Zaidy’s Deli, a Denver institution at 121 Adams St., is up for sale.
The owner, Gerard Rudofsky, wants to retire, according to the real estate listing. The 25-year-old-plus Jewish deli, which packs in people for breakfast and lunch, may be purchased for the asking price of $595,000.
Rudofsky declined to comment.
The 4,027-square-foot space seats 150 inside and has an outdoor patio. Forty-three parking spaces are included in the lease, which is $28 per square foot.
Located in a Cherry Creek East strip mall, Zaidy’s is a bagel’s toss from Cherry Creek Shopping Center and the Cherry Creek North shopping district.
Denver Post restaurant critic Tucker Shaw last reviewed the Kosher-style deli in January 2008.
“There isn’t a day in the week when the place isn’t packed with folks rifling through the paper and catching up on gossip across breakfasts of corned beef hash and lunches of matzoh ball soup and cheese blintzes,” Shaw wrote.
Zaidy’s attempted a second spot downtown at 15th and Lawrence streets a few years ago, but like all the previous eateries in that space, it failed.
Roll on.
You’d think Tom Clark was getting ready for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge.
On Monday night, the executive vice president of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. literally flipped. He said he was coming home from a bike ride when he coasted toward his driveway.
“I was going about a half- mile per hour,” Clark recounted. “I hit that bump where the driveway meets the street, and my bike just stopped and I went over the handlebars.” Clark managed to get his hands out in front of him to break the fall, and he emerged with just scrapes.
On Tuesday night, his wife bought him a 21-speed, sports model, three-wheeled recumbent bike. His mountain bike is retired, hanging from the rafters in the garage.
Thrown for a loss.
Former Broncos coach Josh McDaniels took a huge hit on the sale of his Greenwood Village abode when he sold it in July for $1.95 million — $545,000 less than the $2.495 million he paid for it.
The hoodie-loving coach put the house on the market after being dismissed from the Broncos. He’s now the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams. The four-bedroom spec home in the swanky Preserve neighborhood included four flat-panel TVs. The original asking price was $2.2 million.
Ten grand is grand.
Denver- based homebuilder Oakwood Homes sold its 10,000th home Tuesday despite a soft housing market in this testy economy.
Pat Hamill, founder, president and chief executive of the 20-year-old real estate company, credited in part the HomeBuyer’s Club for its success at selling to many first- time buyers. The club is a free program that helps homebuyers improve their credit reports and instructs them on how to save and budget for their home.
“Reaching this milestone in our 20th year of building new homes in Colorado is huge, and we want to thank all our homeowners and supporters for their trust in our company over the years,” Hamill said.
Liking Lou’s.
Lou’s Food Bar, the Sunnyside restaurant owned by Frank Bonanno, has caught the attention of The New York Times, in which the joint scored a story Aug. 19.
Lou’s is lauded for its choice of nine house-cured charcuterie, nearly a dozen varieties of house-made sausages, and house-made cheese from local sources.
The story points out that the average meal for two, without drinks or tip, is about $50. For more info and reservations, go to or call 303-458-0336.
EAVESDROPPING
Two women at the Denver Country Club:
“Your husband tells me he’s cooking for you.”
“If that were the case, I’d be losing weight.”
Penny Parker’s column appears Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Call 303-954-5224 or e-mail pparker@denverpost.com
