Mile High Dining and 2 neighbors went to Carne RiNo, a meat lovers place. It’s Dana Rodriguez’s newest restaurant with a large emphasis on beef. The restaurant itself is bright and lively with lots of windows. There is even a small upstairs lounge area. Wine is displayed on a wall and you can walk over … Continue reading Carne RiNo →

After deciding to rent and use a carpet shampoo machine, Mile High Dining treated itself to a beer and sandwich. We went to the Denver Beer at Lowry and sat outside to enjoy the warm sunny afternoon. I ordered a hazy IPA and the rancher sandwich. The pint of beer was definitely needed to calm … Continue reading Denver Beer at Lowry →

Mile High Dining ate at Ajax not in Aspen Co. but in downtown Denver. Ajax Downtown, like its sister restaurant in Aspen, is a lively tavern. Downtown specializes in local meats and fish grilled over the flames of a live fire. We sat in the bar/lounge area at a high top with lots of windows … Continue reading Ajax Downtown →

Mile High Dining and my neighbor went to Osteria Alberico, the newest Italian restaurant in Denver. It’s part of the Frasca Hospitality Group. The restaurant is causal without the white table clothes but fancier than a pizza shop. The food menu and wine listing are extensive covering everything from pizza to expensive wines. We had … Continue reading Osteria Alberico →

Mile High Dining went to The Brown Palace Hotel for a music performance and a bite to eat. The music was a 7 piece band called the Justin Adams Big Band performing an evening of Motown tunes. I enjoyed the music while eating a delightful crab cake and a small bowl of peanuts paired with … Continue reading The Brown Palace Hotel →

We were off to Louisville to enjoy summer weather and barbecue Texas style at Lulu’s BBQ. It’s a small restaurant but with a large outdoor patio area. Lulu’s smokes the meat daily and even a vegetarian can enjoy the smoked tofu sandwich. Outside on the back patio, we had the pit sandwich, hot mess sandwich, … Continue reading LuLu’s BBQ →

Mile High Dining was sent to one of the newest restaurants in town for happy hour at Pancho Poncho. The location was previously occupied by the Logan Street restaurant. The owner, Carboy Winery, converted the location to a Mexican place. It was my first visit to enjoy a tostada, house margarita, and a plate of … Continue reading Pancho Poncho →

3 of us went to Wok Spicy, a new Chinese restaurant. We were looking for spicy and good-tasting Chinese food and found it. Although the physical appearance of the place is plain, the food is spicy. Each started with a Chinese beer, Tsingtao, which a very light beer. The 4 dishes were shared family style. … Continue reading Wok Spicy →

Mile High Dining and son went to the Potager restaurant. Potager is 27 years old and was one of the first farm-to-table restaurants in Denver. In fact, the potatoes on one dish came from the parking lot garden. If you like local summer vegetables head to the Potager and sit outside. We started with a … Continue reading Potager →

Mile High Dining and 2 friends went to Inga’s Alpine Tavern for live music presenting songs from the 1960s and 1970s. We sat outside to enjoy the music and food. I had the Fried chicken tenders with French fries. Another had fried fish while a turkey pastrami sandwich filled the table. We each had a … Continue reading Inga’s Alpine Tavern →