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Saturday, April 29, 2017

ELWAY'S - CHERRY CREEK, COLORADO

ELWAY'S

CHERRY CREEK SHOPPING CENTER

2500 E. 1ST STREET

DENVER, CO 80206

303-399-5353

HOURS: Monday thru Thursday 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Friday and Saturday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM / Sunday 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM

www.elways.com

www.yelp.com/biz/elways-denver-5

www.facebook.com/ElwaysCherryCreek/

Visiting Denver, Colorado and just had to try Elway's. While there are several Elway's in Denver and even one at the airport we wanted to visit John Elway's original and most famous restaurant. Elway's is pretty much a steak house in the league of Ruth's Chris or Mortons. Enjoyed really good food and service here. Started with Deviled Eggs ($9) and Shrimp Cocktail ($19.50). Both were excellent. The Shrimp were large, fresh, chilled and delicious. The Deviled Eggs also were delicious. John's Salad ($11.50) was huge and enough for two people. Liked the Salad but the dressing was a bit bland. I went for the 8oz Filet ($42) and it was among the top five steaks I have ever tasted. The steak was seasoned and cooked to perfection. Loved each and every bite.

ELWAY'S

ELWAY'S IN CHERRY CREEK, COLORADO

GRANITE WATER WALL ENTRANCE

ELWAY'S MENU

STARTERS AND SALADS

SOUPS, STEAKS AND SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD AND SIDES

ELWAY'S CLASSICS

SHRIMP COCKTAIL

DEVILED EGGS WITH TEMPURA ROCK SHRIMP

DEVILED EGG

JOHNS SALAD

BONE-IN RIBEYE

A BLURRY 8 OZ FILET

FILET SEASONED AND COOKED TO PERFECTION

MAC N' CHEESE AND CAULIFLOWER

ELWAY'S DESSERTS

CLASSIC DING DONG

DELICIOUS WITH VANILLA CREAM IN THE CENTER

MINI JOHN ELWAY MUSEUM BEHIND THE BAR

ARROWHEAD GOLF CLUB - LITTLETON, COLORADO

ARROWHEAD GOLF CLUB

10850 SUNDOWN TRAIL

LITTLETON, CO 80125

303-973-9614

www.arrowheadcolorado.com

www.yelp.com/biz/arrowhead-golf-club-littleton

www.facebook.com/ArrowheadColorado/

So lucky to find Arrowhead Golf Club on the internet while in Denver. When I came across a photo of the course I could not believe that is was a public course and I thought the pictures were somehow fake. It was just too amazing looking. I took a chance and booked the $99 round. Drove to Littleton which is about 45 minutes from Downtown Denver. I needed to stop by the Columbine Country Club prior to Arrowhead to pick up my head covers that I had left in my cart after playing Columbine which is a private course and three times more expensive to play than Arrowhead. Columbine is just a few minutes from Arrowhead but let me tell you the course and surroundings are a million miles apart. We exited the main road on the way to Arrowhead and began driving on a small road that slowly began to take us deeper into the hills. Arrived at Arrowhead not knowing what to expect. It was a bit chilly on this day and getting colder by the minute. We went into the Pro Shop where we were greeted by two great guys who really made us feel at home here. They set my buddy up with a brand new set of TaylorMade M2 Clubs as rentals and then we went into the clubhouse to get a sandwich and beer. As I waited for my sandwich, I walked out onto the deck of the clubhouse and laid my eyes on the 10th fairway. Holy shit I thought. This is f'ing amazing!
The view of the course and surrounding rock formations was incredible. After seeing this I just had to get onto the course and start playing. I grabbed my sandwich to go and we jumped out onto Hole #1 with no practice swings. We teed off on #1 and were in complete awe of this place. Each hole brought remarks like "holy shit", "incredible", "can't believe we are here", "this is awesome".
This is hands down one of the most beautiful courses I have ever played anywhere in the World. Loved it. In fact Arrowhead is probably the only reason I would ever want to return to Denver. It is a special place that I highly recommend to all golfers. The course is beautiful and challenging, the staff is friendly and the memories will stay with you for a lifetime. Of the three courses we played in Colorado on this trip (Columbine Country Club, The Ridge at Castle Pines and Arrowhead), Arrowhead was hands down the best with The Ridge coming in second.