Every opening and closing this week: Mexican eatery shutters - Dining and Cooking

A for-sale sign placed outside the original Lucero’s marks the end of an era for the 64-year-old Denver staple.

Antony Bruno

This week, two of our most highly anticipated restaurants of the summer finally opened their doors, bringing exciting new blood to two of Denver’s biggest dining nighborhoods. That includes Bonanno’s Concept’s Romyo Japanese-Italian fusion eater, anchoring Larimer Square in the former Ted’s Montana Grill space, which made a significant first impression already.

Another is the fancy Champagne wine bar La Vie En Rose in RiNo, boasting one of the largest by-the-bottle Champagne lists in the state at over 120 options, along with a long list of wines by the glass. But as striking as the decor and the wine program are, the highlight here is the impressively thoughtful food pairing menu they’ve put together to ensure every bite that comes out of the kitchen complements the wines they serve.

The newly opened Romyo is bringing some much-needed energy to Denver’s Larimer Square.

Finally, we’ll note that another installment of famed pizzaiolo Tony Gemignani’s Slice House has opens in Longmont today, which is notable primarily because the town played host to last weekends inaugural Colorado Pizza Festival. According to reports, the festival struggled a bit with long lines and logical challenges driven by a turnout of nearly 9,000 people (vs expectations of around 5,000), prompting organizers to post a apology/explaination on its website. But, while the event is over, Slice House is open, with likely slightly shorter lines.

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On the closing front, the original Luceros has closed. This was somewhat expected, as the property where it stood was put up for sale back in May. The north Denver institution had been there for 64 years serving no frills Mexican fare for customers who mostly would walk there from the surrounding Clayton neighborhood.

Also expected was the as-promised closure of the Park Burger in Highland. The Gastamo Group announced plans to shutter that location in July. Park Burger’s original Platt Park and Hilltop expansion locations remain open.

The Park Burger location at 2643 W. 32nd Ave. in Denver.

Finally, in the full list below, we’ve done a little catchup work with a few openings that took place in August but flew under our radar.

Here’s the complete list of restaurants and bars that opened or closed this week*:

Openings

La Vie En Rose, 1336 27th St.
Romyo, 1401 Larimer St.
Slice House by Tony Gemignani, 725 Harvest Moon Drive, Longmont
Summit Tacos, 1149 13th St., Boulder
Sweet Time Coffee, 3107 Colfax Ave.
The Fox and the Raven, 5846 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton
Terruño Ancestral Spirits, 1526 Blake St.
The Loco Potato, 12161 Sheridan Blvd., Broomfield

Closures

BoxBox, 5038 E. Colfax Ave.
Good Bread, 1515 Madison St.
Luceros, 3657 Fillmore St.

*Or earlier and not previously reported.

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