This family-owned business has a long history in Denver, and a long menu to match.
It was the end of an era when local diner favorite Sam's No. 3 closed its Aurora location at the end of 2023 after more than 25 years. That's where I first fell in love with its Tex Mex Chili; thankfully, I can still get a fix at the two remaining locations, downtown at 1500 Curtis Street and at 435 South Cherry Street in Glendale.
That was the third location of a small chain of Sam's diners run by Armatas and his business partner, Sam Selavenitis. Sam's No. 4 was added in 1929, and a spot called Sam's Coney Island opened in 1930."I asked him why that one was named that, and he said he was tired of numbers," says Spero Armatas of his late father. When the Sam's partnership dissolved in 1931, Sam Armatas kept Sam's No. 3."Thankfully, No.
While I rarely get to return to the same place more than once or twice these days as I try to keep up with Denver's ever-changing dining scene, there are a handful of spots that are my longtime go-tos, and Sam's is the one I still visit most frequently. It's where I went to celebrate when I got the job as's food and drink editor in 2021, and its tall mimosas made with a generous pour of bubbles are a quick hangover cure.
The most filling red chili dish, though , is the Trailblazer Works. Once called the Ram, it's a huge plate of home fries covered in chili, cheese and onions, topped with two eggs any way you like them and a side of toast for just over $10.
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