108 MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC & VENUES | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | SPORTS & RECREATION | SHOPPING & SERVICES | CONTENTS | Champa Street, a shop that will serve the same treats while paying homage to one of the neighborhood’s favorite sons, Beat Generation fi gure Neal Cassady. Best Ice Cream Shop for Mix-In Lovers MyKings IceCream 2851 Colorado Boulevard 720-473-0475 mykingsicecream.com Despite opening in March 2020, just as the pandemic hit hard, this strip-mall ice cream shop made it through and re- cently celebrated fi ve years in business. Its customizable menu includes Colorado Boulevard Shakes, Denver Dessert Na- chos, Mile High Floats and City Sammie Slaps (MyKings’ spin on ice cream sand- wiches), all of which you can make your own with over twenty toppings, from childhood cereal faves to candy and be- yond. Owner Le’Day Grant’s bright smile and work with the community make the shop even sweeter. Best Place for Bowling, Burgers and Beer The Werks 2625 Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge 720-749-3137 thewerkscolorado.com Paul Porter has combined his knack for revitalizing entertainment venues with a passion for bikes, beer, burgers and bowl- ing at the Werks, which recently opened at Gold’s Marketplace. The vibrant space features six bowling lanes, a bike shop for electric bicycles, a brewery and a full-ser- vice bar with local brews. The food menu is packed with craveable burgers, fl atbreads and nachos. Plus the massive outdoor patio is getting a spring overhaul and will soon be perfect for four-legged companions and sunny gatherings. With plans for a second location in Boulder, this is your new go-to for fun, food and good times. Best Brewery for Pinball SomePlace Else Brewery 6425 West 52nd Avenue, Arvada 720-512-4162 someplaceelse.beer SomePlace Else is a pinball lover’s paradise. The Arvada brewery has over thirty ma- chines and regularly hosts tournaments and leagues. Top-rated machines like Godzilla, Attack From Mars, Twilight Zone, Jaws and James Bond 007 are present, but the games don’t stop there: Skee-Ball, Mario Kart and Tetris tournaments also happen here, mak- ing SomePlace Else a prime spot for both gamers and beer drinkers to gather. Even better, the space is themed after Star Wars and Star Trek, the owners’ favorites. Best Place to Get a Mug of Foam on Purpose Cohesion Brewing 3851 Steele Street 303-997-7016 cohesionbeer.com As the owners of Cohesion will tell you, foam is beer, too. It deserves your love, especially when served with the care and adherence to Czech tradition that is on dis- play at this north Denver establishment. Whether a full-foam mliko, a lots-of-foam snyt or a more approachable hladinka pour, servers will execute it with the same rigor that goes into brewing and aging Cohe- sion’s fi ne lagers. And if a whole glass of foam is a little intimidating, the brewery offers mliko shots to provide a sense of what makes drinking foam a unique and delicious experience. Best Place to Get a Warm Beer on Purpose Hogshead Brewery 4460 West 29th Avenue 303-396-4240 hogshead54.com Although they’ve expanded their tap list in recent years to include more mainstream styles, the owners of Hogshead Brewery re- main dedicated to the fi ne art of British cask ales. Hogshead’s cask Food & Drink continued from page 106 continued on page 110
