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Loveland Merchant Voyage to get help

By on Monday, May 7th, 2012 | No Comments

Loveland business Merchant Voyage has been struggling.  I blogged about the plight of Merchant Voyage on April 26.   

Now there may be some good new.  A recent email from Renee Blanchard says that the Loveland Cash Mob will decend on Merchant Voyage (246 E. Fourth Street) at 2 p.m. on May 12.

Try to find time to stop by and support a locally owned business in downtown (DoLo) Loveland.

Click on this line to find out about the Loveland Cash Mob.  They have a Loveland Cash Mob Facebook page too.

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Loveland business site reactivated

By on Friday, March 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Driving around Loveland and seeing a sign that says Coming Soon always catches my eye.  This happpened again yesterday when I was cruizing down Cleveland Avenue. I was in the area by the downtown Loveland Safeway.

Across the street, I saw a white sign on an old building (834 Cleveland) that proclaimed a new business was emerging. The only people on site were a couple of painters, so I talked to them.

First of all, this location near DoLo (downtown Loveland) is familiar to many. It has been a few different businesses.  The one I used to fequent was the Circle Moon coffee shop. Both the upstairs and downstairs were quaint and cozy with many places to sip coffee or read.  Later it morphed into a medical marijuana shop and then a place to get a massage.  (Let the record note that I did not go to either of these businesses.)

Now, according the the men who were painting the interior and exterior of the building, it will some sort of retail shop selling antiques.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS ON THIS?

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Bobservation — Loveland restaurant to serve lunch soon

By on Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 | No Comments

I sure am thankful that my “beeps” who read this blog are so willing to share info. I can’t get around and see everything.  A good example is my post early this week about a new bagel shop coming to Loveland.

Now I have another one.  I haven’t had time to check it out completely. (I did email the business asking for more information.) 

The Inglenook restaurant on Cleveland Ave. is going to start serving lunches starting 4/1 according to my faithful reader out by Devil’s Backbone.  This high-end downtown Loveland eatery will become another place for business persons to meet and eat at the noon hour. 

When they respond, or I can stop by to get more info, I will try to post the lunchtime menu for you.

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Loveland’s newest eatery

By on Monday, November 7th, 2011 | No Comments

Loveland — can I get a hallelujah?  Starting November 8th. we westsiders in Loveland will have a new place for lunch and dinner.

The restaurant is not completely new. It used to be the Aspen Leaf Grille at the La Quinta on west Eisenhower.  Owners Hamid and Janice Eslan have revamped the place, including some decor and the menu.   The new Loveland establishment is now called the Backbone Gourment Grub and Brewhouse.  (for the now-local, the backbone here refers to the Devil’s Backbone rock formaton on the west edge of Loveland.)

So, last Friday night, my wife and I were guests at the Backbone to test out their new menu items.  I should mention here that the brewhouse portion of the Backbone Gourmet Grub and Brewhouse refers to the beer sold at the restaurant.  They have partnered with Grimm Brothers Brewhouse to serve the Loveland brewery’s line of beers including their season and special offerings. Congrats to both the Eslans and Grimm Brothers (Russell Fruits) for supporting each other and doing business locally.

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Loveland gets Smashed

By on Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 | 3 Comments

Get ready Loveland, there is a new burger in town.  SMASHBURGER I was fortunate to be the guest of Smashburger’s founder Tom Ryan and his great staff today.  Tom and the local franchisers hosted us a day before Loveland’s Smashburger restaurant opens. A good crowd got to sample some of the delicious food that Smashburgers has to offer.

I must confess that I have never been to a Smashburgers, even though there is one in Fort Collins. Tom Ryan said the company is four years old, and has 17 outlets in the state.  In addition to the one in the Fort, there are is also a Smashburger in  Colorado Sprins, Grand Junction, and some in the Denver metro area.  Ryan does not rule out the possiblity of more to come on Greeley and another location in Fort Collins in the future.

The “smash” in a Smashburger comes from the fact that the cook puts most of his weight on a 1/3 or 1/2 pound fresh (never frozen) lump of Angus beef.  It was impressive to see a demo of this, and then get to taste a piece of the burger right after it is quickly cooked.  So good!

I had an American burger but was tempted to try the Colorado burger (with mild green chilis, cheddar and pepper jack cheese, all on a chipolte bun.   I added haystack onions to mine as my side but sampled the  sampled the smashfries with rosemary, garlic and onion, thanks to my impromptu dining partners .(Rob Smith, Coach Sean McCarthy and his wife, and Russell Fruits from Grimm Bros)

The veggine frites are fun too.  Flash fried carrots and asparagus is a healthy side item they offer.

Check the Smashburger menu for many other items including a black bean burger, hot dogs, salads and much more.  I have to end by noting that they have shakes, made with Hagen-Dazs ice cream, too.  The shakes come in the standard vanilla, chocolate and strawberry but they have some surprising ones too.  The ones made with Butterfinger candy bars or Nutter Butters are something I will try again.

So, I have a new favorite burger place in Loveland.  Go by starting tomorrow and try it for yourself.  Loveland Smashburger is located on east Eisenhower (where Earle’s Flowers was) across from Wal-Mart.

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