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Lola Restaurant Review

1575 Boulder St. (15th St.) Send to Phone
DenverCO 80211
720-570-8686 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Spirited coastal Mexican menu is a south-of-the-border success in the trendy Lower Highland neighborhood.

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Brunch & Lunch Sat.-Sun., Dinner nightly

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Experiencing Lola's brunch on a lazy weekend afternoon has become a habitual pastime for Denverites, who descend upon this coastal Mexican food restaurant for serious sipping and supping. The lofty space, decked out in desert hues, weathered hardwood floors and south-of-the-border kitsch, is raucous, festive and a full-tilt party, especially during happy hour when the tequila flows with abandon. The menu, a catchall of deftly prepared Mexican standards, grilled fishes and meats and seafood stews, is playful. We like the creamy corn soup infused with the smoke of chipotle peppers, the seafood stew brimming with shrimp, scallops and monkfish in a spicy lobster-mushroom broth, and the guacamole, prepared tableside. The raw bar is a big hit, too, especially when the sun beats down, and every Sunday night, the kitchen doles out family-style paella buoyant with seafood. The patio, which offers some of the best views of Denver's cityscape, bustles on weekends when crowds linger to sip Bloody Maria's and nosh on short rib hash and the Mexi-eggs Benedict, a sweet corn biscuit topped with braised pork belly and smoked corn hollandaise.

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