Plans for a New Restaurant: Belmar Roadhouse

Lane Bryant recently completed their move one block north on Teller St, leaving the clothing retailer's former space open. It's a prime location, directly across from the Century 16 Bel Mar theater and the Grappa Italian Bistro, and I'd been hoping a restaurant might be shoehorned in.

The problem, apparently, has been the ventilation system in the Plaza Building, which was built for retail and residential, not food service.

But now it looks like a restaurant is indeed going in. The Roadhouse Hospitality Group owns 17 restaurants in Colorado-- about half in Denver and half in the mountains. Their first, Spanky's Urban Roadhouse, opened near the University of Denver in 1991. Their newest is LoDo's Wazee Supper Club, which Roadhouse purchased earlier this year.

I don't have a lot of details on their new downtown Lakewood location. Despite the "Belmar Roadhouse, LLC" notice on the front door, I've heard it won't be "roadhouse" themed, and that instead it's going to be more of a white tablecloth kind of place. Spanky's Urban Roadhouse serves breakfast, but I haven't heard if breakfast service is planned for Belmar. I have my fingers crossed, though, as I'd love more breakfast options for Belmar.

The new restaurant apparently won't be opening any time soon, however, as extensive renovations are required for the former retail space, including, I've heard, the installation of scrubbers to make sure restaurant odors don't impact residents living above.