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Punch Bowl Social got its start in a former Big Lots at 65 Broadway. From there, Robert Thompson grew his eatertainment complex to a nationwide chain that ultimately partnered with Cracker Barrel, of all things. But as the pandemic hit, the company wound up closing all nineteen PBS locations in March 2020, and Thompson left the group entirely. This week, though, the flagship and first Punch Bowl Social reopened (the location that had opened in Stapletons old tower is gone for good). Snarfs has ...

Before Highland Tap & Burger and Uncle moved into a row of storefronts at West 32nd Avenue and Vallejo Street, there was a divey Mexican bar and taqueria on the block called Aztec Sol. It was a little rough, the kind of place where fists might fly if you didnt follow the proper pool table etiquette. But the tacos were great, and the selection of tequila rivaled anywhere in town at the time — even the fancy gringo places. And you dont even have to look back a decade (Aztec Sol closed in 2011)...

The hot chicken war is getting hotter. Los Angeles chain Daves Hot Chicken just opened an outlet in a brand-new apartment building at Broadway and Bayaud Street, right across the street from Denvers second Voodoo Doughnut. What do the two have in common? Theyre both loud, brash and fun, enticing customers with bright colors and over-the-top eats. And theyre both from out of town, which is unusual for this stretch of Broadway, where weird and independent (or weirdly independent) have been the t...

When the Pour House Pub closed at 1435 Market Street last year, it looked like the closure was permanent. And all hope seemed lost for the Boston sports fans who congregated there when signs went up announcing the imminent arrival of Nola Jane, a new Cajun-themed restaurant and bar. But hope never dies for Red Sox, Patriots and Bruins fans, and the Pour House has miraculously returned — across the street, and with a slightly different name. Its now Pour House on Market, but youll still find s...

Arcana has been one of Boulders best restaurants since it opened five years ago, but the past year was tough for the fine-dining eatery. Rather than give up completely, it became Arcana From Afar, offering takeout food on a pay-what-you-can basis. A number of pop-ups followed, featuring regional dishes from around the world and occasional guest chefs, including Modou Jaiteh, who presented the West African cuisine of his eatery, Jacaranda, which was also part of the original lineup at Rosetta H...

Hearth & Dram, the wood-fired eatery inside the Hotel Indigo, was gaining a reputation for some of the most interesting and adventurous dishes in town before it shut down when the pandemic hit last spring. The hotel initially said that the restaurant would reopen at some point, but Hearth & Drams website now says the closure is permanent, and the hotel notes that it is in the process of developing a new concept to fill the space. Denvers hotel restaurant scene had become quite competitive in re...

For as close to the end of the year as we are — and as entrenched in the pandemic — a surprising number of new eateries cropped up this week, from fresh outposts of popular chains like Shake Shack and Raising Canes to local restaurateurs adding to the mix. Among those is a new Chook Charcoal Chicken outlet at Stanley Marketplace, the third for the Aussie-style rotisserie-chicken company founded by Adam Schlegel, Alex Seidel and Randy Layman. Chook will be spinning birds starting at 11 a.m. ...