The Copper Pot – Englewood CO

February 11, 2014

My parents and I stopped in for Lunch or Dinner you pick at about 3 o’clock and as you can imagine it  was very empty except for a few at the bar.  They told us to sit where ever we would like.  Then shortly our waitress took our drink orders all Pepsis ($2.25).  Once she came back with these, I wasn’t quite ready to order but did know I wanted a basket of onion rings ($5.95) so I ordered those.  A few minutes later we were ready to order.  I decided on the chicken pot pie ($9.95), mom got The Copper Classic ($9.95) and dad the Southwest Burger ($10.95). 

 

Shortly after this the basket of onion rings arrived.  Our waitress dropped off a bottle of ketchup and checked to see if we needed anything else.  We didn’t nor did we really need the ketchup for these because of how good these were and the chipotle ranch.  The light beer batter kept falling off but was very tasty and the onion would actually break when you bit it.  These came non salted but were that much better when I added salt.  The chipotle had strong chipotle flavor and a little bit of kick.  These are some of the best onion rings I’ve had just about anywhere.  Just as we were finishing these up our meals arrived the burgers both looked rather large and looked good. 

 

 

My pot pie looked alright, but you could only really see the top crust.  I started eating around the edge right under the crust that was just sitting on top.  Then I tried to break the crust up a little, but it wasn’t happening very easy, it was as hard of a crust I think I’ve ever seen.  Eventually I got a couple pieces broke off and it tasted alright, but was just kind of hard.  The filling hard grilled chicken which made the whole thing taste different than any pot pie I’ve had.  There were also carrots, celery and I think onions.  This had a very heavy and very thick filling, so I got full rather quickly and couldn’t eat all that much of it. 

  

Mom and dad kept adding ketchup to their burgers and said they were dry.  I would definitely return for the onion rings, but I’m not sure if anything else was worth returning for.   Nothing was terrible, but just not the greatest either.

2796 S Broadway, Englewood, CO 80113
 

A-Town Pizza - Aurora CO

January 17, 2014

 

 

I had another doctor’s appointment in Aurora so I've been looking for places to eat for a while when I randomly came across A-Town Pizza while searching online and I'm not exactly sure where I found it. Also recently I've had a few good pizzas and now I am always on the lookout for a good pizza. So we arrived around five o'clock on a Friday night. Once inside the first thing I noticed was the wood fired oven. Quickly we were asked if we were dining in which we were and they told us to sit wherever we would like and our waitress came quickly to take our drink orders we all three ordered a Pepsi. After ordering our drinks I stopped at the restroom. When I came back my Pepsi was there waiting. Then I grabbed a menu that was sitting on the table to see what kind of pizza to order. All their pizzas on the menu are 11 inches. I wasn't exactly in the mood for a different kind of pizza; I wanted something fairly basic like pepperoni. Once I found the basic pepperoni pizza the #2 Short ($8.00) with Tomato Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella, and Pepperoni that's what I ordered. Mom ordered the #1 Missy ($8.00) with Tomato Sauce, Garlic, Fresh Mozzarella finished with Basil and Olive oil and dad the #17 Jordo ($9.00) with Tomato Sauce, Fresh Mozzarrella, and Sausage. When I ordered the waitress asked if I wanted olive oil and basil, so I went ahead and got that too. A few minutes later I was thinking about what we ordered and asked dad if he got olive oil and basil on his too, just as I was asking him our waitress came back out and asked him if we wanted it which he did. Quite quickly after this the three pizzas were brought out, but with their oven being so hot I’m sure it didn't take long to cook.

 

These three pizzas were similar with garlic pepperoni and sausage being the only changes. These pizzas were really good and up toward the top of the list of best pizzas I've ever had. It started with the really good crust and topped with crushed tomatoes and that's it according to their website and I believe them it seemed pretty basic but very good. There was also fresh mozzarella and mine with the pepperoni. The pepperoni was maybe not the greatest pepperoni and they were kind of small but the edges of them were kind of burnt in places which might be the best part pepperoni. They folded up into little round bowls basically.

 

 

 

 

Mom's pizza had very noticeable garlic and was really good too. I was not so excited about that sausage pizza but I'm not a big sausage fan most of the time. All these pizzas were brushed with olive oil and had strips of basil on top. And it was the perfect amount of basil and it wasn't potent as I've had it before. These pizzas are really quite basic but sometimes basic and simple is the best way to go.

 

 

 

 

 

17060 E Quincy Ave Aurora, CO 80015

 

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New for 2014

I can't wait to visit new places in 2014 and share them with you.  There are a couple of new things for the new year. 

My new reviews of Northern Colorado restaurants are moving and can be found at http://letsdolunchnortherncolorado.blogspot.com/

Also I will be sharing some of my own recipes.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog and hope you visit again to see more good eats.

2013 top eats #1-#6

#6 Hacienda Colorado – chicken chimichanga at Westminster CO Full Review

 
 

#5 palisade peach dessert at A Taste of Home Cooking Wheat Ridge, CO Full Review

 

 

 

#4 pizza at The oven PIZZA E VINO® Lakewood, CO Full Review

 

 
 
 

 

 

#3 stuffed cheeseburger and chocolate cream pie at Midwestern meats Mesa Arizona Full Review


 

 

 

#2 Mix and Match of Blueberry muffin, pineapple upside down and banana split pancakes. at Dream Café –Grand Junction Colorado Full Review

 

 

#1 filet mignon at The Briarwood Inn – Golden Colorado Full Review


 

Jalapeno Christmas Muffins

This year I decided to make something new to go with Christmas dinner Christmas muffins with red and green jalapenos.  I’ve added jalapenos and other peppers to muffins before, but one day I thought why not put red and green peppers in together which would be perfect for Christmas.

 

To do this just add 1 or 2 red and/or green seeded jalapenos or other peppers to your favorite plain muffin recipe or even cornbread muffin recipe.  Our favorite recipe is from the original Make-A-Mix Cookery, which makes multiple batches.  I like the original recipe better than the new version because it has less sugar which I think is better for jalapeno muffins.

2013 top eats #7-#12

I was going to do a top 10 list, but couldn’t get down to 10 so Here’s my top 12 eats from 2013 split into 2 posts.

 

#12 orange juice and French toast at Butterfields pancake house Scottsdale Arizona Full Review

#11 Strayhorn Grill – chocolate cream pie at Loma Colorado  Full Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

#10 baked lasagna at Enzo’s Italian restaurant – Grand Junction Colorado Full Review

 

 

 

 

#9 green Chile stew at Blue corn Café Santa Fe New Mexico Full Review

 

 

 

 

#8  Paprika schnitzel at Haus Murphy's Glendale Arizona Full Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

#7 al pastor tacos and salsa at Roberto's Mexican restaurant Anthem Arizona Full Review

 

 

 

 

The Briarwood Inn – Golden Colorado

November 16, 2013

I visited here for an anniversary dinner.  First they served appetizers, including various spreads like a salmon spread that was my favorite with crackers, there were also shrimp which I don’t care for and didn’t try.  After we found our seats for dinner we had a choice of one of the soups or one of the salads and a choice of entrees.  I chose the French onion soup and a filet mignon for my entrée. 

 

 

The soup was outstanding, it came with a piece of bread and gruyere just in the bowl then they poured in the au jus at the table.  The cheese was a little difficult to handle, but it was delicious.

 

 

 
 The filet mignon was really great and the best piece of meat I’ve ever had.  Although the prime rib was better, this wasn’t a bad option at all.  The filet mignon was 8oz and topped with fried leaks and served with fingerling potatoes, carrots onions and mushrooms all on top of a demi glaze that was very good.  I really liked the mushrooms and the other veggies were not bad either.  But with that great of a steak who needs veggies. 

 

 

 Following dinner they brought out dessert plates with various small desserts.  I tried one of each, one with coconut covering a banana I didn’t care for and my favorite was one that was like a little pecan pie.

The Briarwood Inn is a great place for a great meal especially when someone else is paying.

 

1630 8th St, Golden, CO 80401

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