lunch
(the flavor dojo)
Selected items available for pickup
rioja classics
Gabe’s chronic chicken salad sandwich | chili marinated grilledchicken salad includes chronic bacon, curry aioli, radicchio, celery, candied cashews, mixed greens, on focaccia | 17.50
Colorado lamb burger* | house made mozzarella, spicy aioli, oven roasted tomatoes, sweet potato fries | 18.75
artichoke tortelloni | artichoke mousse, white truffle brodo, queso de mano, chervil | 7 piece 27.00 / 3 piece 14.00
rioja “picnic” | artisan meats and cheeses, marinated olives, house seasonal pickle, almonds, lavash crackers | 27.00 serves 2-4 guests
from the flavor dojo
rioja house salad | arugula, dates, gorgonzola, almond vinaigrette | 9.50
squash soup di Mantova | brown butter squash pureé, ricotta crema, parmesan amaretti crumble, sage | 13.00
smoked beets | chicory, mustard vinaigrette, pastrami spice | 14.00
smørrebrød | smoked trout, potato gribiche, hard-boiled egg, spruce crema, pickled chanterelles | 23.00
short rib and wild rice bowl | roasted sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, currants, pickled red onions, micro cilantro 19.25 | GF/DF
Anson Mills farro verde grain | Esoterra salad greens, crunchy seed mix, almonds, cucumber, baby heirloom tomatoes, house made Dijon-tarragon vinaigrette | 14.50 VEGAN
buckwheat soba noodle salad | sugar snap peas, pickled carrots, pickled red cabbage,
nira chive, pea sprouts, Thai-chili peanut vinaigrette, peanuts, cilantro | 13.50 DF/VEGAN
spicy green bowl | Esoterra salad greens, endive, Haystack Farms goat cheese, avocado, crunchy seed mix, two hard boiled eggs, jalapeño-crema vinaigrette | 13.50 GF/VEGETARIAN
add to any item
grilled chicken breast* +6.00 | hard boiled eggs +3.00 | tofu +5.25
gulf shrimp +11.50 | brined pork belly +7.50
seared tuna* +12.75 | sushi grade diced tuna* + 12.75
avocado +3.25
*these items may be served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
sweets
chocolate citrus mousse torte | dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate orange mousse, sesame tuile, grapefruit confit, kumquat gel | 12.00
warm fig beignets | sweet goat cheese and black mission fig-filled pastries, ruby port reduction | 12.00
Rioja is committed to leading the hospitality industry in seafood sustainability, protecting our global seafood supply, by being ranked as a SmartCatch Leader by the James Beard Foundation – an achievement of only 100 restaurants in the country.
all prices subject to change without notice.
*these items may be served raw or undercooked, or contain raw or undercooked ingredients.
consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
chef team – ben love, kylil henson, eric dale, ryan delozier
1431 larimer street
denver colorado
303 820 2282
info@riojadenver.com
hours |
Flavor Dojo: 11-2:30 M-F
Brunch: 10-2:30 Sat Sun
Dinner: 4-10 Sun – Thur, 4-11 Fri – Sat
parking | valet parking available for lunch and dinner