94 MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2025 westword.com WESTWORD | MUSIC & VENUES | FOOD & DRINK | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | SPORTS & RECREATION | SHOPPING & SERVICES | CONTENTS | kids-eat-free nights on Mondays and Tues- days after 5 p.m., with children receiving a free plate with the purchase of an adult meal. Brother’s also has rib specials every Thursday after 3 p.m., with $1.99 pork ribs, $2.99 sliders, $3.99 beef ribs and discounted beers. It’s time to fi ll up and let the belt loose at Brothers, where you’ll get fed like family. Best Lasagna Under $15 Rico’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen 3500 South Broadway, Englewood 303-781-0541 broadway.ricos-pizzeria.com It’s easy to see why this hole-in-the-wall spot, open since 1978, is still popular with the locals. The food feels like home, even if it’s infi nitely better than anything someone in your home could cook. With huge por- tions — each entree comes with a side salad and garlic bread — you’re looking at dinner and tomorrow’s lunch. Although there are a few small tables, Rico’s is mostly a takeout restaurant. You can’t go wrong with an order of lasagna: A square chunk of noodles almost as big as your plate, it’s served swimming in a pool of homemade red sauce and ooz- ing with bubbly mozzarella cheese, an ideal comforting meal for a cozy night in. Best Place to Get a Cheap Version of Anything Pizza and Grill 990 Lincoln Street 303-837-1111 mypizzagrill.com Denver would be a happier city if there were a Pizza and Grill in every neighborhood. At this small, casual joint in the Golden Triangle, you can depend on solid food selections from all corners of the world, usually for less than $15. Large pizzas with three toppings are around $20, no coupon required, and the personal lunch special is ridiculously affordable: Burgers, gyros and subs can all be had for less than $12, with fries. Pizza and Grill also serves up a fi ne plate of chicken curry and tikka masala, and offers an extensive list of Italian-America and Mexican dishes, as well as classic pub appetizers like wings and mozzarella sticks. If you’re trying to save a few bucks and can’t decide on where to go, remember that the “Grill” in Pizza and Grill is endless. Best Plant-Based Options at a Non-Vegan Restaurant Vital Root 3915 Tennyson Street 303-474-4131 ediblebeats.com When Vital Root introduced meat to its “99 percent vegan” menu last year, it was met with varied feedback. But plant-based dishes remain at the core of this fast-casual concept from the Edible Beats group. Its Korean stir- fry with lemongrass tofu, fava bean falafel wrap and Cobb salad featuring seaweed “bacon” are among the fan favorites that satisfy sans meat. Concerns around cross- contamination are fair, but curbed in know- ing that all animal proteins are processed and par-cooked off site — so carry on and enjoy your chik’n and waffl es without worry. Best You’d-Never-Know- It’s-Vegan Restaurant Fellow Traveler 3487 South Broadway, Englewood 303-635-6621 ftbar.com Fellow Traveler’s vegan menu is, at fi rst glance, meaty. Dishes include poutine, a smashburger, banh mi, chicken and waffl es, and carne asada street tacos. You have to read the descriptions to realize you’re in a vegan restaurant. Using tofu, caulifl ower, jackfruit, soy curls and more, chef and owner Joe Phillips, who was a longtime Sputnik employee and is now a part-owner of that business, too, clearly chooses his ingredients to create a satisfying mouthfeel as well as taste — and it works. Best Taste of New Mexico Santo 1265 Alpine Avenue, Boulder 303-442-6100 santoboulder.com Even though we love Colorado, there’s something to be said for the unique cui- sine of our neighbors to the south. Expe- rience true New Mexican food at Santo from chef Hosea Rosenberg, who hails from the Land of Food & Drink continued from page 92 continued on page 96
