Chicken fingers galore
All your letters and prayers paid off, Colorado: Raising Cane’s opened another Denver-area location. The inCanely popular chain is now doling out chicken fingers and Cane sauce in Parker as of Aug. 15. (The in Highlands Ranch.) Not near Parker of HR? Maybe there’s some sort of Cane dance you can do to get one in your ‘hood. 18200 Cottonwood Dr., Parker, 303-841-1207;
Make room for MOD Pizza
The best type of invasion is a pizza invasion, am I right? MOD Pizza is doing just that, expanding with a pepperoni-topped vengeance throughout Colorado. The latest opened Aug. 14 in Westminster, and seven more of the fast casual, create-your-own pizza spots will be opening in the next few months. 6415 W. 104th Ave., Westminster, 720-417-7300;
Yard House returns
shut down the Colorado Mills Yard House, but, like your thirst for beer, it’s revved and ready to go again. The chain, which is probably best known for its menu of over 100 beers and better-than-your-average-sports-bar food, was back in business as of Aug. 11. 14500 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, 303-278-9273;
Here’s the beef
Where can you find a peach marmalade burger in Westminster, you ask? At the brand new 5280 Burger Bar, that’s where. And if that’s not sweet enough for you, there’s an attached ice cream shop, too. The restaurant’s second location (the first is downtown in the Denver Pavilions) opened Aug. 17. 4301 Main St., Westminster;
Hotel food is so summer ’17
New hotel restaurants are popping up fast. (See ). After a $25 million renovation to the Crowne Plaza Denver hotel, the resident Lockwood Kitchen & Bar opens today. Expect crowd-pleasing American classics like lamb chops and short ribs. 1450 Glenarm Place, Denver, 720-269-3246;
SoDo: like LoDo with an ‘S’
A bit late in terms of opening news, but better late than never. The owners of The Village Cork are trying something new with SoDo Village Market, an organic market that opened in June. The new market will fix you up with produce, seafood, meat, cheese and everything else you need to impress your friends at a dinner party. 2395 S. Downing St., Denver, 720-475-1302