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Punch Bowl Social restaurant chain files for bankruptcy protection
The Denver-based company, which at one point had 20 locations and more than $100 million in annual revenue, owes landlords millions.
Restaurateur opens rapid COVID-19 testing site
“I would much rather pay for my staff’s $50 COVID test than having to shut down my restaurant for a few days to just pinpoint the outbreak,” said Juan Padro of Culinary Creative.
McGregor Square development signs sports bar wallpapered with TVs
Tom’s Watch Bar is a new concept by the co-founder of Tom’s Urban and Smashburger that takes watching a ball game to another level.
Golden Mill, which opened in 1865, becoming Golden’s second food hall
Three couples and one of the developers behind Aurora’s Stanley Marketplace and Denver’s Broadway Market are spending $6 million on the project.
Sweetgreen chooses Highlands Ranch for company’s first drive-thru
The California-based salad chain already has stores in Cherry Creek, Boulder and by Union Station.
Starbucks shutters 16th Street Mall store
It’s at least the second central Denver location the chain has closed since spring, including one at 1050 W. Colfax Ave.
French couple brewing new concept after buying Uptown coffee shop
The new owners plan to open a restaurant and bar in the 1,300-square-foot space that housed Link Coffee but they haven’t decided what kind.
Devour The 303 closes for good after two years in Platt Park
“We are unable to keep the doors open any longer,” states a post on social media, which said the restaurant’s last day was Dec. 8.
Jamaican restaurant from Colorado Springs to open in Centennial
“The best seller here is definitely the oxtail,” said owner and chef Tamara Nisbeth, a native of Montego Bay.
