Author: Robin Intemann

Chicken curry, mint chutney, mango custard, and samosas are just a few of the options at this local Indian buffet.

Persephone Grae’s Café & Juice Bar pays homage in multiple ways to its Manitou Springs location. Many menu items refer to streets and landmarks near this town at the base of Pikes Peak. The exception is breakfast, served all day, which keeps things straight forward: breakfast platter, breakfast burrito, breakfast sandwich — you get the…

It’s rare to see a disclaimer on a menu, but Pies & Grinders includes one regarding the CBD option available on most of its food items. CBD is not a possibility for appetizers, salads and grinders, but that still leaves a lot of opportunity to give it a try. Nonetheless, we passed. We went along…

Tribe at Riverwalk in Castle Rock has a dessert worth raving about; however, if you start the meal with it, be sure to save room for the entrees. With no intended disrespect for the first courses, here the last bite warrants veneration: mandarin orange butter cake atop lingonberry compote hidden beneath a cloud of Chantilly…

It’s obvious, but food trucks literally serve street food. It makes sense, then, that the focus of the Tepex Central Mexican Cuisine mobile kitchen menu is on the (mostly) hand-held fare found on street corners in Mexico. At first glance, the white board lists only a handful of offerings. Thus, the emphasis here is on…

Chef Brother Luck, with Inez and Sean Fitzgerald, didn’t simply renovate the interior of the former Lucky Dumpling; rather, they created Folklore Irish Pub, a gathering place evocative of the Emerald Island. Swapping one continent for another, the new decor and menu show little of the restaurant’s former self — although a couple of pieces…

Initially, Tokki’s rabbit-themed decor is confusing: Why so much artwork about cottontails? Even the restaurant’s logo has bunny ears. Eventually, we learn they’re the Korean symbol of fertility, which at this establishment means abundance. The menu is heavy on cleverly named, colorful alcoholic beverages, but you definitely do not want to skip the mostly tapas…

Whether food, as an adjective, precedes court, emporium or hall, it’s all the same concept: several options for cuisines in a single, usually large, space with a common dining area. It’s an apt description of Denver’s Junction Food & Drink. With nearly a dozen options for chow and libations, how to choose? Short of throwing…

Don’t be confused by the gas pumps outside; Firehouse on the Run is a different kind of filling station: It’s a barbecue joint. First, you have to walk through the convenience store, past the cashier and an extensive display of Hostess packaged baked goods, among other convenience store merchandise. Near the back, the nose-tickling aroma…