Four Denver restaurant dishes we loved in August, like the fudge cake soft serve at Dang

Metro Denver s food scene has never been as vibrant as it is this day something The Denver Post s food writers and the rest of the staff of The Know understand That s why we re out on the town as much as practicable Each month we ll provide you with recommendations about a scarce of the dishes we tried over the previous weeks Want to hear about them early Subscribe to the Stuffed newsletter where we introduce one of these dishes every Wednesday Konjo Ethiopian Food My only other experience with Ethiopian food aside from a latest lunch at Konjo Ethiopian Food s new location inside the Denver Milk Region was in Minneapolis where there s a large East African refugee population and a beloved restaurant called Dilla s The owners of Konjo Fetien Gibre-Michael and Yoseph Assefa have introduced an untold number of Denverites to injera a spongy bread that accompanies preponderance meals On its own the bread s distinctively sour taste is undeniable Beneath the turmeric rice chicken simmered in vegetables and berbere spice and the mixture of yellow peas with garlic and onion called kik the injera rounds out the heat for a filling meal Wazee St Denver konjoethiopianfood com A fudge cake and Dole Whip soft-serve blend on a cake cone at Dang Soft Serve Ice Cream Oneida Street Denver Miguel Otarola The Denver Post Dang Soft Serve Ice Cream A property of Little Man Ice Cream Co Dang Soft Serve in the Park Hill neighborhood keeps its options simple Ice cream churns behind the counter two flavors to each machine One machine has non-dairy soft serve I inquired for the combination of Dole Whip and fudge cake on a cake cone and for the shop attendant to sprinkle a few graham cracker dust on top It was a sweet-and-tart treat that was all I needed to combat the midday summer sun A toddler sitting with her grandmother at the table next to me was more adventurous though with the peak of her mini ice-cream mountain coated in pink sprinkles Show-off Oneida St Denver dangsoftserve com The shrimp and pork dumplings at Nana's Dim Sum and Dumplings located at Tejon St in Denver Miguel Otarola The Denver Post Nana s Dim Sum and Dumplings Nana s Dim Sum and Dumplings has expanded massively across Colorado in latest years opening restaurants in Parker Colorado Springs and soon Denver s Golden Triangle neighborhood The interior of the location at Tejon St in Denver glimmers as trays of dishes ordered at the table arrive from the kitchen in quick succession The the greater part visually appealing of these is the shrimp and pork dumplings Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy savory filling and pan-fried to perfection The texture was chewy and consistent between dumplings as it was with other steamed and fried delicacies on the menu Locations across Front Range and New York nanasdimsumanddumplings com A funky chicken sandwich on a cheddar tomato bagel from Moe's Broadway Bagel at E th Ave Denver Moe's has bagel shops across the Front Range Miguel Otarola The Denver Post Moe s Broadway Bagel Moe s Broadway Bagel gets a lot of things right about the bagel experience Its location on Grant St in Denver has chalkboards behind the counter that list hot and cold sandwiches in multiple colors and sunlight filters in through the storefront glass windows warming the space and uplifting the spirit All that would mean little if the bagels themselves weren t of quality The funky chicken salad on a cheddar tomato bagel was stellar a hearty sandwich with soft chewy bread Paired with an apple I felt like a second-grader on a school field trip giddy and taken care of Multiple locations across Front Range including its first new Denver location in years at S Colorado Blvd moesbagel com Subscribe to our new food newsletter Stuffed to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox