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Restaurant Spotlights -

The Connection periodically features a restaurant that the editorial staff feels good about recommending to our readers in our “Spotlight on Food” section.  Sometimes the places are fancy, other times they are strictly jeans and flip-flop kinds of places.  Sometimes they are independently owned and other times they are part of a chain.  Usually they are close to home, but we might recommend a bit longer drive if we think it is worth the time it takes to get there.  The unifying factor is that they are always places that we enjoy and hope you will too.

Choosing a restaurant is a serendipitous process.  Sometimes a member of the staff has enjoyed a place and suggests we write about it.  Other times, a reader will mention a place to us and we will give it a try.  Occasionally, something pops up in a Facebook feed or other social media, and that piques our interest enough to give it a shot.  Or, a resident in the community may own the restaurant and we want to support our own.

Once a location has been selected, our food editor goes to the restaurant, unannounced, to dine.  If the food or the experience is not a pleasant experience, that is the end of it; you will not read about it here.   If everything goes well, however, we take copious notes and sometimes even photos of the meal.  As a follow up later, we contact the restaurant and speak with the owner or executive chef to get their take on what makes their establishment a good place to eat.

And while a write-up in our restaurant spotlight is often really good publicity for a restaurant, it is not advertising.  A restaurant cannot pay to be featured, and there is no charge to the restaurant once they have been selected.  (Restaurants do sometimes elect to advertise with us after seeing the response they get from our readers based on being featured here, so thanks for being such a responsive audience!)

We hope you enjoy the selections we have featured.  Please contact the Editor if you have feedback or suggestions for future spotlights!

 

105 West Brewing Co

October 23, 2023

Angie’s Restaurant

August 1, 2011

Ascent on Main

January 26, 2022

B&B Cafe

October 1, 2015

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

March 1, 2017

Beau Jo’s 2go

August 1, 2022

Beau Thai II

August 25, 2022

Berg Haus

June 1, 2020

Black + Haus Tavern

April 29, 2021

Blue Island Oyster Bar and Seafood

March 1, 2022

Blue Sushi Sake Grill

August 1, 2017

Bonnie Brae Ice Cream

July 31, 2014

Brewability

September 1, 2023

Brick House Tavern + Tap

March 30, 2022

Buckhorn Exchange

November 1, 2017

Bud’s Bar

August 1, 2010

Café Monet

September 1, 2012

Carmines Pizza & Pasta

October 1, 2013

Castle Cafe

September 1, 2013

Chinook Tavern

February 1, 2013

Clock Tower Grill

March 1, 2016

Cookies & Crèma

March 1, 2015

Cranelli’s Italian Restaurant

October 1, 2016

Crave Real Burgers

May 1, 2011

Crumbl Cookies

February 1, 2021

Cuba Cuba

September 1, 2015

Daddy’s Chicken Shack

December 26, 2023

Daddy’s Chicken Shack

January 1, 2024

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit

August 29, 2014

Diego’s Mexican Food & Tequila Bar

June 1, 2013

Dos Santos

April 21, 2022

Eddie V’s

December 1, 2020

English Tealeaves

December 1, 2016

Enstrom Toffee & Confectionery

December 1, 2021

Farmhouse at Breckenridge Brewery

September 1, 2016

Firehouse Subs

November 1, 2012

Gabriel’s Restaurant & Tuscan Bar

April 1, 2011

GraceFull Cafe

October 1, 2017

Great Divide Brewery & Roadhouse

November 1, 2021

Hapa Sushi Grill and Saki Bar

August 1, 2010

Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli

July 1, 2013

Hickory House

January 1, 2023

Honey B’s Macarons

July 1, 2016

Honnibrook Craft Meadery

November 4, 2020

HopsnDrops

September 25, 2023

Jing

October 1, 2011

Kilwins Original Recipe Ice Cream – Parker

April 1, 2021

Kneaders – A Taste of Home

May 1, 2023

Kurosawa Japanese Dining

April 1, 2014

La Baguette de Normande

May 1, 2017

La Loma a Mexican Kitchen

January 1, 2021

Las Brisas

September 1, 2011

Las Fajitas

April 2, 2016

LongHorn Steakhouse

April 1, 2017

Lowry Beer Garden

July 1, 2012

Maddie’s Beirgarten

September 1, 2017

Manna

February 1, 2015

Merle’s of Littleton

July 1, 2013

Mesquite Grill

January 1, 2014

MiYO Café

August 1, 2015

Modmarket

January 1, 2014

NoNo’s Café

April 2, 2016

O’Brien’s Cafe

March 1, 2021

Old Blinking Light

November 1, 2015

Oliver’s Italian

November 27, 2023

Orange Leaf

December 1, 2012

Pappadeaux

January 1, 2017

Park Place

April 1, 2010

Parker Garage

June 1, 2021

Pegasus

July 1, 2017

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille

October 1, 2014

Pindustry

July 29, 2021

Pino’s Italian Kitchen & Bar

June 20, 2016

Rockyard American Grill and Brewing Company

June 1, 2013

Rodizio Grill

April 1, 2023

Rory’s Diner

June 1, 2022

Seasons 52

April 1, 2015

Sedalia Bakery

December 1, 2022

Slattery’s Irish Pub

March 1, 2012

St. Bon’s Cafe

May 1, 2013

Steak ‘n Shake

March 1, 2012

Sushi & Bowls

February 1, 2023

The Cheescake Factory

December 1, 2015

The Donut House

July 1, 2015

The Exchange Coffee + Conversation

October 1, 2022

The Famous – A Steak House

August 1, 2023

The Fort

February 1, 2011

The Melting Pot

February 1, 2021

The Office – The Library – The GYM eateries

August 29, 2021

The Old West BBQ

November 1, 2010

The Olde Towne Tavern

July 1, 2011

The Rock Wood Fired Pizza and Spirits

January 1, 2013

The Rouge Wine Bar & Patio

October 25, 2022

The Tilted Kilt

November 1, 2013

The Wooden Table

May 1, 2012

Toast Fine Food & Coffee

August 1, 2016

Trestles Coastal Cuisine

July 1, 2021

Venice Ristorante & Wine Bar

February 1, 2017

Via Baci

December 1, 2013

ViewHouse

January 1, 2015