5280 Week (Denver Restaurant Week)

[threemeninaboat]

Personal 5280 Week Rules:
-No bread pudding.
-No surf and turf.
-No restaurants in BFE.
-New (to me) restaurants only.

Points for:
-Pork Belly
-Desserts that I cannot make myself.
-Entrees that I cannot (or won't) make myself.

I read over a hundred menus and decided on....Kachina.

Kachina has a stupid name, it's a world of cultural appropriation. That was more than enough to keep me from it before. It's in a hotel, it gets odd reviews. I love SouthWestern food but I have Tocabe right over there and it costs 2/3rds less. (oh lord, Tocabe)

Kachina was really really good. It's a fancy Tocabe. The courses were perfectly sized. Navajo Tacos, Bison and huitlacoche Tamales, rellenos, frisee lime and bean salad, Mexican chocolate filled beignets with caramel sauce.
Full tea service. That was just what I had.
The bison tamales came on a Dim Sum style "food truck" with tin art and a bicycle bell on it. LOVED it!

We sat next to a lovely couple from Scotland via Vancouver and we discussed traveling for much of the evening.

If they changed the name and removed the few dolls it would be perfect (and hired an actual Navajo to make the fry bread). Would eat at again.

Comments

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Presumably it's not owned or run by actual Dineh?

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

It's owned by this guy: http://sagerestaurantgroup.com/
He sounds Polish to me.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

What is BFE?

The place sounds very interesting. Can you wear sunglasses to block out the dolls?

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Um. *cough* It's a term for "Butt Fuck Egypt." or driving more than 45 minutes to get there.

You could but you would miss the little lanterns.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

That's a great term.
Hopefully you will not object to it being borrowed?

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

LOL! I did not invent it!

[changeofthemoon.livejournal.com]

I just added you (altamira16 suggested that I do after I requested some suggestions for interesting people who still post) and thought I should say hello. No pressure to add me back, but you are welcome to!

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Hello! I added you back.
My is a private journal. Please do not talk about it unless we have shared parties. Thanks and welcome!

[changeofthemoon.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! I have the same policy on mine!

[hiddensarah.livejournal.com]

Oooh, sounds yummy! I went out with my best friend and his partner last night for Restaurant Week — we had Rodizio :)

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

Rodizo is really good. My favorite part is the roast pineapple. Once I convinced them to give me the whole pineapple.

[hiddensarah.livejournal.com]

The roast pineapple is one of my favorites too :) I really liked the parmesan beef last night though.