Colorado Plus

Photo from 2013 Chef Eric Miller and Doug Sattem were responsible for the birth of the culinary scene here at C+. I was working at a liquor store to earn a little income while we were under construction back in 2012 and I happened to run into this person who overheard my conversation talking to some customers in line about this project and he came up to the counter to make his purchase and introduced himself as Doug and mentioned that he had thought about opening up a barbecue joint in the same building a while back and after a few conversations and meetings we became partners and his stake in the brewpub helped to fund the construction and remodel of the kitchen. Because of his investment we went from potentially only able to offer hotdogs to a full service restaurant and Doug had good friends who were so kind to help out and one of those friends Eric was a lead chef instructor at the Le Cordon Blue Academy in CA to help develop the original menu and the burger that helped put C+ on the map the Colorado Plus Burger was their creation. Doug’s contributions go further than the menu, he also introduced us to his friends Carbo and Chet who helped with some of the carpentry (picnic tables shelving). Our partnership was somewhat short lived but we’re always reminded that his ideas and contributions to the start of the culinary program paved the way for the future kitchen staff here at C+

With this being our last month in operation I am always reminded that owning a Brewpub, restaurant or any kind of hospitality business has so many dynamic layers to it. You run a business to offer the neighborhood something someplace that the neighborhood needs and on the other hand it becomes deeper than that and you become fully immersed in the idea of growing with the neighborhood and in turn being involved in the idea of growing this thing together with your staff. Sometimes there is no foundational groundwork for it. There is nothing written in paper, no formal plan. When you work together, people input ideas and then all of a sudden you see this vision morphing into something larger with a larger reach than the immediate neighborhood and then it becomes contagious to neighboring suburbs and you have individuals that come on board who are really special to the development of the concept and individuals who share their passion, we’ve been very lucky to have had a good number of individuals like that, I am forever grateful to all of my staff past and present, but most of all I’ve been very lucky to have this one very special person, my lifelong friend and partner: Jae. She is the one person who has been behind the scenes doing all the back office stuff and lately a lot of you have seen her helping out in the front. She is the one person that deserves a tremendous amount of credit in believing in the concept and giving Colorado Plus this opportunity to have grown together with this neighborhood and the community
I am always reminded that no matter how long you’re in business for, fail or succeed I am always grateful to have had the opportunity and always grateful for people that believe in us

New for this month is the hand panko breaded Chicken Katsu sandwich

The build: panko breaded and fried chicken, pickle chips, shredded cabbage, mayo and teriyaki sauce

This sandwich has layers of delicate crispy and tender textures with a touch of salty sweetness!