One of Denver’s favorite smokehouses is getting ready to double down. Post Oak BBQ is planning a second Denver outpost at 1737 E. Evans Ave., just a short stroll from the University of Denver. Owner Nick Prince says the new spot will feature a larger kitchen designed for big-format experiments, including brisket burgers and giant tomahawk steaks, with the team eyeing an October 2026 opening. For the Tennyson Street original, it is a major neighborhood-to-neighborhood leap.
According to The Denver Post, Post Oak’s Tennyson Street restaurant pulls in more than $5 million in annual revenue and employs roughly 39 people. Prince told the paper he expects to put about $750,000 into the Evans Avenue buildout. The Denver Post also reports the group came back with a stronger second offer after learning there were competing bids, a move that followed sustained sales at the original 4000 Tennyson Street shop.
Site and size
The Evans space clocks in at roughly 3,051 square feet and comes as a second-generation restaurant pad, already outfitted with a commercial hood, grease trap, and walk-in cooler. Those built-in perks should help speed a barbecue-focused buildout, according to listing materials. The property is being marketed by NAI Shames Makovsky, with broker Solomon Stark listed as the contact on CommercialCafe.
From Tennyson to Evans
Prince launched Post Oak on Tennyson Street in 2019 after stepping away from the corporate world, building a reputation around Central Texas–style technique and tight consistency. Post Oak’s own materials emphasize that the pits are “100% wood-fired” and fueled with post oak shipped in from Texas, a detail also highlighted by Eater Denver.
What it means for DU
The Evans address sits within easy walking distance of DU’s campus and a dense cluster of student-oriented businesses, giving the restaurant potential to serve both daytime crowds and late-night appetites. According to The Denver Post, the bigger kitchen is specifically intended for menu experiments such as brisket burgers and tomahawk steaks. The paper also notes that the space previously housed Sawa Mediterranean buffet, which closed earlier this year, and that it attracted serious interest on the market, drawing seven letters of intent, according to broker Solomon Stark…