How did it take this long for a restaurant concept built around dogs to open in Colorado?
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, the pooch-friendly, elevated casual restaurant that got its start in California in 2003, will open in Westminster at The Orchard Town Center on Dec. 20. (Not to be confused with . Then again, how can the two not be confused?)
This will be the first Denver metro location for Lazy Dog, which cares so deeply for your four-legged friends that it has a . These are the times we’re living in, folks. A special menu for dogs.
That means that my pug, Smeagol, can feast on a hamburger patty, grilled chicken breast and brown rice. Except I’m not willing to spend $4.95 for Smeagol to eat a hamburger patty, so never mind.
People food at Lazy Dog includes comforting creations like BBQ Bison Meatloaf, Fettuccine Alfredo and Country Chicken and Biscuits (available at weekend brunch). There’s also a full bar — presumably for the people; not the dogs.
Alas, your pups can’t enter the 8,000-square-foot restaurant, but there’s plenty of room for them on the 1,700-plus-square-foot patio.
A second Lazy Dog will open in Aurora in January 2018.
Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar: 14618 Delaware St., Westminster, 720-459-5613;