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A folded three-egg omelet packed with diced ham, green bell pepper and onion, served on a sourdough toast plate with hash browns; a railroad-era breakfast that survives in every diner.
The Denver omelet, also called the western omelet, dates to the railroad-construction camps of the 1880s along the Union Pacific and Denver and Rio Grande lines. Cowboys and Chinese railroad cooks combined cured ham, peppers and onions into a sandwich filling that became the western sandwich, then folded inside eggs by the 1920s diners. The dish kept the city's name as it spread nationally through diner chains in the 1950s. Denver versions at Sam's No. 3, Pete's Kitchen and Snooze use the original folded form, not the spread-flat souffle style.
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Snooze A.M. Eatery in Denver is Jon Schlegel's mod-flagship breakfast room on Larimer since 2006, the Front Range chain start before it grew nationally.
OrderA pancake flight (sample four cakes) and the Bella! Bella!
TipThe 90-minute weekend wait is normal at the original; new locations across LoDo and South Broadway absorb the overflow.
Pete's Kitchen in Denver is the East Colfax Greek-American diner, open 24 hours on weekend nights, with green chile burritos and gyros under $14.
OrderGreek-American diner plates
Sam's No. 3 in Denver is the 1927 Greek-American diner downtown, with Denver omelets, smothered burritos, slopper burgers and a multi-page diner menu.
OrderSmothered Denver omelet
Lucile's Creole Cafe in Denver is Frank and Mike Day's Cajun-Creole breakfast room on Logan since 1997, a Boulder-Denver chain serving New Orleans-style.
OrderEggs Sardou and a basket of beignets with cafe au lait; the Cajun breakfast plate runs at lunch.
TipWalk-in only; weekend morning wait runs 45 minutes. The Boulder and Fort Collins locations absorb the overflow.
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