Colorado Springs Grand Opening Info (Updated January 2020)

Buffalo Wild Wings plans to demolish the former Mimi’s Cafe at First and Main Town Center and build their own building, slated to open in late 2020.

Nationwide chain Crumbl Cookies will open a Colorado Springs location sometime in February, according to a reader.  Crumbl offers warm cookies from their store or via delivery.  They’ll be located at University Village, next to Bonefish Grill.

Update: This has now been confirmed by the Gazette. A reader reported that a restaurant called The Juicy Seafood may be going into the former Black-Eyed Pea location at Garden of the Gods and I-25.

Sprig Eats has now closed in Northgate, and plans to reopen downtown in the former Zeezo’s space on North Tejon.

Till Kitchen has now closed to make way for their new concept, North Side Social: “North Side Social is a family-friendly, open-air dining concept that features pickleball courts, extensive bar selections, indoor/outdoor games and exceptional food – stay, play and enjoy away.”  According to the Gazette, it’s expected to open January 27th, 2020.

Momma Pearl’s Cajun Kitchen will be moving from their Rockrimmon location to a new space in the Northgate area (162 Tracker Drive).  The grand opening is slated for January 18, 2020.

Red Leg Brewing Company plans to move to a new location and expand the brewery to also include a food and event complex in west Colorado Springs.

Bird Tree Cafe will open next to the also-coming-soon Mood Tapas Bar across from Acacia Park.  According to the Gazette, it will be a “casual eatery and coffee shop serving soups, sandwiches and salads”.  As of December 2019, it was still under construction.

Mood Tapas Bar is “very close” to opening as of the beginning of December 2019, but no date has yet been announced.

Happy Belly Tacos officially opens its second location on December 12th, but is having a soft opening already.  The new location is inside the space that was formerly The Collective at Barnes and Marksheffel.

Update: The store opens December 11th with some great grand opening deals.  Go here for info. Colorado Ranch Market will open in the former Save-A-Lot (and before that, Safeway) building on the southeast corner of N. Academy and N. Carefree.  The store is a “native grocer offering the highest quality foods at the lowest possible prices”.

Magnum Shooting Center will open a second Springs location in the former Sears building at Broadmoor Towne Center.

The owners of Springs Adventure Park family fun center will bring a “30,000-square-foot family fun center that will include wall climbing, trampolines, an obstacle course, a toddler area and cafe” to the Polaris Pointe (Bass Pro Shops) development in spring 2020.

Indoor driving range to open at Polaris Pointe in north Colorado Springs.  The venue will also have restaurants and meeting space.

Joey’s Pizza (currently on Briargate Blvd.) is opening a second location near 8th and Cimarron in early November.

The owner of the Black Forest Chew-Chew food truck is planning to renovate the former Descar’s Roadhouse restaurant at Shoup & Black Forest Rd and open a bistro in early 2020. The rotating menu will feature food truck favorites in addition to all-new items.

Bread & Butter aims to open a neighborhood grocery store in downtown Colorado Springs, stocking it with local produce, meats and cheeses, frozen foods, prepared foods, and pantry staples.

Denver-area chain Parry’s Pizzeria and Bar will open two locations in Colorado Springs, with the first slated to open in late January 2020 on the north side of Interquest Parkway near Great Wolf Lodge.  A second located is targeted for the Powers & Barnes area in early 2020.

Update 1/2020: Till Kitchen will reopen in March inside the Garden of the Gods Market and Cafe. Till Kitchen has announced plans to relocate to the Broadmoor area, while opening a new concept at their current location at Powers and Briargate: “a family-friendly, open-air dining experience and entertainment complex, featuring pickleball courts, bowling, shuffleboard, a high-tech beer wall and plenty of outdoor games.”

Nekter Juice Bar plans to open four to five locations in Colorado Springs in 2020, with the first two locations planned for North Academy and Broadmoor areas. Other potential locations include Interquest & Voyager and downtown.

A King Buffet will be taking the former space of Country Buffet near The Citadel Mall.

Pho #1 will be opening next to Zoe’s Kitchen on the southwest corner of Powers and Barnes.  The projected opening date or contact info is unknown.

Ross will close their store at Academy and Union and move to a new location in the shopping center on the northwest side of Academy and Austin Bluffs (in the same shopping center as King Soopers).

A Starbucks may go in at Platte and Murray, taking the place of the Conoco gas station, though it is very early in the planning stages.

Short Stop will be re-opening in a new location near Powers and Palmer Park in late August.

The downtown train depot that formerly housed Giuseppe’s restaurant is slated to reopen in late 2019 with three new restaurants (burger bar, sandwich shop, and steakhouse).  An official name for the venue has not been announced.

Sweet Elizabeth’s Organics Bakery will be relocating to the east side of Centennial, north of Garden of the Gods, in the same shopping center as Marigold Cafe and Bakery.

Local deli Wooglin’s will be closing their location near Colorado College on November 16th (as construction begins for the new arena) and will open a location in the old Boriello Brother’s Pizza building at Barnes & Oro Blanco in early December.  (Wooglin’s plans to reopen a Colorado College location in 2021.)

Update! Gripstone is expected to hold their grand opening on December 6th, according to Facebook. Gripstone, a climbing and fitness center, is under construction on the east side of Powers, just south of Dublin.

No opening date has been projected for this location.

Panera will open a new location between the Chick-fil-A and Circle K on the southeast corner of Powers and Dublin.

Jax will open a Colorado Springs location in the old Il Vicino spot on South Tejon in fall of this year. Update from the Gazette: Jax is planning to open on January 7, 2020.

Colorado’s first Slim Chickens will open in 2019 in Aurora, and a franchisee is working on a plan to open a Colorado Springs location as well.

A reader reported that a fourth Heart of Jerusalem location will open somewhere in the Interquest area.

Saladworks, which serves made-to-order salads and sandwiches, will open in the former Starbucks at Broadmoor Towne Center.

Denver-based chain is targeting the Springs for 2-3 locations in 2020-2021, though they don’t have any locations or a franchisee committed yet.

Colorado Springs’ seventh Dutch Bros will be located between the Taco Bell and Dion’s Pizza at the Powers and Dublin intersection.  This location is slated to open on September 26th. Another Dutch Bros is nearing completion in the former Taco Bueno building on N. Academy.  This location will have an indoor seating area and is planning to open October 11th. A kiosk on the northeast corner of Platte and Murray is nearing completion as of November 1, 2019. Another location is planned for the northeast corner of Academy and Maizeland.

New fast-casual seafood concept to open in the former Denny’s restaurant at Bijou and I-25.

Twelve-screen, dine-in movie theater and entertainment complex, with a larger food and drink menu than typical theaters.  Roadhouse will also be joined by a Vasa Fitness.

This Hawaiian poke bowl chain is planning to open two new locations in Colorado Springs: one at 4707 N Academy Blvd. and another at 9 South Tejon St.

Official rand opening is scheduled for Friday, February 15th, with giveaways, samples, and other surprises.

Boutique hotel with “80 beds in a mix of 27 private rooms, seven suites and six shared dorms”, according to the Gazette.

These new music venues will be housed in the building that was once Blue Star restaurant.  The Orion is designed to hold up to 850 people, and The Side Door will be a smaller space.

Construction is projected to begin in April 2019.

Construction has begun but no structure is visible as of late January 2019.

Update: The Raising Canes on Garden of the Gods Rd. is slated to open February 18th. Colorado Springs first two Raising Cane’s (N. Academy & Agora Pt., and Powers & Barnes) are now open.  A third location will be going in on Garden of the Gods Rd., in the building that formerly housed Taco Bueno.

Huge shopping and entertainment store, with clothing and sporting goods for sale as well as a ferris wheel, aquarium, arcade games, and more.

Will be house in the old Sports Authority store.

Will be in the old Sports Authority store.

A reader reported that extensive backfill is needed due to the swamp conditions of the land.

I haven’t heard any news on this in awhile – wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t work out.

Looks like this one is probably not happening – The Melt closed its other Colorado stores in summer 2018 (source).

In-N-Out is planning to open in November 2020

This dog-friendly restaurant should be opening mid-October 2019, in the site that formerly housed My Big Fat Greek Restaurant.