Ryan Main

We decided to hit up Yard House before enjoying a comedy show in Denver. Upon arrival, we were seated swiftly and the staff was attentive.

The menu is pretty overwhelming with the plethora of options to choose from. We were able to snag a couple of appetizers during happy hour. Their special was buy one get one 50% off and we capitalized with ordering the Four Cheese Spinach Dip & Fried Calamari.

The Four Cheese Spinach Dip is a typical dish that didn’t disappoint.

The Fried Calamari came with two sauces. The warm red “tomato” sauce elevates the appetizer. The sauce complimented the lemon wedge and calamari well. The calamari was a nice balance between breading and fish. I was pleasantly surprised for a chain restaurant!

The main courses ordered were the Classic Cheeseburger & Whiskey Glazed Salmon.

The Classic Cheeseburger was exactly why my wife wanted. A well-made burger that had a consistent medium-well cook. She mentioned how this finally was a burger “that satisfied the burger craving”. The truffle fries were the side dish ordered and they delivered a traditional fry taste without the oil residue.

The Whiskey Glazed Salmon I ordered was a winner. The actual whiskey glaze tastes very brown sugar forward which I loved. The salmon itself was cooked well, warm and had a consistent tender taste throughout each bite.

The onion rings were fried and buttered well. Onion rings can be hit or miss at food establishments but these delivered. The “generous” quantity of onion rings was also nice to see!

The root vegetables side satisfied the “healthy” aspect of the dish.

Overall, we enjoyed our appetizers and dinner entrees. We would recommend trying Yard House out if you are in town.

On our way back to the Trevi Fountain, we decided to get some more gelato.

We stood in line for about 10 minutes but it went by quick due to the great customer service with each customer. The employee you could tell had a passion for his job. He also was very patient with all of the parents and kids in front of us. I had to point this out as it usually goes unnoticed by customers.

Now the flavors here were abundant. The amount of choices were hard to decipher and make a combination; however, my wife and I both prevailed and made our gelato creations.

She ordered a 3 Scoop Cup with Salted Caramel, Oreo & Kit Kat (Favorite Flavor)

I ordered a 3 Scoop Waffle Cone with Stracciatella, White Chocolate & Crispy Black Cherry (Favorite Flavor)

When the customer service as well as the gelato exceeds expectations, you receive a 5 star review.

It’s as simple as that.

As we headed back to our hotel to get ready for the night we stopped by this place for gelato.

Apparently after reading the negative reviews, we probably were at a tourist trap seeing that it’s right next to the Trevi Fountain.

Well we probably paid too much but I did splurge & get their mega cinnamon cone because why not?

My wife ended up ordering a 3 Scoop Cup with Oreo, Dulce de Leche & Kinder Bueno (Favorite Flavor)

I ended up ordering the 3 Scoop Mega Cinnamon Cone with Raffaelo (White Chocolate), Kinder Bueno & Kinder White (Favorite Flavor).

We didn’t notice a major difference with this gelato, but take that for what you will. We could have both just been infatuated with us just being in Rome together that we didn’t analyze the gelato to the best of our abilities. I will say though I will always have fond memories of the cinnamon cone!

We had a pretty good experience, but it is sad to hear about the other reviews.