Alright you starving foodies! Today is finally the day that I will load more Sasnor Awards! Today, I would like to honor two places that have beautifully, well crafted food items that leave your hands feeling greasy, but your heart and tummy feeling happy and full. Now that I am in New York, I know what great pizza consists of. A few places in Denver boast they have great NY Style pizza and Famous Pizza on Colfax is actually pretty delicious. But if you want to try something similar then you need to drive over to Littleton, Colorado and check out the Old Fashion Italian Deli in Littleton.
Best Pizza Spot
Old Italian Deli
395 W Littleton Boulevard Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 794-1402
This is a family run business and you can sometime see their little kids running around and trying to help their mom and dad run the restaurant. The pizza slices are huge, the bread is perfectly made to have a slight crunch to it with every bith and the mozzarella cheese literally melts right off of the dough. The tomato sauce isn't fake or overdone, it's just perfect. An entire pizza pie is gigantic and it can be easily shared between 3-4 people. The service is amazing and the products are original and not artificial like the other spots. I've also had their Chicago style hot dogs (which I am not a big fan of in general) but their hotdogs were delicious as well! If you want to venture further into their deliciousness then check out their sandwiches. One word= Amazing.
I must warn you that they only take cash and not credit cards but this business is definitely worth the drive out there. It's a small shop but beyond delicious and so authentic that you will wonder why you ever ate any other kind of pizza before. It's heaven in your mouth!
P.S. They are closed on Sundays.
Next up, something I miss dearly out here in NYC is delicious Mexican food. Everyone thinks that NYC has any kind of food you could possibly want, but that's a lie. I have yet to find mallorcas or a perfect torta. In Denver there are a few spots that have beyond ridiculous tasting tortas such as Las Tortugas and Chely's. But one of my favorite spots for tortas and Mexican food in general is La Mexicana.
Mexican Spot
La Mexicana Taqueria
2538 W 32nd Ave Ste B
Denver, CO 80211
303-477-0300
I have been coming to this restaurant for years and it's near and dear to my heart since I use to live in the neighborhood. This business has also survived the gentrification efforts of the neighborhood and has stood strong by not selling their business or the building to build fancy stupid condos. But, I'm not bitter. J
Everything is delicious at La Mexicana. Tortas, tacos dorados, horchata, chips and salsa, menudo, pozole, you name it. It's delicious, fast and affordable. The owner is there every single day making sure everything runs smoothly. This past year he re-decorated the interior to keep up with the "chic" neighborhood restaurants that were popping off, and I told him that people don't come there because it looks cool, we come because it's delicious! La Mexicana also became a hang out spot after rallies or events in Denver. We would all meet up at La Mexicana for food and drinks whenever we were going to be in the neighborhood.
Happy hour at La Mexicana is also delicious if you are a big fan of La Mighty Michelada. But the real kind of michelada, made out of Worcestershire and Tapatio sauce, and not that pansy clamato juice other places use. They also have the "lemon" michelada, which is just the lime and salt. But that's a regular beer for me.
So, if it's as nice as they say it is Denver this weekend, head over to one of these spots, pick up a pizza or some tortas and head to a park and have a picnic. I hope you enjoy these spots as much as I do.
