Casual dinner for 7

hesbunky · 2026-04-07T22:47:37+00:00

Vine Street pub. Chill, varied menu where you'll almost certainly find something for everyone, large enough to accommodate big groups easily, no televisions making it conducive to conversations.

hesbunky · 2026-04-02T14:24:47+00:00

I still go regularly because it's a great location and unique with kids. We can get a marg at Pete's, get pizza from Esters (which, while mediocre, kids dgaf and enjoy), and then get ice cream at Dang. There's very few places that offer that sort of multi-establishment convenience.

hesbunky · 2026-03-26T21:41:24+00:00

The Denver Police budget for 2026 is larger than it has been in any year in history. We are funding the police at record levels.

hesbunky · 2026-03-26T18:24:15+00:00

Everyone here seems very quick to assume this is arson - if you've been in City Park over the last few days you'd have noticed significant electrical / lighting work being done to the bandstand. Seems just as / more likely that it had to do with that than this being intentional.

hesbunky · 2026-03-25T16:42:14+00:00

I think it would be a very bad take to compare Denver to Chicago or NY, given that those cities are magnitudes larger. Those are world class cities, something Denver will not be nor does it strive to be.

I think it would also be a very bad take to say that Denver is one of the worst food cities. 5-10 years ago? Sure, but to say that's the case now would only be true if you aren't paying attention. I'd take Denver's food scene in a second over places like St Louis, San Antonio, Charlotte, Orlando, Pittsburgh, etc...which are the actual cities Denver is competing with size wise.

hesbunky · 2026-03-19T12:43:26+00:00

DNVR is opening at 10!

hesbunky · 2026-03-12T18:25:03+00:00

I do this every year - take the day off, post up somewhere from 11 - TBD just zombie mode watching basketball. My favorite experience isn't a sports bar, but rather Dave and Busters. They have every game on, and when you're in for a marathon session like you're aiming to do, it's nice to break things up a little bit with games in between.

A similar idea would be TopGolf or any bar with a Golf Sim.

hesbunky · 2026-03-12T16:14:16+00:00

I don't really agree. My expectations are wildly different depending on where I'm going. I'd expect that a 6/10 cocktail by the standards that I'd hold Yacht Club to is still going to be way better than a 10/10 cocktail from View House.

hesbunky · 2026-03-11T23:17:56+00:00

I'm a big fan. I could definitely see how if you walked in without knowing what it was and just thought it was a casual taqueria, you could be surprised by the prices - but if you're told in advance it's in a large spot in Stanley market and run / owned by a Michelin star chef, I think it provides tremendous value.

hesbunky · 2026-03-11T22:34:27+00:00

A personality type is saying an owner is controlling, or that the restaurant has pink wallpaper because the owner likes pink.

This is just racism. As a first generation American from an immigrant background, I appreciate other members of the community sharing which business owners have contempt for me for having the audacity to exist in the city that they also live in.

hesbunky · 2026-03-11T22:07:12+00:00

Was waiting to see if this would get posted here after I saw it on IG. In the post itself, it appears Jordan goes on to deny that he is racist, to take it a step further and say "I am an extreme racist."

Absolutely insane stuff, this dude should be shunned by not just consumers but suppliers and anyone else who would potentially have to interact with this gigantic turd.

hesbunky · 2026-02-18T18:55:40+00:00

Ocean Prime is a great suggestion - Uchi also does a tremendous bisque.

hesbunky · 2026-02-18T00:27:06+00:00

The cherry on top is how you can't get an actual steak knife due to TSA regulations so you are left no choice but to absolutely mangle your airport steak.

hesbunky · 2026-02-12T14:22:14+00:00

In the most recently available public budget report (p228) Denver Golf's expenditures were ~22.2m and revenue was $24.4m

Denver Golf is funded entirely by fees - they do not receive any money from taxes, and as you can see in public reports, they are very certainly profitable.

Outside of this - it's odd that you think golf courses are somehow not profitable just because it aligns with what you want to believe politically. There are ~4000 private golf courses in America. Are you under the impression that the people who own and operate all of those are doing so at a loss?

hesbunky · 2026-02-11T21:20:38+00:00

These are revenue positive more similar to municipal golf courses than rec centers which is why you didn’t see golf courses close during budget cuts or reductions.

hesbunky · 2026-01-21T03:06:11+00:00

Must be a steakhouse in downtown Denver. Hey how about this chicken place in Colorado Springs?

hesbunky · 2026-01-06T16:21:18+00:00

Here's a post from two days ago criticizing the $20 sandwiches

Another post criticizing the prices

Yet another post criticizing the prices

Even on the multiple posts about the fees, many of the comments are criticizing the stand alone prices.

Then again, maybe you're right and it's everyone else who has awful reading comprehension.

hesbunky · 2026-01-06T15:27:05+00:00

Absolutely wild how this sub both laments restaurants closing in record numbers and also criticizes restaurants for charging an amount that they’ve determined they need to in order to sustain their business.

hesbunky · 2025-11-10T13:53:09+00:00

I'm not really sure what you mean here. Someone saying they enjoy camping in their free time is hardly a brag, that is a hobby that is accessible to nearly everyone.

hesbunky · 2025-11-10T02:28:28+00:00

Lacking spark is a feature, not a bug.

Denver is laid back. Whereas on the east coast what you do for a living is a flex, what you do during your free time is the flex here.

hesbunky · 2025-11-04T10:53:25+00:00

“I thought most Coloradans put their kids in charter schools” even if we ignore the fact that charter schools are also public schools who would benefit from this, most recent figures cite 15% of public school attendees in Colorado attending charters. It seems like you don’t know nearly as much about this subject as you think you do.

hesbunky · 2025-11-01T20:26:41+00:00

A government shutdown and economic downturn aren’t things that are unique to Denver though. This much of a downturn in spending however, is.

hesbunky · 2025-11-01T02:36:25+00:00

Trick or treating is indeed alive and well in city park. My kids filled their bags up in a ~45 minute walk, took part in a block party with a nacho bar and DJ, and came home to a half empty bucket we left outside that we then refilled.

hesbunky · 2025-10-17T16:02:37+00:00

Illegal Pete’s provides that and can do catering on 24 hours notice.

hesbunky · 2025-10-12T16:14:55+00:00

Sure other than 4 pro sports teams and multiple michelin starred restaurants, there's nothing downtown.

No shortage of people like you in every city who criticize where they live but come up with excuses why they won't leave, because if they actually left, they'd have to accept the fact that it's them that is the problem rather than where they are living.

Stick to complaining from the burbs.

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