Take A Drive To The Country To Dine At This Exceptional Rural Restaurant In Colorado
By Christy Articola|Published March 15, 2024
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Christy Articola has lived in Colorado since 2013 and considers herself a Centennial State enthusiast and expert through and through. She's based in Denver metro, but over the past decade, she has traveled to every corner, river, village, park, town, and city in the state and continues to explore it deeper and further whenever she can. Christy simply can't get enough of Colorado, and loves sharing all her adventures with you through Only In Your State! She graduated with a degree in journalism from Fordham University and is thrilled to be working as a full time travel writer for this and other sites - she finally found her perfect niche - and is so grateful for that.
If you’re headed east on I-70 to Kansas or are coming back into our great state from there and find yourself hungry, then you’re going to love The Dish Room in Burlington, Colorado. This local eatery offers handcrafted cuisine with farm to table ingredients in an upscale casual atmosphere. This is one of the best-rated restaurants on the Eastern Plains and you’ll be amazed at the incredible food served here. This spot seems like it would be right at home in any of Denver’s hippest neighborhoods, but it also fits right in in this welcoming and small town of around 3,000 residents. Read on to learn more about this special restaurant and be sure to stop in next time you’re in the far eastern part of the state.
You're going to love The Dish Room! This restaurant ranked 14th on a list of the Top 25 Hidden Gem Restaurants in the nation in TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards. Once you dine at The Dish Room, it's easy to see why.
Everything served here is spectacular, though, and is as pretty to look at as it is good to eat. There are lunch specials every day of the week, like this Shrimp Primavera. It's served in a parmesan cream sauce with veggies and garlic bread.
You don't often think you'll find perfect fish on the Eastern Plains. This Seared Ahi Tuna Steak served over long grain rice with rustic vegetables is topped with blood orange and wasabi, and it's as good as anything you'll get near the ocean.
Or, if you want something with a surf and turf feel, maybe this 12oz Ribeye which is served on a bed of crispy rice noodles, and is topped with teriyaki glazed shrimp & pineapple pomegranate salsa will be more your style.
The Dish Room in Burlington, Colorado is a rural restaurant that’s absolutely worth a stop, and it’s so good that it may even be worth the nearly three-hour drive from Denver metro! Don’t miss this fantastic restaurant. You’re going to love everything about it.
