Author: Nathaniel Glen
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Low-priced Burgers and Bowls courts student set
After you’ve launched two popular sushi joints, what do you do next?Would you believe open a high school snack bar? That is basically what John Ra, creator of Tomo Sushi and Miyake Sushi & Mongolian BBQ, did this spring when he opened Burgers and Bowls. And, in a way, it makes sense. The awkward location…
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DINING REVIEW: Bar food like no other
Admit it, most of us are afraid of The Broadmoor. We feel intimidated. Maybe we will use the wrong fork or be so gauche as to slip an adjective instead of an adverb into amusing repartee with the sommelier. But we are also just plain scared of being forced into indentured servitude when an astronomical…
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U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN: Bar food like no other
Admit it, most of us are afraid of the Broadmoor. We feel intimidated. Maybe we will use the wrong fork or be so gauche as to slip an adjective instead of an adverb into amusing repartee with the sommelier. But we are also just plain scared of being forced into indentured servitude when an astronomical…
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DINING REVIEW: New Mexico, Korea go for a spin
Can the fancy-food-truck-fusion trend get traction in Colorado Springs? Hard to say.But Robert Montoya is the first test run. In the spring, he started serving Korean barbecue and family New Mexican recipes out of a converted RV he calls Fill Ur Belly. And while crowds like those that have flocked to feted food trucks in…
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REVIEW: New Mexico, Korea go for a spin
Can the fancy-food-truck-fusion trend get traction in Colorado Springs? Hard to say. But Robert Montoya is the first test run. In the spring, he started serving Korean barbecue and family New Mexican recipes out of a converted RV he calls Fill Ur Belly. And while crowds like those that have flocked to feted food trucks…
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REVIEW: New Mexico, Korea go for a spin
Can the fancy-food-truck-fusion trend get traction in Colorado Springs? Hard to say. But Robert Montoya is the first test run. In the spring, he started serving Korean barbecue and family New Mexican recipes out of a converted RV he calls Fill Ur Belly. And while crowds like those that have flocked to feted food trucks…
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DINING REVIEW: Just what you want in a bar and grill
The nook in the Rockrimmon Shopping Center that now houses Wyatt’s Pub and Grill has changed as often as a sophomore changes clothes before the first day of school. For a while it was a casual Kansas City-style barbecue joint called Slayton’s. Then Slayton’s got all gussied up and moved downtown, and the owners, who…
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REVIEW: Just what you want in a bar and grill
The nook in the Rockrimmon Shopping Center that now houses Wyatt’s Pub and Grill has changed as often as a sophomore changes clothes before the first day of school. For a while it was a casual Kansas City-style barbecue joint called Slayton’s. Then Slayton’s got all gussied up and moved downtown, and the owners, who…
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DINING REVIEW: Another real Mexican place, but with a 5-pound burrito
Not so long ago little Mexican-immigrant restaurants like Puerto Palomas were a rare thing in Colorado Springs. Finding an authentic carne asada taco sprinkled with cilantro and wrapped in twin sheets of warm corn tortillas was a feat. A plate of eggs with slow-stewed machaca was almost unheard of. Not anymore. New census numbers show…
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REVIEW: More real Mexican
Not so long ago little Mexican-immigrant restaurants like Puerto Palomas were a rare thing in Colorado Springs. Finding an authentic carne asada taco sprinkled with cilantro and wrapped in twin sheets of warm corn tortillas was a feat. A plate of eggs with slow-stewed machaca was almost unheard of. Not anymore. New census numbers show…