What Are Others Saying about McKinners Pizza Bar?
- The Rocky Mountain News
- August 1, 2008
Said historic area shelters an independently owned tavern
called McKinners Pizza Bar. And that's where my group headed.
McKinners featured updated old-school dive decor with
narrow booths and dark wood paneling, but the clientele was
Modern Suburban Family, and the pizza is excellent, with
designer pies like the Mandarin (fresh spinach, mandarin
oranges, honey pecans, house vinaigrette and mozzarella) and
the PBR Salute (pepperoni, black olive, basil, crushed red
pepper, feta and mozzarella). I tend to be a pepperoni-and-nothin'-else
kinda guy, but even I had to admit that the Pear & Prosciutto
variety was pretty smack-dab.
Even better was the beer selection: specifically, the fact
that the vastly underrated Kokanee was on tap. Those Canadians
sure know how to make a refreshing summer brew. Must be that
sizzling northern climate. A few of those suckers and we
hoofed it back to the Littleton station. Northward ho!
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- Westword Newspaper
- Bite Me
- Jason Sheehan
- March 9, 2006
The bar's working overtime at McKinner's Pizza Bar, at 2389 West
Main Street in Littleton, even if I did refer to it as "McKibber's" in a
recent column. McKinner's (two ns, not two bs) is the
creation of Christopher McGraw and Keven Kinaschuk, the
former GM of the Denver ChopHouse. Both he and McGraw and McGraw's wife
worked for the Rock Bottom Brewery chain for years, opening
locations all over the country. Now they're settled in a Littleton
storefront and doing surprisingly well after just two months. The pizzas
are getting excellent reviews, the space is gorgeous -- all hardwood
floors, exposed brick, plasma TVs and (no lie) chandeliers. And the
jalapeño poppers? Well, let's just say that eventually someone had to do
these things right -- and now someone has.
"We are just so stoked," McGraw says. They've been getting return
customers every day, have some regulars who eat dinner there every night,
and just rolled out a "phase two" menu that includes expanded offerings of
salads, sandwiches and desserts. "It's all good in the hood, man," McGraw
concludes.
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- Westword Newspaper
- Bite Me
- Jason Sheehan
- February 23, 2006
On Main Street in Littleton, McKibbers is actually more of a
pub, but its pizzas are getting great reviews.
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- YourHub.com
- Heather Ashcroft
- April 24, 2006
McKinner's Pizza
Bar. A small and unpretentious little eatery in historic
downtown Littleton, it is independently owned. The
constantly rotating the menu ensures that I can always
find a new favorite and never become bored of the
selection. Each of the items on the menu are created and
lovingly prepared by the owners each day.
On my first visit I enjoyed a leisurely lunch. The
afternoon atmosphere is relaxed. Two large flat-screens
hanging above the full-service bar were tuned to cable
news networks. The dark wood panelling, dark walls, wood
ceiling and floor give the place a pub vibe. I was struck
by the owner's friendly greeting and attentive service. He
was more than happy to make suggestions and answer any
questions about the menu.
The menu is simple and lays out the pizzas, sandwiches,
soups and salads on two very easily read pages. To start,
we chose Pizza Fries ($7) with their thin cracker crusts
covered with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese and
flavorful garlic herb butter. The Jalapeno Poppers($5)
were nothing out of the ordinary, wrapped in proscuitto
and oven-baked.
For salads, I had the Wedge ($6), with a generous quarter
head of iceberg lettuce, chopped tomatoes, crumbled bacon
and gorganzola with a very decent blue cheese dressing. My
mom had the House ($5) which has a fresh mix of black
olive, tomatoes and shredded mozarella on a bed of spinach
and iceberg lettuce. Flavorful, but again, nothing out of
the ordinary.
For the main course, we chose the 13" Lucky 7 ($18), an
excellent cheese pizza with a perfect blend of, you
guessed it, seven different cheeses, on a chewy, flavorful
traditional crust. The crust is hand tossed and has the
perfect texture, not too chewy. The pie is brought to the
table hot and steaming, cheese melting and melding. We
also ordered the Prosciutto and Pear pizza ($15), also a
13". This was an interesting creation with anjou pears and
prosciutto topped with fontina and mozzarella cheeses. The
sweetness of the pears complimented the cheeses and once i
got past the fact that there were pear slices on my pizza,
it was quite enjoyable. It gives a great testament to the
bold creativity of the owners. Even if I thought it tasted
good, I would be scared a menu item like that would be
laughed at and shunned by any and all customers.
I returned the next night with a group of freinds and
wasn't suprised to find the place packed. It being March
Madness and being that McKinners is a bar, we had to
settle for one of the hightop tables instead of the more
comfortable booths.
The noise level had increased considerably due to the
rowdy sports watchers. This was expected, obviously. But
the service was quick and friendly as ever. Drinks were
brought out promptly. The appetizers did take a bit
longer. Besides Jalapeno Poppers and Pizza Fries, we tried
the Tomozz B ($8), thick sliced tomatoes with whole milk
mozzarella and fresh bazil layered on top, drizzled with a
savory house dressing. The mozzarella was fresh but the
whole thing needed a bit more salt.
The dessert menu is limited. Only one item. But the
Tubbies Nummies ($6) was very impressive. Fresh banana
bread pan sauteed and finished with a maple creme fraiche
and toasted coconut. Very sinful and not for the diet
conscious, I may be addicted.
Quiet by day, rowdy and fun by night McKinner's is perfect
for lunch with the fam' or a fun night out watching the
game with friends.
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