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Olive & Ember

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Tonight's menuRiNo · Denver

Tonight atOlive & Ember

Cooked over fire. Meant for sharing.

Off the fire this afternoon

  • Charred octopus

    $19

    Gigante beans, preserved lemon, oregano.

    Gluten-free

  • Lamb kofta flatbread

    $17

    Tahini, pickled chilies, herbs.

  • Whole grilled branzino

    $34

    Fennel, olives, herb salad, lemon.

    Gluten-freeDairy-free

  • Ember-roasted carrots

    $12

    Labneh, dukkah, date molasses.

    VegetarianGluten-free

V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten-free · DF dairy-free

The whole pickup menu
A round wood-fired flatbread with a blistered, charred crust, melted cheese and torn basil
out of the oven, 5:40
A long wooden table crowded with shared plates, hands reaching in from every side
Red wine being poured into two glasses on a table outdoors at golden hour
the Cyprus red

The menu

Dinner & takeout

Everything comes to the middle of the table — two or three dishes each is about right. Pencilled in the margins: what guests wrote about that dish.

Mezze

  • Whipped feta & hot honey

    $13

    Aleppo chili, thyme, warm pita from the oven.

    Vegetarian
    “Whipped feta and hot honey should be illegal.”
    Marcus F. · Google

  • Hummus with spiced lamb

    $15

    Pine nuts, brown butter, sumac onions.

  • Ember-roasted carrots

    $12

    Labneh, dukkah, date molasses.

    VegetarianGluten-free

  • Charred octopus

    $19

    Gigante beans, preserved lemon, oregano.

    Gluten-free
    “The charred octopus alone is worth the drive from Boulder.”
    Priya N. · Google

From the oven

  • Wood-fired za'atar flatbread

    $16

    Za'atar, olive oil, fresh mozzarella, tomato.

    Vegetarian

  • Lamb kofta flatbread

    $17

    Tahini, pickled chilies, herbs.

Mains

  • Half chicken shawarma

    $26

    Toum, charred lemon, fries with 7-spice salt.

    Gluten-free

  • Braised short rib

    $32

    Soft polenta, pomegranate glaze, gremolata.

    Gluten-free
    “Braised short rib over polenta is the best plate in RiNo right now.”
    Dana O. · Yelp

  • Whole grilled branzino

    $34

    Fennel, olives, herb salad, lemon.

    Gluten-freeDairy-free

  • Wood-roasted cauliflower

    $22

    Tahini, pistachio, golden raisins, mint.

    VeganGluten-free

Dessert

  • Olive oil cake

    $11

    Orange blossom, mascarpone, candied citrus.

    Vegetarian

  • Pistachio baklava sundae

    $10

    Honey, cardamom ice cream, shattered phyllo.

    Vegetarian

Drinks

  • Frozen mint lemonade

    $6

    Fresh lemon, mint, orange blossom.

    Vegan

V vegetarian · VG vegan · GF gluten-free · DF dairy-free

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A note from the pass

“Order more than you think, and share it.”

The oven gets lit at half past two with oak and a little cherry. By five it's hot enough to blister a flatbread in ninety seconds, and everything on this menu passes through that fire at some point — the octopus, the carrots, even the honey for the feta.

My mother cooked like this in Beirut: one fire, too much food, everyone reaching across the table. Omar runs the oven on the busy nights, Lena takes it on the road for your weddings, and Grace will tell you what came off the fire best today. Ask her.

Sofia Haddad

Sofia Haddad · chef & owner

Oven lit
2:30 every afternoon
Wood
Front Range oak & cherry
A flatbread
ninety seconds
The room
68 seats + the Ember Room

Overheard at the host stand

“Our rehearsal dinner was in the Ember Room and it could not have gone better.”
Renata S. · Website
“Grace runs that front of house like clockwork.”
Todd M. · Facebook

On the board

Coming up at the hearth

Catering · private dining

How many are you feeding?

Family-style from 25 guests, plated dinners from 40, cocktail receptions with no headcount minimum. Lena Kowalski builds the menu with you and quotes a real number before you commit.

“We had Olive & Ember cater a 60-person office lunch and I'm still hearing about it three weeks later.”
Ben O. · Website
Or take the Ember Room — 28 at one table
60
20300
Service

Food only — the 20% service charge, add-ons and tax are worked out on the next page.

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