Snooze, the 3-year-old Ballpark neighborhood eatery, has exported its happy hipness to Colorado Boulevard, with a new spot on the corner of East Seventh Avenue.
Word is the wait is up to two hours on the weekends, and even weekdays draw a crowd. Why is Snooze so popular? Some come for the vibe. Others crave a morning cocktail. Some need a huge pancake.
The interior of this location is a little more crisp than the exposed brick of its big brother, although it’s by the same design team, Xan Creative. Mod starbursts tumble through the orange and pale blue interior like toy jacks from “The Jetsons.” Booths line the plate-glass windows along Colorado Boulevard, giving diners a view of the poor souls on the sidewalk, still waiting to get in.
The menu is the same as Snooze senior’s, covering the breakfast basics of bacon and eggs, oatmeal and hash browns, with a few playful curveballs. “The art of hollandaise” features six variations on the eggs Benedict theme. And how to choose among pineapple upside-down, peach-ginger or carrot cake pancake?
On a recent Friday lunch hour, the waitress and the food seemed a little tired, but what do you expect from a place that opens at 6:30? If you don’t feel like breakfast, Snooze serves lunch — tomato soup, burgers, sandwiches and mahi-mahi tacos — weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Kristen Browning-Blas: 303-954-1440 or kbrowning@denverpost.com
SNOOZE
Breakfast and lunch. 700 Colorado Blvd., 303-736-6200. 6:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. weekends.
