Eatin' Street Food

Yesterday we did a walking tour of street food in Denver. We visited five different locations, some of which we had never heard of. We took the W line light rail for the first time.

The first stop was Caveman Cafeteria. They specialize in Paleo food but do have several "Cheat Day" exceptions. Their target audience is Crossfit members, and they got their start with Kickstarter earlier this year.

Wagyu Beef Slider on a Pretzel Bun w/ Demiglaze

Bistro Steak w/ Mushrooms and Demiglaze

Our next stop was Basic Kneads Pizza. We have tried them before outside Prost Brewing Company and liked them so much we went back for a second pizza. My favorite that we tried on the tour was the Sweet Thai Chili Chicken. The 16th street setup is their newest and is equipped with a full wood burning oven. In order to accommodate the ovens, they build the trailers themselves in a backyard.

Pepperoni & Margherita Pizza

Next up was Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs. We've heard of them several times and seen them on several Food Network/Cooking Channel shows, but had never tried them. We tried four different types of sausages. My favorite was the wild boar with apricots and cranberry. I knew they had some unique menu items, but didn't expect to be eating rattlesnake.

Biker Jim's exotic menu.

The "Off the Menu Special"

Pheasant and Rattlesnake w/ Cream Cheese & Coca Cola Onions

Our dessert stop was Petey Bird Ice Cream Sandwiches. This is the company's first summer. It was interesting to hear the owner left his engineering job to pursue ice cream sandwiches and he designed the bike cooler himself. The original "mini" size sandwiches come two to a package, or you can upgrade to a large. I would love to go back and get two mini packages so we can have two different flavors.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate

Chocolate Chip Walnut and Banana

Our final stop was EVOO Marketplace where we sampled tons and tons of specialty olive oils and balsamic vinegars. The combinations were endless, but we ended up purchasing two we've had before due to their versatility. In the future, I might like to buy a fruitier balsamic.

Overall, it was a good day and I'm glad I bought the deal. I was feeling a bit guilty for skipping kickboxing, but I think it's more because I enjoy going and missed it. It may have also been because I was on a great workout streak and hadn't missed a day in July. I'm still not sure if I'll go again since I won't be going for the next three weeks and it was only a ten week deal. We finished off the evening running some last minute errands for our Hawaii trip. It's almost here!