Tag: dining reviews
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Dining Review: Oskar Blues offers tasty Southern fare and brews galore
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Oskar Blues was born as a brewery in northern Colorado, but its food has Southern roots, which makes for an interesting marriage of mountains and bayou. Oskar Blues Grill and Brew Colorado Springs serves Cajun…
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Dining Review: Oskar Blues offers tasty Southern fare and brews galore
Oskar Blues was born as a brewery in northern Colorado, but its food has Southern roots, which makes for an interesting marriage of mountains and bayou. Oskar Blues Grill and Brew Colorado Springs serves Cajun and Creole fare such as fritters, jambalaya and po’ boys. The menu includes burgers, salads and wood-smoked meats, but they…
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Dining Review: Standard fare anchors Hatch Cover
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In restaurant years, the Hatch Cover’s age is showing. Nonetheless, who’d have thought an eatery with a marina motif established in 1974 would have such longevity in landlocked Colorado Springs? Although it’s gone through a…
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Dining Review: Standard fare anchors Hatch Cover
In restaurant years, the Hatch Cover’s age is showing. Nonetheless, who’d have thought an eatery with a marina motif established in 1974 would have such longevity in landlocked Colorado Springs? Although it’s gone through a few face-lifts, and the waterfront décor is mostly a thing of the past, the two-story Hatch Cover still draws a…
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Dining Review: Seriously good Greek food at Jake and Telly’s
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a culinary professional I have a confession: Sometime it’s easy to overcomplicate food. In an effort to make the familiar new, exciting or even hip, we sometimes lose focus on the actual fare. A…
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Dining Review: Seriously good Greek food at Jake and Telly’s
As a culinary professional I have a confession: Sometime it’s easy to overcomplicate food. In an effort to make the familiar new, exciting or even hip, we sometimes lose focus on the actual fare. A recent outing to Jake and Telly’s Greek Taverna, nestled above a bustling section of Colorado Avenue in Old Colorado City,…
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Dining Review: A spicy taste of Louisiana at Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s something to be said for a son who carries on his mother’s legacy, especially when it has to do with a cooking style whose roots are more than a thousand miles away. At Momma…
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Dining Review: A spicy taste of Louisiana at Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen
There’s something to be said for a son who carries on his mother’s legacy, especially when it has to do with a cooking style whose roots are more than a thousand miles away. At Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen, Chef Robert “BB” Brunet pays homage to his mom and his native Louisiana despite the absence of…
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Dining Review: Meal had a troubled start, delicious end at Bonny and Read
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several restaurant norms were disregarded during a visit to recently opened downtown Colorado Springs restaurant Bonny and Read. Let’s begin with appetizers. That was the idea: to start with the Bay Scallop Street Tacos ($12).…
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Dining Review: Meal had a troubled start, delicious end at Bonny and Read
Several restaurant norms were disregarded during a visit to recently opened downtown Colorado Springs restaurant Bonny and Read. Let’s begin with appetizers. That was the idea: to start with the Bay Scallop Street Tacos ($12). We’d arrived a little early for our Friday evening reservation and were pleased to discover we could take advantage of…