Tag: restaurants
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Colorado Springs area retail market remains strong though challenged amid inflation, global conflict
The retail market in the greater Colorado Springs area remains strong though challenged, with residents being choosier about where and how they spend amid rising retail costs driven by inflation, tariffs and global conflict, local industry experts said. Even as the cost of doing business has increased, retail vacancies have fallen across Colorado Springs, new…
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Fight over credit card ‘swipe fees’ attracts nearly 200 lobbyists in Colorado
One of the most expensive fights of the 2026 session got a little closer to being over on Friday, when the Colorado Senate took a second final vote on the proposal to eliminate “swipe fees” on sales taxes. It’s not exactly a David and Goliath story. It’s more like Goliath versus Goliath. Also known as…
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Foodies, rejoice! Mile High Asian Food Week returns for fourth year
Mile High Asian Food Week, a weeklong celebration of Colorado’s growing Asian-American culinary scene, is back for its fourth year, with even more venues to visit and food to enjoy. “It has been pretty neat to see the growth, year after year,” said co-founder Joanne Liu. “There has been an outpouring of love and interest…
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L&L Hawaiian Barbecue ‘leis’ down roots in Broadmoor neighborhood
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue has said “aloha” to the Broadmoor neighborhood. The largest Hawaii-based restaurant chain opened its third Colorado Springs location, and its seventh in Colorado, on April 1 at 2130 Southgate Road, Suite 101, in the Broadmoor Towne Center. The brand is known for offering “Hawaii’s Plate Lunch,” a signature Hawaiian barbecue meal featuring…
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Biaggi’s closes permanently in Briargate
After months of work to address what restaurant officials called “extensive and compounding” soil erosion and plumbing issues on site, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano in Briargate has permanently closed its doors. “With a heavy heart, we are sharing that our Colorado Springs location will not be reopening and is permanently closed,” a post on the restaurant’s…
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Slice, slice, baby: Mountain Mike’s Pizza doubles down in Colorado Springs
Mountain Mike’s Pizza, the Southern California-based pizza chain that first opened in Colorado Springs in early 2025, is expanding locally. Husband-and-wife team Chris and Laura Beasley on April 1 opened the Springs’ second Mountain Mike’s location at 8099 Carmela Grove, Suite 140, at the northeast corner of East Woodmen and Marksheffel roads. It opened roughly…
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Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery closes in Colorado Springs
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery has permanently closed the doors on its only Colorado Springs location. “Unfortunately, we have permanently closed. Thank you for allowing us to serve the Colorado Springs community,” read a notice taped to the doors and windows of the restaurant at 3316 Cinema Point on Thursday. The restaurant was located in…
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Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta closes on Colorado Springs’ north side
Anthony’s Pizza & Pasta, the Denver-based New York-style pizza chain that expanded into Colorado Springs in early 2019, has closed the Springs location. The restaurant located at 1333 Interquest Parkway, in InterQuest Commons on the city’s north side, is permanently closed, the company confirmed by email late last week. “This location was independently owned and…
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Scratch-made bagel shop Jeff’s Bagel Run making its Centennial State debut in Colorado Springs
An Orlando, Fla.-based bagel shop is bringing a taste of New York to Colorado Springs. Known for its New York-style bagels — “Always boiled. Never toasted,” the company’s motto declares — its house-whipped cream cheese and craft coffee, Jeff’s Bagel Run is debuting its first Colorado location, and its 30th nationwide, in Colorado Springs this…
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More Chick-fil-A coming to the Colorado Springs area, including a first-of-its-kind local build
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is targeting expansion in Cimarron Hills on Colorado Springs’ eastern edge. The fast-food chain known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries proposes building a 2,714-square-foot, drive-thru-only restaurant inside the Powers Center at the southeast corner of Palmer Park and Powers boulevards, according to planning documents submitted with the El Paso County Planning…