It’s never easy to see a favorite restaurant go. Whether it was a neighborhood hangout, a special-occasion splurge, or even one of the spots you’d been meaning to get to (but never did). Some closings make our jaws drop while others aren’t surprising. None of them are fun. Here are 12 of the saddest Denver-area restaurant closings of 2024. Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs appeared on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” show twice over the years.