Food and Drink continued from page 60 anybody, and its affordably priced, prix fi xe Sunday dinners are a tasty tradition that has thankfully survived the pandemic. Best Barbecue Restaurant Roaming Buffalo Bar B-Que 2387 South Downing Street 303-722-2226 17121 South Golden Road, Golden 303-794-9696 roamingbuffalobbq.com While most barbecue joints in Denver these days specialize in Texas-style ’cue, Roaming Buffalo stands out for rooting itself fi rmly in Colorado culinary history with pulled lamb, huge bison ribs and venison sausage. It also serves more traditional meats such as pork ribs and brisket, available by the pound, heaped onto sandwiches or on plates, with sides like smoked poblano cheddar mac and Southwest potato salad. While purists may bemoan Roaming Buffalo’s use of pellets, that’s also fi tting for Colorado ’cue, as we don’t have a natural supply of hardwoods for smoking — and pellets are more eco-friendly. Best Barbecue You Can Only Get on Saturdays Plates by the Pound BBQ 11601 East Montview Boulevard, Aurora 720-697-0082 platesbythepoundbbq.com With encouragement from his wife, Sher- rita, Aaron Gonerway started selling bar- becue out of his home during the pandemic and quickly gained a following for his plates piled with ribs, pulled pork, chicken and more. A grant from Kingsford Charcoal’s inaugural Preserve the Pit program helped Gonerway fund the opening of a takeout spot, where he serves up ’cue on Saturdays starting at 11 a.m. until it sells out. Best Barbecue Food Truck Barbosa’s Barbeque barbosasbarbeque.com Mandolin-playing pitmaster Alejandro Barbosa moved to Denver in December 2019 after gaining a following in Baton Rouge with his barbecue pop-ups busi- ness venture. Now he’s on a similar path in the Mile High, serving up meats cooked over live fi re from his food truck, which regularly rolls up at places like Banded Oak Brewing, Zuni Street Brewing and music festivals. Along with smoked meats avail- able on sandwiches and by the pound, look for such specials as beef cheek barbacoa tacos, wings, pozole, gumbo and more. Best Southern/Soul Food Restaurant NOLA Voodoo Tavern 2231 Bruce Randolph Avenue 720-389-9544 noladenver.com Mardi Gras happens every night at Henry Batiste’s New Orleans-themed bar and eat- ery. Beads and masks adorn the walls, fl eurs- de-lis decorate the bar top, and housemade pickle shots pour freely alongside pints of Abita beer. Batiste was born and raised in the Big Easy, and he ran restaurants there before moving to Colorado. That’s why you can trust the tavern to serve up rib-sticking gumbo, rich crawfi sh étouffée and the best red beans and rice (with real red beans, not inferior kidney beans) outside of Louisiana. You can even get those sausage-studded beans atop fries, if you don’t mind straying from tradition a little. NOLA Voodoo Lounge is a Creole dream for Southern-fried fare (don’t skip the alligator!) and bons temps. Best Ethiopian Restaurant Konjo 5505 West 20th Avenue, Edgewater 720-310-5551 konjoethiopianfood.com For years, Denver’s best Ethiopian restau- rants have been clustered along a slightly dilapidated stretch of East Colfax Avenue, or even farther east in Aurora. Now west-siders can fi nally get the same quality of Ethiopian fare without the trek. Konjo is nestled in- side Edgewater Public Marketplace, and the counter-service setup means you’ll be able to load up in mere minutes on tangy, springy injera fl atbread (a gluten-free ver- sion is available, too); succulent beef, chicken and lamb tibs imbued with the fl avors of ni- ter kibbeh (a spiced, clarifi ed butter); and vegan sides including a knock-your-socks-off misir wot seasoned with the perfect jolt of berbere. That’s a vast improvement over the extended wait you’d face in some sit-down spots — though if you decide to linger over your meal, it certainly won’t be a hardship, thanks to Edgewater’s other offerings: peo- ple-watching and a roster of excellent drinks from Roger’s Liquid Oasis, the food hall’s bar. BRUNCH WITH US SAT + SUN 11AM - 2PMBRUNCH WITH US S T + SUN 11AM - 2PM Th shis is whatwhat bru c dreams are made of Wiof.. With new favorit This is what brunch dr am r lilike th arn tas Break 02 Mim sa 1634 18TH S RE T D 34 18TH TR 64 D M mos s, we' ee ve go 4 1 8TH STREET DENVER, CTH STREETDENVER, CO 8 VER CO 8020 02 | WYNKOOP. 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