The posts of "Jazzlover" on the other thread on "People from California" gave me an idea to start this thread. I did not want to continue with those California threads anymore; I am sick of them.
So what are the different unique restaurants that people will find in Colorado, Restaurants that are not chains, maybe do dining in a different Colorado style. They do not have to be fancy or expensive but they could be but just homegrown and different enough that you would recommend to newcomers.
My background just FYI because it applies to this topic. I am retired and I am a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. So you may see some pretensions
and bull (pun intented) about Colorado eateries. I have lived here for almost 30 years and I am an ex-New Yawker, and as you know, we know it all.
But now I am a Coloradan.
I happen to like less expensive restaurants that cater to the common people.
Those restaurants that have been around for many years, have a following and are reasonable in price. From my experience, restaurants that cater to the yuppies or the new rich, come and go because this type of clientele grows bored and do not develop the character and menu development that age and experience brings. Also a family that has been operating a restaurant for generation has a feeling that sometimes cannot quickly develop.
So some of my recommendations to start:
Dino's Restaurant and Pizzeria in Lakewood, at Kipling and Colfax. This restaurant has been there over 40 years and serves many generations of Coloradan. Great Friendly environment. It will make you feel good as a Colorado Local. This Italian restaurant make me feel lost in time. Started by a man name Dino DiPaulo who started a small Pizzeria on this corner and ended up by buying all the land on the corner.
Buckhorn Exchange, 1000 Osage, Denver
Buckhorn Exchange, Over 100 years old, reputed to have served Buffalo Bill. I had a nice date with a young women, many years ago and I took her her. She was disgusted by the animal heads along the walls, I just laughed; she never went out with me again.
This is the place to try the delicacy of the west, Rocky Mountain Oysters. also it is right across from the Osage Station on the Light Rail.
Now I do not want to hog this thread; I tend to get Verbose(meaning too many words) but I wanted to contribute something that will welcome newcomers. Come on member join in. (Thanks JazzLover)
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 600,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspapers.
Unique Restaurants in Colorado
, they make their pizza with a large outer crust and then after you stuffed yourself, they serve honey and you slather that on the crust and overcrust-stuff yourself. The only thing left, for me, after eating this was a big nap.
Linear Mode
