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The Fuel & Iron Bar opened in downtown Denver at 1526 Blake St. on Thursday, April 28 with great fanfare and an entourage of Puebloans from all over Colorado. The Denver locaton is the first brick-and-mortar endeavor from Fuel & Iron Realty, which will bring the Fuel & Iron Food Hall to the Union Avenue Historic District in Pueblo in fall 2022 in the historic Holmes Hardware Building. Nathan Stern and Zach Cytryn launched Fuel & Iron Realty in February and the name, Fuel & Iron, is an homage to Colorado Fuel & Iron (CF&I), the largest consolidated steel mill west of the Mississippi located in Pueblo. CF&I was the largest employer and land owner in Colorado and truly built the West. More than 40 languages were spoken in the mill and the town boasted 26 daily foreign language newspapers. Guests to Fuel & Iron can taste their way through a tour of Pueblo's diverse food and drink culture. Pueblo County has more than 800 family farms representing a wide variety of products -- YES there is more than the famous Pueblo Chile. At the Fuel & Iron Bar, you can experience Walter's Beer from Pueblo along with other Colorado microbrews, including exclusive Fuel & Iron beers brewed in partnership with Copper Kettle Brewing Company. Thanks to the culinary genius of Puebloan and Certified Executive Chef Mo Montgomery, the kitchen serves Pueblo classics, including green chile made with Milberger Farms Pueblo chiles, and a smaller slider take on the famous Green Chile Slopper (an open-faced burger smothered in green chile). Guests can expect to see products from Gagliano’s Italian Market & Deli (a century-old Pueblo staple) and local favorite Springside Cheese Shop, as well as seasonal produce from Pueblo-area farmers in a variety of shareable boards, salads and sandwiches. Pueblo’s history and culture are also on display. The front portion of the bar celebrates Pueblo's mural culture with a floor to ceiling rendition of Pueblo’s steelworkers from artist Dan Levinson who has deep family roots in Pueblo. Many of the historical photographs have been curated by the Steelworks Center of the West and you will find other industrial finishes which highlight the guest experience and help tell the rich and robust Pueblo story. I enjoyed the Roasted Pueblo County Beets with Philpott Goat Cheese and Pickled Onions on a bed of Spring Greens Salad served with choice of dressing. The salad is gluten free and they even have a vegan option. The portion was plentiful at $12. I decided since it was the opening that I would order The Hustle which includes all three sliders on the menu and a side of green chile smothered fries. The Slopper Slider came in a small ramekin dish open-faced (Burger with American Cheese, Smothered in Pueblo Green Chile). The Bojon Town Slider is comprised of pan-fried Klobasi, Krakow Cheese, Sauerkraut, Griddled Onions, and Yellow Mustard. The State Fair Slider included a Pueblo County Ground Beef Patty, Bacon, American Cheese, Pickle, Mustard and Mayo. The $21 was worth every bite, but I could not finish all three sliders so consider this a dish to share. I also ordered several pints of the F&I Bojon Town IPL which was well rounded, delicious, crisp and finished nicely. My server was Alexis and she was extraordinary. She went above and beyond the call of duty and is perhaps my favorite server in the entire greater Denver area. Keep hiring employees like Alexis and you will have customers in line at the door. Mo Montgomery promises to introduce delicious culinary delights from many of the family farms in Pueblo on a rotating basis so I am anxious to return to Denver in the future. I encourage all Pueblo expats to flock to Fuel & Iron to share in the amazing Pueblo culinary delights and support the local farms of Pueblo County. If you are doing business at the Capitol or anywhere in Denver, consider Fuel & Iron and don't forget to pick up a copy of the Pueblo Star Journal Newspaper which has recently been relaunched as a non-profit newspaper covering only...

Heard about Fuel & Iron, a Pueblo-inspired bar & restaurant on CPR this week and decided to see what's up. I've lived in Colorado my entire life and was intrigued to find out what's considered Pueblo-specific food!

Even though there are plenty of non-Pueblo connected beers offered, I chose the Bessemer Lager, named after the industrial process to produce steel (I had to look that up...), to stay true to having a true Pyeblo experience! The beer is brewed for Fuel & Iron by Copper Kettle Brewing Company and was smooth, lite enough, but delicious.

Our table enjoyed bowls of Pueblo Green Chile which was very good. We also ate the Pueblo Cubano (delicious with great bread, crunchy on the outside), State Fair Sliders, and the Slopper Sliders. The Slopper was plated with green chili on the bottom but when I read about a slopper, I was expecting it to be smothered and it wasn't. Smothered to me means the chili is poured over it and the chili that was there, wasn't enough. The sangwiches come with a choice of side and we got salads and fries. The salad was prepared with quality greens, beets, and a little goat cheese. The fries was good but would've been great if they were just a little crunchier.

Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our night out and will return when we have a craving for some better-than-average bar food...

Im not typically the person to write bad reviews and I’d really like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. I popped by here with my partner after a concert for a night cap. The bartender was kinda a bummer. we asked for a menu, I would have loved to try one of the cute spooky cocktails! The bartender said they didn’t have a menu and they just serve drinks here… A bit passive and rude. As after I ordered my drink I then saw a QR code for the menu. The bar is super cute if you are into spooky things! Tons of cute picture areas! And the cocktail menu I saw looked super fun and cute! I walked over to take a picture with a coffin on the wall and set my drink down on the table to free my hands. The bar stools were up on the table. I was trying to be understanding as the bartender abruptly told us not to sit there. I said oh I was just taking a picture in front of the coffin on the wall and setting my drink down. I guess they didn’t understand and seemed irritated. So I just picked up my drink quickly and walked away to sit in a booth. Sad it wasn’t a better experience. I know everyone has their bad days. Just felt like they had a slow night and were unenthusiastic about anyone else coming...