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Life on Capitol Hill• SEPTEMBER 2015
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ART FARM SALE & get together at Washington Community Gardens near 2nd & Grant. PHOTO BY JEFF HERSCH
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ered to area homes. Owner Simeran Baidwan decided several months ago to begin offering his own delivery service, and that necessitated a brand new website which debuted recently. “I think it’s more user friendly. It’s faster, more convenient and lets us provide better customer service,” he said. “I don’t think the old website had the content we wanted. Now that we are starting an in-house delivery system, we couldn’t do it on the old platform.” Little India's take on Indian food is an odd mix of regional specialties, all cooked in the tradition of Northern Indian Cuisine by Chef Singh who has been running the kitchen since it opened 20 years ago. Singh’s offerings include Masalas, but also seven kinds of Saag specialties of Madras, Danshak, Bombay and Punjab – as well as colonial dishes like the Vindaloo. The original Little India on 6th was the first serious Indian restaurant in Denver when it first launched. In addition to delivery from the restaurant nearer to you, you can also sample this region’s cuisine via Little India’s food truck that roams the town. The truck can be found at Civic Center Eats on Tuesdays and at other venues including Cannonball Creek Brewing Co. in Golden. Littleindiadenver.com has more details and 303-8719777 is the number. Denver Bicycle Cafe is blowing up its footprint with an expansion, even its owners didn’t see it coming when they first opened their doors a couple years ago. Originally the shop at 1308 E. 17th debuted as a coffee shop and eatery paired with a small bike repair space. Demand for bike repairs really drove the move to expand into a vacant art gallery to the west so it’s fitting that that new area debuted first. “Right now the bike repair part of the expansion is open,” said co-owner Peter Roper who welcomes the chance to spread out. “There was little room to display urban bikes, custom bikes and other items for sale including tires and wheels.” Now the business plan includes more bikes on display, more repairs and soon a custom clothing line of Denver Bicycle Café products. The move nearly doubles the café’s footprint and will soon launch a bar area more focused on evening services and adult beverages. Even with the expansion,
hours and menu will basically stay the same. “We’re rolling with what works,” Roper said, but he did mention that the donuts in the shop now come from Glazed and Confused. Denverbicyclecafe.com is their web address. You can call 720-446-8029 for details about the upcoming bar side. Another relocation to mention in the area near the massive Columbine Street construction zone in CCN: iOrthodontics at 2617 E 3rd. The smile doctor’s new address is 3650 E. 1st. The web address is i-ortho.com and the number’s 303-662-9000.
Closings: I fell in love with Pizza Fusion when it opened in May, 2011. The concept of fresh, organic pizza was delicious but for me, the best aspect of the business on Colfax at Pearl was its job training for the homeless. Sad to report the venture is now closed. Conceived by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless as a way to provide real job skills in the hospitality industry that could translate into permanent employment for homeless folk, the venture trained a number of individuals over the years. In an email to supporters, general manager Mary Putnam said, "It might actually seem contradictory to call our business venture a success when, in the end, we are closing our doors. But, a success it was." During its four plus years in operation, the eatery sold nearly 94,000 pies and trained 108 workers for a better future. Eighty-one of those trainees graduated from the program. Sadly, the franchise was “not sufficient enough to support the needs of our job training program” according to the organization. The Coalition is evaluating other ways to offer valuable job training skills and opportunities. Across the street, Billy’s Gourmet Hot Dogs has shut down its 600 E. Colfax location. The company’s original Larimer location and one other are still in operation. Mago’s Magic Shoppe Oddities & Curiosities at 313 W. 11th in Cherokee Row moved out of their Golden Triangle home in late August. Evidently, the construction next door was a real drain on the business and foot traffic has dried up according to a spokeswoman. Magic fans, don’t despair. Mago’s is relocating to the Highlands and will soon operate from 3557 W. 44th just east of Lowell. Could the move be attributed to fate?
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