True Food is located in busy Cherry Creek at 2nd Ave. and Detroit, Denver, CO. The restaurant is based upon the healthy food program of Dr Andrew Weil from PBS fame. I try to support local restaurants and not chain restaurants. I was surprised to discover True Food has 37 restaurants located across America and … Continue reading True Food
Safta is located in the Source Hotel on Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO. The food pays homage to Israel with influences from the Middle East and other regional areas. This former commercial area of Denver has now been transformed into apartments, breweries, and offices. The Safta Restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel … Continue reading Safta
Hacienda Colorado has five restaurants in the greater Denver metropolitan area. We ate at the location on Colorado Boulevard just north of Interstate 25 on a warm summer evening. There is plenty of parking but no electric vehicle charging stations. The menu is a huge double-sided document covering 53 different plates with a choice of … Continue reading Hacienda Colorado
Max's Wine Dive is located at 7th and Sherman, Denver, CO. It's part of a small chain from Texas and known for its Southern Fried Chicken. The restaurant is small but has a great feel with the music playing. (pictured). As for the food, we shared the Fried Chicken which is large enough for two. … Continue reading Max’s Wine Dive
The RiNo Beer Garden is located at 3800 Walnut St., Denver, CO. It has a large outdoor garden, German style, and indoor bar. Outdoors can seat almost 300 and has heaters and a fire pit for the winter months.(pictured) it's a great place to sit outside and enjoy a beer. There is an extensive draft … Continue reading RiNo Beer Garden
12@Madison is located at 1160 Madison St., Denver, CO. (pictured). We sat in the small patio on a warm and sunny evening. The restaurant is small but has a great chef's counter inside. The menu has an extensive list of small plates. The owner/chef, Jeff Osaka, operates several Ramen style restaurants but 12@Madison serves dishes … Continue reading 12@Madison
The Maine Shack is a new restaurant in the Lower Highlands. It serves lobster and more lobster. The chef/owner, Max Mackissock, was even behind the counter the other evening. The Shack is his newest place. The others are the Morin, Bar Dough, Tap and Burger, and Señor Bear. Remember, this a shack like you find … Continue reading Maine Shack
The Broadway Market located on Broadway in the former Tony's Market houses 9 food vendors , liquor and coffee bars, and two small shops (pictured). The food vendors are Pizzeria Coperta, Mother Tongue ( Middle Eastern kebabs), Biju's (curry), Royal Rooster (chicken), Mondo Mini ( sandwiches), Maria Empanada, Miette Chocolate, Misaki Broadway (sushi). There is … Continue reading Broadway Market
Cherish Spirits Lounge is a high end wine and spirits bar with small plates of food that just opened in Cherry Creek North. We ate outside in a small patio area and enjoyed the street level seating (pictured).Inside the Lounge, it was rather dark(pictured). The drinks included Contrato Spritz and others. The spritz was mixed … Continue reading Cherish Spirits Lounge
The Morin is a new restaurant with a French influence. Even the name Morin is French. It's the owner's grandmother's French maiden name. The wooden structure ( pictured) above the bar is not the hull of a boat but the outline of Mont Blanc, France, upside down! The restaurant is located in LODO in a … Continue reading Morin Restaurant 🍴🍴🍴
