Tag: food and drink
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Pikes Pick: Join the flavorful Por Favor party in Colorado Springs
Hide as it might in a strip mall off Garden of the Gods Road, Por Favor Tacos & Tragos (4657 Centennial Blvd.) has been widely discovered in a short amount of time. The restaurant debuted in 2024 and recently opened another location at 13395 Voyager Parkway. Translation: the food and drinks are in high demand.…
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Al dente and devoted: A family legacy continues at Italian restaurant in southern Colorado
CAÑON CITY • It seems odd and out of place, the gladiator statue here by the front door of DiRito’s Italian Restaurant. It seems odd, until you see the gladiator tattooed on the arm of the owner and realize the statue stands for something. The tattoo bears the living years of Greg DiRito’s father: 1934-2007.…
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Pikes Pick: This diner is a hidden gem west of Colorado Springs
Through the back door from the parking lot, you find a dining room that almost feels more like a home than a restaurant. Through the front door, you find the black-and-white checkered floor and bar that feels like a place of the past. That’s how it is at Mo’s Diner — a bit of home,…
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Slamming sammies: Voters say these are the best in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Sandwiches. Gold: Colonel Mustard’s Sandwich Emporium Colonel Mustard’s was inspired by, yes, mustard. Not just any mustard,…
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Pass the fries, please: These are the best in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Fries. Gold: Five Guys There have been some recent headlines and fervor about Five Guys replacing the…
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Something old, something new: Welcome to The Broadmoor’s reimagined Penrose Room
To step into The Penrose Room is to step back in time and step forward all at once. It is to visit The Broadmoor’s past, to taste it even. And it is to perhaps glimpse into the future. This is indeed a historical space, hearkening to a time when the Colorado Springs resort was growing…
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Table Talk: Noodles with a numbing kick at Colorado Springs Chinese eatery
Meet Julia Fan, the energetic owner of Shanxi Noodles, 5935 Constitution Ave., where she serves as both chef and front-of-house ambassador. Fan isn’t new to the restaurant world. She also operates two Mugi Ramen & Poke franchise locations, one in Parker and another in Colorado Springs. “I opened the first Mugi six years ago,” she…
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Pikes Pick: Tasty bites at downtown Colorado Springs hotel
In downtown Colorado Springs, Kinship Landing is that unique hotel that aims to please locals as much as overnight guests. And pleases it does with some delicious grub. Among other “darn good sammies” on the menu at Homa Cafe + Bar, I recently enjoyed roasted pork, caramelized onions and roasted garlic aioli between locally made…
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That’s amore: The best Italian food in Colorado Springs
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene — as determined by voters in the 2025 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Italian. Gold: Paravicini’s Italian Bistro The west side staple is the vision of chef Franco Pisani, who…
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Pikes Pick: Grab a Dutch crunch bread sandwich in Colorado Springs
Dutch crunch bread is a fairly rare, hearty delicacy. You can find it at one of the food stands around the courtyard of Red Leg Brewing Co., 2323 Garden of the Gods Road. Gunnar’s Deli specializes in the bread coated with a rice flour paste, resulting in a crackled exterior. The Billy Crunch adds more…