“Eat” listings
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Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs
Anthony Bourdain proclaimed that he’d “been to the mountaintop and found enlightenment” when he first bit into a Biker Jim dog, which is a sentiment that’s shared by many, thanks to the excellent game sausages like yak, rattlesnake, wild boar and pheasant, among others. $ (09/2011)
2148 Larimer St
720-746-9355
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Lao Wang Noodle House
The grungy interior may be forgettable, but the delectable food is not. Items such as beef noodle soup with bok choy, pan-fried pork and vegetable pot stickers and Shanghai soup dumplings filled with broth will be remembered long after you’re back home. $ (08/2011)
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Bittersweet
Gastronauts are going gaga for culinary wizard Olav Peterson’s artisanal New American cuisine bolstered by fresh herbs and produce from the chef’s on-site garden. To wit: Norwegian haddock bedded with fiddlehead ferns and English pea purée, and the sweetbread reuben with pickled tomatoes. $$$ (07/2011)
500 E Alameda Ave
303-942-0320
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Lou’s Food Bar
One word: sausages. Here, at star chef Frank Bonanno’s French-American food temple, the various manifestations of portly housemade sausages are fantastic. (Try the Thai green curry.) So are the escargot pooled in parsley butter and duck confit a l’orange. $$ (06/2011)
1851 W 38th Ave
303-458-0336
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Street Kitchen Asian Bistro
Set in a suburban oasis, this delicious hotspot for Asian cuisine, overseen by chef/ owner Mary Nguyen, turns out dim sum, sushi rolls, noodle dishes, steaming soups and modernized street food from an open kitchen overlooking a chic dining room that displays stunning food photography. $$$ (05/2011)
10111 Inverness Main St
303-799-9800
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El Diablo Cocina y Tequileria
The devilish cuisine at this rollicking cantina spearheaded by star chef Sean Yontz serves 10 kinds of tacos (grilled mahi-mahi and roasted pork, to name a couple). The drink list is equally stellar, with 14 Mexican beers and potent cocktails, most of which are spiked with tequila or mezcal. $$ (03/2011)
101 Broadway
303-954-0324
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Ototo Food and Wine Bar
At this sleek spot, sip a sakitini while you dine on pork bellyand- bean cassoulet or truffle whipped potatoes with American sturgeon caviar, Serrano ham and a jiggling poached egg layered in a jam jar. $$ (03/2011)
1501 S Pearl St
303-733-2503
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Denver Restaurant Week
This two-week marathon celebrating Denver’s dining culture offers multicourse meals, some including drinks, for $26.40 per person. Feb. 26 to March 11. $$ (02/2011)
At 260-plus restaurants
303-571-9477
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HIGHLAND TAP AND BURGER
This Highland neighborhood hangout sports nearly a dozen high-def TVs all tuned to a big game. It has good energy, better burgers (try the “tap burger” topped with pulled pork and onion rings) and an enviable draft beer selection emphasizing local microbrews. $ (01/2011)
2219 W 32nd Ave
720-287-4493
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EUCLID HALL BAR & KITCHEN
Kitchen magician Jorel Pierce cranks out housemade sausages, poutines, sweet breads and seared Muscovy duck foie gras at this convivial, upscale American tavern. You can watch him in action, thanks to the lively exhibition kitchen with a chef’s counter, or ogle sweeping Rocky Mountain panoramas through the huge windows. $$ (01/2011)
1317 14th St
303-595-4255
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CHOLON MODERN ASIAN BISTRO
Former New York star chef Lon Symensma brings a repertoire of Asian fl avors infused with French infl uences to this modern, sleek food temple in LoDo, where an open kitchen turns out sensational soup dumplings with sweet onions and Gruyere, green curried tofu and tamarind-glazed lamb shank. $$$ (01/2011)
1555 Blake St
303-353-5223
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CARBONE’S ITALIAN SAUSAGE DELI
The Italian sausage sub—a slab of housemade, fennel-kissed sausage and provolone slapped between a hoagie roll smeared with sweet marinara sauce—may well be the best sandwich in the city. $ (11/2010)
1221 W 38th Ave
303-455-2893
