“It’s just not possible to have 100 percent of expenses on 40 percent of revenue,” said the owner of the six-year-old restaurant in Jefferson Park.
Sarto’s Italian eatery closes down after landlord files suit over unpaid rent
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Local Italian chain closes original downtown location after 16 years
“We just weren’t able to make up the volume of losing 75 percent plus of our daytime business,” Mici Handcrafted Italian CEO Elliot Schiffer said.
Nashville-style hot chicken chain to open on South Broadway, Platte Street
Franchisees Jason Beld and Marc Rogers already own 10 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop restaurants in Colorado.
Korean barbecue restaurant first to lease retail space in The Confluence
Hwaro, which will have grills in the tables that customers use to cook meat and vegetables they select, is the first to lease space in the 35-story apartment building.
Local favorite Pasta Pasta Pasta closes after 36 years in Cherry Creek
The Italian restaurant was co-owned by the father of former Denver Nuggets player Danilo Gallinari.
New coffee shop and alcohol-free bar in Jefferson Park can help you stay sober
“We want people to feel like they’re in the bar without the chemical of alcohol,” said Billy Wynne, co-owner of Awake, which opens this month.
Crock Spot’s first brick-and-mortar location cooked slowly but finally open
Launched in 2010 at a farmers market in Cherry Creek, the business expanded to two food trucks in 2017 and signed a lease for its new restaurant in 2018.
Fried chicken sandwich chain closes Arvada location after three years
Yellowbelly Chicken will still have locations in Boulder and Vail, which a co-founder said are more profitable.
Zaidy’s Deli co-owner talks decision to close after 35 years
“I was tired of serving subpar sandwiches,” co-owner Jason Rudofsky said of shuttering the Cherry Creek restaurant after pandemic-related expenses forced him to use cheaper cuts of meat.
RiNo poke shop closes as sales slip and winter pandemic challenge nears
Hi Tide opened at 2449 Larimer St. in 2018 but the restaurant shut down Oct. 2 because sales projections for the winter looked bleak.
