Cindy Aubrey

After months of searching Colorado and beyond…I found it.  I found a place that serves nothing but Sloppy Joes.  My love affair with this scrumptious,  loose meat hamburger dates back to my childhood when Mom would whip up a tasty batch laced with onion and green pepper.  The place I found is almost as good as Mom’s- — ok, it is as good as Mom’s.

“Simply Sloppy Joes”  is owned by a charming Minnesota native who had us at hello.  “Jennifer” is the nicest person in the world and I was only around her for 4o minutes — trust me,  she is the real deal.  Maybe her upbeat, incredibly good attitude made the vittles tastier.

Restaurant hunting after a Rox game, we found a small ad in the back of Westword.  I had to look twice – couldn’t believe I hit the jackpot.  Not too long a drive,  we zipped over to Lakewood to the 6700 block of Mississippi and it was love at first bite.

If you like ‘em — this place is worth the drive – from anywhere.  I recommend the “Plain Jane” – there are seven varieties. The owner brought us samples of all of the Sloppy Joe flavors.  For $2.50 you can’t go wrong.  High five to Simply Sloppy Joes — we’ll be back.