Another Chance to Vote: 5280’s Top of the Town

As many of you perennial voters know, 5280’s Top of the Town voting takes place right around the same time as Westword’s Best of Denver poll. While the Westword has some unique and interesting awards, 5280 stays a more traditional route when it comes to categories. We find both to be very useful guides to great local stores and restaurants. To vote for the 2013 awards or to check out the 2012 Top of the Town, click here.

Need a second opinion? If you thought about voting for any of our restaurants in the following categories, we couldn’t agree more!

Steuben’s:

Best Brunch

Best French Fries

Best Food Truck

Ace:

Best Noodle Bowl (Spicy Pork Ramen)

Best Patio Dining

Best Cocktail Menu

Vesta:

Best Wine List

Best Gluten Free Menu

Best Dessert

Restaurant Week Is Just Around the Corner

The countdown is on… We will be hard at work all week preparing to launch our Restaurant Week menu starting February 23^rd. Take a peek at our Restaurant Week menu here. Planning on going out all week? Check out Ace and Vesta Dipping Grill’s menus as well, here and here. Finally, if all of this voting and menu reading is making you thirsty, you are in luck. Steuben’s bar manager, Ryan Layman, has shared the recipe to one of his favorite drinks from our cocktail menu, the Sazerac, for you to enjoy at home:

Sazerac

2 oz Bulleit Rye Whiskey

Splash of Absinthe

4 dashes Peychaud’s bitters

1 large sugar cube

Muddle sugar cube and bitters in cocktail mixing glass with a very small splash of water. Add whiskey and stir. Strain into a chilled, Absinthe rinsed rocks glass. (Add a splash of Absinthe, swirl around the glass, and pour out.) Garnish with a lemon twist and enjoy!