Wash Park Grille, the longtime restaurant that was seized by the city earlier this month for back taxes, reopened last week and is working to remedy its recent financial woes. “Our priority now is to get the employees paid as soon as possible,” said owner Jeff Estey. “Then my other priority is to get vendors paid. So, … Read more
Wash Park Grille, a mainstay along South Gaylord Street since 1997, was seized by the city on Wednesday for not paying $33,358 in sales taxes. “We’re picking up the pieces,” said owner Jeff Estey, who is rushing to reopen. “We’re getting funding. I’ve got people from around the city and the state pitching in because … Read more
Opening up a pie shop is hard enough. Throw in an abrupt closure from your crowdfunder, and that might make you crazy. That’s exactly what happened to Elias Lehnert, a fourth-generation piemaker who owns Legacy Pie Co., when Mainvest, a Massachusetts-based equity crowdfunding site, announced it was closing. At the end of May, Mainvest sent … Read more
Sports Column is out. The bar at 1930 Blake St., which opened in 1995, closed at the end of September. It had been a popular spot during baseball season because of its proximity to Coors Field, which debuted that same year. “As Downtown Denver began to grow and change, Sports Column struggled to remain relevant … Read more
Panera Bread has closed its sole location in downtown Denver after 10 years. The St. Louis-based chain’s store at the corner of Market Street and the 16th Street Mall was closed as of Thursday morning. “We’ll miss serving you from this bakery cafe,” notices posted on the doors read. The company didn’t respond when asked … Read more
Reflecting on his nearly 40 years of business, Mike Tsikoudakis spoke slowly and carefully, with a tear in his eye. “(I’m) grateful forever,” he said about his customers. “They’re always going to be in my heart. And I’m going to miss them, but it was time for me to move on.” Tsikoudakis, 72, and 68-year-old … Read more
Andrew Dana has a little deli with big plans in Platt Park and RiNo. “I wish I could tell you we had a more sophisticated process, but it’s as simple as my wife and I lived out in Denver last summer when we opened Tennyson and went to the farmers market on South Pearl, and … Read more
The Mercury Cafe is in retrograde. The decades-old Denver restaurant and music venue, and its real estate at 2199 California St., was listed for sale last week with an asking price of $2.5 million. Owner Danny Newman, who is also open to leasing the property, told BusinessDen an unexpected family medical emergency has forced him … Read more
Sandwiches served at Mendocino Farms (Provided by Mendocino Farms via BusinessDen) Mendocino Farms is planting its first Colorado location in Cherry Creek’s newest office building. The El Segundo, California-based restaurant chain signed a lease for the remaining 3,000 retail square feet at 320 N. Fillmore St., the company confirmed to BusinessDen. “We look forward to … Read more
A new tenant has been secured for a long-vacant restaurant space at the entrance to Denver’s Fox Island. Zulma Cervantes leased 5,700 square feet at 3901 Fox St., in the decade-old Fox Street Shops retail strip, to open Capri Seafood and Bar. The space was last home to The Crafty Fox Taphouse + Pizzeria, which closed … Read more
