Kris "with a K" M.'s Profile
DateLittleton, CO 80127
(303) 972-4263
Black Knight Games
Category:
Videos and Video Game Rental
Listed in: Gaming stores
The store itself is pretty huge - there's a huge, huge amount of space for gaming, both miniature and card, with a couple extra rooms for board games or RPGs. The owner/employees used to work at Valhallas, so it's good to know that some of that's come through the previous store's passing. The place is well lit and clean, and they have a good selection of snacks and food in case you get hungry while gaming. Definitely a place to come back to.
Listed in: Gaming stores
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 539-2500
January Elite Event @ The Capital Grille
Category:
Local Flavor
Neighborhoods: Northwest, Lodo
And the food! Oh man, I could have eaten nothing but the tenderloin sliders and been more than happy, those were amazing, melt-in-your-mouth goodness. Mini lobster rolls and jumbo shrimp added yet more class, and the truffle fries were a great end to the tastes of the menu.
The staff were polite and amazing, with a great and attentive bartender. And gift bags at the end for everyone? That's above and beyond. Definitely going to return again when I can. Congrats to Tiffany for choosing this place for a fantastic event!
Listed in: Yelp Events!
The view in the restaurant is nice - you can just make out the waves crashing beyond the golf course, and it's surrounded by trees and greenery. The food is good and the price is relatively reasonable - though I suggest buying and using a http://restaurant.com coupon as we did. Definitely a nice place to come back to in the future.
Listed in: Waves Crashing on Rocks
Mine, well.... not so much. I ordered the Seafood Combination, which sounded really good - shrimp, scallops, calamari and Pacific oysters, all fried. OK, sure. What I got looked like a kids meal. Red and white checked paper covered with fries, and a few small pieces of fried somethings on the side of the plate - two small pieces of each. I could tell, roughly, what each thing was more or less - they were gone in two bites each, and the oysters seemed darker than I'd seen before. Nothing tasted very fresh. I was pretty disgusted with the plate - and they have the audacity to charge $18 for that! It was barely an appetizer, let alone the entree the menu said it would be.
I guess this is a case of buyer beware, and things sounding better than they actually are. Again, my mom's food was pretty amazing, so clearly they can make good food. But I think I'd prefer to go to a restaurant on the pier that has more consistency across their menu, and it's not like we don't have our choice.
Listed in: Waves Crashing on Rocks
The course itself is relatively challenging, with a good variety of styles and challenges, and a lot of vertical movement between holes (everything isn't flat and on one plane). Truthfully, they have two courses, but my mom and I pretty much play the upper one exclusively, as we feel it's more diverse and challenging and interesting, but the lower course is pretty alright too.
For the price, it's pretty great. I always enjoy going here, even if the volcano-style holes frustrate me to no end.
Listed in: Back in the Bay
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
(303) 463-5451
Valhallas Game Center - CLOSED
Category:
Hobby Shops
Listed in: Gaming stores
1 Previous Review:
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9/29/2011
I'm torn on the level of review for Valhallas. I've been coming here for almost 5 years now, and I have to admit I've seen it mostly decline over that time. Trophies and relics from past glories hang on the walls, reminders of a more vibrant and thriving time.
Stock on the shelves is usually not replaced very quickly if at all - the GW section is practically barren except for a few new releases and a few old models that simply won't sell. There's a reasonable amount of board games and a slim selection of RPGs, but I feel a lot of the recent reorganization of displays has been to cover up the lack of stuff to fill the space.
There are two good, if not great, things about the place. One is the gaming space. It's huge, able to hold 40K tournaments, Friday Night Magic, and assorted other games almost all at once. The owner has put a decent amount of work into getting good terrain for the 40K games as well.
The other good thing about Valhallas is the community. Though it's admittedly shrunk, there's always a core of people that go and play, and almost all of them are good people, encouraging and supporting others in our myriad hobbies, be it roleplaying, wargaming, or CCGs. The owners and employees encourage this community as well, and do their best to support it and be helpful in general (with a few missteps here and there, naturally).
So while I could easily give this place 2 stars, as the other reviewers have done, I feel that there's still more there to the place that makes it worthy of that 3rd star. At one time, it would have been 4 or 5 though, and the decline from that makes me sad.
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 279-6052
Rewind Consignment Shop
Categories:
Thrift Stores,
Antiques
I admit, most of the clothes are women's, so I'm not exactly perusing those on any sort of basis. But seriously, whenever I come here I inevitably find some quirky, unique items that fall well within my budget. It's also a great place to shop for gifts for mom, which is fitting, as she first instilled in me my desire for bargain shopping and thrift items.
Listed in: Golden Golden
Came by here on a Tuesday for their lunch special - $8 for a cup of soup, an egg roll/two gyoza, and a main entree is entirely reasonable. The Tom Kha soup was pleasantly spicy and full of mushrooms and chicken, but it had a sweet-chili taste that I didn't expect. The gyoza were crisp-skinned with a plump, rich filling.
I ordered the Three Flavor Chicken as my entree - I admit that I couldn't really discern what three flavors it had, but it was fresh tasting and had a slightly spicy, citrus-sweet glaze. I did ask for it to be spicy, and it's indicated with two peppers on the menu, but I really couldn't get much heat from the entree. Still, a lot of Thai restaurants will make food more American spicy and not Thai spicy as a default (notable exception: US Thai), so I'm not surprised, and I may have to be more specific next time.
One minor bone of contention: I ordered a Thai iced tea to go with the meal, mainly because I wanted to try out their version, but at $3 (!) a glass I probably won't be doing that in the future. When a non-alcoholic drink is more than 1/3 the cost of the meal, it's just not worth it. $2 would be much more reasonable in my opinion - but then again, I don't own a restaurant.
That aside, I'm super glad that Thai Gold is open, and I look forward to returning multiple times to try out different menu items. I think they'll do well, if the crowd of other patrons at the restaurant is any indication.
Listed in: Golden Golden
Best things about the place have to be the kickin' dollar menu (2 tacos so delicious), the sourdough jack (why do more fast food places not use sourdough bread? it's the best bread ever!), and the curly fries (omg the curly fries). Lines are mostly short and move quick. And it's open super late for when it's 1AM and I'm hungry. There's even a gas fireplace in the restaurant!
It has issues, of course. The bacon's usually pretty limp, everything's greasy, and their healthy options are somewhat limited, but this is no different from just about any other fast food chain out there (again, In-N-Out excepted). Definitely worthy of my continued patronage!
Listed in: Golden Golden
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Golden, CO
Yelping SinceMay 2009
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The owners are quite nice and very enthusiastic, and I think this store has a good chance of becoming very popular if more people get to know about it.