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I bet they'd add it if you ask real nice. At Ted's Montana Grill, they've got an 'everything' burger that has bacon, ham, onion, 'shrooms, and an egg...it's quite tasty

Hillarious. Did you find the truck that I was talking about on the Mexican thread? Give them a try, definitely worth it. Be prepared to spend a bit though...depending on wine, etc. my wife and I usually spend $50-ish

So, apparently, I'm in the mood to start new threads today...might have something to do with my boss being out of the office... Anyway, I'm a pizza junkie (also a burger junkie, and a sushi junkie, and a...I guess I better not try any illegal drugs...) so I'm curious what everyone's fav local pizza places are. For me, it depends on what kind of pizza I'm looking for. For a quick bite, I love Anthony's, especially the one downtown at 16th and California. Great NY style pizza and fairly authentic (read grungy) atmosphere. On the higher end, I've become a big fan of Proto's (Proto's Website). They've got some pretty interesting pizzas. My favorite there is the Goomba. Really cool atmosphere as well (we normally go to the one in Lafayette). On a (kinda) related note, after having read the entire "NY Pizza Survey) thread I wonder if there are any foods/types of restaurants in Colorado that could use a similar survey...I can't think of anything 'iconic' to Denver like pizza is to New York...but it would be cool to figure something out. I don't think the "Denver Omelette Survey" cuts it....

So is any one else fired up about the new burger place, Icon Burger, that's opening in Lafayette? I'm a sucker for a good burger and fries place, so I am. Especially since it is fairly close to home in Erie. If you haven't heard, it is located at 95th and Arapahoe. More info in a press release I found, here: Icon Burger Press Release

I'll add my 2 cents... First of all, a martini, hell alcohol of any kind sounds damn good right now considering the day I've had so thanks for making me want something I can't have! Second, for me, I like my martinis with 3 parts gin to 1 part dry vermouth. I think this is a great flavor combination. This combo, to me, has to be served w/ olives. Going back to work and wallow in (non-alcohol induced) self-pity!

I ate at the truck again yesterday....it is so very good, plus they sell some very interesting varieties of Mexican potato chips and sodas. This time they had little disposable ramekin sized cups to put the salsa in...I of course took a bunch extra, made my scrambled eggs much more interesting this am.

Unfortunately, we aren't going to be able to make it. My wife made plans for that night already. Hopefully next time.

Exactly, head east from Lafayette and turn left into Vista Ridge, about a mile or so past the Tri-County Airport. I've seen him driving all around the 'hood, usually around 12:00-1:00 or so. That's a good question, I'd really like to...we weren't planning on it due to our move (last weekend) into our new house and the state of chaos we are in, but we've made better progress than I thought. Let me talk to my wife tonight and I will let you know. Brian

Robin, in terms of the service I definitely agree, they seem to have an ever-rotating roster of unmotivated college students working there. Once in a while you get a good one, but most of time... This is really frustrating at times as I am often very hungry when I go there, having starved myself all day in anticipation, and then having to wait 15 minutes between plates.... For years there was a waitress there named Ruth, she knew us and would put our orders in even before we sat down. She's never been "replaced". On to the seasoning, I must offer an apology to you as I should have given you a few more hints about what to order! The regular sauce is fairly bland. I always order the "marinara" version. It has more spices and garlic than the regular. In reality both of them are marinara sauces, one is just better than the other. :) The other thing you must do is order a side of the olive oil and garilic sauce. You then mix this into the pasta when it arrives. Note, do not plan on a romantic evening with your spouse after doing this.... I think you are right about the cherries...my kids like them though. I usually order a Moretti La Rossa (spelling?) when I'm there, it is a good, very malty, and highly alcoholic, Italian beer.

This is a bit off topic, but I had to share it considering all the discussion on good tacos... Anyway, we recently moved into our new house in Erie (Vista Ridge subdivision off of Highway 7) and the area around us is still a major construction zone. While this creates problems, notably dust, there are benefits. The first is that the construction activities, trucks, etc. provided endless entertainment for my 2 year old twins. The second is that whenever one of the twins sees a truck, they yell out "truck", but when they say the word it comes out sounding like f*ck, so this is endlessly amusing to my wife and I (less so to the grandmothers...). The final, and most important bene, is that everyday between 11:30 and 2:00 or so, various food wagons come by. The best of these is a big, UPS sized, truck that has the faded words "tacos, burritos, tortas" painted on the side. They've got an amazing selection of meats that they will throw on very fresh corn tortillas and then top with cilantro and onions. On top of that they always have 4 or so fresh salsa you can top your tacos with. Plus some yummy Mexican sodas. Just the thing to quench hunger and thirst after a hard morning's work! Don't even get me started about the fruit bar guy that comes by later in the day... :)

I've took (and even passed) college level human anatomy but I've have no friggin idea where I'd even begin looking for a girl's 'honky tonk'! Ok, in truth I have some idea but this is a pg-13 board.

I've had the Efrain Special or whatever they call it...I think they just throw a little of everything into it and then smother it with both red and green. It's a gut bomb but pretty tasty.

I'll take your challenge Mongo...according to the 2000 Census (Click here for useful facts!) 17.1% (or 735,601 people) of Colorado's total of 4,301,261 are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Anyway, I think that we do have good Mexican (and other Hispanic restaurants) here. Yes, there's a hell of a lot of bad, cheezy (not cheesy), gloppy crap out there, but there are some good ones. I'm just not telling you where they are, you have to find them yourself.

Haven't been to Rezzo's yet, looks interesting. Casa Alvarez is good. They've got great lamb enchiladas. They are listed as a special but they almost always have them. I'd say it is worth a try. The Boulder one is on John Lehndorff's Top of the Rocky Dining Guide (I think)

For those in Colorado, I just had to report that Descutes Brewery's beers are now available in our fine state. I've always loved their beers and now can get them without getting on a plane and heading to the Pacific NW (not that going there is a bad thing!).

Like Katzenjammy said, our schedule is extremely fluid right now...we are building a new house that is scheduled to be done around that time, so our attendance will depend on what's going on with that, but we'd love to come along if possible...the whole arrangement sounds good to me.

Thought I'd get another discussion going. What's your favorite "Red Sauce" Italian place in the Denver area? My favorite is the Gondolier in Boulder. I've been going there since high school for the all you can eat spaghetti special that they have on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Homemade noodles and (to me) a great sauce. Plus, in their new location, they have a great patio. Thoughts?

Cool, I'm going today!

Hey rlm, I work downtown so I was intrigued by your post...where is this cart, i.e. what cross street?

My wife and I would be interested, a lot of it will depend on if we can find a sitter for our 3 kids. We are generally free most weekends. As for places, I'm game to try anything and like the Vietnamese idea as that is a cuisine I'd like more exposure too. I've been aching to try Jack-n-Grill as well.

In no particular order as my beer of choice depends on my mood, what I'm eating, the temperature, etc.: Guinness Smithwick's Dos Equis Amber (w/ lime and a glass w/ a salted rim) Newcastle (only if relatively fresh, that clear bottle seems to let the beer degrade quickly) Kirin (w/ sushi) Brian

By non-brewpub micros I meant ones that just brew beer for wholesale and that might have a small retail presence at their breweries. I believe that Twisted Pine has a little bar area where you can sample. The Rockies/Boulder Brewing brewery also has a bar that has a great, cheap happy hour. I'm not sure if Avery has on site sampling, but I'd be surprised if they don't

I will echo the Walnut recommendation, they've got some great brews. For non-brewpub micros try either Avery or Twisted Pine, they both make great beer.

Hey all: On Sunday, in response to a recommendation from JosephB and after reading through this thread, I went to Grimaldi's for lunch at around 2:00pm. I was pretty fired up to go, to the point that I went there straight from the airport! I was quite hungry when I arrived due to my flight from Colorado taking 1.5 hours longer than expected due to fog in Denver that had us sitting on the taxiway. Anyway, after a short wait I was seated and ordered a small with 1/2 pepperoni. I went with one of the cheese only slices first, it was great. I loved the combination of fresh tasting tomatoes with the mozzarella. The crust was great, I love the blackened parts myself, kinda in the same way I like good char on a steak. As stated in the survey thread, by the time I got to my second slice the pizza had begun to cool and became quite limp, unable to hold itself upright even when folded in half (insert appropriate Viagra © joke here!). I still enjoyed the remaining slices and finished the whole thing. I thought the pepperoni was good, though I personally prefer thinner slices. I like it when they get really crispy and that's only possible with a really thin slice. It was great to be able to drink a Brooklyn Lager with the pizza. That's not a beer we can get that easily here and I've enjoyed it in the past at the annual Great American Beer Fest. One thing that I noted about the pizza is that I thought it, maybe the sauce and/or the crust could've used a bit more salt. I'm admitedly a bit addicted to salt, but wonder if others have felt this way too? Due to stupid work commitments I didn't get a chance to visit any other traditional pizza places on my trip, but there's always next time. On my way out of town I had a late lunch/early dinner at Figs at LaGuardia and greatly enjoyed the fig/prosciutto/gorgonzola pizza there. They did a good job judiciously combining a bunch of very strong ingredients. Thanks to all of you for your help! Brian

I heartily echo the Mortlach recommendation. I picked up a bottle of the 16 y.o. when I was in Scotland and regretably have now finished it. If any of you are ever in Denver, there's a great British type pub here, called Pints, that has 100 or more single malts available. They do a great 'sampling' menu where you can get small tastes of quite a few different malts. Brian