Tag: dining guide
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DINING REVIEW: Find Greek delights at Jake and Telly’s
One glance at Jake and Telly’s menu tells you that Jake and Telly Topakas, the Greek-American brothers who own this Old Colorado City institution, aren’t out to do just another gyro joint. Oven roasted lamb shank with a tangy roasted tomato glaze sits next to bone-in pork loin marinated in lemon and oregano. Of course,…
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DINING REVIEW: Manitou mainstay has some good menu items, but none stands out
“The Manitou Pancake House? That place is for tourists,” a friend and longtime Manitou Springs local told me when she declined an invitation to go there with me for breakfast. That certainly is the reputation for the place. In the summer, when the RVs roll in, the parking lot is full. In winter, spots are…
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DINING REVIEW: Nawlins in Falcon serves a mean jambalaya
It’s hard to find good things that came out of Hurricane Katrina. But if you live in Falcon, Nawlins Bar B Q & Cajun Cuisine is one of them. The storm drove Louisiana native and New Orleans cook Martin Allred out of the Big Easy to this high-plains crossroads, where his restaurant Nawlins turns out…
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DINING REVIEW: Pair drink with buffalo, pork or beef and an unrivaled atmosphere
Wines of Colorado, a cool little restaurant and tasting room at the base of the Pikes Peak Highway in Cascade, causes almost everyone driving by to do a double take. After all, “wine” and “Colorado” are not two words most people put together. It’s a bit like ski resorts in Kentucky. Most people are surprised…
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DINING REVIEW: White collars welcome at downtown Slayton’s
If there can be such a thing as white-collar barbecue, the new Slayton’s Tejon Street Barbecue is the place. Instead of big rolls of paper towels on the table for mopping up sauce splatters, Slayton’s has cloth serviettes. Instead of pictures of customers’ dogs, or no pictures at all on the wall (the decorating schemes…
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DINING REVIEW: Smashburger sizzles with fresh meat, ambiance
In the city that inspired the book “Fast Food Nation,” who would have thought there would be room for another hamburger place, let alone several? But I’m here to tell you to prepare yourself for the bourgeois burger blitz. A high-end burger battle is starting. It’s a delicious bombardment of a different kind of burger…
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DINING REVIEW: Thai restaurant doesn’t take shortcuts on tasty dishes
“Arharn” is Thai for “food,” and it is a fitting title for this humble, wholesome, well-priced, delicious little restaurant that recently sprang up near the Super Target on Powers Boulevard. Dishes such as steaming-hot, spicy lemongrass soup swimming with shrimp and fresh chopped cilantro ($6), and deep-orange Panang Curry – tart with fresh basil and…
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Mason Jar’s chicken-fried steak is the real deal | Dining review
Try the chicken-fried steak. That is what everybody says whenever The Mason Jar comes up in conversation, and sometimes even when it doesn’t. A woman leaned over to me at a busy downtown restaurant last week when she saw a plate of chicken-fried steak slathered in country gravy in front of me and said, in…
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DINING REVIEW: Stevie Ray’s gets diner fare right
A good diner is not about surprises. A good diner always has a booth that is empty and a coffee cup that isn’t. The shakes come with a straw but are too thick for one. It is a place you can grab a quick bite if you are in a hurry or linger for hours…
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DINING REVIEW: Schnitzel King lives up to its name
It’s helpful to have a healthy suspicion of self-proclaimed kings, even schnitzel kings, but when I cracked open a menu in this humble Fountain restaurant, it was obvious the chef had a legitimate claim to the crown. The menu listed no fewer than 15 schnitzels for $9.90 each, from the basic pounded, breaded and fried…