Racine's Restaurant Concepts. - Denver

Huge everything. Pancakes were coated in steel so as to prevent proper syrup suckage. Blue cheeseburger was delightful—even though medium-rare is apparently rare to the kitchen staff. Apple crumble cake is not good; carrot cake is delightful. Diet coke is the best I’ve ever had. Don’t order Starbucks here or I will kill you.

Racine's is an example of what a restaurant should aspire to. We go weekly for Sunday Brunch and absolutely love the food! They serve Starbucks coffee, nice and strong. The host staff is friendly and efficient, despite the throngs of people waiting up to an hour to be seated. The service is friendly and the food is always good. I have never had a bad meal. We love it! Be prepared for a LOOOONNG wait on Sundays and holidays. The only con is that they still allow smoking on their patio.

I am a regular at Racine's, and for a reason. No place in Denver has a wider variety of options, each as good as the last, in such a comfortable yet classy environment.

I used to frequent Racine's at their old location. They have had many great menu items but my favorite was always the club sandwich...it was the best I have ever had. The new location is a much nicer building, with an elegant but casual atmosphere. I have noticed, however, that the food quality has suffered to some degree. I have visited twice, and each time the club sandwich has been very disappointing. The bread, which used to be crunchy and delicious, is now chewy and bland (and under-toasted). The bacon, which I ordered well cooked on both occasions, came back not even warm...and very undercooked. I asked for well done fries...and I could tell that the cook had thrown some already made fries back into the fryer, resulting in high grease saturation. I hate to write a negative article about this restaurant, but the quality of this item, and perhaps others, has definitely come down a few notches. I hope they read this and make the necessary changes.

Racine 's ;serves ; food until 12 midnight. However on the date of my last visit we placed our order at 11:45 PM. Food was served at just after 12, at which point lights were turned up, music was shut off and the cleaning crew started their nightly vacuuming. Not a pleasant way to eat a meal out. I was appalled at the low quality of service. I hope whoever made that decision doesn 't expect Racine 's to stay a Denver favorite.