One of San Francisco’s hottest bars will be staging a pop-up in Denver for four nights, sol locals can sample the vibe and music of that hipster scene without leaving home.
Trick Dog, founded by Bay Area bartenders Josh Harris and Scott Baird, has generated lots of buzz around the country — and they’re taking over at from May 5 through May 8 to help their friends at the to take their annual staff vacation.
Trick Dog opened in San Francisco’s Mission District in 2013, and soon became a finalist for a James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar Program. It also won the the Best American Bar Team in the Spirited Awards in 2014 and in 2015, has been named one of the World’s 50 Best Bars.
The place is known for overhauling its menu every six months, keeping it fresh, and the newest menu — labelled “Top Secret” — looks like a classified government file, complete with redacted details and mysterious photos of long-contested “facts” — drinks such as Bigfoot, Grassy Knoll and Elvis Sighting.
The team will be serving up these cocktails in Denver, along with some surprise highballs, shots and boilermakers.
(Full recipes for DIY versions of the Top Secret cocktails are online at
They’re not taking reservations, it’s all first-come first-serve.
3160 Tejon St. 303- 997-8886.
Colleen O’Connor: 303-954-1083, coconnor@denverpost.com or @coconnordp
