Restaurant restaurants in USA
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Vesta Dipping Grill
Pick a type of meat, then choose from 30 different sauces to dip it into. It's a simple concept that works exceedingly well. The melt-in-your mouth quality of the creative dishes – many Asian inspired – makes Vesta one of Denver's favorite restaurants. The atmosphere is relaxed and funky.
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Excelsior Cafe
One of Telluride's hottest restaurants, Excelsior gets rave reviews for its Euro wine-bar vibe. The menu features a little bit of everything, from Moroccan lamb chops to Montana buffalo short ribs. If you are short on cash, order from the less expensive, but equally tantalizing, bar menu.
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Grand Canyon Lodge Dining Room
Some people get belligerent if they can’t get a window seat, but the canyon-view windows are so huge it really doesn’t matter where you sit. The menu includes buffalo steak and vegetarian options, but don’t expect any culinary memories. Reservations are not accepted.
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Cotton
For artfully prepared food in sophisticated surroundings, this elegant restaurant near the river and the Amoskeag mills wins hands down. Cotton serves wood-grilled salmon, wild-mushroom risotto, seafood pesto linguine and other upscale bistro fare alongside 40 wines by the glass.
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Great Wall
Great Wall bills itself as a New York-style Chinese restaurant. You can eat in, take out or enjoy free home delivery within a 3-mile radius (minimum order $10). The numbered menu goes to 192 (we tried a delicious shrimp and snow peas). No MSG and only 100% vegetable oil is used.
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Cafe Zelda
This bistro’s wainscoting, lit by dim, frosted lamps, rises above the unfortunately carpeted floor. Enjoy a seasonal menu, which might offer hanger steak, pork chops with littlenecks, lamb or wild mushroom risotto. A cozy and popular bar is in a separate space next door.
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Brasserie Ten Ten
A pleasant rendezvous for both students and professors, this sunny bistro has an elegant atmosphere. There are fresh flowers, marble high tops and polished brass. Sure, it's fancy, but not too uppity to offer unpretentious happy-hour deals on crepes, sliders, mussels and beer.
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9th Door
The decor is as juicy as the Spanish tapas at this hot Denver restaurant. The ambience is intimate, with low lights, beaded glass chandeliers and booths you can disappear into – great for groups, as they easily fit six. After dinner it becomes a popular lounge with live music.
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Salvaggio's Italian Deli
We're happy to wait out the lunch crowd for a slow-roasted prime rib sub, served on a fresh, crusty roll and dressed in horseradish in veggies. The kiosk sits squarely in the Pearl St Mall, and though there is no seating, public benches abound nearby for a simple picnic.
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Laguna's Mexican Bar & Grill
The basement space can feel a bit like a distant uncle’s dim basement until you make your way out to the seating under the sunlit four-story atrium. The food leans toward cheese-laden Tex Mex platters sided with free chips and pleasantly picante salsa.
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Little India
The lunch buffet ($9) attracts a load of office workers. After dark the atmosphere gets a bit more upscale, with couples snuggling into booths for a selection of curries and generously spiced rice dishes. One of three Denver locations, there's also a full bar in back.
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Japango
A longtime Pearl St Mall sushi haunt with reliably fresh and tasty specialty rolls themed geographically (yes, you can eat your way through the Western US), good value lunch specials (just $7, with a main, soup, salad and rice), and great sushi deals at happy hour.
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Pasta Nostra
You can feel the love at this black-and-white-tiled restaurant, where chef Joe Bruno has been wowing diners since 1984 with his handmade pastas and exquisite attention to detail. Freshness being paramount, even the meat is butchered on site. Reservations required.
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Cliff House
While the view atop Stowe Mountain is worth the visit alone, the food (made largely from local produce) is quite a revelation. Try the crepe of the day, the house burger (made from Wood Creek Farm beef) or the lamb skewer. You won’t be in a rush to descend.
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Mamacita's
Honestly, serious fans of Mexican food should take a pass on Mamacita's 'Soul Food from South of the Border' – it's nothing to write home about. Even so, it comes in oversized portions, the fishbowl margaritas are fresh, and the queso and chips make a good snack.
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Black Swan
This 1834 brick Colonial house is divided into small, charming dining rooms with candlelight and working fireplaces. Continental cuisine is served with a West Coast accent, and everything at the Black Swan is imaginatively presented and spectacularly delicious.
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Hapa
'Tokyo meets New York?' It might not be the best fish you've ever had – specialty rolls like the 'orgasm' and 'green eggs and ham' are whimsically conceived, if not amazingly executed – but the sidewalk seating and young crowd lend the place a fun, lively vibe.
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Darby’s
Open since 1865, Darby’s is a picture-book bistro with tin ceilings and an original antique bar; paintings by local artists adorn the walls. Eclectic fare features crab-melts, Portobello sandwiches, pecan-crusted haddock and pad Thai.
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Wazee Supper Club
Once you step into Wazee, on Denver's most historic street, there's little chance you'll turn around – it smells so delicious. Known for some of the best pizza and stromboli in the city, this longtime local favorite is a buzzing place day and night.
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Oceanaire Seafood Room
Flying in seafood daily, this dinner spot has the city's freshest seafood and a menu that changes nightly. The space, styled like the dining room in a 1930s ocean liner, is large and impressive. A roost at the oyster bar offers a slightly more casual option.
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Ore House
The best steakhouse in town, with food served in casual and rustic environs. Order a hand-cut aged steak, or try the steak, crab leg and lobster combo known as the Ore House Grubsteak. It's easily big enough for two people. There's also a large wine cellar.
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Dixon's Downtown Grill
Lot of LoDo travelers, pregame Rockies fans and business folks meet here at all times of the day. Depending on what's going down in the neighborhood it can be calm or chaotic, but the most reliable food is dished out at their lauded brunch (expect a wait).
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Tundra Restaurant at the Beaumont
The pick of places to eat in Ouray, this elegant restaurant has won several awards. It has a legendary wine cellar and does Thursday-evening tastings. Billing itself as serving 'High Altitude' cuisine, it focuses on regional specialties with great results.
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Fatty's
Fatty's is true to its moniker: even the 10in pizza can feed two. Known for the best pizzas in town, including one with a Sicilian-style crust, it is a local dive with a bar that gets rowdy come dark. In summer sit outside on the patio and people-watch.
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Pupusa's
Simple and soulful Salvadorian and Mexican food (pupusas, tacos, tortas and burritos) served in heaping portions at affordable prices in a sweet, pastel-brushed hole in the wall with patio seating outside. A humble breath of fresh air to be sure.
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