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2500 E. 1st Ave. Denver, CO 80206

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2500 E. 1st Ave. Denver CO 80206

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  • New American, Steakhouse
    Daily 11am-2pm, Sun 5pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
    $$$$ $$$, $$$$
    All Major Credit Cards, cash
  • Banquet Facilities, Business Dining, Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
    Live Entertainment
    Full bar
  • Accepted, Highly Recommended
    Lot Available, Valet
Description

Every neighborhood needs a neighborhood restaurant, and in Cherry Creek, that neighborhood restaurant is Elway's. Chef Tyler Wiard and his crew cook from a menu that speaks to the primal needs of Cherry Creekers: all steaks and swank and smarts. The room is sumptuous--not so much clubby as sleek and classy and the service is warm and professional. A meal here isn't cheap, but for both the quality of the food and the company, it's well worth the price.








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  • craftylin
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    | Thu, March 7, 2013

    We visited the restaurant during 5280 week and were sorely disappointed. We had a great experience in 2012, but this visit left much to be desired. The prime rib was difficult to cut with a sharp steak knife! The broccoli was nearly raw -- not al dente', just raw and barely warm, underseasoned if seasoned at all. The dessert was the cloyingly sweet brownie served last year. If Elways wants to undercut their quality for Restaurant Week, do everyone a favor and just opt out. Will not revisit or recommend, at least not for 5280 -- they were not rushed as our reservation was for 5 pm.

  • streetsignartist
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    | Denver, CO | 192 Reviews

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    | Tue, June 29, 2010

    number 7 still makin money in Denver check out the live music and events here

  • westwordbestof
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    | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

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    | Wed, May 6, 2009

    Everyone in this town serves steaks. Most restaurants serve pretty good ones. But no other steakhouse in the city has a menu like that at the original Elway's, which covers all the traditional steakhouse basics (big whacks of beef, lobster tails, shrimp cocktails and creamed spinach), then turns the whole concept on its ear, fooling with the formalized, high-rolling boys' club feel of the traditional beefery by serving shrimp cocktails over smoking dry ice, offering lamb lollipops, excellent steak tacos and tuna tartare, and even serving Ding Dongs for dessert. A meal here is just plain fun. With chef Tyler Wiard in the kitchen, Elway's continues to score.

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  • 2012 | Best French Fries

    There are several strict rules of thumb when it comes to making french fries: First, the tubers -- blanched, of course -- must be hand-cut, with the skins left on for texture. Second, the potatoes shouldn't be cut too thin or, God forbid, too thick. Third, if the resulting fries aren't crisp, golden and hotter than a sidewalk sale in the heart of a Palm Springs summer, then the kitchen deserves a cold night in hell. And finally, they had better be liberally dusted with salt. The... More »

  • 2011 | Best Chili

    Considering the absurdly high number of chili cookoffs that take place in Denver, it doesn't make sense that it's next to impossible to find a butt-kicking bowl of the stuff at a restaurant. What's even more wacky is that the one chili that does bowl us over comes from the kitchen of Elway's Cherry Creek, a white-tablecloth steer palace that slings a $48 porterhouse, Japanese sea bass for $39, and a half-dozen oysters for just under twenty bucks. And yet for less than a tenner, you can swell... More »

  • 2011 | Best Steakhouse

    Elway's Cherry Creek is a lot of things, including a meat market -- meeting a potential mate, meeting up for a drink, meeting a moneyed sugar daddy or meeting a pair of enhanced breasts that make you slap-happy. But that's just foreplay, because at the meat of the matter is the real beef: majestic slabs of seasoned steer weeping with bloody juices; ruddy prime rib seeping with the same; classic beef tartare; a steak chili that deserves its own monument. Although the cow is king here,... More »

  • 2010 | Best Red Chile

    Who would have thought, in a town flush with cantinas, taquerías, carnicerías and Mexican markets, that Denver's best red chile would come from the kitchen of a full-blooded steakhouse? While the Cherry Creek Elway's is best known for its slabs of steer, chef Tyler Wiard's New Mexican-style red chile, which he drapes over his steak enchiladas, is worthy of worship. We can't get enough of this smooth, slightly bitter purée, which is sharply punctuated with the savory,... More »

  • 2010 | Best High-End Steakhouse

    The Cherry Creek Elway's is a bastion of big spenders, big deals and big steaks. While the hormone-charged bar is a meat market for pin-up cougars with head-turning cleavage and the young, moneyed cads who want to take them home, and the dining room is a swell of starched shirts, pressed pants, high heels and more cleavage, the real showpieces here are the wet-aged, primal cuts of Prime beef. They're judiciously seasoned, grilled to your exact specifications and percolating with juices, the... More »

  • 2009 | Best Steakhouse Menu

    Everyone in this town serves steaks. Most restaurants serve pretty good ones. But no other steakhouse in the city has a menu like that at the original Elway's, which covers all the traditional steakhouse basics (big whacks of beef, lobster tails, shrimp cocktails and creamed spinach), then turns the whole concept on its ear, fooling with the formalized, high-rolling boys' club feel of the traditional beefery by serving shrimp cocktails over smoking dry ice, offering lamb lollipops, excellent... More »

  • 2009 | Best Meet Market -- Aged

    On Wednesdays all through the summer, the scene at Elway's is hot! Aged, but hot. While bands play in the courtyard, cougars prowl through the bar and the patio, looking for fresh prey. And sugar daddies are doing the same, looking for the next sweet young thing. Should they strike out, there's always a consolation prize: real red meat in the dining room. More »

  • 2008 | Best Expense-Account Lunch

    As annoying as the phrase "Let's do lunch" has become, we love hearing it when the destination of choice is Elway's, a Cherry Creek mainstay that defines the power lunch -- as well as the power brunch, the power dinner, the power nightcap, the power getting-smashed-at-the-bar-and-hitting-on-the-cocktail-waitresses. But this nexus of new money and old-fashioned indulgence also happens to be a really good restaurant, where Tyler Wiard's kitchen, with its lamb lollipops, lobster cocktails... More »

  • 2008 | Best Beef Steak

    Elway's is a beautiful restaurant. The service rides the perfect edge between businesslike decorum and occasionally goofy informality -- and so does the menu, which offers both innovative dishes (a handmade spread of s'mores) and more standard steakhouse fare. But there's nothing standard about Elway's massive, 22-ounce, USDA Prime bone-in rib-eye, cut so as to preserve the most fat, the best marble and the bone, which lends both moisture during the cooking process and a sense of... More »

  • 2007 | Best Taste of Denver

    If you wanted to give people a true taste of Denver, where would you send them? For us, Elway's -- Big John's eponymous temple of meat -- comes out on top every time. For the scene, the service, the staff and the sly humor implicit in the menu's design, Elway's is that single restaurant that defines what it is to eat in Denver today. There's money here, but there are also plenty of people in blue jeans. Although the restaurant is in Cherry Creek, it could be picked up whole and successfully... More »

  • 2007 | Best Expense-Account Dinner

    This isn't to say that we wouldn't eat at Elway's on our own dime. We would, and have, more times than our credit limit can bear. But what we are saying is, if you've got the chance to stick The Man with the bill, then go ring up a whopper at Elway's. Start with a couple of classic martinis at the bar, then retire to the dining room and take a tour through the top end of the menu: the 22-ounce prime bone-in ribeye with cremini mushrooms; one of those food-as-art shrimp cocktails served over... More »

  • 2006 | BEST NEW WEST RESTAURANT

    Big John doesn't cook at Elway's. Although this Cherry Creek steakhouse boasts Elway's larger-than-life name over its larger-than-life doors, John isn't flipping your burgers, grilling your steaks, assembling your s'mores or bringing your order to the table. Those tasks fall to the excellent kitchen crew and floor staff overseen by manager extraordinaire Tom Moxcey, who works hard to translate Elway's vision for the masses. And while Elway may sign a few autographs when he stops in for a... More »

  • 2006 | BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE

    While planning for his swanky new steakhouse and saloon in Cherry Creek, Broncos icon John Elway called just one play out to the interior design team: Do whatever you like, but one of the bar stools has to be upholstered in gold leather. Why? Gold was the favorite color of the famous quarterback's late father and mentor, Jack Elway, and John made the request in tribute to him. And so it is that while most of the chairs in Elway's ever-teeming bar are a gorgeous dark maroon, there's one --... More »

  • 2005 | Best New West Steakhouse

    No, Big John isn't flipping tenderloins on the grills in the back, but he does show up every now and then -- and he's nothing but gracious when he does. And, no, the dining room isn't filled with fat guys in Broncos jerseys and sweatpants. Actually, Elway's draws the kind of crowd you see at every other high-tone address in Cherry Creek, as well as a good number of steakhouse converts who've been wooed away from some of the more established temples of meat. And while the place does have John... More »

  • 2005 | Best Way to Piss Off the Dishwasher

    For a serious steakhouse, Elway's has a goofy streak a mile wide running through it. Milk and cookies for dessert, shrimp cocktail mounted over smoking dry ice and, for a real hit of comfort-food nostalgia, do-it-yourself s'mores. This plate is served as a warmed bowl of homemade, melted chocolate ganache, a half-dozen marshmallows, some graham crackers, a long fork and one of those Sterno-fired mini-grills that we've only seen used before as the centerpiece of Chinese-restaurant pu-pu... More »

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Dinner Menu
Starters
$12.00
Grilled Artichoke
garlic aioli, drawn butter, lemon
$18.50
Dungeness Crabcakes
granny smith appli slaw, grain mustard butter
$12.00
Rhobe Island Style Calamate
pepperoncini and cherry peppers, tempura battered baby corn and bleu cheese stuffed olives
$11.00
Steak Tacos
usda prime beef, flour tortillas, guacamole, ancho salsa
$8.00
Beer - Battered Onion Rings
creole aioli, ketchup
$17.50
Lamb Chop Fondue
lamb chops, green chile cheese fondue, chimayo tortillas, roasted sweet potatoes
$17.50
Tuna Tartare
ahi tuna, scallion avocado, creamy spicy aioli, yuzu ponzu, wasabi crema
$17.50
Crab Cocktail
jumbo lump crab meat, cocktail sauce, iceberg lettuce
$16.50
Shrimp Cocktail
three large mexican white shrimp, cocktail sauce, remoulade, joe's mustard sauce
$18.50
Lobster Cocktail
three south african lobster tails, cocktail sauce, remoulade, joe's mustard sauce
$16.00
Coconut Battered Shrimp
three crispy mexican white shrimp, pineapple cucumber slaw
1/2 Dozen $18.00
Fresh Oysters
fresh from the coast oysters, cocktail sauce, mignonette
$49.00
Cold Shellfish Tower
oysters on the half shell, lobster cocktail, shrimp cocktail
$39.00
Hot Appetizer Tower
lamb chop fondue, coconut battered shrimp, rhode island style calamari
Soups & Salads
$8.00
Black Bean Soup
smooth avocado, cotija cheese, scallions, chimayo tortilla chips
$7.50
Charred Red Pepper Soup
basil pesto crostini
$7.50
Roasted Corn & Chicken Chowder
bacon, green chile, potatoes, cream
$9.00
Spicy Steak Chili
cheddar cheese, sour cream, red onion, tortilla strips
$9.00
John's Salad
iceberg lettuce, green goddess dressing, cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes, yellow and red peppers, cucumbers, red onions, celery, hearts of palm, sherry vinaigrette
$12.00
Blt Salad
grilled romaine lettuce, creamy bacon dressing, roasted roma tomatoes, over-easy duck egg, grilled pretzel bread
$8.00
House Salad
mixed lettuces, tomatoes, yellow peppers, red onion, kalamata olives, white balsamic vinaigrette
$16.50
Mediterranean Salad
baby arugula, feta cheese, artichoke hearts, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, chick peas, red onion, crispy capers, radish, yogurt vinaigrette, grilled chicken breast, pita bread
$16.50
Cobb Salad
mixed lettuces, tomatoes, yellow peppers, red onion, kalamata olives, white balsamic vinaigrette
$8.50
Iceberg Wedge Salad
iceberg lettuce wedge, bleu cheese crumbles, applewood smoked bacon, red onion, chives, bleu cheese dressing
Smal $7.50
Large $10.50
Add Chicken $5.00
Add Grilled Salmon $7.00
Add Grilled Shrimp $9.00
Caesar Salad
$17.50
Shrimp Salad
romaine and iceberg lettuces, mexican shrimp, bacon, cheddar cheese, eggs, tomatoes, red onion, creamy mustard dressing
$12.50
Truffled Beet Fresh Mozzarella Salad
red and gold beets, house made mozzarella, caramelized shallots, basil, white truffle vinaigrette
$16.50
Asian Chicken Salad
bok choy, napa cabbage, shredded chicken, edamame, snap peas, carrots, cashews, miso-ginger vinaigrette
Elways Fresh Fish & Cold Water Crustaceans
$38.00
Roasted Alaskan Halibut
quinoa salad, edamame, grape tomatoes, preserved lemon, giardiniera vinaigrette
$37.00
Dean’s Parmesan Crusted Pacific Grouper
louisiana creole sauce, andouille sausage, applewood-smoked bacon, babyshrimp, crawfish, lumpcrab
$32.00
Ahi Tuna
wasabi pea crust, miso beurre blanc
$29.00
Elw Ays Salmon
roasted baby shrimp and lump crab, miso beurre blanc
$24.00
Sustainable Farm Raised Salmon
$39.00
Dashi Braised Chilean Sea Bass
10 Oz. $58.00
16 Oz. $75.00
Maine Lobster Tail
drawn butter, lemon
8 Oz. $36.00
16 Oz. $58.00
Alaskan Crab Legs
garlic butter, lemon
Elway's Classics
$23.00
Roasted 1/2 Chicken
$21.50
Prime Beef Enchiladas
shredded beef, menonita cheese, red chile, green chile or “christmas ”
$46.00
Colorado Rack Of Lamb
grain mustard, rosemary crust
$16.00
Short Rib "off The Bone"
mustard potatoes
$33.00
White Marble Farms Two Chop Pork Chop
$13.50
Smash Burger
Elway's Classics - Addons
$8.50
Brussels Sprout Hash
toasted pistachios
$8.50
Sautéed Asparagus
$7.50
Add Cheese Sauce $2.00
Sautéed Broccoli
$8.50
Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas
$12.00
Elway’s Fried Rice
king crab or duck confit
$8.50
Roasted Cauliflower
$7.50
Twice Baked Potato
$7.50
Creamed Corn
$10.00
7’s Hashbrown
plain or caramelized shallots, garlic aioli, ketchup
$7.50
Baked Potato
$5.00
French Fries
$8.50
Macaroni & Cheese
$8.00
Augratin Potatoes
$7.50
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
$9.00
Sautéed Cremini Mushrooms
$9.00
Creamed Spinach
U.s.d.a. Prime Hand-cut Steaks
8 Oz. $34.00
16 Oz. $44.00
New York Strip
8 Oz. $37.00
12 Oz. $46.00
Filet
13 Oz. $46.00
Bone - In Filet
22 Oz. $46.00
Bone - In Rib - Eye
18 Oz. $46.00
Bone - In New York
14 Oz. $34.00
20 Oz. $41.00
Prime Rib
10 Oz. $26.00
Sirloin
28 Oz. $49.00
Porterhouse
$28.00
All Steaks Can Surf
add maine lobster tail to any steak
$13.00
Steak & Cake
add a crabcake & sauce louie to any steak
U.s.d.a. Prime Hand-cut Steaks - Additions
$15.00
Hudson Valley Foie Gras
$4.00
Maytag Bleu Cheese Butter
$9.00
Oscar Elway’s Style
$5.00
Duck Egg
$5.00
Caramelized Sweet Onion
$5.00
Peppercorn Sauce
$4.00
Bearnaise Sauce
$4.00
Black Pepper-horseradish Aioli
Desserts
Add Cold Milk Or Vanilla Ice Cream To Any Dessert $3.50
$13.50
Chocolate And Port
pair any of our chocolate desserts with a glass of gr aham’s six grapes port
$8.50
Blackberry Bread Pudding
lemon ice cream, blackberry sauce
$8.00
Lemon Pound Cake
vanilla scented strawberries, orange crème fraiche
$8.50
Doityourself Smores
marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate ganache. complete with hibachi
$7.00
Classic Ding Dong
devils food cake, vanilla cream, dark chocolate ganache
$8.00
Seriously Chocolate Cake
$8.50
Elsa's Key Lime Pie
whipped cream, blueberry sauce
$8.50
Banana Pudding
shortbread crumble, chocolate dipped shortbread cookies
$9.50
Classic Creme Brulee
fresh berries
$9.00
Warm Dark Chocolate Brownie
vanilla ice cream, walnuts, chocolate and caramel sauces
$7.50
Signature Cheesecake
strawberry or turtle topping
$7.50
Seasonal Ice Cream & Sorbet
ask your server about today’s selections
$2.50
Creme Brulee Spoons
$2.50
Warm Chocolate Chipor Oatmeal Cookie
add cold milk or vanilla ice cream to any dessert $3.50

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