago. The patio was packed on a Friday evening but a table finally opened. We tried the experimental beers that … Continue reading Odell Brewing →

Mile High Dining went across town to eat Texas-style barbecue at Post Oak Barbecue. It’s a cafeteria-style restaurant, focused on Texas-style barbecue and they even use oak trees from Texas in the grills! The meals use all natural certified Angus beef, and both the pork and poultry are natural. I visited four years ago, and … Continue reading Post Oak Barbecue →

Mile High Dining went to a neighborhood Italian restaurant, Locanda del Borgo. It's located in East Denver in a residential area. The restaurant has a very extensive menu from appetizers to main entrees. On our Sunday visit the place was very quiet and had very few customers. Each person had a side salad and an … Continue reading Locanda del Borgo →

Mile High Dining attended a five-course chef’s tasting menu with wine pairings in honor of Pollinator Week. Each course had the chef came out and explain the food and the wine Director explained the wine pairing. Then we learned about the type of bee or other pollinator involved with the flower. The combination of the … Continue reading Pollinator Dinner at El Five →