Talkin’ about
Generations
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Generations of the Borsdof family photos line the walls at Generations Wine & Martini Bar.
By JOHN LENDORFF for LOVELAND MAGAZINE Photos by JONATHAN CASTNER
The warm martini and dinner spot has won hearts of Loveland diners. The original business plan for Generations Wine & Martini Bar wasn’t too complicated, said owner Erin Borsdof. “I wanted to open a bar that I would like to have a drink in,” she said. Borsdof moved to Colorado from Illinois in 2006 and ended up working at the Pourhouse near Generations’ future location in downtown Loveland. 40 LOVELAND MAGAZINE
“I always had kept a foot in the restaurant business as a bartender and waitress to make extra money,” Borsdof said. She opened Generations in 2012. “Generations” was originally going to be the name for a sports bar but now refers to the generations of Borsdof ’s family whose photos adorn the walls. “When I saw the space it seemed ideal for speakeasy. ReporterHerald.com/LovelandMagazine
I wanted a place that was a little classier than a tavern and good for date night and business lunches,” she said. Borsdof always tells lost diners that Generations is on the “other” side of the railroad tracks that split the city. The long, narrow eatery is built around the bar. “We have a 24-foot bar in a 72-foot building and it is made from poured concrete,” she said, adding that the old building has character. “There’s no such thing as a level floor in the restaurant so the Generations team has become expert as keeping tables level. December 2016/January2017