Crimson Canary

HopStop

View on Large Map
Get Directions

Be the first of your friends to review this location.

+ Add Photos

00000 - 00000 of 00000

+ Add A Photo

00,000 of 00,000

141 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80223

Website

Be the first to review Write A Review

Best Fried Calamari
Award Winner 2012

Cuisine(s): Italian

Price: $, $$
Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Parking: No Parking

Description

Boss Italian: That's how owners Andre and Aaron Lobato and Joey Newman described Crimson Canary when news first broke that they were building a second restaurant, this one on a stretch of South Broadway that will see a lot of activity in 2012. But this wouldn't be just another red-sauce joint. As they'd done with road food at Interstate, their first venture, they tricked out old-school Italian their own way with some creative menu options, and paired the board to a bar that deserves just as much focus.

2012 | Best Fried Calamari

Crimson Canary channels the Hollywood version of Italian steakhouses that were popular in the 1970s, and several items on the menu are to die for. In particular, this spot makes killer calamari. The kitchen mixes lemon slices and spicy housemade giardiniera -- the blend of pickled peppers and vegetables most often found on deli sandwiches -- with the springy bodies and tentacles of the squid before covering them with a delicate batter, frying the whole mess and then dusting the... More »

Guess where you're eating? At an EatDenver restaurant, if you're David

By Lori Midson | Mon, February 20, 2012

Cafe Society dished out five Guess Where? contests last week, ranging from a superb pizza that hails from Slice Works to a trio of tacos obliterated by lettuce from Yolanda's to a hot mess of burrata ... More »
Outstanding "Boss Italian" makes Crimson Canary sing

By Laura Shunk | Thu, January 19, 2012

Hunched in a club-chair bar seat under the glow of multi-colored Christmas lights, I looked nervously at my boyfriend. "Where's the rest of the noodle?" he asked, glaring. "You ate it, didn't you? You're supposed to be judicious with the noodle."... More »
Photos: Crimson Canary, the rare bird featured in this week's review

By Laura Shunk | Wed, January 18, 2012

For my review in this week's Westword, I landed at Crimson Canary, the newest concept from Joey Newman and brothers Andre and Aaron Lobato, the trio that brought Denver Interstate Kitchen & Bar. When ... More »
Crimson Canary brings "Boss Italian" to South Broadway

By Laura Shunk | Tue, January 17, 2012

Aaron Lobato says that he, his brother Andre and their business partner, Joey Newman, have several concepts already written should the perfect opportunity to open another restaurant come along. And la... More »
First look inside Crimson Canary, open for dinner tonight

By Jenny An | Thu, October 27, 2011

Crimson Canary, the second restaurant from the owners of Interstate Kitchen & Bar, opened at 6 p.m. today in the former home of Mona's at 141 South Broadway. The Italian-American restaurant is named ... More »
Loading More Critics Reviews

Looking for another city?

Crimson Canary

141 S. Broadway Denver, CO 80223

Description

2012 | Best Fried Calamari

By Lori Midson | Mon, February 20, 2012

By Laura Shunk | Thu, January 19, 2012

By Laura Shunk | Wed, January 18, 2012

By Laura Shunk | Tue, January 17, 2012

By Jenny An | Thu, October 27, 2011