Denver lost several restaurants this month, spots both old — the original Rock Bottom Brewing — and relatively new. For example, while it took four years for “Top Chef” alum Jamie Lynch to bring his Church & Union concept to Denver, it took only two years for the place to close.
Church & Union gave little explanation for the closure, beyond a post on social media. But in their comments on the Westword Facebook post reporting the downtown restaurant’s departure from the Denver dining scene, readers served up several reasons why the much-anticipated eatery didn’t last.
“Place was doomed from the start. I’ve walked by the building from its inception to its inevitable demise, and no one I have ever met or talked to has been like, ‘Let’s go check out Church & Union.’”…