The restaurant: The Colorado Club, 1043 Pearl St. in Boulder,
About: The restaurant is the latest venture from Half Eaten Cookie, the restaurant group started by Bryan Dayton, the chef behind the acclaimed Oak at Fourteenth, Corrida, Bellota, BriDer and C Burger. The Colorado Club calls itself “a neighborhood saloon and grill.”
The 3,200 square-foot space seats 88 and “pays homage to the Western frontier” with “rustic decor elements like taxidermy displays and photographs of old-timey cowboys smoking cigarettes,” the owners said in a statement. There are also eight TVs. In the fall, The Colorado Club will launch a speakeasy-style bourbon bar in the lower level space.
What’s on the menu: Pub-style fare and straightforward comfort food like burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, flatbreads, wings, nachos and green chile tater tots.
Who’s cooking: Sam McCandless, the executive chef and partner at Corrida, a fine-dining restaurant in Boulder. McCandless joined Corrida, a steakhouse and tapas bar, in 2021 after cooking or staging at Frasca Food and Wine and other Michelin-starred restaurants.
“This isn’t fussy or fancy food – it’s food that’s comforting, craveable, and done right with the best ingredients,” McCandless said in a statement. “We want our guests to come back multiple times a week – they can order their usual or try something new.”
What else: The Colorado Club is open Sunday-Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Thursday-Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Opening date: May 28, 2024