Denver : Day 3

If you missed Day 1 or Day 2 in Denver, you can read them and catch up if you like! You can also just jump right in, as Day 3 was SOMUCHFUNITWASBANANAS.

We woke up after noon--again (hey, what are vacations for?)--and were very hungry. I looked up some places near the Great Divide Brewery we planned to tour and (thought) selected one. We parked near the restaurant and started down the block, only to be stopped in our tracks by a sidewalk sign for Biker Jim's boasting gourmet hotdog combos (Reindeer hotdog???) with fries and a PBR for under $9.

I don't even know why we kept walking after that, but what matters is we turned around and knew we had to have a reindeer-dog.

Denver : Day 2

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The Saturday of our trip we woke up ready to explore. I donned a fun outfit and we headed out to Golden, CO.

The Buffalo Rose Saloon

We didn't know much about Golden until we got there but we got our first lesson just by the look of the town; it's the Old West! We walked down the main street and selected the Buffalo Rose restaurant to settle in and eat up before taking down some beer. I got, wait for it, a carnitas Cuban sandwich... YES. Pickles, whole-grain mustard, carnitas, ham, cheese; it was all there and it was SO good. I may even try to replicate it at home.

After our lunch we walked over to 13th and Ford to get in line for the Coor's tour...

Denver : Day 1

The first day we arrived in Denver was Shawn's official birthday and we had to celebrate right: Mexican food, margaritas and Reggae.

We started out at Pinche Taqueria on York.



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It was CRAZY busy!!! And for good reasons: the small, visible kitchen was chucking out taco-truck style goodies and the wall-sized chalkboard in the rear boasted dozens of specialty tequilas you could order to taste. We ordered margaritas while we waited for a space to open up and they were great. Strong yet delicious and without a bitter sting.

After about 15 minutes we found a seat at the bar counter in the center of the main area. We sat across from each other right where the plant is on the counter in this photo.

Photo for EAT-Denver by A. Larkey

The menu was a la carte style so Shawn and I each got 2 or 3 tacos as well as an appetizer of chips with cheese dip. The chips are made in-restaurant and come in a little lunch bag! So cute.
After our thoroughly yummy dinner we ordered a shot sampler of Casa Noble tequila which tastes a lot like Earth/dirt and mint/rosemary. It was interesting and very enjoyable in the quanitity we tried.

After going back to the hotel we put Shawn's freshened mohawk up for his birthday night out on the town. We now have a tried-and-true method that takes about one-third to one-half the time it usually did before... I might blog a how-to!

We walked and took the RTD bus towards FunkyBuddha and proceeded upstairs to their patio rooftop where Bob Marley, the Wailers and many other Reggae and Rasta artists sang Shawn a quantum round of Happy Birthday.

I didn't feel well from drinking too much earlier in the day (harrrr...) and got admittedly cranky/bitchy near 1AM so we went back to our room and slept until almost noon the next day.
Looking back, it is safe to say we just scratched the very surface on Day 1; stick close by for days 2-4 coming soon!!!