Bourbon Is Back
Bourbon Grill, the popular walk-up chicken eatery on Colfax, is moving on up in more ways than one. The restaurant is moving to a new location up Colfax and, for the first time ever, will have indoor seating. Grab some sweet chicken with a side of mac n’ cheese and eat it inside the restaurant beginning Aug. 15. 571 E. Colfax, Denver; 303-355-3821
Dry-Aged For Days
If you, too, are appalled by the lack of dry-aging rooms inside Denver restaurants, I’m about to make you a little less angry. Citizen Rail, with its wood-fired meats and very own dry-aging room on the premises, opens Aug. 15. “Meat” me there? 1899 16th St., Denver; 303-323-0017;
Whole Hog
You were sad when the around New Year’s Day earlier this year. You even wondered if you’d ever again eat a steak adjacent to the Oxford Hotel. Wonder no more: Urban Farmer, a “modern steakhouse” butchering and cooking up the entire animal, opens Aug. 13. Steak-y Oxford Hotel dreams do come true. 1600 17th St., Denver, 303-262-6070;
Barbecue Switcheroo
Crazy things are happening over at the Streets at SouthGlenn. One barbecue joint (the now defunct Smokin’ Joe’s) got turned into…another barbecue joint. Cub’s Q Barbecue, a food truck best known for combining brisket, pulled pork and sausage into one gigantic sandwich, opened Aug. 2. 6955 S. York St., Centennial, 303-794-5400;
A Little More Latin
Back in June, the team behind in our lives. Last Friday, they unveiled what that meant. Candela Latin Kitchen replaces Central with a plantain-, taco- and ceviche-heavy menu. Don’t miss the Pastelon ($9), Puerto Rico’s take on lasagna. 1691 Central St., Denver, 303-477-4582;
Modern American
Lot 14 Bistro debuted in Sunnyside on Aug. 7. Don’t expect crazy fusion dishes or Frankenfoods, though. Lot will serve a familiar menu of what’s come to be known as modern American fare: think sliders and ribeye, not kimchi enchiladas. (They do, however, have a poke bowl on the menu. ?) 4001 Tejon St., Denver, 303-353-4929;