Welcome to #TBT, or Throwback Thursdays, where we revisit some of the Denver metro area’s tried and true restaurants that have become institutions. For example, Mickey’s Top Sirloin, which has served Denver for over 60 years. Over time, these places have weathered the shifts in our city’s restaurant landscape. As flashy newcomers enter and exit, these restaurants, bars, and cafes remain, though sometimes get overlooked by the fickle short-term attention span of a social media-driven obsession with the new and the now.
First-time visitors to Mickey’s Top Sirloin could be forgiven for glancing around and assuming that it hasn’t changed a bit since opening its doors in 1962. From the vintage family photos lining the entrance to the down-home decor of the dining room to the sports memorabilia and neon signage in the bar, this place has the lived-in patina of a decades-old neighborhood fixture.
As they dig into the appetizer sampler served free to all newcomers—which includes meatballs in marinara made just as they have been since day one—those guests will surely observe the camaraderie between the servers and their customers and take it as further evidence of the north Denver steakhouse’s immutability. It seems as though the people here, too, have been around forever…