Football season means just one thing: It’s tailgating season. And, after browsing Food & Wine‘s 20 crowd-pleasing dishes, we’ve got our eye on the sticky barbecued beef ribs and the turkey chili soup with hominy.

If you’d rather leave the cooking to someone else, head to Lola, where you can catch Monday Night Football on the big screen at BeLola (the downstairs bar) with eats like $7 chilaquiles and tamales, washed down with pitchers of Heineken, margaritas, or sangria.

Bonus: Spend $25, and enter a chance to win a Super Bowl party at BeLola with tacos and Modelo cans for $20. 1575 Boulder St., 720-570-8686 –AMF

Amanda M. Faison
Amanda M. Faison
Freelance writer Amanda M. Faison spent 20 years at 5280 Magazine, 12 of those as Food Editor.