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Front Range dining draws primarily from the Denver metro area; you'll find standard chains, mom-and-pop restaurants, upscale dining, and good ethnic food choices like Mexican and Thai with the occasional Middle Eastern restaurant thrown in.
Woody's has a full menu, with pastas, chicken, calzones, and burgers, but it's the pizza, with its smoky, wood-charred crust, that's the big draw. Woody's is so popular that the pies are always just out of the oven. Don't be surprised if you have to join the throng of families and college students waiting outside for a table on a busy night.
This always-hopping pizzeria is the area's original après-ski destination: be prepared for a wait on winter weekends, because Denverites often stop in Idaho Springs for dinner until the traffic thins. Topping choices for the famous olive-oil-and-honey pizza crust range from traditional to exotic—think andouille sausage, Hatch green chilies, and tofu—and they've added a decent version of a gluten-free crust, as well.
Bring along a dollar bill that you're willing to leave on the wall---it will join thousands of others that have been drawn on, written on, and tacked up in rows around and above the bar. There's nothing fancy here, just good pasta and pizzas. If you're in a creative mood, build your own pie, with a combination of ordinary toppings, from pepperoni to sausage, then add more unusual extras like almonds or jalapeños. They don't take reservations, but you can call ahead for priority seating.
The thin-crust brick-oven pizzas and ingredient-packed stromboli and calzones draw families and groups to the casual, bustling Alpine, which serves lunch and dinner and offers live music Thursday to Saturday. Kids love the operating model train that winds around the restaurant overhead, and adults love the cozy bar.
This tiny but friendly café serves breakfasts so scrumptious that there's a line out the door most days. It's well worth the wait, especially for the elaborate skillets, including one with chicken-fried steak. The burgers are above average, as well, with a hefty roster of toppings from which to build your own. Kids are particularly well catered to with Mickey Mouse pancakes and yogurt with granola for less than $7.
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