Where to take the parents to eat in Denver?

[sky_blue]

My parents are finally coming out from California to check out life in Colorado. Mom has never been to the state, and Dad has mostly just driven through. I think my mom pictures me living in a cabin in the middle of Wyoming or something.

As their tourism in Denver day, my husband picked up some Avalanche tickets, and my mom is looking forward to shopping the big REI. While in downtown, I would like to go to eat somewhere that they can't go to in California. Dosen't have to be fancy. A local brewery with good food maybe? A unique steakhouse? Homey italian?

Please recommend.

[salsashark]

Price?

There's any number of unique restaurants in and around the downtown area that have really good food. Just depends on what you want to pay.

My two suggestions:
1. Rocky Mountain Diner (http://www.rockymountaindiner.com/index.php) - Good food, prices aren't insane, right downtown so it would be good either before or after a game.

2. Buckhorn Exchange (http://www.buckhorn.com/) - Truly a unique Denver landmark. Awesome restaurant, seasonal menu w/ wild game and the like. Not cheap, but really good.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Casa Bonita..........for the experience, not the food.:)

[sky_blue]

Casa Bonita..........for the experience, not the food.:)

CASA BONITA!!! Do they really have cliff divers?

Price?

$40-50 a head dosent seem unreasonable if it was super awesome.<-- price isn't really the consideration. Cool local flavor is.

[salsashark]

CASA BONITA!!! Do they really have cliff divers?


Do you love your parents and value their health?

Yes, they really do have cliff divers, Southpark wasn't lying!


$40-50 a head doesn't seem unreasonable if it was super awesome.

At that price, you have a ton of options downtown. I'll see what else I can dig up.

[dchd1130]

Brooks is one of my favorite. Main course is between $20-$30. Very nice place.

[Canuck]

Illegal Pete's, or Casa Bonita's
Pete's Diner, Denver Diner.;)

[Vance]

I'd go Buckhorn. Not many other places anywhere in the country like it.

[Sully]

Is Casa Bonita really that much now ?.. The food is awful, mexican TV dinner style... :puke:.. but I do have to say, the sopapillas are delicious :yumyum:

Elways in cherry creek - food is average.. 1 of a kind restaurant tho..
Tony Rigatonis in Morrison is great !
Del Frisco's, Denver Chop House, Prime 121 - good steaks
Breckenridge Brewery by Coors Field has pretty good grub as well..
The Fort for wild game http://www.thefort.com/
Gabriel's in Sedalia is fantastic :up: http://www.gabrielsdenver.com/
Briarwood Inn is nice.. 5 course, tons of food.. http://www.thebriarwoodinn.com/

[salsashark]

+1 for The Fort (http://www.thefort.com/)!

That place is awesometacular!

Last time I went there we had buffalo steak w/ a lobster sauce that was freakin' amazing!

[Canuck]

Red Lobster, FTW!

[~Barn~]

Pete's Kitchen after bar hours. It's a Denver icon.

[rforsythe]

Pete's Kitchen after bar hours. It's a Denver icon.

:yumyum: Nothing like a Pete's breakfast burrito at 3am.

[salsashark]

Red Lobster, FTW!

cheddar biscuits FTW :)

Everything else on the menu FTL :(

[Devaclis]

Chili's in Highlands Ranch

[D Berns R6]

I hear the diamond cabaret is good....

[VFR]

Dave and Busters....

[Sully]

+1 Pete's Kitchen :yumyum:.. gyros, eggs and potatoes !

[~Kat~]

If they are willing to try new foods, try a morrocian rest. in denver (off colfax I think, maybe around cherry) It's called Mataam Fez. It's like a 5 course meal approx $40 a head and it's the best food ever!!! and the experience is awesome!

http://www.mataamfez-denver.com/

[sky_blue]

Red Lobster, FTW!

Chili's in Highlands Ranch

Dave and Busters....


Nope, sorry. Thanks for playing but you lose.

[vmax2003]

Rock Bottom Brewery on 16th street mall. There are a lot of places to eat on the 16th street mall at a fair price.

[sky_blue]

+1 for The Fort (http://www.thefort.com/)!

That place is awesometacular!

Last time I went there we had buffalo steak w/ a lobster sauce that was freakin' amazing!


I saw this place on Food Network. Lots of little kids smiling, and I got a sortof ChuckECheese vibe. I take it it's not really like that?

[vmax2003]

Maggiano's Little Italy (http://denver.diningguide.com/data/d100298.htm) is a awesome place for italian.

[vmax2003]

http://denver.diningguide.com/dl1dt.htm

[vmax2003]

Gallagher's Steak House/Denver (http://denver.diningguide.com/data/d100932.htm)

[vmax2003]

Jax Fish House (http://denver.diningguide.com/data/d100323.htm)

[vmax2003]

I have eaten at all the places I have listed and they are all very good.

[Mr_RC]

The Broker or Gallagher's are some good eats.

Both are downtown

[vmax2003]

yea i forgot about the broker...lol

[Matty]

Maggiano's Little Italy (http://denver.diningguide.com/data/d100298.htm) is a awesome place for italian.
that place has the worse italian food i have ever had. and not worth the price what so ever.

[Dietrich_R1]

Le' Central... French Food Downtonw reasonably priced.

No No's Cafe... Something like Littleton/C-470 Cajun flair.

[Matty]

breakfast at the Original Pancake House in DTC, they have them in Cali as well. best breakfast food ever.

[Sully]

I saw this place on Food Network. Lots of little kids smiling, and I got a sortof ChuckECheese vibe. I take it it's not really like that?

it's actually a fun place (from what the boss' tells me).. they have a buffalo horn head that you can put on and get a picture.. family type atmosphere.. with booze.. Definitely far from ChuckEcheeze..

[vmax2003]

breakfast at the Original Pancake House in DTC, they have them in Cali as well. best breakfast food ever.

for breakfast or lunch downtown I would have to go with Sams #3 really huge breakfast burritos...

[vmax2003]

on a side note: anywhere there are screaming kids I do not go to. to me does not make for a good time...lol

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Is Casa Bonita really that much now ?.. The food is awful, mexican TV dinner style... :puke:.. but I do have to say, the sopapillas are delicious :yumyum:
Awwww, C'mon...you no like de Cheez-Whiz En-Chi-LADA's?!?!:)

And, yeah, the Sopapillas rock!

[vmax2003]

Awwww, C'mon...you no like de Cheez-Whiz En-Chi-LADA's?!?!:)

And, yeah, the Sopapillas rock!

get better food at taco johns....lol

[I`m Batman]

Rocky Mountain oysters....

[fullgrownbear]

Disregard everything else you've heard...

You must try Texas De Brazil. texasdebrazil.com

Go read about it. They just put one by the bass pro, Quebec and I-70.

J

[Jason ON]

Bastien's Restaurant (http://search.cityguide.aol.com/denver/restaurants/bastiens-restaurant-inc/v-101451296) is really good food and it's been around for nearly 50 years.

The original Chipotle near DU.
Beaujo's Pizza -- that's Colorado.
Have dinner at the Brown Palace. Lot's of good food and atmosphere.
There's an Italian restaruant near DU I'm sure I could find, but I can't think of the name of it -- but that's a really good place for food, plus a lot of sports players eat there. Saw John Elway there one night. He nearly backed into my friend's motorcycle after leaving (he was a bit tipsy).

[motorcycleman]

bueller is a pud.

[Bueller]

tsk tsk tsk.....

DO YOUR PARENTS HAVE DENTURES or TEEFTH???

DO THEY HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL CHICLETS??!!

Cause they ain't gonna be eatin steak! :king:

Get over it....

A can of ALPO or Gerbers Finest will probably do....
Smells like Beefy

[motorcycleman]

Smells like Beefy

Rendering Plant?

[Jmetz]

If you like middle-eastern fare, it's hard to beat Jerusalem's.

http://www.jerusalemrestaurant.com/