Dining Guide

DINING REVIEW: La Casita locations come and go, but original appeal — circa 1986 — remains

NATHANIEL GLEN

  View La Casita locations in a larger map     There are few more indulgent delights than ruffling open the foil wrap on a bundle of fresh, handmade La Casita flour tortillas, tearing off a steaming warm piece of the thick, spongy... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Pasta-farians

Dishes touting Caribbean flavors work well at Tejon Street eatery

NATHANIEL GLEN

Rasta Pasta, a new restaurant on Tejon Street, sounds like something my college roommates would have cooked late one night, probably while high.Roommate No. 1: “Dude, you know how Rasta and pasta, like, rhyme?”Roommate No. 2:... Full story

REVIEW: New cafe does crepes Manitou style

NATHANIEL GLEN

Anyone expecting to find erudite French refinement at Coquette Creperie, a restaurant that opened late this summer in Manitou Springs, is bound to be surprised. So will those hoping for the simple, economical ham and cheese or Nutella snack crepes... Full story

DINING REVIEW: New menu, chef push Charles Court to dining excellence

NATHANIEL GLEN

Charles Court has long been known as The Broadmoor restaurant where rich out-of-towners could go so they could tell the folks back home that they ate elk or buffalo. It specialized in “Colorado Cuisine,” which for the most part meant a... Full story

DINING REVIEW: A blast from Baja

Fish tacos at right price draw customers to Maria’s Taco Shop

NATHANIEL GLEN

When exploring Colorado Springs taquerias, I always try to uncover some specialty that makes each stand out from the rest. Often these tiny Mexican restaurants, which spring up in the city’s forgotten strip malls, come and go with little more... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Italian that zings

La Zingara’s excellent dishes keep Palmer Lake folks coming back for more

NATHANIEL GLEN

La Zingara in Palmer Lake is a perfect example of the old standby — that restaurant, more familiar than fancy — that you end up going to again and again because it is delicious but not too spendy, comfortable, and dependable enough that... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Old-fashioned goodness

Sandy's does breakfast the right way

NATHANIEL GLEN

Since 1972, Sandy’s Restaurant has been the place on the edge of Colorado Springs, where two lonely prairie highways meet, and ranchers sip coffee and talk cattle after a trip into town.A lot has changed over the decades. Sandy’s is now... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Deli gets all dressed up

NATHANIEL GLEN

Quick, think of a local restaurant with an extensive, creative beer and wine list, a delectable small menu of sandwiches, salads and a few entrees, shady al fresco tables along the street and (the Holy Grail of urban dining) ample free parking.... Full story

REVIEW: Sunbird soars for brunch, not so high for dinner

NATHANIEL GLEN

The window-side tables at The Sunbird Restaurant fill quickly with diners hungry for a sweeping view of the city. When we visited for the champagne brunch buffet recently, the only seat a friend and I were able to get was one row back from the... Full story

REVIEW: Sassafras deliciously blends cultures

NATHANIEL GLEN

In 1947, President Harry Truman told Congress that he was “fully aware of the broad implications” that his doctrine to contain communism around the world would entail. In 2009, when I stared into a plate of hot schnitzel over waffles,... Full story

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