"Chicalian foods!" Subway, Lechuga's and Patsy's Form the Danvur Triumvirate!

Mangiare! Mangiare! Or should i say: Comer! Comer! Mmm, Italian cuisine, delicious, savory, delicate and pleasantly satisfying. There's nothing like sitting at a table family style, drinking vino and eating healthy portions of home cooked Italian food. With ingredients like: olive oil, tomatoes, peppers, sausage, seafood, cheese and wine, Italian food is one of the most popular foods in America. Spaghetti is possibly the most recognized Italian food Americans love to eat. In Sicily making spaghetti has been a tradition since 12th century AD. Ingredients vary by region but we can all agree that Italian food has some of the most appetizing and gratifying dishes in the world.

In Danvur we have the 3 main italian hot spots in the hood that have been around for decades. In what I like to call "Chicalian food" (Chicalian - a hybrid of Southern Italian and Chicano/Tex-mex foods.), Subway, Lechuga's and Patsy's form the holy triumvirate of Danvur!

The holy trinity that is Subway, Lechuga's and Patsy's is home to some of the best Chicalian food in town! If you live in Danvur you've heard of these 3 joints, that is unless you've been living under a rock for the past 30 years. Back in the day, about 40 years ago the North Danvur hood was mostly populated by Italian Americans. With well known Italian families opening little shops and meat markets around the North Danvur area, the Italian community thrived for years. With the changing times, Chicano's have became the majority in the North Denver hood, but the the Danvur triumvirate restaurants remain as signifigant as they did 30 years ago.

"Chicalian Food!" yep, that's right, this is a word I created because where else can you get a Cannoli with Jalapenos, smothered?! Only at Lechuga's, Subway and Patsy's! Being a fellow Danvurian I know my peeps love food that is "Smothered!" Usually Cannoli's are a sweet desert, what's that?! To a Danvurian a "Cannoli" will always be a pastry filled with a meat, marinara and cheese, oh and SMOTHERED of course. These 3 establishments have the same distinct "Danvur Chicalian" taste. the marinara and sausage are pretty much the same at all 3 places. They keep it real by buying all their ingredients local. HiLoians, take note because we know how you like to "Keep it local!".

You want Chiken scallopini, Carbonara or rabbit catchatori? Heh, not at these 3 heavy weights of Danvur, Lechuga's, Subway and Patsy's keep it simple with a Danvur flare! On the go? A Mini Devil is the food of choice for the Danvurian. Lechuga's keeps it Chicalian by putting Jalapenos inside a mini calzone which satisfy's any Danvurian with the munchies "wink".

The next time you roll to the hood and are looking for the best rib sticking Italian food, try the Danvur Triumvirate that is Subway, Lechuga's and Patsy's!