The Dam Grille AKA The Dam is a great spot for cheap eats and an awesome happy-hour. Under the same ownership as J.D.'s Bait Shop on Arapahoe Road, TDG is a friendly environment boasting 10-12 plasma TV's for all of your game watching enjoyment. We were here recently for Game II of the NLDS and it was great. The staff is very friendly including Stacy and Daisy who are sure to take care of you whether your at the bar, playing on one of their two pool tables or out on the patio. Although small, the patio is adequate for a group of twenty. Food is top notch with sandwiches and burgers to fit any appetite. My favorite is the Cherry Creek Sandwich, which is a combination of turkey and bacon with tomato and lettuce on a bun. Fries are a great fit and food is always served quick. If your in the DTC area, be sure to stop by. read more

Service was fast and polite, says a lot. Typical bar food, but I thought it was good. Fries and rings tasted like they come out of a bag, but everything else was good and came out fast. Not bad read more

I can't say enough good things about The Dam Grille. I used to live steps away from this place and counted myself very lucky! Since I've moved out of the area, I've stopped in there once or twice a year and every time I go, I feel right at home. They always have the most incredible waitstaff - even if I don't know any of the new staff when I come in, I always leave feeling as if I do. They pour their drinks generously, which is always good. There's plenty of room for either privacy and chatting, or at the huge bar to meet and mingle with new people. They've also got a late weekday happy hour (4-7) which is GREAT for any DTC young professional! The Dam is truly DTC's hidden gem. Don't miss it! read more

I went after a round of golf with the cousin solely because this place followed me on Twitter. They didn't ask for anything, or even say anything on Twitter, that's just how I heard about them, and figured I'd give 'em a try. It's a sneaky-large; it's tucked into a strip mall and is way bigger than it seems. Decorated just fine, a little kind of rugged modern, and then a bunch of mirrors that make it seem even larger/stranger. It's got a 2nd level with some pool, plenty of seating, a nice horseshoe bar and plenty of TVs. There's a good amount of craft beer on tap, with your usual macros. The menu isn't huge, but it's got some great standard dive-bar staples with a few Mexican options as well. I went with an Odell's St. Lupulin, and a philly cheesesteak + bacon with fries. It was top notch all around. From clean tap lines, to well-seasoned fries, to nice crisp bacon tossed on top of a pretty decent cheesesteak -- I was very happy. 2 things stood out to me the most. First, I felt their prices were super reasonable for food. Second, they got kind of busy after we showed up, and despite only having one bartender on, she worked her butt off and did a really good job getting to everyone. Absolutely a place I'll be going back to! A nice surprise in the middle of a strip mall. read more

Went here on Saturday night. We wanted to shoot a couple games of pool, but they have Sat. night pool tourney, and we didn't make it in time to get in. We ordered some food, I had a hot dog and fries, he had the chili cheese dog, I tried a bite (or two) and it was good chili! Really Good, had a little kick! Not a bad little bar close to home. Service was great. Will go back. read more

We came here the other night because we're moving into an apartment right next door. I have always liked the idea of being a regular somewhere awesome with cheap food and good drinks, and I have to say this place definitely fits the bill (no pun intended). The restaurant doesn't look like much. It's in a small corner of a shopping plaza on Quincy Ave behind Coloradoland Tire and Service. The inside is dark. The patio is small. However, this place was fairly busy for a Wednesday for a good reason. We started off with a half order of fried pickles and half order of fried mushrooms. Both were tasty, although the mushrooms were pretty messy. I ordered the patty melt and my friend ordered the burger. I didn't try the burger, but it looked good. The melt was great. I was so excited to see sweet potato tots on the menu and they were delicious as well. We came when they were doing a tap takeover by Eddyline Brewing, so the brewery owner came by and offered us free glasses if we bought a beer from them. I did a flight of their beers and they were all pretty good. The bill came by and the price was perfect. I was stuffed and could not be happier with what I spent. Solid food, solid drinks, solid value. read more

I'm a big fan of this place. Located right up the street from my place. Convenient location. I walked in and immediately felt good vibes. It's dive bar prices without being a dive. The service was great, everyone made sure we were taken care of. We got our food and the plate of nachos was HUGE compared to the price. The Ruben was good too. We will for sure be coming back here! read more

I have been in Denver for 3 weeks and checked out this place Wednesday night to catch some hockey (alone mind you). I arrived to find out it was Ladies Night and they had some pretty great deals along with 25 cent games of pool. All in it was a fantastic night. What stuck with me about this place was how utterly awesome the people that work there are. Aurelia, Nicole, Sally, and Chewy were all so incredibly friendly and welcoming and I felt really glad to have found a local watering hole where I can get great food, good company even when I do show up alone, can have fun, and have great service. The people make this place awesome. Food wise they have a specialty chicken sandwich that's great, burritos are great, hamburgers are huge and delicious. Can't go wrong! read more

This place is as divetastic as it gets. First of all, its located in a strip mall next to a run down microcenter and some gym I can't even remember the name of! It is owned by same people as JD's Bait Shop, and equally as fantastic dive. A friend I used to work with lives in the neighborhood and loves the place. When we meet up, he always wants to go there. I look forward to it! There is no pretense here. But, you can be sure to catch any and all sporting events that are on the tele, seeing as they have numerous widescreen TVs lining both sides of the bar. Each is tuned in to a different game. If you aren't interested in the games on TV, you can play your own game of pool. The food is your typical bar food, most of which has been deep fried to perfection. But, I go for the cheap drinks! They have a full bar with a staggering number of beers on tap (more than the usual dive). The wait and bar staff are especially nice. I'll definitely be back! read more

We went on a sunday late. We didn't want to drive around late looking for someplace to eat. The other places in area were closing.. We came from the dam. They served Typical bar food...my friends or me were not impressed. I couldnt find anything on the menu that I could eat but chips n salsa since Or a garden salad...salsa not goid chips same. They should say small plate of lettuce. This is not a garden salad...A salad is not just lettuce with a few croutons thrown on top..!! FYI !! I'm used to it. BUT come on people...VEGGIES ARE CHEAP...its the meat that costs...feeding housing watering and paying someone to kill and dismember package store and send dead animals is whats expensive. Not tomatoes and veggies. What an upside down world. This is why I never go out to eat. A garden salad has veggies in it to me...its not a plate of lettuce!!! .... Stop being cheepos. read more

Amazing food, cheap strong drinks, incredible bartenders, and 60 tv's. What else could you ever need? read more

The Dam Grille - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I really like this place. It can be loud at times, but that could be because I'm OLD. :) So I avoid Saturday nights because I dislike live music in a small space. They have large sized Jenga which I wish was outside because it's loud when it topples over!! But the food is amazing and priced very nicely. Drinks are nice as well. I'm finding myself to become a regular. read more

The Dam Grille is a solid dive bar. It was empty (apparently it's not a big Mother's Day destination). The bar is sprawling and you get a good view of several TV's tuned to various sports programming. I had regular vodka drinks, my husband beer. We both had the fried tacos, which were quite tasty. I ordered a bowl of green chili to round out my Mexican theme, and it was solid, but didn't blow me away. My husband then ordered a large fried food platter (I'm still not sure why!). It was exactly what you'd expect of bar food - fried and served with several sauces (none appeared to be house made). Service is good, but also did not blow me away. Just a solidly average joint, but a great place to grab a brew, watch sports, and eat cheap bar food. read more

I found it to be pretty average. Tried the fried sampler and i can name a few places in Denver that are much much better. The brews are also fairly limited. Would eat again, but wouldn't go out of my way. read more

The Dam Grille - Burger plain - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

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First - great food! Burger just like you want a burger. Burgery perfect. She had buffalo chicken salad and completely quit conversing for 15 minutes - a sure sign of happiness! Second - cool dive bar-esque vibe. We'll come back!! read more

My fiancé and I were looking for a bar we could play a game of pool at without any trouble getting a table and still get good food after 10:00pm...so we found The Dam Grille nearby. Since it was only Tuesday we easily got one of their pool tables and ordered shots and food. The staff was super friendly and the food was delicious! If you're a veggie person, they seriously made the BEST veggie quesadilla!! And the queso is the best I've found in Colorado. read more

I came here with a friend not that long ago and loved this place. The beer selection is good, their salsa amazing, and the price just right. I really ejoyed the atmosphere as well. AND, they have PBR on tap amongst really good beer selections. Haha! read more

Came here on a Saturday around noon because it was on the way home from Park Meadows and I heard this place had good wings and indeed it was. This dive bar is located in a pretty quiet strip mall with many vacant spaces. The hot breaded wings were hot, spicy, crunchy and delicious. I've never had wings like this, it was like regular hot wings that were breaded over the sauce then fried. 10 wings for only 6.50. A domestic beer was $3.00. The only negative to this place was they charged 50 cents for a side of BBQ sauce (don't ask why i wanted BBQ with my wings). I would come back just for the wings if I was in the area. read more

Really THE BEST place to watch "the game". Small, comfy, clean bar, with a little bit of a divey feel. Tons of TV's everywhere, with all the bar food staples. Their hot tossed wings have a great kick, the cheese stuffed bacon wrapped jalapenos are perfection. Everything reasonably priced. They have upgraded their beers on tap with lots of craft choices too from the last time I was in 6 months ago, which is a plus in my book and we will be coming here more often. read more

Decent beer selection. Difficult to get the attention of your server, which is never fun. I tried the burrito with beef, which had very little flavor to it, and comes with nothing on the side to spice it up. I had to dump a good amount of Tabasco on it to get it to taste like something. One of the bartenders was proudly shouting obscenities in Spanish, I guess assuming that nobody in the place spoke the language. I don't have a problem with cursing, but like, screaming it across the bar? Ok... This is one of the higher rated places around which I really don't get. I guess because it's cheap. Pass. read more

I've been coming to the dam grille for several year and I have never had bed service. The staff is extremely nice. Chelsea and Sally are great servers they never let a glass get low before they serve another one. I love all my services at the dam Grille. Thanks everyone at the dam Grille read more

Went for lunch. Very good salad and soup. Fresh. Service was very good: nice and fast Beers were cold Inexpensive place Good music Lots of TV would definitely go back read more

Cool very local sports bar with plenty of TVs! Staff is always nice and does a really good job on remembering your name and drink. I would not recommend eating here unless your hammered drunk... I ordered a hot dog the other day and I'm pretty sure they just microwaved it.. at least that's what it tasted like. But other than that I like everything else. They do have 1 pool table and plenty of seating. read more

Good quiet place to grab drink. Good prices. Good food, only had apps, but they were good.

The atmosphere here is great! Decent drink specials and the jalapeño bacon poppers are delicious. Ordered the queso dip as well with green chili and wasn't too impressed. The queso had that microwaveable quality cheese dip if you know what I mean. Other than that, really happy with this place. Service was excellent though! read more

The Dam Grille - Great bar vibes - American Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Really good food. It's a sports bar and lots of TVs everywhere. People seem to enjoy it. Be patient if you go here, the food is worth the wait! Personally I really enjoyed it. read more

5 stars for the beer. 4 starts for the rest, the wait is always long after a ski day, the food is a lot of bar food so depending on what you get 3-4 stars as some of the flavor is underwhelming, bacon was not crispy and burger a little greasy. Overall a great place for apps, daily special looked good, and great beer selection. Much faster to hover and get a seat at the bar than wait 45-70 min for a table. read more

Meaty wings, good service, dog friendly patio. Met three other people (not in the same groups) who all own Shiba Inus, so that was pretty awesome. read more

I just moved to DTC area in September from North Carolina and you have no idea how delighted I was to find a cozy sports bar in my neighborhood. The staff is all so friendly and I've found myself returning multiple times a week. Ice cold beer and the wings are massive. Jukebox can be operated by your phone! Pool tables and even an outdoor area with a fireplace. Chill vibe and just all around a nice place to kill time and relax on a day off or after a long day! read more

Come here all the time and I love The Dam Grille whether it's for lunch, dinner or a Broncos game the food is always great and the service even better. The place is very clean and inviting. I love the new patio facelift I can't get enough of that fireplace. I recommend you come in and check it out if you haven't already done so. One of the best sports bars in town. read more

Everything was fine. The food came and it was decent. The service was acceptable but far from great. Overall it was a typical dive experience which I tend to enjoy. One of the best part of dives is that you can eat and drink for a fairly reasonable price. True to form, things were affordable and the expectations I had when entering, were fulfilled. Then my buddy and I got the bill. For EVERY drink that had ice added - 2 extra dollars! 2 dollars! I had three bourbons on the rocks that cost 4 bucks without ice and 6 with. I could have purchased and shared ice with the entire crowd at the bar twice, with a two dollar bag of ice. Instead I paid 6 extra dollars for 3-6 cubes in each glass. It's some low down dirty s**h! So petty. So trashy. Thanks for the heads up you past-your-prime bartenders! Weak. read more

I live within walking distance from the Dam Grille, which is awesome when you don't want to worry about driving anywhere, and especially awesome in the summer when it's not cold. I'm giving it 3 stars, simply because I'm not a huge fan of sports bars, but it is a really cool place. The bar inside is fairly small, but plasma TV's litter the upper portion of the bar, and pool tables and a couple arcade games are in the other part of the bar. I mainly go to The Dam Grille to chill with friends, and as I said, because it's very close to me. Their food is pretty good, from what I've had, a tad bit overpriced, but still good. Their hot wings are EXCELLENT, you absolutely have to try them! I love hanging out on the patio most, it's small, but is heated in the winter, which is great for smokers! Did I mention the hot wings? They have a pretty decent selection of beer on tap, I don't think I've ordered much of any mixed drinks there, but I'm sure they can do those too. Goes good with hot wings. The crowd is a little older (sorry, no offense meant to anyone), and on the weekends you're sure to see some yo-yo-homies and drunk guys that will probably hit on you. All in all, if you enjoy some football or basketball and beer, this is a pretty cool place to check out. P.S. Try the hot wings! read more

Good food. They host the Vikings games in Sunday which is great considering I've only ever found 1 other one here. However, if you want to be served, don't sit on the patio. I was here for an hour before we finally had to walk up to the bar to get someone out here. After that, we got our food and drinks and didn't hear back from the server for 2 hours! My bf was very upset because he ordered unlimited mimosa that ended at 1pm. He got only 2 rounds of drinks. Good food, good drinks, but don't plan on coming here when it's busy. read more

Great dive bar right in the tech center! If you're a Minnesota Vikings fan, then this bar is for you! They have excellent brunch specials and bottomless mimosas on the weekends (so you'll want to stop by). The buffalo chicken salad is awesome! Also, their nachos are an excellent value. You can get a half order of nachos (pretty big plate) for $4 and they are tasty! They have fire places outside on their patio as well so its great for all year round! read more

I give this place no stars as of the times I've been there, believe me it was out desperation, it was super loud and the food sucked. The waitress does not attend to her tables so it's a very long time before you can order. Then the kitchen takes their time too. I realize it's a bar but the crowd in there are ignorant and rude. There has always been a moron wearing red shorts, t shirt, and cap who speaks so filthy and so loud that it takes over the whole upper level. Destroys an already crappy atmosphere. Sorry guys you're just pathetic. read more

We came from out of the state and was too tired to drive anywhere, found this place on yelp, pictures looked yummy so we decided to try it. Very good. Looked just like the picture and very filling. read more

This is by far one of my favorite regular dives. Pool, music, good food, and the staff are awesome!!!

Drinks and prices are great! However, the food is sub-par at best. For a place to drink and the ambiance, this is a great bar. Do not visit hungry though. read more

Visited a friend in the DTC area where we visited here 2 times while I was in town. The first time was awesome server was happy and smiling. Drinks were even better after a long day in the mountains. They have many locally brewed beers. Didn't give a 5 star due to poor service on my second visit. On April 19th two women working the bar I believe the locals called them by Chelsea and Sally refused to allow me to buy a drink for two others sitting at the bar. Yelling at the other two sitting across the bar saying I had to order it. I waved to get the bar tenders their attention but both women walked away somewhere in the back for a long period of time. After returning to the bar area many people had empty drinks including myself. I choose to leave after two drinks due to the service being poor. 4stars because I don't believe the women make or break this place. Visited The Dam years ago when I was in town with no issues. Hope to return in December with better service from the two women if they are still around. Continue to serve great food and drinks. Cheers until next time Colorado read more

Great, inexpensive sports bar with good food. Tv screens everywhere. I like the fried catfish po'boy and the tacos are made with flour tortillas which are made into hard shells by deep frying. Excellent. read more