Ever since Lola traded its South Pearl Street digs for a risky new home in the old Olinger Mortuary complex in 2006 - and then proceeded to pack in the crowds every day and night of the week - new restaurants have popped up like dandelions in the cracks of the neighborhood, in retrofitted, modernized old buildings previously left for dead.Īnd just when it seems that entropy should kick in - that there are simply too many restaurants in too small an area - another one pops up and thrives. The Lower Highland restaurant boom can be traced to the latest wave of immigrants to the area: mostly white, moderately affluent couples who bring with them higher rental rates, a new nickname with more curb appeal ("LoHi") and expensive, excellent restaurants. But you can also drop $15 on a duck sandwich. It started with the pasta joints and delis built by the Italians in the '30s, '40s and '50s, followed by the taquerías and roving burrito carts that came with the Chicano migration in the '60s.įortunately, you can still find a good, cheap slice of pizza or a generous plate of spicy green chile for under five bucks here. The north side has always been a pretty good place to eat, thanks to waves of ethnic groups that moved in and set up shop and kitchens, building sedimentary layers of culinary culture. Extend the boundary by one block to the Platte River and you pick up another seven: a sushi place, a gourmet pizza shop, a wine bar/coffee shop, a date-night destination, a teahouse, an organic breakfast joint and an ancient bar room famous for serving perfect hamburgers all the way to closing time.Ĭount them any way you want, there are a lot of restaurants in the 80211 - approximately one for every 300 residents of Denver's original suburb, which began its life as a wealthy purist enclave, the original planned community, separated from the rest of the dirty city not by a gate, but by a river. Something to definitely know – OBL in Highlands Ranch has a great happy hour – between 4 – 6 they have great drink specials and appetizers to try.There are more than forty restaurants in Denver's Lower Highland neighborhood, and that's if you stop counting at I-25. We were thankful for the warm beautiful Denver evening so we enjoyed dinner outside on the patio. We thought it was going to get too cool as the sunset but there is a fire pit and heaters if needed – although we certainly didn’t need them tonight. This wonderful Denver area restaurant is a bit hard to describe – it has unique southwest flavors on a mixed menu that is a little bit of everything. Tonight we had some chips, salsa & guacamole. I went simple with a cheeseburger but it had delicious Hatch green chili with it and my wife went with the rolled chicken enchiladas. Everything was great as usual. Old Blinking Light is located in the Highlands Ranch Town Center off of Highlands Ranch Parkway. Originally we did not have plans to go out tonight – you know how it is, the middle of the week, kids have sports to get to, homework that needs checking and that sort of thing and evening work appointments. Things starting falling together with carpool offers for the kids and evening work wrapping up, so we were able to sneak away for a short amount of time. We went to one of our nearby Highlands Ranch restaurant favorites, Old Blinking Light. I have written about OBL several times. Today on Day 90 of 365 Things to Do in South Denver Suburbs we are going out to eat in Highlands Ranch at The Old Blinking Light. Day 90 Old Blinking Light | Highlands Ranch
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