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2413 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211

303-477-4141

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Critics'
Pick
Best New American Menu
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): American

Hours: Sun,Sat 10am-2pm, Sun 5pm-9pm, Mon-Sat 5pm-10pm

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash

Features: Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Business Dining, Wifi Access

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Chef John Broening has defined a whole new neighborhood with his cooking at Duo -- New American comfort food with a touch of French genius. Weeknights are fairly tame in this Highland zip code, but come Saturday, Duo is loud and boisterous -- a guaranteed good time with good food. The front door never stops swinging, releasing a blast of piano jazz out into the evening every time it opens, and the bar is standing-room only. Service is efficient, quick and committed in every sense of the word.

Meatless Mondays

Every Mon.

Offering vegetarian specials every Monday.

2009 | Best New American Menu

Duo has the trappings of a simple neighborhood bistro -- but one with a particularly inventive cook behind the grills. Chef John Broening can do French, as evidenced by his duck confit over potato pancakes with apricot mustard. He can do Italian (gnocchi with oyster mushrooms and pecorino), fusion (a dish of pastry-wrapped mahi with herb pistou and sautéed vegetables). And he clearly knows his way around the fine points of old and new Continental, greenmarket and straight-up... More »
2008 | Best American Restaurant

Salt-brined and grilled pork chops in cider-blue cheese sauce with mashed potatoes, a steak topped with bacon, roasted quail with a pecan grit cake and cranberries. Such dishes translate into one thing: a quintessentially American restaurant. At Duo, chef John Broening and his crew have been quietly redefining the standards of American cuisine, incorporating local and regional elements into classic presentations, touching always on those things that American cooks do better than anyone else:... More »
2007 | Best Special-Occasion Dinner

It's funny how Duo's dining room -- a simple space with pale wood, exposed brick, white tablecloths -- initially seems underwhelming. At first blush, it looks like any one of a hundred other neighborhood joints going for casual bistro elegance. But Duo begins to reveal itself as soon as the menus come out -- and once the plates start arriving You'll never look at the place the same way again. With food like this, Duo is the ideal go-to spot for special occasions of any description. Chef... More »
2007 | Best Desserts

Pastry chef Yasmin Lozada-Hissom is just one of the many reasons that Duo has taken off. But she's a big reason. Her desserts -- rustic apple-cranberry tarts, completely addictive sticky toffee puddings and frozen pistachio nougat, to name just a few -- are the stuff dreams are made of (you know: sugar, chocolate, more sugar, buttercream). Any one of them makes for a perfect extravagance at the end of what's certain to have been a very good meal. More »
2006 | BEST DINNER WHEN <BR />DINING ALONE

No matter where you find yourself sitting -- at the bar, in the brick-faced dining room, pressed up against the pass rail or lurking in one of the corners -- a solo dinner at Duo is a truly transporting experience. This neighborhood bistro boasts two of Denver's best chefs (John Broening in the kitchen and Yasmin Lozada-Hissom on pastries), but the vibe is informal and convivial, with community tables filled with people actually from the community (the newly hot edge-of-Highland... More »
2006 | BEST CHEESE COURSE

We're consistently amazed by the lengths to which some restaurants will go to find the weirdest, funkiest, most hyper-regional cheeses to fill out their boards. There have been cheeses produced only in one tiny region of Italy or France, at one monastery, or by a blind, six-toed virgin who takes her cheese-making directions directly from God. But Duo brings the cheese plate back to basics, relying on six small pieces of perfectly preserved and presented cheeses that never forgo taste for... More »
2006 | BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERTS

An ad on craigslist brought pastry chef Yasmin Lozada-Hissom to Duo's door. After that, everything has been magic -- including the dessert list. This short, sweet board of intelligent choices draws raves from anyone with a sweet tooth (or any teeth at all) and has made loyal fans willing to wait in long lines for a taste of Lozada-Hissom's beautiful apple tart or her oddly subtle and admirably restrained pistachio nougat shot through with bits of candied nuts and wrapped in a sweet cookie... More »

Boulder bashes and fashion-inspired food on this week's menu

By Patrick Langlois | Mon, April 2, 2012

Boulder may have been knocked out of our Street 16 neighborhood tournament (look for the winner later today), but it was Cafe Society's pick for the Best Food Neighborhood in our Best of Denver 2012 -... More »
Meatless Monday at Olivea and Duo

By Patrick Langlois | Mon, March 12, 2012

Whether you're vegetarian or not, you'll want to take advantage of the Meatless Monday opportunity at Duo (2413 West 32nd Avenue) or Olivea (719 East 17th Avenue), two restaurants featuring the work o... More »
Foodography: Charcoal opens in the Golden Triangle

By Lori Midson | Mon, September 26, 2011

After hosting a charity dinner on Saturday night, Charcoal, a new 5,200-square-foot restaurant from Patrik Landberg, the former chef of Satchel's in Park Hill (now Pary's on 28th), opened to the publi... More »
Charcoal set to heat up on Monday

By Stephanie DeCamp | Thu, September 22, 2011

The long-awaited and often-rescheduled opening of Charcoal is finally happening on Monday. The high-ceiling, sharp-lined space has been transformed from the old Apple Spice Junction. The decor is d... More »
Charcoal Restaurant going into former Apple Spice Junction space

By Laura Shunk | Mon, April 18, 2011

When the plans started forming for Satchel's on 6th, which opened this weekend at 1710 East Sixth Avenue, one member of the original crew from Satchel's Market was notably missing -- specifically, for... More »
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westwordbestof | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

Duo has the trappings of a simple neighborhood bistro � but one with a particularly inventive cook behind the grills. Chef John Broening can do French, as evidenced by his duck confit over potato pancakes with apricot mustard. He can do Italian (gnocchi with oyster mushrooms and pecorino), fusion (a dish of pastry-wrapped mahi with herb pistou and saut�ed vegetables). And he clearly knows his way around the fine points of old and new Continental, greenmarket and straight-up American cuisine (parmesan-crusted chicken with bacon-shot potato salad and watercress). Add to those talents a pastry department run by Yasmin Lozada-Hissom (one of the best pastry chefs anywhere), and the result is the most intelligent, consistently well-executed and grounded New American menu in the city.
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JaclynA | Los Angeles, CA | 73 Reviews

| Tue, April 7, 2009

Lots of creativity throughout the ambiance of Duo. The Placemats have recipes on them from 3 year olds!
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neecola21 | Parker, CO | 156 Reviews

| Sat, March 20, 2010

Locally sourced food
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Main Menu

Apps, Soup & Salads

$6.00

Roasted Cauliflower
with golden raisins, roasted red pepper and bread crumbs

$10.00

Beef Tongue Bouillon
grass feed colorado beef with brussels sprouts, butternut squash and wild mushrooms

$11.00

Wild Mushroom Toasts
sautéed in sherry and topped with shaved parmesan

$12.00

Mussels
in a broth of house made lamb sausage, harissa and chickpeas

$9.00

Croquettes
filled with saffron risotto and mozzarella, served with roasted piment d’espelette aioli

$8.00

Roasted Squash Spread
served with house made ricotta crostini drizzled with sage oil

$7.00

Seasonal Soup

$7.00

Barley Salad
apple, hijiki and cabbage with a lemon vinaigrette

$8.00

Bibb Salad
olives, house made croutons and feta with radicchio in a carrot cumin dressing

$8.00

Arugula Salad
pears, pancetta and fourme d’ambert with a whole grain mustard vinaigrette

Dinner

$24.00

Poached Market Fish
in a white wine broth with fingerling potatoes, leeks and capers

$22.00

Short Ribs
berkshire pork braised in odell cutthroat porter and served with a root vegetable mash

$25.00

Handcut New York
colorado beef with a yukon gold potato and kohlrabi gratin, mustard greens and a mushroom jus

$20.00

Grilled Chicken
on a warm black lentil and root vegetable ragout in mustard vinaigrette, topped with broccoli pesto

$26.00

Elk Medallions
rocky mountain elk with a butternut squash pear mash, brussels sprouts and cranberry relish

$19.00

Ravioli
filled with acorn squash and parmesan, sautéed with hazelnuts, sage and radicchi

$19.00

Roulades
mushroom and wild rice stuffed cabbage with mustard creamed leeks

Dessert

$8.00

Slow Baked Apples And Cranberries
almond shortbread crust, crème fraîche and cocoa nibs

$8.00

Chocolate Hazelnut Nougatine Tart
with milk chocolate black pepper ice cream

$8.00

Sticky Toffee Pudding
with morning fresh whipped cream and toasted pecans

$8.00

Frozen Passion Fruit Layer Cake
almond dacquoise and amaranth crunch

$8.00

Butterscotch Pot De Crème
with salted caramel and walnut cookies

$4.00

Duo Of Ice Cream & Sorbet
two scoops served with an orange almond tuille

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Duo Restaurant

2413 W. 32nd Ave. Denver, CO 80211

303-477-4141

Description

Every Mon.

2009 | Best New American Menu

2008 | Best American Restaurant

2007 | Best Special-Occasion Dinner

2007 | Best Desserts

2006 | BEST DINNER WHEN <BR />DINING ALONE

2006 | BEST CHEESE COURSE

2006 | BEST RESTAURANT FOR DESSERTS

By Patrick Langlois | Mon, April 2, 2012

By Patrick Langlois | Mon, March 12, 2012

By Lori Midson | Mon, September 26, 2011

By Stephanie DeCamp | Thu, September 22, 2011

By Laura Shunk | Mon, April 18, 2011

westwordbestof | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

JaclynA | Los Angeles, CA | 73 Reviews

neecola21 | Parker, CO | 156 Reviews

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