Dining Guide

DINING REVIEW: Best of the Wurst

NATHANIEL GLEN

On a sunny stretch of blacktop on Manitou Avenue last week, I was confronted with the best of Berlin's street food: a sloppy, gloppy, greasy, gleaming, wonderful concoction known as a currywurst. It was handed to me from the window of one of those boxy... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Antlers' brunch better than bar, but only a selection of offerings shine

NATHANIEL GLEN

An electric sign above the bar in Judge Baldwin's Brew Pub at Antlers Hilton hotel that reads "__ Kegs Sold" might be a bellwether for the hotel's two restaurants, which I recently checked out. The sign has been turned off but not taken down. Evidence... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Find Greek delights at Jake and Telly's

NATHANIEL GLEN

One glance at Jake and Telly's menu tells you that Jake and Telly Topakas, the Greek-American brothers who own this Old Colorado City institution, aren't out to do just another gyro joint. Oven roasted lamb shank with a tangy roasted tomato glaze sits... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Manitou mainstay has some good menu items, but none stands out

NATHANIEL GLEN

"The Manitou Pancake House? That place is for tourists," a friend and longtime Manitou Springs local told me when she declined an invitation to go there with me for breakfast. That certainly is the reputation for the place. In the summer, when the RVs... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Nawlins in Falcon serves a mean jambalaya

NATHANIEL GLEN

It's hard to find good things that came out of Hurricane Katrina. But if you live in Falcon, Nawlins Bar B Q & Cajun Cuisine is one of them. The storm drove Louisiana native and New Orleans cook Martin Allred out of the Big Easy to this high-plains... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Pair drink with buffalo, pork or beef and an unrivaled atmosphere

NATHANIEL GLEN

Wines of Colorado, a cool little restaurant and tasting room at the base of the Pikes Peak Highway in Cascade, causes almost everyone driving by to do a double take. After all, "wine" and "Colorado" are not two words most people put together. It's a... Full story

DINING REVIEW: White collars welcome at downtown Slayton's

NATHANIEL GLEN

If there can be such a thing as white-collar barbecue, the new Slayton's Tejon Street Barbecue is the place. Instead of big rolls of paper towels on the table for mopping up sauce splatters, Slayton's has cloth serviettes. Instead of pictures of customers'... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Smashburger sizzles with fresh meat, ambiance

NATHANIEL GLEN

In the city that inspired the book "Fast Food Nation," who would have thought there would be room for another hamburger place, let alone several? But I'm here to tell you to prepare yourself for the bourgeois burger blitz. A high-end burger battle is... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Thai restaurant doesn't take shortcuts on tasty dishes

NATHANIEL GLEN

"Arharn" is Thai for "food," and it is a fitting title for this humble, wholesome, well-priced, delicious little restaurant that recently sprang up near the Super Target on Powers Boulevard. Dishes such as steaming-hot, spicy lemongrass soup swimming... Full story

DINING REVIEW: Chicken-fried steak at Mason Jar is real deal

NATHANIEL GLEN

Try the chicken-fried steak. That is what everybody says whenever The Mason Jar comes up in conversation, and sometimes even when it doesn't. A woman leaned over to me at a busy downtown restaurant last week when she saw a plate of chicken-fried steak... Full story

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