{"id":4896,"date":"2011-06-01T21:09:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T04:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=4896"},"modified":"2011-06-03T11:51:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T18:51:25","slug":"patsys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/?p=4896","title":{"rendered":"Patsy’s Italian Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\"facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"google_plus\"<\/a>\"reddit\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>

Revised June 3, 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

I was in Patsy’s last night. I was in a need-to-be-in-Patsy’s mood so I drove to Patsy’s Italian Restaurant on Denver’s North-side. Years ago South-sider’s referred to the Northwest part of Denver as West Denver, but who’s counting. Huhh?<\/p>\n

Entering the restaurant is like stepping into a time-machine back to the gay 20s. Uhh, not that one.

\"Enter<\/a>
Enter the restaurant through Patsy's bar area.
\nPhoto from Patsy's<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The excellent photo – originally from Patsy’s site and snipped – above, is from a site who’s authors weren’t that crazy about the food. At least they agree with me that the restaurant looks like an authentic movie set, it is…authentic. Better then a movie set, it’s the real thing.<\/p>\n

The restaurant has been around since 1921 or something like that, and it looks like it. Patronizing Patsy’s is like eating and drinking in an antique – not an antique-store, an antique. And I like that. The bar is boot-leg cozy with an old varnished wooden surface behind a half-round arm-rest, spinner-stools with red-vinyl (?) tops and mirrored back-bar. Don’t know if it’s true, but I heard that the name came about – changed to Patsy’s – after WWll when Italians weren’t exactly on America’s A-list and, well, Patsy’s sounds Irish, so… I also heard that the original owner, Chubby Aiello, referred to Mussolini as “Hitler’s patsy” so the restaurant was therefore named Patsy’s – as a patriotic gesture… Like the Kennedy Assassination, Roswell, Osama and so on and so forth, we’ll never know, so ask someone if you have a need to know. <\/p>\n

Patsy’s pipes in appropriate period\/style background music. The music savvy tech-guy went to Hollywood High, so says he. He does have excellent and thoughtful play-lists. <\/p>\n

About the food, I think “those chicks” are accustomed to a different set of taste sensations. I am completely satisfied when I dine on the big, fat, home-made noodles with Patsy’s garlicky, red-sauce, a couple of balls, bread, salad and a glass of a solid red. Deal me in baby. What – you were expecting a piece on military-artillery. Not going to happen here. <\/p>\n

The word cozy comes up again when mentioning the restaurant booths. Easy-in, hard-out. Easing into the booths, your eyes catch a glimpse of the little shaded light on the wall behind the booth. It sooths. It isn’t an expletive high-school classroom with mind-scratching fluorescent lighting.<\/p>\n

\"Patsys<\/a>
Patsy's main dinning area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Patsy’s was named one of the 10 “Reasons to Return” to Denver by 10Best Inc.<\/p>\n

And here she is…<\/p>\n

\"Patsys<\/a>
Patsy's Italian Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patsy’s Italian Restaurant
\n3651 Navajo Street
\nDenver, CO 80211
\n(303) 477-8910<\/p>\n

\"Navajo<\/a>
Navajo Street Art District<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Patsy’s is the anchor for about a half-dozen art galleries within a block or so. There’s even a little theater. The area is called The Navajo Street Art District.<\/a><\/p>\n

First Fridays of each month feature the First Friday Art Walk: The galleries do an open-house with cheese and wine thing from around 5:00 PM until around 9:00 PM. Actually that would be tonight – June 3, 2011. The art ranges from primitive-barely-art art to sophisticated, luxurious oils. There is some avant-guard, edgy stuff. Be sure to check out D-Gallery on 36th and Navajo. It’s a great way to spend a Friday night in Denver. Do cocktails and dinner at Patsy’s then stroll the galleries for a couple of hours, and buy some art. Support your local artist. Even if he\/she’s from Brooklyn, New York. <\/p>\n

Patsy’s Official Website<\/a>
\nCertified authentic by TrueItalianTable<\/a>
\nVisit the main pages of LasVegasBuffetClub.Com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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