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Chuey Fu's Latin-Asian Grub

2205 E. Colfax Ave., Denver Capitol Hill/Uptown/City Park

720-941-5555

Latin, Asian

Chuey Fu's started as a food truck; it now has two Denver locations where diners can find a mash-up of Latin and Asian flavors. While the menu boasts straightforward dishes like guacamole and pho, we prefer tacos topped with ancho-chile chicken with sesame-peanut sauce, seared ahi tuna or Korean-style beef. Its most famous offering: A pho burrito, stuffed with rice noodles, Thai basil, cilantro, sriracha and hoisin sauce.
Chuey Fu's Latin-Asian Grub

1131 Santa Fe Dr. Central Denver

303-484-1681

Latin, Asian

Chuey Fu's started as a food truck; it now has two Denver locations where diners can find a mash-up of Latin and Asian flavors. While the menu boasts straightforward dishes like guacamole and pho, we prefer tacos topped with ancho-chile chicken with sesame-peanut sauce, seared ahi tuna or Korean-style beef. Its most famous offering: A pho burrito, stuffed with rice noodles, Thai basil, cilantro, Sriracha and hoisin sauce.

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La Guarida Cubana

5922 E. Colfax Ave. East Denver

720-328-6521

African, Afro-Cuban, Cuban, Latin, Latin American, Recommended, Slideshow

La Guarida Cubana opened in the summer of 2012 on a stretch of East Colfax known more for McDonald’s and pot shops than good food. But Lissette and Enrique Rosell, who run this no-frills mom-and-pop joint, are definitely serving good food, authentic Cuban fare that’s made with love, Lissette says. Although the names may not be traditional (coffee and milk rather than café con leche; rice with chicken instead of arroz con pollo), the tastes definitely are. Standouts include the Cuban and Midnight sandwiches and the No. 2 combo plate, featuring “lechon asado,” which also comes with the best sides: moro rice and maduros, soft slices of sweet plantains that are fried until dark brown on the edges, sugars transformed into caramelesque chewiness. Although there are a few misses on the menu (and no tres leches cake at all!), there’s a lot to love here.

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Tamayo

1400 Larimer St. Downtown Denver

720-946-1433

Mexican, Latin, Recommended, Best Of, Slideshow

Tamayo's owner, nationally renowned restaurateur Richard Sandoval, grew up working in his family's Acapulco restaurants, and when he opened his first restaurant in Colorado, in a prime corner space on Larimer Square, he billed his cross of traditional dishes with contemporary techniques as "Modern Mexican." But a decade and several restaurants later, Tamayo was beginning to look anything but modern. So in early 2013 he closed the restaurant for a four-week, million-dollar renovation that not only revamped the interior, but also overhauled the menu. Now it features three versions of guacamole, including a killer smash of avocados pelted with chicharrons, as well as several new tacos; the beverage program has been upgraded, too, with nearly 150 tequilas lining the shelves above the bar and a list of specialty cocktails. What was getting old is new again.

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