JAWS Sushi is a japanese restaurant in Campus West, Fort Collins.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Specialty rolls, Hot sake
Must order: Two happy-hour rolls and a tokkuri of hot sake
Tip: Closed Mondays. The 11:00-13:00 happy hour is one of the cheapest sushi lunches in the city.
Address: 1205 West Elizabeth Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Petra Grill carves certified halal shawarma and grills kabobs on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, a family room that feeds the CSU crowd.
Signature: Chicken shawarma, Mixed kabob platter
Order: Chicken shawarma wrap with a side of hummus
Tip: Everything on the menu is certified halal and there is no alcohol; the falafel-hummus sandwich is the vegetarian sleeper.
Rainbow Restaurant has cooked breakfast and lunch across from CSU in Fort Collins since 1976, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boards.
Signature: Veggie benedicts, Buttermilk pancakes
Order: A veggie benedict with a short stack on the side
Tip: Daily to 14:00 only; the vegetarian and gluten-free menus are full menus rather than afterthoughts, rare for a diner.
Vatos Tacos + Tequila grills street tacos from a shipping container at The Exchange in Fort Collins, open from 07:00 with margaritas on the plaza.
Signature: Street tacos, Frozen margaritas
Order: Three street tacos with guacamole and unlimited chips
Tip: It opens at 07:00 for breakfast service, unusual for a taqueria; gluten-free items are flagged on the menu board.
La Piadina griddles Emilia-Romagna flatbread sandwiches from a container kitchen at The Exchange in Fort Collins, with Italian wine and local beer.
Signature: Piadina flatbreads
Order: A prosciutto and squacquerone piadina, hot off the griddle
Tip: A piadina crisped to order plus a glass of Italian wine on the plaza is one of the city's best cheap dates.
Petra Grill carves certified halal shawarma and grills kabobs on West Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins, a family room that feeds the CSU crowd.
Signature: Chicken shawarma, Mixed kabob platter
Order: Chicken shawarma wrap with a side of hummus
Tip: Everything on the menu is certified halal and there is no alcohol; the falafel-hummus sandwich is the vegetarian sleeper.
Rainbow Restaurant has cooked breakfast and lunch across from CSU in Fort Collins since 1976, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free boards.
Signature: Veggie benedicts, Buttermilk pancakes
Order: A veggie benedict with a short stack on the side
Tip: Daily to 14:00 only; the vegetarian and gluten-free menus are full menus rather than afterthoughts, rare for a diner.
Union Bar and Soda Fountain crosses a mid-century soda counter with craft cocktails on Jefferson Street in Fort Collins: burgers, floats and boozy shakes.
Signature: Boozy milkshakes, Smash burgers
Order: A burger with a boozy shake or a housemade soda
Tip: Housemade sodas and boozy milkshakes are the point; vegan and gluten-free menus are marked. Happy hour weekdays 15:00-18:00.
Austin's American Grill roasts and grills over an open flame on Mountain Avenue in Fort Collins, bison plates and cast-iron cornbread with honey butter.
Signature: Rotisserie chicken, Cast-iron cornbread
Order: Open-flame rotisserie chicken with the skillet cornbread
Tip: The cast-iron skillet cornbread with honey butter is the non-negotiable side; a second branch sits out on Harmony Road.
