The District Kitchen And Saloon

After reading some of the reviews on Yelp stating how "expensive" The District Kitchen & Saloon in Cripple Creek was, I was a bit apprehensive about dining here. But, boy-oh-boy, am I glad I didn't listen to those reviews!! I think those who said the food here was expensive need to invest in a dictionary because they obviously don't understand the meaning of expensive!! After visiting the Ice Castles, my family and I decided to eat at The District Kitchen & Saloon after a local verified that The District offers a gluten free selection and wholeheartedly recommended we eat here. Assuming that the portion sizes would be comparable to Denver restaurants (which is usually fairly small), we ordered according. Boy, were we wrong! The portion sizes are fabulous...so much so that we have enough for dinner for tonight and possibly lunch for tomorrow! For appetizers we ordered the guacamole & chips, the avocado tower, the queso brisket, the nachos, and the fried mushrooms. (Yes, that's a lot of food, but two of us are gluten free, and we thought the portion sizes would be small, so we planned on sharing appetizers.) The entrees we ordered were two 12iz ribeye steaks, one stuffed bacon wrapped shrimp, and one chicken fried steak. Each entry came with fresh veggies (green beans or baby broccoli) and garlic smashed potatoes. The appetizers were SO big that we were all practically full before the entrees came. We wound up taking the fried mushrooms, nachos, a side of Mac & Cheese, and the majority of both ribeyes with their sides. Our server, Ki, was amazing! Beyond be g super warm and friendly, she made sure that my food and my son's food was gluten free and was very attentive to not only my table, but all of her tables. Anytime Ki was unsure if something was gluten free, she would check with the chef and then come and let us know. I would absolutely recommend that you come eat at the District Kitchen & Saloon if you are visiting Cripple Creek! You won't regret it!

This is an excellent place for lunch and dinner. It's loud but it is a bar! The service was on point. The kitchen was very slow. It took awhile to get our food. The bar tender was quick to keep our drinks filled. The food is great. Very tasty!I gave it 4 stars because their wait list to get a table was non existent! People lined up outside. No one was taking names. Not seating people in any kind of order. They need a hostess BADLY! Some "locals" just barge on through and seat themselves. Was really turned off by this!Needs some organization! Fix this and it would be a 5 star!

We sat at the bar. Service was amazing. Cheese curds are house made and delicious! Loved my burger and we loved the sweet potato fries. The tots were a little greasy for me but still good! Sandwich was good, but hubs said he prob wouldn't order again. We loved this place and it's much needed for cripple creek! We will be back to try other things as the menu is huge and a lot sounded yummy!

This is a cute little kitchen and saloon in Cripple Creek. It's easily accessible, and the staff are friendly. The menu, honestly, has so many intriguing options, we found it hard to choose. Eventually we settled on a ribeye, brisket bites, chicken fried chicken, and a salmon salad. Service was quick. The nacho appetizer was good-definitely loaded with tomato. The rest was adequate, with good pieces to build on, but the word we all used was bland. Fir instance, the chicken fried chicken was covered in a very watery, and flavorless white gravy that didn't add anything to the dish beyond making the crispy chicken breading a soggy mess. There's a lot to build on here, so I'm not passing full judgement just yet. It's definitely worth a shot!

We came here last night for the second time. It was not very warm inside ... we had just come from the ice castles and it was 7 degrees outside so I was hoping for something a bit more cozy. We felt very lucky to get one of the last tables available. My husband had a big draft beer and I had the house pineapple jalapeño margarita. I had to ask another server to bring my drink because it didn't show up for a long time and apparently it was sitting at the bar. We both enjoyed our beverages very much. We ordered their jalapeño popper burger, medium rare. The burgers were served well done and a bit dry. The roast jalapeno on the burger was sooo delicious. I will steal this idea for sure! I wanted a second drink but it never came so we had to cancel that order. The waitress was not friendly or responsive. I felt like she didn't like us ... but that's probably my imagination. We'll probably go back though. It's a decent place in a cute small town. They maybe could have handled things a bit better but everyone has an off night.

Friendly down home staff! Great spicy margaritas and delicious fresh prepared food! The staff works incredibly well and hard together to meet the demands! Casual atmosphere with TVs and an outside patio area too!!

Visited Cripple Creek for the first time and the District is one of only a few restaurants not inside a casino. It looks new and clean and has a bit of a hipster vibe.The service upon being seated was a bit slow, but they were very busy and the rest of the meal was prompt. The staff was all very friendly.The brisket nachos were tasty and definitely enough for an army. The spicy chicken sandwich was solid. The meaty Mac n cheese was polarizing at the table. Some liked it, while others found it way too saucy.if we found ourselves in CC again, I'd probably drop in again.

Great food, fast service! Server was friendly. Will definitely visit again when we are in town.

Tonight was our first time at this restaurant... which we couldn't figure out why we hadn't been there before? (since we've come to Cripple Creek a handful of times over the past couple years). The waitress said that they had just opened this spring! The items on the menu all sounded delicious and there was a variety of American Pub-style items to choose from. Even though they were very busy (on the Saturday night after Thanksgiving), we were seated and and ordered quickly The waitress was great!, she checked in on us regularly, and the food arrived quickly and was hot. The one "secret" that she shared is that they do not even have a microwave on site! - so everything is prepared fresh (even the salad dressings!). We will definitely be back, and recommend it to anyone in the mood for a great meal, or even just for some apps and beers while watching the game!

Good food but slow getting food.Great salmon salad and fish tacos.Bartender/server was nice but kitchen slow