I dunno bout fancy but the Masterpiece Delicatessent is breakfast/lunch and is absolutely delicious food

I like where your head is at

Tag in Larimer Square is very good. The Denver Chophouse is great steaks. Osterio Marco is good too.

I ate at Sushi Den on Florida Ave when I was in Denver for Phish Dick's and was very impressed. Are you gonna be in Feb for Furthur? They are absolutely ripping right now. Enjoy!

@PhishDicks said:

Casa Bonita

THIS!

Do yourself a favor and skip Casa Bonita. The food just isn't good, at all.

Sam's #3 - http://samsno3.com/ (diner, not fancy but excellent)
Squeaky Bean - http://thesqueakybean.net/ (a bit more fancy, definitely check it out!)
Sushi Den (as mentioned previously) is also great.

Also tons of good food in Larimer Square - http://restaurants.larimersquare.com/

I always suggest to people to check out the Washington Park area of Denver. 5 - 10 min drive tops from center city and this is one of my favorite places .

You must also go to a Santiago's (there are several throughout the city) for a breakfast burrito with green chili.

@spacecoyote said:

Someplace nice.

"Some Place Nice" would be an awesome name for a restaurant.

@cupuscakus said:

@lefty said:

@standarsh yes, Santiagos, yes, breakfast burrito with green chile. I could go for one right now

I crave Sanitagos on a daily basis. So. Freaking. Good.

I think the secret ingredient is crack. Or msg.

@standarsh said:

@lefty said:

@cupuscakus said:

@lefty said:

@standarsh yes, Santiagos, yes, breakfast burrito with green chile. I could go for one right now

I crave Sanitagos on a daily basis. So. Freaking. Good.

I think the secret ingredient is crack. Or msg.

I was just checking the website, http://www.eatatsantiagos.com/ , and you can have the chili mail ordered!

yeah, but is it complete with bad service and a luke warm Fanta? Prob not. I have to get to Denver again soon...

Absolutely skip Casa Bonita. It's the worst Mexican food I've ever had and the restaurant itself is beyond cheesy and dirty. Do not eat there!

Santiagos breakfast burritos are amazing. (just finished one on my way into work)

Root Down is another restaurant worth looking into. Check their website.

For seafood, also check out Jax Fish House.

@The_Mollusk said:

Absolutely skip Casa Bonita. It's the worst Mexican food I've ever had and the restaurant itself is beyond cheesy and dirty. Do not eat there!

Santiagos breakfast burritos are amazing. (just finished one on my way into work)

Root Down is another restaurant worth looking into. Check their website.

For seafood, also check out Jax Fish House.

I put that on there as a joke of course. Yes the food is heinous. Yes the atmosphere is dirty. There is a just a novelty thing about that restaurant in Denver. Its been on South Park. Actually, I heard somewhere that the restaurant shut down. Can anyone confirm?

@PhishDicks said:

@The_Mollusk said:

Absolutely skip Casa Bonita. It's the worst Mexican food I've ever had and the restaurant itself is beyond cheesy and dirty. Do not eat there!

Santiagos breakfast burritos are amazing. (just finished one on my way into work)

Root Down is another restaurant worth looking into. Check their website.

For seafood, also check out Jax Fish House.

I put that on there as a joke of course. Yes the food is heinous. Yes the atmosphere is dirty. There is a just a novelty thing about that restaurant in Denver. Its been on South Park. Actually, I heard somewhere that the restaurant shut down. Can anyone confirm?

I think it's still open. I know there was a health code violation a few years back. But I can't be 100% sure. It's probably the one restaurant in Denver I would not even consider going to.

Edit: Pasta Jays is a good call too!

@PhishDicks said:

@The_Mollusk said:

@PhishDicks said:

@The_Mollusk said:

Absolutely skip Casa Bonita. It's the worst Mexican food I've ever had and the restaurant itself is beyond cheesy and dirty. Do not eat there!

Santiagos breakfast burritos are amazing. (just finished one on my way into work)

Root Down is another restaurant worth looking into. Check their website.

For seafood, also check out Jax Fish House.

I put that on there as a joke of course. Yes the food is heinous. Yes the atmosphere is dirty. There is a just a novelty thing about that restaurant in Denver. Its been on South Park. Actually, I heard somewhere that the restaurant shut down. Can anyone confirm?

I think it's still open. I know there was a health code violation a few years back. But I can't be 100% sure. It's probably the one restaurant in Denver I would not even consider going to.

Edit: Pasta Jays is a good call too!

Dude, in elementary school, my school took field trips to Casa Bonita and I grew up in Colorado Springs. An hour drive for that restaurant? don't ask me why? the cliff divers are cool though.

We went there for a field trip too in elementary school. We were much closer than the Springs though. Cliff divers are relatively cool...other than that...F*CK that place.

@cupuscakus. What was the name of that joint that had my cheesy tots? Maybe they'll have fish bowl bloodys for dude and his girl.

@bostonron said:

@cupuscakus. What was the name of that joint that had my cheesy tots? Maybe they'll have fish bowl bloodys for dude and his girl.

The Berkshire. SO good.

Do you like Italian food? There is a really good place south of the city by the tech center. It is called Chianti's. I love this place. There are always a bunch of middle aged Italian men with good jokes and awesome hospitality as your waiters.

Everything is super authentic but they have the english descriptions so you actually know what you are ordering. The kicker is that this place is in a strip mall (there is another restaurant with the same owners downtown but its more $$) and the dining area is pretty small. You need to call ahead for reservations. Dinner will be $15-$25 per dish, and if you want a steak its more like $30-35.

http://www.zagat.com/r/chianti-ristorante-winebar-greenwood-village/menu

TAG- Awesome food, fine dining
Sasa Sushi- Some of the best in town besides the already mentioned sushi den
Zengo- Japanese/mexican/french fusion food. I know, sounds crazy but is crazy good. tappas place
Snooze- some of the best breakfast food youll ever have
My Brothers Bar- oldest bar in Denver. great place for beers and burgers
the Watercourse- best vegetarian place in town

just off the top of my head....

Thank you all so much for the recommendations! I'll def have to try one out. Great food and furthur, here I come!

Still no love for Carmine's on Penn. Great family style Italian.

Also Lucile's on Logan St has the bomb creole breakfast with bloody mary's (or mimosa).