Lechuga's Italian Restaurant

Always a northside staple. Definitely swing in and get you a cannoli or spanoli plate. Great food and old school vibe

We love this place and drive over 20 miles to eat here. Food is amazing portions are large, and the price is right!Only negative is they don't really seem to want dine in diners, the little area they have for dine in is always in need of tables being wiped down, you need to bus your own table. There is no wait staff. Bar has been closed.

Dinner out with the kids, we came on a Tuesday night. The Tuesday special!! Spaghetti, choice of meatball/sausage, garlic bread and a salad. What a deal!We ordered at the counter and got our number to take to our table. We also got soft drinks and snagged those while we waited. The kids both chose meatballs and I chose sausage. I got the Italian dressing on my salad. Their red sauce has a bit of a kick to it and the sausage was so flavorful. Italian sausage is a favorite of mine. The kids devoured their meatballs and we all enjoyed our dinners.They have a bussing station near the soft drink machine so you can clear your table when you are done. The customer service was welcoming. There was a line when we got there and a line when we left with more folks continuing to arrive. Our dinner came out in no time and they were turning over both dine-in and carry out customers in short order. Parking is on the street, but we had no issue finding a spot.

Pretty meh. For one, we expected a dine in service. We were greeted with a pretty rude cashier and she was not interested in helping us or answering questions. The dining area is not maintained by staff, which is a little off putting. You get to clean your own tables, so maybe just order out. The food itself was very good, I ordered the lasagna. Portion was big enough! My partner ordered a pizza and they did forget the sausage but it was good as well. more so, the menu is smaller than expected, with a few pasta dishes and some pizza, it wasn't quite what we were hoping for and especially when you get one drink size in a to go cup and a free water cup that's probably 12oz. Lots of single use waste, what a shame. I feel if they had staffing for servers or at least bussers it would've been a lovely experience, but they seemed short staffed and perhaps the women working the counter was not having a nice day.

Small local spot that serves some great Italian food for Denver. This is the Tuesday night spaghetti dinner special. All this food for $8.50! I will definitely be back to try their other sandwiches and cannolis that looked delicious.

When looking for a more authentic option, Lechuga's is pretty good and a Denver staple! I love their old fashioned noodles and sauce. My husband and I tend to get the small family bucket with the old fashioned noodles. You get a lot of food for a great price! The only thing is it is hit or miss on the sausage. Sometimes it is spot on, and other times it is dry and crumbly. The atmosphere is also quaint but not necessarily somewhere to go for a romantic night out. It is better for a family dining experience. Service has always been great, and we have never experienced an issue with the staff! Overall, I do recommend for authentic Denver Italian.

Was over at Spirit Hound for cocktail and asked the bartender for a recommendation and this did not disappoint!

I moved into the lower Highlands neighborhood of Denver 1 1/2 years ago and on our exploration of our new neighborhood noticed Lechuga's. Later we were told that the food was fantastic by a workman doing some electrical work on our home so We were excited to try it out last evening after work and share a meal with our daughter and grandchildren. Unfortunately, it failed to live up to any of our expectations. We arrived at 7:15pm ( they close at 9pm) but they were already rolling up floor mats. They had no wait staff and we were handed plastic menus offering spaghetti, rectangular pizzas, lasagna, manicotti and a few sandwiches and told we could order at the counter but eat in their dining area. The counter helper was not helpful and was surly. We ordered spaghetti for our grandchildren and for myself and my wife and daughter ordered a large pizza with veggies. We self filled beverages and waited 30 minutes before the surly counter person served the pizza without offering plates and then another 10 minutes for the spaghetti with sausage, a side salad and garlic bread for me ( all served at once) and for the grandkids' bowls of spaghetti and meatball / sausage. The pizza featured a cardboard like dough but lots of vegetables and the pasta marinara sauce was rich if a tad spicy. The portions were reasonable. The side salad was very nice as was the creamy Italian dressing and the garlic bread was not very garlicky but crisp. A sign asked us to bus our table which we did even as at 8:15 they announced that they were closing the soda machine and putting away chairs and tables.We felt hurried and that we were somehow inconveniencing the staff. The food is mediocre at best. There was no service. They seem to have regulars who know what to order because they were served much faster. The best that I can say is the it is inexpensive but maybe that proves that you get what you pay for.

ok all. crow in my face !! the lil devils are still heaven !!!! i sincerely apologize to lechugas and beg for forgiveness!!!!

It's been a while I love the sausage cannoli's and the little devils! I've stopped in at this restaurant since the mid 70's for the cannolis.Next time I'm in Denver I'm going to make it a point to visit. And to anyone reading this and looking for italian food in north Denver please check this place out!