Cafe continued from page 17 show is diner food. Enter Great Scotts, one of the only formerly 24-hour joints that’s back to that round-the-clock schedule (Thursday to Sunday, at least). And it makes some great food, to boot. The Denver location (there’s also one in Broomfi eld, but it closes at 9 p.m.) is less than fi fteen minutes from the Mission Ballroom. Come to think of it, Great Scotts is a great destination to drive to from Red Rocks, Levitt Pavilion, 1STBANK Center, Ball Arena or any other place where you may have been dancing the night away...and working up a big hunger. Truly, this is the moment that chicken-fried steak was made for. Pete’s Kitchen 1962 East Colfax Avenue 303-321-3139 petesrestaurants.com/petes-kitchen Sure, there are other venues near Pete’s — it’s almost equidistant from the Fillmore and the Bluebird — but the Ogden is just ® Pete’s is a Colfax classic. a dozen blocks away, an easy jaunt with a serious reward for the walk. Pete’s, of course, is a legend among the city’s Greek diners, and luckily for us, it’s back open 24 hours a day on Fridays and Saturdays. Which is good, because you can’t consider yourself a Denverite until you’ve had a Greek omelet here at 2:30 in the morning. Man vs. Fries 2127 Curtis Street Eating at Man vs. Fries — whether or not you’re doing it after leaving a show at the nearby, newly reopened Ophelia’s — is always something of an adventure. You can’t just walk up to the trailer on Curtis Street; you have to order through DoorDash or Postmates and then pick it up (or have it delivered) from the Denver location of this pop-up, which got its start in the Bay Area and has additional metro outposts in Lakewood, Thornton and Aurora. But it’s open until 2 a.m., and it has carne asada fries and burritos the size of your head fi lled with meats and cheeses and, yes, crispy fries. It’s not cheap: Most burritos are around $17 — but given its size, you’ll be eating off that thing for days. 18 Email the author at [email protected]. APRIL 21-27, 2022 WESTWORD | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | LETTERS | CONTENTS | westword.com DANIELLE LIRETTE
