Good meat, good smoke. Nail those things, you don't need a whole lot else. Gimmicks, bells, whistles—how nice, no thanks. Sauce—if any—is an enhancement, not a flood in which to drown inadequacies. No too-clever-by-half litany of sides for distraction, no expensive design jobs, a minimum of carefully laid bric-a-brac, no purposefully distressed walls—really, you don't need walls at all. That's barbecue. That's barbecue at its most thrilling, anyway.....Read More
Denver didn’t use to be known for its smoked meats scene, but over the last decade, a finger-lickin’ barbecue scene has been growing steadily in the Mile High City. From staples like Georgia Boys and GQue to newcomers like Owlbear and AJ’s Pit Bar-B-Q, Colorado’s flourishing barbecue culture is only bound to grow. These are the spots that smoke the finest meats, slather the best sauces, and serve up the choicest sides to comprise this ultimate list of Denver’s essential joints for barbecue.....Read More
Looking for more current barbecue recommendations? Here's our list of the ten best barbecue joints in Denver as of March 7, 2019 – or keep reading for the 2018 list. The skies keep getting smokier over Denver - because good barbecue keeps coming to the city. In the works for spring and summer this year are Smok BBQ inside the Source Hotel, Hank's Texas Barbecue on East Colfax Avenue.....Read More
As barbecue fever rages on nationwide, local experts are on trend, putting out stellar grub and, in true Western spirit, breaking many of the unofficial rules of the cuisine. In honor of National Barbecue Month, we rounded up the next-gen smoke whisperers redefining Colorado ’cue.....Read More
The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and the birds are chirping. What better way to celebrate spring in the Mile High City than with a laid-back outdoor picnic? We matched four fantastic eateries with walking-distance parks so that you can picnic on a whim. All you’ve got to do to enjoy a fabulous al fresco feast is pick up your grub—and remember to bring a blanket and a frisbee.....Read More
Every bite of barbecue at Roaming Buffalo is a blissful experience, whether you choose Colorado-themed meats like smoked bison ribs or pulled lamb shoulder, or wallow in smokehouse classics like brisket, ribs and spicy sausage. On top of the regular roster, owners Coy and Rachael Webb cook up something special each weekday, from barbecue tacos to smoked and loaded baked potatoes.....Read More
Last year was a big one for barbecue in Denver, with a whole new crew of pit masters smoking up ribs, shoulder and brisket in nearly every Southern style. Roaming Buffalo was an early addition to the 2015 smokehouse scene, opening last January near the University of Denver and holding our attention with what can only be called Colorado-style barbecue.....Read More
"Championship" is just the right word to describe pit master Jason Ganahl's Westminster smokehouse, where you can chow down on pleasing pig in pulled pork or rib form, salivate over slices of brisket or try out the tempting turkey. Fans of Kansas City-style 'cue will find lots to love here, though this is really competition-class cooking, which means Ganahl takes every opportunity to amp up the flavor.....Read More
Coy Webb may be Texan by birth, but he embraced Colorado as the inspiration for the menu at his busy south Denver barbecue joint. Webb and his wife, Rachael, keep the neighborhood — and a small army of barbecue tourists — fed with slow-smoked lamb and bison as well as more traditional beef brisket and pork shoulder and ribs. Housemade bison green-chile sausage (elk sometimes shows up, too) adds Rocky Mountain appeal.....Read More
Coy and Rachael Webb have been putting a little Colorado into traditional smokehouse barbecue since they opened Roaming Buffalo in early 2015. That means lamb and bison — as well as the occasional elk-sausage special — in addition to the more typical pork, beef and chicken. When the shop on South Downing Street first debuted, lamb shank was a headliner on the menu, but customers were a bit perplexed by the bone-in cut, so the Webbs switched to pulled lamb shoulder instead.....Read More
Colorado barbecue: two words that many smoked-meat enthusiasts think just don’t go together. This state lacks the tradition, they explain, arguing that all of the barbecue in Colorado is inspired by barbecue from somewhere else. There’s some truth to that: In Denver and the surrounding suburbs, we can find Texas brisket, Carolina pulled pork, Kansas City burnt ends and Memphis or Saint Louis ribs.....Read More
From mom-and-pop barbecues to flashy dinner clubs, the diversity of Denver's restaurant scene grew with almost exponential vigor in 2015. While the sheer number of openings this year didn't match the incredible pace of 2014, the variety and depth filled in gaps to make our city a competitor among the country's top food cities, with new-American small-plates eateries vying with pizza joints and Asian noodle counters for Denver diners.....Read More
Oh, barbecue. The aroma of well-seasoned meat being smoked low and slow is impossible to resist. But, admittedly, barbecue is not a Colorado staple and finding options in the Mile High that fulfill those warm-weather cravings can be a tough task. Barbecue comes in many regional varieties, and everyone seems to have a favorite....Read More
This isn’t a barbecue town. But while we may not have a nationally recognized style, Denver diners have strong opinions about the ’cue they do find here. Carolina transplants grumble about ketchupy sauces. Uprooted Texans mutter about any kind of sauce, ketchupy or otherwise, poured over their brisket.....Read More
Ever notice how the places that advertise "something for everyone" usually can’t get a single thing right for anyone? Yeah, well, these aren’t those places. From an eye-popping "gastro-brothel" and a Jazz Age supper club to specialists in Detroit-style pizza and Colorado-style barbecue, the class of 2015 is so far proving to be anything but generic, and your tastebuds are reaping the benefits.....Read More
If you ask Denverites about the state of its barbecue culture, you'll hear a collective groan. The Mile High City, they mumble, is devoid of notable barbecue, but husband-and-wife team Coy and Rachael Webb, both self-described barbecue addicts, are seeking to change that perception with Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que, which opens today in the Harvard Gulch neighborhood.....Read More
Coy and Rachael Webb are paying homage to Colorado's barbecue roots at their new smokehouse, Roaming Buffalo Bar-B-Que, which just opened on Wednesday. Along with pork shoulder, beef brisket, house-made sausage and a few other specialties, the menu of smoked meats includes Colorado lamb shank and bison short ribs. Colorado native Rachael and Texan Coy want to reintroduce Denverites to regional traditions.....Read More
As all native Coloradans know, and newcomers have surely discovered, Colorado is sorely lacking in the barbeque department. Enter Roaming Buffalo Barbeque, a restaurant that opened its doors about a month ago on Downing and Iliff in the former Crown Burger space.....Read More