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Among Denver's legendary dives, Tom's stands out: It's the absolute best spot for watching Denver's insomniac-freak community while eating decent diner grub. Sure, there are holes in the windows that may or may not be from bullets, and locks on the bathroom doors. But Tom's also features great servers and a real opportunity to get up close and personal with Denver nightlife.

Cuisine(s): American, Breakfast, Diner

Hours: 24 hours daily

Price: $
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

Features: Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch, Snack Food
Alcohol: None

Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

2006 | BEST T&A WITH YOUR COFFEE

There isn't a big market for cheese fries and softcore porn, but Tom's Diner has it cornered. A nightly 3 a.m. destination for hopped-up club-goers and insomniacs, the friendly restaurant is outfitted with a number of Touch Maxx games,... More >
2004 | Best Dive

Denver has an abundance of dives -- some murky, some dark, some that smell funny, some that are just plain dangerous. There are joints, holes-in-the-wall and hellholes of every description in this town, but Tom's takes the prize, because... More >
2003 | Best Spot for Watching the Colfax Nightlife

Hookers and junkies and bums, oh my! One night at Tom's is better than a whole week's worth of Cops on cable. True connoisseurs of dive culture will appreciate both the window seats looking onto one of the funkiest street corners in Denver -- the... More >

Westword Reviews and News

Tom’s Diner

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, November 08, 2007

Tom's Diner holds a special spot in the pantheon of Denver's 24-hour dives, a special spot in the hearts and bellies of the cops who police it, the night creatures who haunt it, the off-duty strippers, cabbies, hookers and bartenders who frequent ... More >
The Bite

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

The Tom-Tom club: Tom's Diner isn't the only place in town named after a true Tom cat. For almost three years now, Tom Unterwagner has been cooking up a storm at Tom's Home Cookin', a Southern-inspired takeout joint at 3403 Holly Street. But that ... More >
Slice of Life

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

While waiting for our food to arrive at Tom's Diner, we gaze out the window and watch two drug deals, one hooker pickup and a drunk depositing the contents of his stomach on the sidewalk. And our food arrives fast. "Oooh, sorry about that," the se... More >

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AnyaS

| Tue, September 07, 2010

Old school diner on Colfax for excellent people watching. Egg salad sandwich on rye is where it's at, no questions.

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ChristopherG1

| Thu, March 18, 2010

Just had a great homecooked soup & meal. Nicest server in years. Big spacious booths, perfect place to eat, read, chat, and even work. Coming back.

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AdrenLn

| Sat, July 11, 2009

Best green chile buritto in Denver

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Main Menu

Soups

$3.95

Wedding Soup

$3.95

French Onion Soup

$3.95

Homemade Chili

Salads
Choose From Our Signature Dressings & Choice Of Additional Cheese.

$10.25

Grilled Chicken Salad
fresh garden greens topped with grilled chicken breast, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, golden fries and shredded mozzarella cheese.

$10.95

Grilled Steak Salad
fresh garden greens topped with grilled strips of seasoned steak onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, golden fries and shredded mozzarella cheese.

$10.95

Buffalo Chicken Salad
strips of fresh breaded fried chicken tossed in our own mild wing sauce and set atop fresh spring garden greens, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, shredded mozzarella cheese and golden fries.

$8.95

Greek Salad
fresh greens topped with feta cheese, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, greek olives, pepperoncini's and greek feta dressing.

$10.95

Salmon Salad
fresh grilled alaskan salmon served over fresh garden greens with tomatoes, cucumbers and onions.

$3.95

House Side Salad

$6.95

Caesar Salad
fresh romaine lettuce tossed with asiago cheese and caesar dressing.

$7.95

Grilled Peach Salad
fresh garden greens topped with gorgonzola cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, toasted pecans and our homemade balsamic dressing.

$7.95

Fall Harvest Apple Salad
fresh garden greens topped with chopped granny smith apples, cranberries, walnuts, tomatoes, cucumbers & raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

$9.95

Gyro Salad
fresh garden greens topped with fresh slices of gyro meat tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, crisp french fries and shredded provolone cheese.

Signature Subs
All Served With French Fries.

$10.95

Folino's Steak Sub
strips of marinated steak tips sauteed with onions, mushrooms, roasted red peppers then baked with mozzarella cheese.

$10.95

Tuscan Roasted Sausage
fresh labriola's sausage roasted with onions, roasted red peppers and marinara sauce, topped with romano cheese on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Homemade Meat A Ball Sub
our mama's meatballs topped with our marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Gyro Hoagie
thinly sliced gyro meat topped with melted provolone cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and gyro sauce on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Buffalo Chicken
a fresh breaded chicken breast fried to perfection then tossed in our own mild wing sauce and topped with provolone cheese, slaw and fries on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Grilled Chicken Hickory
a fresh chicken breast grilled with bbq sauce, fried onions, crisp bacon and provolone cheese on a fresh bun.

$10.45

Brooklyn Panini
an assortment of italian meats baked with mozzarella cheese and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and italian dressing then served on panini bread.

$10.45

Fresh Breaded Fish
you'll flip for this! fresh cod breaded then fried to a golden brown and served on a fresh bun.

$10.95

Hot Italian Club
hope your hungry! an assortment of italian meats nestled between three thick slices of italian bread toasted with provolone cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.

$6.95

Classic Grilled Cheese
buttered italian bread grilled to a golden brown with classic american cheese.

Signature Sandwiches & Subs
All Served With French Fries.

$9.95

Tom's Club
a double-decker made with turkey, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, mayonnaise and american cheese.

$9.95

Grilled Diner Reuben
lean sliced comed beef on grilled jewish rye bread with 1000 island dressing, sauerkraut and melted swiss cheese.

$9.95

Chicken Bacon Deluxe
our fresh breaded chicken cutlet served on a toasted sub bun with bacon, american cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayo.

$9.95

Chicken Parmigiana
our fresh breaded chicken cutlet topped with marinara sauce and melted provolone cheese served on a fresh sub bun.

$10.95

Veal Parmigiana
fresh breaded veal fried to a golden brown then baked with mama's marinara sauce and cheese then served on a fresh bun.

$6.95

B.l.t.
double order of fresh bacon on italian toast with lettuce and tomato.

Omelettes
All Of Our Omelettes Are Made With 3 Large Farm Fresh Eggs And Served With Choice Of Toast. Egg Beaters Or Egg Whites May Be Substituted.

$7.95

Gyro Omelette
gyro meat, onions, green peppers and american cheese.

$7.45

Soprano Omelette
labriola sausage, marinara sauce, green peppers, onions and provolone cheese.

$5.95

Cheese Omelette
american cheese

$6.95

Western Omelette
american cheese, green peppers, onions and diced tomatoes

$6.75

Ham And Cheese Omelette
diced ham and american cheese.

$6.95

Vegetarias Omelette
fresh spinach, onion, green peppers, portabella mushrooms and feta cheese.

$7.45

Mexican Omelette
fresh ground beef, chicken, green peppers, salsa and american cheese.

$7.45

Hobo Omelette
green peppers, onions, mushrooms, sausage, bacon, ham and american cheese.

$9.95

Texas Omelette
green peppers, mushrooms, onions, tender grilled steak, american cheese and salsa.

$6.25

Feta And Tomato Omelette

$6.95

Bacon Omelette

$6.95

Sausage Omelette

Signature Munchies

$10.95

Crab Dip
our own recipe of jumbo lump crab dip served with fresh pita chips.

$9.95

Spinach & Artichoke Dip
creamy dip served with our fresh pita chips.

$8.95

Fresh Wings (10pc)
choose from our signature sauces: mild, hot, bbq, honey bbq, cajun, garlic parmesan. (no mixing flavors please) our wings are served with ranch or blue cheese dressing.

$5.95

Spinach Pie
spinach and feta cheese wrapped in phyllo dough. served with gyro sauce.

$6.95

Jalapeno Cheddar Poppers

$3.95

Golden Fries

$4.95

Gyro Meat
includes gyro sauce.

$9.95

Flery Fries
a generous order of crisp fries, flery feta cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese and slices of gyro meat. served with gyro sauce.

$7.25

Pizza Sticks

$8.95

Diner Chili Cheese Fries
golden fried french fries topped with cheddar cheese and chili. (seasonal item)

$9.25

Tavern Fries
golden fries topped with shredded mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, crisp bacon and ranch dressing served on the side.

$9.95

Mama's Stuffed Banana Peppers
three fresh hot banana peppers stuffed with beef and sausage then baked with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.

Fresh Breaded Munchies

$7.95

Chicken Tenders
fried golden brown with your choice of dipping sauce; bbq, honey mustard, or ranch.

$8.95

Buffalo Chicken Tenders
fresh chicken breast strips fried to a golden brown then tossed in our buffalo wing sauce and served with ranch or blue cheese dressing.

$9.95

Breaded Calamari
fresh breaded calamari fried to a golden brown and served with mama's marinara sauce.

$7.95

Onion Rings
fresh thick sliced onions breaded then fried to a golden brown.

$7.95

Fried Zucchini Planks
served with marinara sauce.

$8.45

Provolone Wheels
fried golden brown and served with marinara sauce.

$12.95

Fresh Breaded Appetizer Platter
fresh breaded zucchini, provolone wheels and calamari served with mama's marinara sauce.

Breakfast Favorites

$3.45

2 Eggs

$5.75

2 Eggs With Hot Sausage & Toast

$5.75

2 Eggs With Gyro Meat & Toast

$6.95

2 Eggs With 8oz Bone-in Ham & Toast

$4.95

2 Eggs With Bacon & Toast

$4.95

2 Eggs With Sausage & Toast

$6.95

Cinnamon French Toast
four thick slices of cinnamon bread dipped in egg batter and grilled.

$5.25

Waffles
back by popular demand! add blueberries, apple cinnamon or strawberries with whipped cream for only

$5.75

French Toast
three fresh battered slices of texas toast.

$5.45

Pancakes

$6.25

Chocolate Chip Pancakes

$10.45

Pappou's Country Special
2 eggs any style, grilled pork chops, hash browns with onions and toasted sourdough bread. served with warm cinnamon apples. you'd better be hungry!

$7.25

Eggs In A Basket
2 slices of toasted sourdough bread with 2 over easy eggs in the middle, served with bacon or sausage and hash browns with cheese sauce.

$6.95

Corned Beef Hash & Eggs

BREAKFAST SANDWICHES

$4.95

Ham, Double Egg & Cheese
on italian toast

$5.25

Hot Sausage Egg & Cheese
on italian toast

$4.25

Double Egg & Cheese
on italian toast

$5.95

Steak, Egg & Cheese
with fried onions on a bagel

$4.95

Bacon Sandwich
with double egg and cheese on italian toast

$4.95

Sausage Sandwich
with double egg and cheese on italian toast

$6.95

Tuscan Prosciutto Double Egg & Cheese
on italian toast

Breakfast Selections

$8.95

Hardy Man's Special
three fresh eggs, bacon, sausage, fresh home fries or hash browns & toast.

$10.95

Farmer's Special
everything on the farm including the barn! three farm fresh eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, fresh home fries or hash browns and two buttermilk pancakes, and toast. no substitutions.

$9.95

Super Cinnamon Special
four slices of our cinnamon french toast, 2 eggs any style, choice of bacon or sausage, home fries and toast.

$8.95

Breakfast Special
three large eggs, gyro meat, fresh home fries, or hash browns and toast.

$8.25

Pancake Special
three large buttermilk pancakes, fresh home fries or hash brown, bacon and sausage.

$9.95

Penny's Famous Stuffed Croissant French Toast
as seen on kdka! your choice of cream cheese and strawberry, or cream cheese apple filling with bacon or sausage.

$8.25

French Toast Special
three thick slices of our french toast with bacon, sausage and fresh home fries or hash browns.

$13.95

Dad's Tuscan Steak & Eggs
an 8 oz steak served with sauteed peppers and onions, grilled potatoes, two eggs any style and toast.

$10.95

Tuscan Eggs Benedict
two poached eggs set atop of fresh english muffins with prosciutto and fresh red pepper hollandaise sauce garnished with grilled asparagus. served with fresh pan-fried potatoes.

$9.95

Tommaso's Scrambler
three fluffy eggs scrambled together with fresh pan-fried potatoes, sausage, bacon, ham, green peppers, onions and cheddar cheese. served with choice of toast.

$9.25

Maria's Country Breakfast
two large buttermilk pancakes, 2 eggs any style choice of bacon or sausage and toast. served with home fries or hash browns.

$8.95

Roasted Sausage & Eggs
fresh roasted sausage with peppers and portabella mushrooms served with pan-fried potatoes, toast and two eggs any style.

Frittata's Made To Order
Served With Your Choice Of Home Fries Or Hash Browns And Toast.
make It With Egg Whites For An Additional Cost.
please Allow Additional 15 Minute Baking Time.

$9.95

Corsican
grilled chicken diced with onions green peppers and fresh spinach all scrambled together in farm fresh eggs and baked to perfection with asiago cheese. drizzled with our signature roasted red peppers hollandaise. served with your choice of toast

$8.95

Mediterranean
crumbled feta cheese, kalamata olives, onions, tomatoes and fresh spinach. served with your choice of toast.

$8.95

Tuscan
grilled asparagus, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes and asiago cheese. served with your choice of toast.

Famous Gyro's

$7.95

Gyro Dinner
includes: our large gyro sandwich, tossed salad and french fries.

$9.95

Greek Dinner
thinly sliced gyro meat along side a mini greek salad, spinach pie and pita. includes gyro sauce for dipping.

$7.45

Super Gyro
thinly sliced gyro meat served on a pita with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and gyro sauce.

$7.45

Gyro Plate
our thinly sliced gyro meat served open faced with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, gyro sauce and pita bread.

$5.45

Large Gyro
thinly sliced gyro meat on a pita with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and gyro sauce.

$6.45

Chicken Gyro
fresh strips of grilled chicken breast on a pita with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and gyro sauce.

Hand Tossed Pizza

Lg $9.95
Med $6.95
Sm $5.95

Red Pizza

Lg $9.95
Med $6.95
Sm $5.95

White Pizza

$12.95

Meat Eater Pizza
sausage, pepperoni, bacon, ham, cappicola, salami, mortadella, provolone and mozzarella cheese on a red sauce base.

$12.95

Gyro Pizza
gyro meat, onions and tomato on a white sauce base.

$12.95

Buffalo Chicken Pizza
buffalo chicken, onions, ranch, cheddar, mozzarella and provolone cheese.

Famous Hot Sandwiches

$9.95

Hot Roast Beef Sandwich
grilled hot roast beef on white bread served with choice of fries or mashed potatoes with beef gray.

$9.95

Hot Roasted Turkey Sandwich
grilled roasted turkey on white bread served with choice of fries or mashed potatoes with turkey gravy.

$9.95

Hot "homemade" Meatloaf Sandwich
our secret recipe meatloaf grilled then set on white bread and served with choice of fries or mashed potatoes with beef gravy.

Old Fashioned Diner Classics

$11.95

Hot Meatloaf Dinner
homemade meatloaf baked and topped with beef gravy and served with mashed potatoes and veggie of the day.

$11.95

Classic Liver & Onions
fresh beef liver dusted with flour then grilled with onions and served along side mashed potatoes with gravy and veggie of the day.

$11.95

Chicken Tender Dinner
fresh breaded chicken tenders fried to a golden brown served with a side of mashed potatoes and topped with country gravy and veggie of the day.

$12.95

Grilled Pork Chops
twin pork chops grilled to perfection then served along side mashed potatoes with beef gravy and veggie of the day.

Folino's Entrees
All Served With Soup Or Side Salad

$18.95

Blackened Ahi Tuna
an 8 oz blackened ahi tuna steak pan seared and served on a bed of sauteed spinach.

$16.95

Chicken Marsala
fresh chicken breast filets sauteed with portabella mushrooms in a rich marsala wine sauce.

$18.95

Veal Marsala
tender medallions of veal flamed with portabella mushrooms and marsala wine sauce.

$16.95

Chicken Romano
fresh chicken breast dipped in a rich egg and romano batter then sauteed to a golden brown.

$18.95

Veal Scallopini
tender medallions of veal sauteed with fresh roasted red peppers, onions and portabella mushrooms spiashed with sherry wine.

$24.95

Stuffed Flounder
a broiled filet of flounder stuffed with our signature crab meat dressing and finished with a creamy lemon beurre blanc.

$28.95

N.y. Strip Steak
14 oz. n.y. strip steak served to your liking.

Folino's Pasta Selections
All Served With Soup Or Side Salad

$16.95

Chicken Athena
sauteed chicken medallions tossed in an extra virgin olive oil white wine sauce with fresh spinach and feta cheese tossed with penne pasta.

$14.95

Greek Island Pasta
penne pasta tossed with garlic butter, feta cheese, spinach and greek kalamata olives and chopped tomatoes.

$18.95

Pasta Sampler
ah a true taste of italy. try a sampling of our lasagna, gnocchi, ravioli and eggplant parmesan all married together with mama's marinara sauce. (no substitutions please)

$15.95

Lasagna
mama's homemade and delicious lasagna.

$16.95

Chicken Parmesan
fresh breaded chicken breast pan fried to a golden brown then baked in our marinara sauce and cheese then served over spaghetti.

$14.95

Eggplant Parmesan
fresh breaded eggplant slices fried to a golden brown then baked in our marinara sauce and cheese then served over spaghetti.

$16.95

Veal Parmesan
fresh breaded veal sauteed to a crisp golden brown then baked in our marinara sauce and cheese then served over spaghetti.

$16.95

Chicken Folino
sauteed chicken breast medallions tossed with a basil oil, artichokes, roasted red peppers and penne pasta.

$21.95

Cinguini Romantica
sauteed shrimp, chicken and spinach tossed with linguini noodles in a velvety pink sauce.

$13.95

Gnocchi
housemade fresh potato gnocchi tossed with marinara sauce and romano cheese.

$14.95

Spaghetti With Meatballs
mama's homemade meatballs tossed with spaghetti noodles and marinara sauce.

$17.95

Chicken Rosa
fresh sauteed chicken medallions tossed in our pink cream sauce with peas and penne pasta.

$14.95

Ravioli
fresh large cheese filled ravioli in marinara sauce with romano cheese.

$17.95

Creamy Spinach & Artichoke Chicken
sauteed chicken medallions with artichokes and spinach in our cream sauce tossed with penne noodles.

$19.95

Mediterranean Shrimp
sauteed shrimp tossed in garlic, feta cheese, chopped tomatoes and wine then joined with linguine noodles.

$18.95

Shrimp Scampi
large shrimp sauteed in our scampi butter wine sauce then tossed with linguine noodles.

Fresh Angus Beef Burgers
All Burgers Include French Fries. All Burgers May Be Cooked To Order.

$8.95

"diner" Cheeseburger
a half pound of angus beef grilled with two slices of american cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and mayo served on fresh bun.

$9.45

Buffalo Burger
this is a four alarmer! a half pound of angus beef grilled with hot sauce then topped with cole slaw, fries, provolone cheese and served on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Buffalo Blues Burger
a half pound of angus beef grilled then topped with fried onions, mild sauce and blue cheese dressing served on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Hickory Burger
a half pound of angus beef grilled then topped with two slices of american cheese, bacon, fried onions and bbq sauce on a fresh bun.

$9.45

Gourmet Burger
a half pound of angus beef grilled then topped with sauteed green peppers, mushrooms, onions, two slices of american cheese and served on a fresh bun.

$9.95

Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger
a half pound of angus beef grilled to perfection then topped with bacon, american cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion.

$10.95

Gyro Burger
not for the weak. a half pound of angus beef grilled then topped with mounds of gyro meat, fiery feta cheese, tomato, onions and gyro sauce on the side.

$5.95

Old Fashioned Cheeseburger
a 1/4 pound of angus beef grilled with american cheese and served on a fresh bun with lettuce and pickle.

$7.95

Double Cheeseburger
two angus beef patties grilled with american cheese and served on a fresh bun with lettuce and pickle.

$7.95

Patty Melt
a half pound of angus beef grilled with fried onions and american cheese, served on grilled jewish rye bread.

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601 E. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203

303-861-7493

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2006 | BEST T&A WITH YOUR COFFEE

2004 | Best Dive

2003 | Best Spot for Watching the Colfax Nightlife

Westword Reviews and News

Tom’s Diner

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, November 08, 2007

The Bite

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

Slice of Life

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

User Reviews

3 User reviews

AnyaS

ChristopherG1

AdrenLn

Looking for another city?

Tom's Diner

601 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80203

303-861-7493

More Central Denver American Restaurants >

2006 | BEST T&A WITH YOUR COFFEE

2004 | Best Dive

2003 | Best Spot for Watching the Colfax Nightlife

Westword Reviews and News

By Jason Sheehan | Thu, November 08, 2007

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

By Kyle Wagner | Thu, July 05, 2001

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601 E. Colfax Ave.
Denver, CO 80203

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