Look Inside the Old Patsy’s Space, Now Transformed Into Acova | Eater Denver

"After nearly two years of work on the former Patsy’s building at 3651 Navajo Street, the new Acova restaurant and bar is ready to open; customers of its 95-year predecessor will hardly recognize the place — the bones are intact but a 100-seat dining room has been opened and turned industrial-modern, there’s an indoor-outdoor bar and a 100-person patio, and soon patrons will be able to roam a back courtyard with more neighborhood businesses and even a kids playground. Co-owner Betsy Workman, who says “in no way do we even want to be compared to Patsy’s,” hopes Acova (which translates to “nest” in Italian) can get back to the roots of what a real neighborhood restaurant is; the redesign features wood and metal furnishings from local designer Fin Art (see also Old Major, Linger, and Spuntino) and includes nods to Patsy’s such as salvaged wood flooring, a red cooler door and a converted pasta roller. Chef Matt Miller is introducing an eclectic lunch and dinner menu — nachos and wings, pierogis, seared ahi with polenta cakes — with entrees like lobster mac and cheese, veal osso bucco and a house-made veggie burger; brunch will begin this holiday weekend and the full bar menu will include organic red, white, or mixed wine slushies and $3 bloody marys. Acova will be open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday, with special holiday weekend hours listed on the website." - Josie Sexton