The Cherry Cricket

The Cherry Cricket offers a welcoming patch of down-to-earth unpretentiousness in a sea of super-swank establishments. The Cricket has been the happy black sheep of the Cherry Creek North neighborhood for decades with its old-school pub/sports bar atmosphere and a comforting combo of pub and Mexican food. While the menu has plenty of options, there's a reason Cherry Cricket burgers, including bison, have consistently been voted among the best in Denver. It could be the 35-plus topping choices--all the usual suspects such as cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce and onions, along with a slew of out-there options including grilled pineapple, peanut butter, corned beef, Fritos and pork belly, not to mention delicious Ancho Apricot BBQ. The cobb salad is also a winner.