The Blue Bonnet Restaurant

When a family owned restaurant has been in business for almost 50 years, they must be doing something right. Recently expanded with a beautiful patio, the Blue Bonnet has become an institution in Denver. Handmade chips and salsa, specialty street tacos, fire roasted stuffed poblanos, chimi changas, award-winning margaritas, chile rellenos, pollo adovado, fish tacos, and carnitas are just a few...

When a family owned restaurant has been in business for almost 40 years, they must be doing something right. Recently expanded with a beautiful patio, the Blue Bonnet has become an institution in Denver. Handmade chips and salsa, chimi changas, award-winning margaritas, flautas, chile rellenos, pollo adovado, fish tacos, and carnitas are just a few items made from scratch along with many...

The Blue Bonnet opened it's doors in the 1930's and was one of the first restaurants in Denver to obtain a liquor license af...ter prohibition. When the restaurant first opened for business, the Broadway streetcars ended at the restaurant's corner. The Blue Bonnet was originally opened as an American Cafe started by the Bolte family who had a connection to Texas, hence the name, Blue Bonnet,...