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Citron Bistro a 5280 Denver Restaurant Week Night on the Town
Posted by: | CommentsCitron Bistro is a Greek inspired Restaurant in South Denver with Executive Chef Andy Martinez in the kitchen creating magic for your palette with his unique take on traditional and Greek cuisine.
Restauranteurs George Karas and Tom Karantounis took the building that formerly housed Marie Calendars and created a beautiful relaxing oasis of a mix of rustic brick, hardwood floors and modern colors for a dining atmosphere to enjoy world foods with Mediterranean, Southwestern and American influences, a glass of wine, or share their amazing signature dessert, a Creme Brulee’ Napoleon. (pictured at left)
Their 5280 menu was quite varied and the quantity of food you received was outstanding.
Slide show of the 5280 Menu here.
Citron Bistro 5280 Restaurant Week menu consisted of:
Your choice of:
- Smoked Trout & Cheese Plate – Trout filet, imported & domestic cheese crostini and fruit
- Spicy Hummus – Drizzled with olive oil, pita wedges
Your choice of:
- Rack of Lamb Chops – Australian lamb with an oregano-walnut lemon pesto, gorgonzola mashed potatoes, veggies Briam
- Sea Bass – Sautéed filet atop wilted baby greens, topped with a Blue Crab Citron sauce, basmati rice, seasonal vegetable
- New York Steak – USDA choice grilled, atop gorgonzola cream sauce, frizzled onions, roasted red potatoes, seasonal vegetables
- Shrimp & Chicken Mozzarella – Sautéed shrimp, roasted chicken, pistachios, roasted red peppers tossed with linguini in a spicy red sauce
Your choice of:
- Crème Brûlée Napoleon – Our Signature Dessert, layer of philo pastry, crème brûlée
- Chocolate Crème Brûlée
The portions served were quite generous, the waitress, Stephanie was a delight, both owners were there to green you at the door and Chef Andy came out to check on our party of four. If you haven’t tried this restaurant you really should!
The following restaurants in and near Douglas County Colorado are also participating in the 5280 Denver Restaurant Week.
Mosaic Restaurant – Parker Colorado
Cool River Steakhouse – DTC
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse – DTC
Earls Restaurant – Park Meadows – Lone Tree CO
Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar – Greenwood Village
The Dusty Boot Steakhouse & Saloon – Foxfield
Citron Bistro - South Denver CO
Lodo’s Bar & Grill – Highlands Ranch
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro – Park Meadows / Lone Tree
Via Baci Italian Bistro - Lone Tree
Outback Steakhouse – Highlands Ranch
Outback Steakhouse – Castle Rock
Outback Steakhouse – Centennial
Cru Wine Bar – Vistas at Park Meadows
Brio Tuscan Grille - Lone Tree/ Park Meadows
Saltgrass Steak House – Parker
Bonefish Grill – Littleton
Hacienda Colorado – Englewood
Indulge Wine Bar - Highlands Ranch
La Dolce Vita – Castle Pines
La Sandia Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar – Park Meadows
UNION – An American Bistro Castle Rock Co
Trappers Chophouse Parker Co
The Oven Pizza E Vino – Centennial
Sonoda’s Restaurant – Englewood
Sonoma’z Wine Bar and Grill - Park Meadows / Lone Tree CO
Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza – Highlands Ranch
Hacienda Colorado – Englewood
Vines Wine Bar - Parker Colorado
5280 Denver Restaurant Week Parker and Douglas County Restaurants Participating
Posted by: | Comments5280 Week in the Denver metro area is one that food lovers wait for all year long.
Local area restaurants serve scrumptious, mouth watering cuisine for the outrageously inexpensive price of $52.80 for two. This often even includes wine and dessert. For those of you that may be new to the Denver Metro area and aren’t familiar with what the significance of 5280 is… Denver is The Mile High City and is 5280 feet above sea level.
Last year to help out the local economy the organizers of Denver Restaurant Week decided to hold it over for an additional week with only a small portion of the restaurants participating in the second week. In 2010, Denver Restaurant Week will be held for two weeks, from February 20 – March 5, 2010.
You can search the Denver Restaurant website by cuisine, location or name here.
Stay close to home and enjoy the event as these four restaurants in Parker are participating:
Vines Wine Bar - Parker Colorado
Mosaic Restaurant – Parker Colorado
Saltgrass Steak House – Parker
Trappers Chophouse Parker Co
Other Restaurants within 20 minutes of us are listed below.
An example of what restaurant offer is here for the Summit in South Aurora Colorado 
The Summit is a locally owned & operated, award-winning USDA Prime steak & seafood house.
First Course
Your choice of:
- Our House Specialty Wedge Salad
- Caesar Salad Topped with a Homemade Crostini
- The Best French Onion Soup in Denver
- Our Made Fresh Daily Soup du Jour
Your choice of:
- Chateaubriand – (one to share) Center cut filet mignon, sliced for 2, with burgundy & bearnaise sauces, fresh vegetables, yukon gold mashers & stuffed tomatoes
- Grilled Salmon – (one each) Fresh Atlantic Salmon, marinated in a house soy ginger, steamed vegetables,wild rice, with a dill cream sauce
- Asparagus Chicken – (one each) Baked Chicken with fresh asparagus & white cheddar atop rice pilaf with a mushroom dijon cream sauce
Your choice of:
- Crème Brûlée
- Chocolate Brownie with vanilla ice cream
Who’s participating in 5280 Restaurant Week? The following restaurants in and near Douglas County Colorado are upscale restaurants you should check out.
Mosaic Restaurant – Parker Colorado (pictured here)
Cool River Steakhouse
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
Earls Restaurant – Park Meadows – Lone Tree CO
Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar – Greenwood Village
The Dusty Boot Steakhouse & Saloon – Foxfield
The Summit - Aurora CO
Citron Bistro - South Denver CO
Lodo’s Bar & Grill – Highlands Ranch
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro – Park Meadows / Lone Tree
Via Baci Italian Bistro - Lone Tree
Outback Steakhouse – Highlands Ranch
Outback Steakhouse – Castle Rock
Outback Steakhouse – Centennial
Cru Wine Bar – Vistas at Park Meadows
Brio Tuscan Grille - Lone Tree/ Park Meadows
Saltgrass Steak House – Parker
Bonefish Grill – Littleton
Hacienda Colorado – Englewood
Indulge Wine Bar - Highlands Ranch
La Dolce Vita – Castle Pines
La Sandia Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar – Park Meadows
UNION – An American Bistro Castle Rock Co
Trappers Chophouse Parker Co
The Oven Pizza E Vino – Centennial
Sonoda’s Restaurant – Englewood
Sonoma’z Wine Bar and Grill - Park Meadows / Lone Tree CO
Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza – Highlands Ranch
Hacienda Colorado – Englewood
Vines Wine Bar - Parker Colorado <NEW
For newcomers to Denver.. are you wondering why “5280″ comes up so much around here?? 5280 is how many feet in a Mile and Denver is the Mile High City.. so 5280 is Denver!
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5280 Denver Restaurant Week in Parker Colorado
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5280 Week in the Denver metro area is one that food lovers wait for all year long. Local area restaurants serve scrumptious, mouth watering cuisine for the outrageously inexpensive price of $52.80 for two.
This often even includes wine and dessert. For those of you that may be new to the Denver Metro area and aren’t familiar with what the significance of 5280 is… Denver is The Mile High City and is 5280 feet above sea level.
Last year to help out the local economy the organizers of Denver Restaurant Week decided to hold it over for an additional week with only a small portion of the restaurants participating in the second week. In 2010, Denver Restaurant Week will be held for two weeks, from February 20 – March 5, 2010.
You can search the Denver Restaurant website by cuisine, location or name here.
An example of what restaurant offer is here for the Summit in South Aurora Colorado 
The Summit is a locally owned & operated, award-winning USDA Prime steak & seafood house.
First Course
Your choice of:
- Our House Specialty Wedge Salad
- Caesar Salad Topped with a Homemade Crostini
- The Best French Onion Soup in Denver
- Our Made Fresh Daily Soup du Jour
Your choice of:
- Chateaubriand – (one to share) Center cut filet mignon, sliced for 2, with burgundy & bearnaise sauces, fresh vegetables, yukon gold mashers & stuffed tomatoes
- Grilled Salmon – (one each) Fresh Atlantic Salmon, marinated in a house soy ginger, steamed vegetables,wild rice, with a dill cream sauce
- Asparagus Chicken – (one each) Baked Chicken with fresh asparagus & white cheddar atop rice pilaf with a mushroom dijon cream sauce
Your choice of:
- Crème Brûlée
- Chocolate Brownie with vanilla ice cream
The following restaurants in and near Douglas County Colorado are participating.
Mosaic Restaurant – Parker Colorado (pictured here)
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse
Earls Restaurant – Park Meadows – Lone Tree CO
Hapa Sushi Grill & Sake Bar – Greenwood Village
The Dusty Boot Steakhouse & Saloon – Foxfield
The Summit - Aurora CO
Citron Bistro - South Denver CO
Lodo’s Bar & Grill – Highlands Ranch
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro – Park Meadows / Lone Tree
Via Baci Italian Bistro - Lone Tree
Outback Steakhouse – Highlands Ranch
Outback Steakhouse – Castle Rock
Outback Steakhouse – Centennial
Cru Wine Bar – Vistas at Park Meadows
Brio Tuscan Grille - Lone Tree/ Park Meadows
Saltgrass Steak House – Parker
Indulge Wine Bar - Highlands Ranch
La Dolce Vita – Castle Pines
La Sandia Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar – Park Meadows
UNION – An American Bistro Castle Rock Co
Trappers Chophouse Parker Co
The Oven Pizza E Vino – Centennial
Sonoda’s Restaurant – Englewood
Sonoma’z Wine Bar and Grill - Park Meadows / Lone Tree CO
Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza – Highlands Ranch
Things to do in South Denver for New Years Eve
Posted by: | CommentsThe South Denver Metro area has a plethora of events to help you ring in the New Year.
2nd Annual New Year’s Eve Foxy Bash hosted by G Man – Denver
Party the night at the 2nd annual bash with 5 bars & 2 Tequila bars, Great Room and VIP Rooftop Tequila Lounge and balloon drop at midnight. Numerous party packages to choose from.
La Sandia
8419 Park Meadows Center Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
From $50
Get tickets.
Other metro Denver New Years Eve Party information
Vines Wine Bar – Parker Colorado
Vines is offering two New Years Eve Dinner packages:
Early Bird Romantic Dinner – 5:30pm till 7:30 p.m.
- Includes 4 course dinner,
- 1 bottle of wine per couple $178 per couple -
- plus tax & gratuity
Ring-in-the New Year Dinner – 8pm till close
- Includes 4 course dinner
- Bottle of Wine per couple
- Dessert Buffet with 2 Chocolate Fountains
- Party Favors
- Champagne Toast at Midnight
- Live Music from 8pm till 10pm from En Route
- DJ & Dancing from 10pm till 1am
- Saber Service at Midnight
- $199 per couple – all inclusive! plus tax & gratuity
Reservations REQUIRED – call or email today! 303-736-VINE (8463) vines@vineswinebar.com
Siena at the Courtyard Castle Rock Colorado
Sienna is offering a special New Year’s Eve Buffet featuring Prime Rib and Lobster for only $45.00 per person (plus tax and gratuity). The buffet will offer everything from Antipasto to Bananas Foster. Call now for reservations! 303.688.2622 See the complete buffet menu here.
A review of Siena at the Courtyard Restaurant here.
New Year’s Eve Bistro Bash at Bistro Al Vino – Centennial/Aurora
Make Your Reservations Now – 303 400-3166
$150 Per Couple + Tax + Gratuity
Includes: Limo service – pick up and take home
- Open Bar – Cocktails 8:00 PM
- Choose from 12 bottles of wine
- Chocolate Orgasma-Room (will blow your mind)
- Ice Carved Martini Slide
- Live Entertainment/Dancing w/ the
- V 10 The Power Band Funk/Classic R&B
- Live Broadcast of New Year’s Eve Ball Drop
- Midnight Champagne Toast
Dinner items include:
- Guinness Lamb Lollichops Voo Doo Shrimp
- Stuffed Southern Potatoes Teriyaki Chicken Skewers Carmelized Onion Tarts
- Mini Beef Wellingtons Spicy Endive Pork Wraps Raspberry Quail Salad
- Tuscan S’mores Luv U Dim Sum Cappacola Crostini
- Dijon Caramel Mozzerella Lobster/Artichoke Bruschetta Scallops/Frangelico
Hotel Gold Crown 7770 South Peoria Street; Englewood, 80112
- Thursday, December 31st, 2009, 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM (Doors open at 7:00)
- The attire is semi-formal to formal
- Entertainment is a professional D.J. with popular songs from 50s to 90s music -
Jitterbug, Country Western, West Coast Swing, Rock N Roll and Salsa. - Cost: $50.00 at the door. Only checks or cash (No Charge Cards Accepted)
- Light appetizers/desserts
- This discounted price is $10 less than last year and includes an open bar
See the Southeast Singles website for more information on room rates and before and after parites
Holiday Events this weekend in Parker Colorado
Posted by: | CommentsHoliday Events for friends and family in Douglas County South Metro Denver Colorado this weekend Friday December 18th, Saturday December 19th and Sunday December 20th.
There are so many things to do this holiday season in the area, it’s hard to keep track. Hopefully this list of “things to do” for this weekend will help you to create your new simpler Christmas holiday traditions. 2009 is the year that most residents in Colorado are working to reduce the getting and increase the giving, not of things necessarily, but your time, attention and care to those in your life that really matter the most. Lets step back to smell the holly instead of rushing from store to store buying things instead of memories.
Below you will find a few things that are quite inexpensive and that you can enjoy with your loved one’s.
- Horse drawn carraige rides in Parker Colorado for only $5 a piece. Enjoy this quaint little town just South of Metro Denver. See the slide show and more information here
- Friday Only Songstresses, Liz Clark and Tessa Perry will be teaming up for a special evening of harmonies, songs and stories at Kunjani Coffea in Parker CO Dec 18th at 6:30 p.m. Details and map here
- Highlands Ranch Christmas Market is in it’s final weekend. There will be unique handmade gift items, traditional Chrismtas foods for gifts or your family meal along with favorite vendors from the summer Highlands Ranch farmers market.
- Winter WonderLights runs nightly, December 11-24 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. (last ticket will be sold at 8p.m.) Map and details.
- The 6th Annual Nutcracker of Parker returns once again this Christmas Season. 4 performances on Satuday December 19 and Sunday December 20
- Santa Paws is coming to your town and there is one weekend left to get a fabulous keepsake photo of the Christmas holidays and help support Every Creature Counts a local Colorado no-kill animal shelter in the process.
- Go as a family to see Blind Side… (you signed up for the $5 Buck club.. right?) This movie is absolutely wonderful and shows the spirit of giving better than any I’ve seen in a long time.
