Dave C.
Yelp
Milepost Zero is open for business! Even though only half of the food stalls are up and running, this is a welcome addition to LoDo and the new McGregor Square.
It's part of McGregor Square, which is literally across the street from Coors Field. It's also within easy walking distance to Ball Arena. This fills a HUGE void in this part of LoDo because there are a lot of sit down restaurants near the stadiums, but a variety of quick serve, affordable food is a little further away than you want it to be before a game or concert.
Inside MP0, I had Buona, which is a Chicago Italian beef chain. It was definitely one of the best, if not the best Italian beef I've had in Colorado. I don't care if it's a chain. Every Buona location is in Illinois except for this one, and this is one of the highlights of MP0. Get one dipped with cheese and peppers. It's really a taste of Chicago fast food in Denver.
I also had Atomic Chicken, which honestly was not very good. The chicken was over cooked. The flavor was not great. And the bun was extremely refrigerated. This was MP0's second day open, and these guys were not ready for prime time before a Rockies game.
Giordano's is open (pizza) and Field Greens (veg food) is also open right now. Soon, ice cream, noodles, coffee, and Little Chingones (Los Chingones, but smaller) will be open as well. While Avanti is more of an incubator food hall with experimental, interesting things, this is more of a chain food hall, and that's ok! They need to appeal to the masses before games and concerts, and there's nothing wrong with that if the food is good.
Inside, it's very bright, clean, and comfortable. More inviting than Zeppelin Station and more comfortable than Junction because the many of the seats are padded, which is a questionable decision because they're going to inevitably get super dirty.
There's a full bar inside and self-serve taps that are like First Draft. The bar is up and running, but the taps still weren't working yet. My guess is that they'll do everything in their power to have it up and running by All-Star Weekend.
While the food is not necessarily the star of this food hall yet, the location and need for this food hall is a HUGE reason why this is still such a great place. With indoor and outdoor seating, it's nice to have more fast casual options for game goers in a lively space that is much more pleasant than eating in the stadium.
If you haven't been down to McGregor Square yet, it's time. Once MP0 is fully up and running, this will be a central part of game days and concerts in Denver going forward.