Places in Colfax for Film, Biscuits and Mexican Food

Photo: Atomic Cowboy home of Denver Biscuit Co & Fat Sully's NY Pizza — Denver Biscuit Company

Start with Denver Film Festival Screenings at 2510 E Colfax Ave, the one place on this page marked good for children, with screenings every day. From there the avenue runs east past a brunch room that closes on Tuesdays, a biscuit shop inside a bar, and two Mexican places. Each stop below is sorted by what it offers, with the parking each one has.

A biscuit sandwich before anything else is the reason to stop at Denver Biscuit Company, a biscuit-based breakfast and sandwich shop set up inside the warehouse-like Atomic Cowboy bar at 3237 E Colfax Ave. It opens at 8 a.m. every day. It closes at midnight Monday through Thursday and Sunday, and at 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, per the Atomic Cowboy locations page. Delivery runs daily from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The shop serves breakfast, brunch and coffee, and it has outdoor seating. Dogs are allowed, and no other place on this list can say so, so it suits anyone walking the avenue with one.

Fat Sully's NY Pizza shares the same address and the same building. The Atomic Cowboy page calls the bar "the proud home of Denver Biscuit Co and Fat Sully's Pizza," so one stop covers both a morning biscuit and a pizza shop. For more morning options along the avenue, see Breakfast in Colfax, which covers six spots with hours and parking.

Brunch with a sweet finish is the draw at The Colfax Phoenix at 2700 E Colfax Ave, which also serves breakfast and coffee. Dessert is on the menu here and at none of the other stops. It takes reservations, and it is open 11 a.m. to midnight Monday and Wednesday through Sunday. On Tuesday it is closed, so plan around that day. It has free street parking. The restaurant's site carries its own details, and its name comes from a phoenix rising from flames in crimson, gold and white that celebrates East Colfax's ongoing renaissance. Google rates it 4.7 of 5.

Illegal Pete's is the quick one, an offbeat spot for burritos and other fast Mexican food, plus a full bar. Its site lays out the same idea. Live music is part of the draw, and breakfast is on offer too. It has free street parking. The entrance and seating are wheelchair accessible. Google rates it 4.5 of 5.

Mezcal is the sit-down choice. It has homestyle Mexican food, margaritas and a long tequila list in a high-energy dining room, and its site carries the full menu. It takes reservations, which makes it the easier call for a table of friends, and it serves beer. Mezcal has free street parking and paid street parking. Google rates it 4.2 of 5.

Free street parking comes with four of these stops: Denver Film Festival Screenings, The Colfax Phoenix, Illegal Pete's and Mezcal. The film theater adds free garage parking, and Mezcal adds paid street parking. A wheelchair accessible entrance is stated for the film theater, Illegal Pete's and Mezcal. Denver Biscuit Company has no parking line, so plan to arrive on foot or by whatever you know works at its address.

A full day runs west to east. Begin with a screening, move on to brunch at The Colfax Phoenix, and finish with Mexican food at Mezcal. Denver Biscuit Company is the early-morning or late-night alternative, since it opens at 8 a.m. and runs until midnight or 2 a.m. depending on the day.

Which place in Colfax is good for children? Denver Film Festival Screenings is the one place here marked good for children. It shows screenings daily and has free street parking and free garage parking.

Which Colfax place is closed on Tuesday? The Colfax Phoenix. It is open the other six days from 11 a.m. to midnight.

Where is free parking near the places? Free street parking is available at the film theater, The Colfax Phoenix, Illegal Pete's and Mezcal. The theater also has a free garage, and Mezcal has paid street parking as well.

What is at 3237 E Colfax Ave? The Atomic Cowboy bar, home to both Denver Biscuit Company and Fat Sully's NY Pizza.

Updated October 16, 2026: retitled to name the film, biscuits and Mexican food the places share; midnight closing times now come from the Atomic Cowboy page; Fat Sully's NY Pizza folded into the Denver Biscuit Company stop; Illegal Pete's hours and the Mezcal cuisine claim removed.