I don’t think any of us are going to fully comprehend the devastation this virus has wreaked on our local economy until we resume some semblance of normalcy and get out there and see what’s no longer there. I’ve kept a running list of Colorado businesses that have permanently closed during the shutdown. It’s mostly restaurants and it’s only a sliver of the full list, I’m sure. It barely taps other small businesses and nonprofits that might just quietly disappear over the next few months. Yes, restaurants come and go, but this is four months. I can’t help but think if we had a plan for how to effectively deal with this from the beginning, it didn’t have to come to this. One thing is for sure. Life in Colorado is never gonna be the same:
• 12@Madison
• 20th Street Diner
• Arada Ethiopian Restaurant
• Armida’s
• Biju’s Little Curry Shop
• Blue Pebble
• Bovine Metropolis (moving to online only)
• Brasserie Ten Ten
• Buchi Cafe Cubano
• Butcher’s Bistro
• CB & Potts
• The Cereal Box
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Chuey Fu’s Baja Cantina
• Euclid Hall
• Fresh Fish Company
• Frijoles Colorado Cuban Cafe
• Dan The Hidden Idol
• Kindness Yoga
• Lacuna Juice and Yoga
• La Cour Denver’s Art Bar
• Live @ Jack’s
• Meadowlark Kitchen
• The Market at Larimer Square
• The Med
• Milo’s Sports Tavern
• Morton’s Steakhouse
• Mother Tongue
• Next Stop Brew Company
• Nomad Micro Pizzeria
• Nick’s Diner
• Oceanniare
• Old Chicago (Colorado Blvd.)
• Old Major
• The Palm
• Pizzeria Coperta
• Punch Bowl Station (Stapleton)
• Racines
• Rock Bottom (Westminster)
• Royal Rooster
• Rubino’s Coastal Grill
• Scratch Burrito
• Starbucks (400 locations)
• There
• Three Kings Tavern
• Tom’s Diner
• Tony Roma’s
• Via Perla
• Wendell’s
From John Moore’s Facebook page