Bodega Denver - Meridian Station

So I had seen a lot of reviews and videos on line hyping this place up like none other. The videos and reviews were saying things like “extremely affordable” or “super relaxing vibe” or “amazing food and variety”. 1st: if your idea of “affordable” is over 60 bucks for two dishes, a basket of fries two canned drinks you are delusional with a slice of out of touch with no real concept of what affordable means. I get inflation in a a thing right now but what in the heck are you guys using in the food … GOLD FLAKES !?? 2nd: the vibe was extremely off putting and just obnoxious with nothing but trust fund clicky jerks who have their noses in the air. Mixed with the uncomfortable client bass the music was blasting obnoxiously loud where one can’t even hear their partner across the table. “bUt tHeRe iS A sIgN oN tHe wAlL tHaT sAyS WE GET CRAZY AND IF YOU NEED US TO TURN IT DOWN JUST SAY SO sO iF tHaT BoThErEd yOu tHeN tHaTs oN yOu” Yeah and I’ll be sure to tell someone who is in the middle of getting robbed to tell their assailant to not do that because it’s not cool. Seeing your rules on the wall was the dumbest thing I saw in the entire establishment. Felt like walking into a daycare facility as a child and the teacher was introducing me to the rules. If one goes into a restaurant you want to be able to enjoy yourself while also being able to hear yourself think. This wasn’t just me it was also my GF three other people behind us that just left. If I wanted to go to a damn rave ID GO TO A RAVE OR CLUB. 3rd: So the food was the part that I was genuinely excited for … that is if you could understand and navigate the extremely awful menu Design and names of the food items. It’s honestly extremely migraine inducing when you try to be “HIP” and “Cool” with these mumbo-jumbo names for items. PLEASE Just call it what it is and not add all the stupid confusing names it’s just over doing it and completely over the top in a bad way. Reading the menu felt as though the owners were trying to be fresh or innovative while only adding another thing to what was just killing my vibe entirely. To add to an already exhausting uncomfortable experience the price was extremely overpriced for what we got. Massively let down with a basic a greasy mess of a Berger that was just soggy, flavorless waaaaaay too salty. Falafel that was mid and just kinda looked thrown together although the fresh veggies was a nice look touch. The only OK thing was the basket of fries but the basket was small as all heck. To top it off the cans of gatorade were barely cold and I even went over to switch them and those were barely cold too … SMH (FIX YOUR COOLER OR SOMETHING). 4th: I get working in the food industry sucks and sometimes the service industry can be rough (trust me I know from experience). But goodness the employees were extremely off putting and had the same energy as the clients and that added even more to the uncomfortable feeling I had in this “HIP” establishment . The only helpful employee was a gentleman who was running food he had an apron and striped pants. All in all OVER PRICED below mid food you could make better at home, Extremely obnoxious environment with energy that massively was unenjoyable uncomfortably loud music that took what could be a nice brunch meal time and turned it into a absolutely terrible experience. Extremely let down and felt lied to with the reviews and would not be surprised by a place like this paying for a fake review to just bring in more people to steal money from. If only I could give negative scores you would be a negative 5. First and definitely last time I’d ever come here again and I’d highly recommend giving your money to other local restaurants in the area, sorry not sorry.

We haven't had a single bad meal yet this trip! This morning for brunch we went to Bodega. It was fantastic! We shared the BOUJEE sandwich. It had a scrambled egg, whipped herby feta, house greens, muhammara za’atar on focaccia with pork belly. It was a BIG sandwich and so decadent. It was slightly space, completely savory and so satisfying. It was enough for the two of us! And ultimately we had to eat it with a fork. We also shared a side of the pasta salad. It had ranch, green chili, giardiniera, pickled fresno, everything seasoning, salt vinegar chips. It is quite possible the best pasta salad I have ever had out. Definitely recommend this spot too. It has a cool, laid back vibe and great service.

Let me tell you about this burger. I ordered it just the way it comes. And good lord. That’s the best burger I’ve ever had. As someone who cooks and specializes in burgers. This is better than anything I’ve come up. Juicy. Cheesy. The bun was soft and perfect. Now the fries! The mixed bag of fries is DOPE. I don’t even know what the sauce is but it was fantastic. 10/10 all the way around. Can’t recommend enough.

This place was sooo good. It really lives up to the hype. Was able to walk right in Monday for lunch.

I was looking for a new vegan spot to get some good eats as I like to do from time to time, when I came across this little Eatery which I've never frequented even though I've in this area for 13 years. They're not a fully vegan restaurant but they had tons of vegan options! I always like to ask the server what is their favorite thing on the menu and they did not disappoint with their Falafel plate plus a delicious slice of their banana bread. The owner personally came out and spoke with me which I found to be above and beyond service so thank you for the added attention Kara. If you're a vegan and this review sends you to this location please tell them that Umar sent you and do them a solid by leaving them a truthful Google review