Tom's Home Cookin' in Denver Colorado

Tom's Home Cookin'

Address: 800 E. 26th Ave

Cross Streets: 26th and Clarkson

Phone: 303-388-8035

Price: $

Reservations: No

Hours: L:Mon-Fri

Dreaming of your grandma's meat loaf or her famous Coca-Cola chocolate cake? Your dreams come true at Tom's Home Cookin'. Owners Tom Unterwagner and Steve Jankousky have broken lots of rules here. They're open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until they run out of food (whichever comes first). This is not a fancy place; order at the counter and hope for a seat. The menu changes from day to day, so a call to the answering machine will tell you the picks of the day. Slow-roasted turkey with old-fashioned stuffing and mashed potatoes with some of the best gravy in town, Louisiana catfish with lima-bean succotash, and potatoes with black-eyed peas are just a few items from the rotating menu. Dessert will have your mouth watering: fresh fruit cobbler, sweet-potato pie and that chocolate Coca-Cola cake. The daily bargain is the "meat and two"--your choice of a main course and two sides for under $7. Once you try Tom's, you'll be a fan for life.