History of the Cricket The term 'legendary' is overused these days. But the Cherry Cricket lives up to the lofty classification and the revered reputation it holds as a bastion of classic neighborhood-bar culture. Mary Zimmerman opened the original Cherry Cricket as 'Mary Zimmerman's Bar' in 1945. The bar was actually the living room of her home, which sat where the Sears Auto Center is today. Her customers were mainly garbage truck drivers working at the Denver trash dump, now buried beneath the Cherry Creek Mall site. (Yep, this was one of Denver's first successful 'recycling' endeavors.) Around 1950, Zimmerman purchased the property at 2nd and Clayton where she built what is now the Cricket's main dining room. Over the years she added to the structure, increasing its size to accommodate a growing clientele. After Zimmerman's death in the early Sixties, the Cricket changed proprietors a couple times before ending up in the capable hands of Bernard Duffy. Duffy gained local bar-culture fame as the owner of the equally legendary (and now shuttered, sniff-sniff) Duffy's Tavern in downtown Denver. Duffy installed the classic neon sign that now graces the front of the building and carried out a number of improvements at the Cricket. One of the most notable was a hugely popular $2.50 prime rib lunch buffet. (History says Duffy was a thrifty `tender who rarely offered a round on the house.) Duffy retired in 1972 and sold the bar. Over the following years, The Cricket was decked out in much sports memorabilia, making it one of Denver's first sports bars. Sadly, the Cricket also gained a reputation for bringing a 'dump' back to Cherry Creek. (Along with some of Denver's surliest waitresses and a contingent of six-legged visitors.) But Eli McGuire and her husband bought the bar in 1990 and returned the Cherry Cricket to its former glory. Under her watch, the Cricket took on more customers and more space for those craving a cold beer and a great burger in a friendly, unpretentious setting. Today, the Cherry Cricket's clientele includes working stiffs, old schoolers and shoppers taking a break from chic hunting. It also welcomes a younger crowd, business lunchers, and families who savor the aforementioned 'legendary' status of the Cricket. After Eli's passing in 2000, Wynkoop Holdings purchased the long-lived landmark. Today, the Holdings team and Cricket staff are honoring Eli's dream of making the Cherry Cricket 'the best damn bar around.'
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Svengali A.

12/10/2013

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I never went for the food, just a beer or two, darts, and the off chance for a little flirting.

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Ashley J.

06/22/2012

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Great Burgers, fun atmosphere

In beautiful Cherry Creek this is a fun place to eat dinner. We were recommended it being new to the city as having great burgers and they did not disappoint. They have many ways you can customize your burger and good drink specials as well. Now we bring people who come to visit there too. We definitely enjoy it for date nights now and then.

01/03/2012

Going Downhill

As a Denver native I have eaten at Cherry Cricket for many years-it is practically a Denver landmark. However the quality of food has diminished through the years. I was just there recently and ordered fries which were cold and the hamburger I had was totally bland. If you want drinks this is a great gathering place but if you're hungry then eat somewhere else.

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jenna78

12/10/2010

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Great Cherry Creek Restaurant

Great Cherry Creek Restaurant. Fun atmospshere. delicious food.

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rktester134

12/10/2010

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Good one

Okay one, resonable price and good food.

03/17/2010

Horrible experience.

I made my first trip the Cherry Cricket on 03/16/2010. Upon entering I was given a pager and told the wait was only 10 minutes. My party and I waited just outside the entrance. After 20 minutes I went in to ask the hostess if there was a problem. It seems she had paged me 3 times and put a question mark next to my name. She tested the pager and it was not working. One of the doormen said they were having problems with the paging system. I asked if it had occurred to them to look out the door and call my name. At that time the doorman began to berate me for being rude to the hostess. Then we were told that we would have to wait for a table to be free. I chose to not wait and we left. I wonder if they would have treated Adam, from man vs food, the same way if he was waiting outside. There customer service is not only lacking but they are very rude as well. Since this was my first visit, it will also be my last.

09/30/2009

Great Burgers

The Cherry Cricket is a mainstay in the Denver market for great burgers. You can create your own unique burger from a variety of additional toppings. Located in Cherry Creek, the Cherry Cricket is a nice place to relax and grab a burger. Their expanded patio seating area helps relieve the old waiting times to get a table. Daily specials and other food offerings besides just traditional bar food make the Cherry Cricket a place for everybody. The Cherry Cricket has been consistently voted Best Burger and was featured in an episode of the Travel Channel’s Man vs. Food.

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BBB Rating
A+
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Hours
Regular Hours
Mon - Sun:
Payment method
amex, discover, master card, visa
Price Range
$
Location
Located on East 2nd Avenue in Cherry Creek North
Neighborhoods
East Denver, Cherry Creek North, Cherry Creek, Southeast Denver
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Categories
American Restaurants, Bars, Brew Pubs, Hamburgers & Hot Dogs, Night Clubs, Restaurants, Sports Bars, Taverns
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Cuisines: American, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Brew Pubs

Price Range : Below Average

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