Bistro LeRoux
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Elevated Pan-European plates, creative cocktails, and curated wine selections
Elevated Pan-European plates, creative cocktails, and curated wine selections
"In French, “happy hour” translates as heureux heure—a fittingly graceful phrase for what transpires at Lon Symensma’s swanky European bistro in LoDo from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through Sunday. Such elegant stuff as foie gras–chicken liver mousse with red wine–poached apples, pickled cranberries, pine syrup, and brioche; steak tartare with smoked oyster aioli, confit egg yolk, and potato chips; and steamed mussels in saffron-laced Sherry cream all goes for $9 or less, while beer, wine, and cocktails are priced between $4 and $11 — and speaking of wine, a full bottle comes with a cheese plate, a charcuterie board, or a half-dozen oysters on the half shell for just $30. Chef’s kiss." - Ruth Tobias, Gigi Sukin, Eater Staff
"You can’t have French onion–soup dumplings without French onion soup. Seeing as how Lon Symensma’s famous for the former at ChoLon, it only makes sense that he’s perfected the art of the latter, in all its bubbling cheese- and crouton-topped glory, next door at LeRoux." - Rebecca Treon, Gigi Sukin, Ruth Tobias
"LeRoux represents a culinary homecoming for chef Lon Symensma, celebrating the classic European model with progressive twists. The restaurant emphasizes theatrics with elements like a cheese cart and flambé dishes, aiming for whimsical presentations. Notable dishes include a transparent cloche presentation of beef tartare, a two-liver mousse accompanied by seasonal preserves, a mushroom dish likened to a steak, a twist on French onion soup with Wagyu short rib, a reimagined Dover sole meunière with lobster, and a signature Paris-Brest dessert." - Ruth Tobias
"LeRoux is a new restaurant by Lon Symensma, under construction next to ChoLon, and expected to open around the holidays. It will be part of a trio of Symensma’s restaurants taking up corner SugarCube real estate at 16th and Blake Streets, along with the revamped ChoLon and Cho77." - Josie Sexton
"LeRoux is chef Lon Symensma's forthcoming European cafe, slated to open next to Cho77 and ChoLon at 16th and Blake Streets around the holidays." - Josie Sexton