Eats on the Platte: Sun Valley's New Food Hall Is a Launchpad for Local Food Businesses
Morgan's Local Spotlight
Denver's Sun Valley neighborhood has a new place to eat and a new way for local cooks to get started. Eats on the Platte, at 2500 W. 10th Ave., opened with five food stalls, a bar and a seating area. Behind the scenes, it's also a food business incubator.
More than a food hall
Eats on the Platte was created by the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) and is operated with Kitchen Network, a nonprofit food incubator. Residents can use a commissary kitchen and get mentoring from restaurant professionals. Westword reports that the stalls rent at a discount on short one- to two-year terms, so a cook can build a following and a menu before moving on to a food truck or a restaurant of their own.
The five stalls
- Wings Social Co: from the team behind Konjo Ethiopian, Fetien Gebre-Michael and Yoseph Assefa. Chicken wings and tenders in sauces like classic Buffalo, berbere hot honey and Korean BBQ, with seasoned or sweet potato fries.
- Jama Miami Cuban: Enrique Socarrás has relocated his concept from Arvada's Freedom Street Social, with food he enjoyed growing up in Miami: bites like chicharrones, ham croqueta, yuca fries and a frita slider.
- Jalapeño Business: the passion project of Oaxacan-born chef Rodrigo Ordaz, who has run a food truck of the same name for more than five years. Street tacos, quesadillas and house-made salsas.
- La Brewjula Café: the second location of Charleen Ramirez-Mares and Jose Mares's Mexican-inspired coffeehouse (the first is at Steam on the Platte). Vanilla and horchata lattes, café de olla, matcha and baked goods.
- Corazon de Tita: Mexican ice cream, sorbets and baked goods, with toppings like tarugos, chamoy chili sauce, tico tico and condensed milk.
Know before you go
Menus, hours and availability can vary by vendor, so check eatsontheplatte.com before you go.
Best for: trying several small local food businesses in one stop.
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Sources: Westword, "New Sun Valley food hall and restaurant incubator opens this weekend" (Oct. 29, 2026); eatsontheplatte.com.
