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BY MIGUEL OTÁROLA, @MOTAROLA_EATS

"I don't know if anyone's doing well," is how chef Bo Porytko put it to me, plainly, last week when I interviewed him for our story on how construction of the Bus Rapid Transit line in Denver is imperiling businesses along East Colfax. Porytko had just announced the closure of his kitchen inside of Middleman, Misfit Snack Bar, and his main priority was in keeping his other Colfax restaurant, Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails, steady during the next three years of construction.

For other business owners, the gridlock is also getting to be too much to bear. Will East Colfax be totally re-transformed by the time the bus line is complete?

EDITOR'S PICKS

Woman places table settings in front of fences

East Colfax restaurants say they are barely hanging on because of BRT line construction

Bus Rapid Transit line construction creates miles-long obstacle course that has deterred many from the dining district, businesses say

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tables of customers at frasca

Colorado only wins one James Beard award — but it’s a big one

Frasca Food and Wine took home one of the foundation’s top honors on Monday night

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farmers tossing bales in farms

Trump curbs immigration enforcement at farms, meatpacking plants, hotels and restaurants

The move follows weeks of increased enforcement — AP

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TIP POOL

You're going to a show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. What do you do for dinner?

MORE HEADLINES

  • More Safeway, Albertsons workers authorize strike; negotiations set to resume
  • GOP cuts to food assistance could put Colorado in vicious cycle, Polis tells Congress
  • Shuttered West Colfax VFW property lists for $5M — BusinessDen
  • Staff Favorite: Neighborhood market serves sandwiches, burritos with slice of Denver history — Matt Schubert

EAT THIS

Poke bowl with three types of sashimi

Aloha Cones

The best poke restaurant in Denver is on the ground floor of the Denver Health Foundation directly next to the Denver Health Medical Center and Hospital. (No, this isn't the start to an old Stefon joke.) An employee was filleting and salting a salmon in front of the counter when we walked in on a recent weekend, a cheery sight when considering quality. The $25 Charashi bowl is a pretty chunk of change that's also worth every bite. Ahi, salmon and yellowtail lay atop a bowl of sticky rice with a large helping of cucumbers, seaweed and crab salads. The sashimi was heavenly. Aloha Cones also has sushi rolls that are less expensive and just as flavorful.