Regular Joe's Guide

First visit: Mar 2026 (Garden of the Gods) Their primary location is in Castle Rock. It was time again for a record business meet with Dr. Boom. Last time we went to nearby Voodoo Brewing, so why don't we try the new 105 Brewing location? Both are near his house, and make for a perfect lengthy lunch. 105 Brewing is from Castle Rock, and this is their second location. This used to be Trinity Brewing, one of the older brewpubs in Colorado Springs. They had a series of owners and chefs blow through, but ultimately decided to hang it up. There's an entry here in the RJG for them, and Mrs. RJG and I visited here a couple of times. They maintained the two large sitting areas, and I believe added one (though Trinity could have done that too). When walking in, you are greeted by the familiar computer board of beers. This is your traditional bar area. Next door is a large space dedicated solely to seating. And the third room constitutes the cooking area with more places to dine. It is h...

They have a second location in Fountain. First visit: Feb 2026 I first heard of Olde World Bagels & Deli when reading about the top sandwiches here in Colorado Springs. This was further fortified by a couple of friends I have at "the bins" who would often bring in their bagel breakfast sandwiches before a day of digging through other's trash goods. The restaurant sits in a nicely appointed shopping center in the Cheyenne Mountain area of the city. It's a very nice part of town, and here's where you find the "old money" near the Broadmoor Hotel. I'm rarely in this part of town, but on this day, I was there for an estate sale. Afterwards it was lunch time, and fortunately I keep a printed sheet of paper to remind me of places I either need to try for the first time (priority) or those I need to revisit. Olde World quickly rose to the top. Olde World anchors the strip center and is a fairly large place, recalling the Jewish Deli's in Denver. Gi...

First visit: Feb 2026 I've been attempting to get on down to Pueblo at least once a month, to do some thrift digging and dining. As I've said here before, Pueblo is Colorado's little secret for the best food in the state. At least from a Regular Joe's Guide perspective. If you're a Michelin Star kinda person, then you're going to need to visit Denver or one of the fancy mountain resorts. You know that Michelin is a pay to play entity right? Wonder why Colorado Springs, much less Pueblo, do not have any starred restaurants? Because they refused to pay them. Doesn't matter to us, we're all about the real experience of eating in a city. You can have the fou fou. I did plenty of that in my business travel days. Never was impressed. All show, no substance. Pueblo is like a Midwest town dropped into Colorado. It's more like St. Joseph, Missouri than Colorado Springs. I've had Brues Alehouse circled for years, but just never found the right time to go....

First visit: Jan 2026 (Garden of the Gods) It was time for another meet with Dr. Boom, as our collective record businesses have been intersecting of late. Not too far from his homestead is Voodoo Brewing, one of the very few brewpubs here that is not from Colorado. I personally try to only support our locals, as they need all the help they can get, but the timing and the location suggested we should go here for lunch. I first became familiar with the Voodoo brand while in Baltimore, trying one of their beers at RJG favorite Max's Taphouse. This was when I had an office there from late 2016 through 2019. I also saw them in Pittsburgh during that same timeframe, which is where they are based. When they opened here, I thought it was quite curious. We certainly do not have a shortage of breweries or brewpubs here in Colorado Springs. I thought they were just branching out to a western location, and creating a new distribution center. I didn't realize they were a brewpub chain, not ...

First visit: Jan 2026 After all these years, the RJG's have never once stepped foot into Limon other than maybe to load up on gas. It was high time to change that. And what better way than to have an old fashioned Colorado styled Mexican breakfast. Welcome back home! On this quiet and pleasant Monday morning, we stopped into Lichia's, which appears to be somewhat new to Limon's downtown area. Their original location is in Kiowa, also in eastern Colorado. We were greeted by the owner, a very friendly man who took our order. A few minutes later out came that most beautiful spicy green chile smothered breakfast burrito. What you don't see in the picture is the homemade sausage (not chorizo) that was buried in the wrap with the eggs. So delicious. Mrs. RJG had the excellent Huevos Rancheros that you see. It's under debate if we want to add Lichia's to the RJG Rotation. It's not really that far from Colorado Springs. And odds are good we'll pass through again...

Latest visit: Jan 2026 First visit: Jun 2009 Leaving Wichita, we now enter into very familiar territory. Driving north on I-135 to Salina, followed by I-70 into Limon. We've done this journey many times, especially since we had the Denver townhome between 2009 and 2012. As with Highland Super Submarine, Gella's was a destination spot. It's also one of those I-can't-believe-I-haven't-documented-this-yet places. We've been here a few times over the years, though it's now been 12 years since our last visit. It was always crowded, and it appears they've expanded to the building next door. It was a slow Sunday night, despite the NFL playoffs, which was fine with us. There's a saying out there, and my parents were one to repeat it, that states "You can never go back". That means an experience you had in the past cannot be replicated and always ends up in disappointment. I've long maintained that was a bunch of bunk. If there's ever been a...