Sputnik

The food was delicious and the service was great. Went for brunch and got the vegan South Broadway Hash. Fun Denver diner environment.

Sputnik is a fun dive bar with a huge separate vegan menu. My partner and I got the kale caesar salad, falafel wrap, and the elusive corn dog! Everything was excellent, though the corn dog was especially good (think they might use field roast?) As for the drinks, there is a decent selection of beer and plenty of cocktails to choose from. And the space itself is really fun--good people and environment. A little busy on the weekends, so if you're coming with a group of people either try to get there early or be prepared to wait a little for a table.

One of my favorite vegan food spots in Denver! It is a bar/restaurant set up so I don't tend to go in person cause it can get PACKED which can make the service slow and servers a little short for understandable reason. To no fault of their own, the place is small and you seat yourself so it's hard to manage traffic. So I prefer to order take out! I would clarify if you get any sauces and things if they cost extra! Otherwise, all is all I love the food!!!

Oh noooo, the poor bartender. When I walked into Sputnik and sat down at the bar, I got excited about the selection of whiskey. Unfortunately it came out as asking the bartender for a scotch that would burn my organs. I forget that I should be a little more mindful about my dark humor. I settled for a Laphroaig since tequila was more up his alley and he had no recommendations.My best friend joined me, and we enjoyed dinner before heading to a different bar. I got the incredible Cubano Bowl ($12.50) which had braised jackfruit, rice, black beans, plantains, and chimichurri. SOOOO good. I could have gotten mojo pork, but jackfruit seemed more unique. Decent quantity of food for the price, and the flavors were phenomenal.We left because the music was too loud. Overall quirky little spot with an odd selection of food. Love that they're open for both lunch and dinner, then late into the night for drinks. I could be open to coming here again. Nothing else on the menu really appeals to me, but this is the perfect spot for vegans. They have happy hour specials and some tasty-looking cocktails!

Vegan options up the wazoo, and plenty for your meat eater pals as well. I'd describe their menu as mostly bar food like corn dogs, mac n cheese, and tacos, with some outliers like a falafel wrap, bahn mi & katsu curry. I'm totally shocked by the handful of negative reviews I've seen here. I've been to Sputnik between 10 and 20 times and have never been disappointed by food quality or service! I think they may be understaffed, bc even w the occasional slow service, every server I've had has been so kind and fun, acknowledging they're slammed and still serving with a good attitude. *Fries are some of my favorite anywhere. Thin cut and always well seasoned. Comes with two sauces and they're all made in house and delicious. Love the sriracha ranch and nashville aioli.*Kale Caesar is hands down my favorite vegan Caesar salad in Denver. It's got a bite of garlic and the croutons are always delish. Consistently a favorite. *Vegan Cubano: had for the first time tonight and it was amazing on every level. It was also bigger than I expected it to be! *Sputburger: my boyfriend said it's the best burger he's had in a long long time. Pickled onions changed the game. *Vegan Mac n Cheese has evolved over the past couple of years. It's been a bit different every time I get it, but I have to say it's been good every time. Idk what else to say other than a 10/10 grand slam. Vibes are dive bar like, but with recent renovations it's become slightly less grungy with more of a diner vibe. Love the booths along the wall and that you seat yourself. I always suggest meeting w friends at Sputnik for its wide variety of options, healthy to greasy goodness. Couldn't advocate for this place enough. Honorable mention for their brunch. Only had it twice but remember the food we ordered was great, but the stand out was the spicy Bloody Mary. It's ghost pepper vodka, and one of the only places in Denver that knows what it means to make a drink ACTUALLY spicy. BIG PROPS!!!

Because even vegans want a dirty, grimy bar to eat greasy food at.And because I put down the kale caesar wrap after my first bite thinking they'd made a mistake and given me the non-vegan version.++ Cubano. Wow. Really lovely layers on this: smoky thin ham, a punch of mustard and pickles, sauce spilling out the sides and a beautiful flat iron char (that somehow in spite of its solid deep black was not bitter). Each bite was a delight.++ The kale caesar wrap was what I didn't know I was craving. Creamy and cheesy-dressed crunchy kale in a doughy flour wrap, mmn. The chunks of (vegan) cheese and the wonderfully striated texture of the fried tofu were what made me pause, thinking if they'd got my order wrong.+ Somehow the shoestring fries, trapped in a takeout box, were still delectable when soggy. Perhaps it was the STELLAR ranch dressing (it really can be its own category). Tzatziki was just pkay compared to dairy tzatziki but solid if you just told me it was a dill and chickpea sauce.+ The vegan dog was pleasantly surprising! They nailed the sweetness of the corn batter. The "sausage" was solid but nothing to tell home aboutThey were fast with taking and fulfilling my order at 1030 on a Thursday night, so yeah, I'm a fan.

I had brunch here before but had never been for the nightlife vibe. It was shweeet! Trendy. Yummy burger. Delicious fries. Hot & fast food! Plenty o' options for my vegan BFF. Staff was kind.

I rarely give one star reviews but I had a bizarre experience that I now see has been shared by many others at Sputnik so I feel inclined to make it known at large.My bandmates (@sorrykylemusic) and I came to Sputnik after playing a show in Denver at 7th Circle Music Collective, after having driven all day from Salt Lake City from our show the night before and from our show in Vegas the night before that. We got food and beers, the food was good, and even the service was fine, until the very end. We got the bill for around $87, my bandmate put in the $90 we made from our show that night and out that down to cover the check while we got the tip together. The waiter came and took the bill and cash, looked confused, asked my bandmate if he wanted change and my bandmate said no thinking that would be the start of the tip. Over the next minute or two as we finished our beers, we got another ~$14 on the table, after having also tipped on our bar tabs. But when my other bandmate comes back from the bar, he's pissed bc the bartender asked what they did wrong bc we only tipped $3. We had the rest of the tip in plain view on the table, but we noticed we were still getting sour looks from our waiter. My bandmates got up and left, and I went last to make sure our server saw that we left a tip, and before I could say a word he said "thanks for leaving such a bad tip", which I then attempted to clarify but he was not listening. I told another staff member what was up but seemed to fall on deaf ears, so I left and would not be likely to come back or update the review unless this recurring issue is addressed. It's very common when paying with cash to leave the final tip on the table, and by assuming we were leaving a crap tip and speaking rudely, the staff turned what was otherwise a decent celebration of the end of our small tour into an awkward restaurant encounter the likes of which I've never experienced that also caused personal friction as a result. In no way is this professional or hospitable, and it's clearly a pattern.

I've never been treated so horrible. The man who opened Thursday morning needs to be fired and to be out of the customer service environment. He acted so childish and mannerless. I'm still in shock on how I was treated honestly. But not only I was treated poorly but the couple that came in after me was also very uncomfortable.

The music was so loud that I couldn't hear people sitting right next to me and the poutine was too salty, and the cheese not properly melted. Overall, disliked the food and would not go again.