Denver’s spring openings
Eight new restaurants opened across the Denver metro this week—highlights include OGO Korean BBQ & Sushi Pronto at Union Station, Mr. Taco on Leetsdale, and Fast as Pho in Littleton. The wave of openings also includes design-forward concepts like Uchiko, Mar Bella Wine Bar, Emilia, American Lore and Fino that are reshaping neighborhood dining. (westword.com) (developingmycity.com)
OGO Korean BBQ & Sushi Pronto sits at 1701 Wynkoop St inside Denver Union Station and lists a menu of fast-casual Korean BBQ, sushi rolls, bibimbap and Japanese katsu curry on its ordering page. (ogokitchen.com ) (ogokitchen.com) Mr. Taco’s Leetsdale location is at 6230 Leetsdale Drive and advertises daily hours from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., a full tacos-and-tortas menu and promotional $2 taco Tuesdays on its site. (mrtacocolorado.com ) (mrtacocolorado.com) Fast as Pho’s Littleton storefront lists 10161 W Bowles Ave as its address and held a ribbon-cutting grand opening event on March 19 that was promoted by the Littleton Business Chamber. (fastaspho.co ) (fastaspho.co) Uchiko opened in Cherry Creek on Feb. 17 at the former Ginny Williams Gallery space and is the Tyson Cole–backed Uchiko concept featuring a central hearth that uses Post Oak for fire-driven cooking alongside omakase and sushi service. (milehighcre.com ) (milehighcre.com) Dear Emilia debuted Jan. 29 in RiNo on the ground floor of The Current and is led by the team behind Michelin‑recognized Restaurant Olivia with Chef Ty Leon, bar director Austin Carson and hospitality director Heather Morrison listed in press coverage. (appetitomagazine.com ) (appetitomagazine.com) Mar Bella Boqueria, from chef Johnny Curiel’s Fonda Fina Hospitality, is billed as a Spanish neo‑bistro and wine bar with a jamoneria‑style chef’s counter and conserva bar as part of the concept rollout described in local coverage. (denvergazette.com ) (denvergazette.com) American Lore is framed as a dual hat‑maker/whiskey‑bar concept at 3965 Tennyson St with about 1,200 square feet of space, co‑ownership by hatmaker Parker Thomas Orms and bar operators from Number Thirty Eight, and menu notes that include $4 beer and free bar snacks. (westword.com ) (westword.com) FiNO opens March 18 at the All Inn Hotel on East Colfax (3015 E. Colfax Ave.) as a coastal Mediterranean–inspired, share‑plate restaurant tied to the hotel’s March grand opening, and reservations are listed on Resy. (resy.com ) (resy.com)
