The 303 Sports Grill applies for Denver liquor license, gets construction permit

Overview

Updated Oct 24

Denver issued a tenant finish permit for 357 S Bannock St, Suite 140, on Aug. 28. As of late September, city records still listed The 303 Sports Grill's liquor license application for that address as pending.

The space is ground-floor retail at AMLI Broadway Park, a 357-unit apartment building in the Baker neighborhood. Cafe Mexicali and Glosshouz have also filed plans for the same retail strip, according to a Naked Denver post. The permit covers interior alterations only; without the license, the grill cannot serve alcohol.

Why it matters

If the liquor license clears, Denver gains a new sports bar from a Littleton favorite; if not, the permitted space sits empty.

Last Monday's email for Denver, CO

Sent Nov 9. It carried:

Denver records list Coconino LLC liquor licence as pending on South Colorado Boulevard Denver's open-data portal lists a pending hotel-and-restaurant liquor licence for Coconino LLC at 1390 S Colorado...
Recess Village Park applies for liquor licence, construction permit in Denver Recess Village Park, a project from the owners of LoHi's Recess Beer Garden, has applied for a hotel and restaurant...
Denver Rescue Mission files notice to lay off dozens of workers Denver Rescue Mission told Colorado labor officials on October 30 that it plans to lay off dozens of workers in...

Get next Monday's: one short email a week. Free. Unsubscribe in one click.

Questions about this story

Free account needed to ask — your question is kept and asked for you right after sign-up. Answers are public.

No questions yet — be the first to ask.

Key Indicators

Liquor license still pending

Hotel and restaurant license application for 357 S Bannock St, Suite 140, listed as pending as of late September 2026.

Construction permit issued

Tenant finish permit for interior alterations, dated Aug. 28, 2026.

Tenants planned for the retail strip

The 303 Sports Grill, Cafe Mexicali and Glosshouz have filed plans for ground-floor space at AMLI Broadway Park, per a Naked Denver post.

Voices

Curated perspectives — historical figures and your fellow readers.

Organizations Involved

The 303 Sports Grill

Sports Grill / Restaurant

Liquor license application pending for 357 S Bannock St, Suite 140; tenant finish permit issued Aug. 28, 2026

Family-oriented, locally owned sports grill in Littleton, Colorado, with 24 large screens for sports.

Timeline

August 2026 September 2026

2 events Latest: September 2026

September 2026
Glosshouz license records appear for the same Bannock Street address
Latest Liquor license

Denver records list pending tavern and lodging-and-entertainment licenses for Glosshouz at 357 S Bannock St, the same AMLI Broadway Park retail building where The 303 Sports Grill applied. The records carry no filing date; they appeared in a late-September check of city data.
September 2026
August 2026
Denver issues tenant finish permit; liquor license listed as pending
Permit

The city issued a construction permit for interior alterations at 357 S Bannock St, while a liquor license application for the address appeared as pending in city records.
August 28th, 2026

Scenarios

303 Sports Grill opens Denver location

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Denver open data records show active construction and a pending license, typical precursors to a restaurant opening.

If the liquor license clears review and the tenant finish work wraps up, the grill would open at 357 S Bannock St. The Littleton operation shows the business knows how to run a sports bar, making an eventual Denver opening plausible if approvals line up.

Liquor license stalls, opening delayed

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Restaurant license reviews can take months, and build-out delays are common.

The liquor license could remain pending well into 2027, or the build-out could hit delays like electrical or plumbing issues. The space would stay unopened even if the license clears.

Denver expansion falls through

Unlikely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Liquor license applications can be denied or withdrawn, especially if the applicant can't meet requirements.

The license application could be denied or withdrawn, and the space would not open as a 303 Sports Grill. This could happen if the applicant fails to meet city requirements or abandons the project.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

April 1955

Original McDonald's franchise (1955)

Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald's franchise in Des Plaines, Illinois, on April 15, 1955. Kroc was a milkshake mixer salesman who saw the McDonald brothers' restaurant as a formula he could replicate.

Then

The Des Plaines location was an immediate success and became the template for franchising.

Now

McDonald's grew into the world's largest fast-food chain, showing how a single restaurant concept can scale.

Why this matters now

Like the 303 Sports Grill's Denver build-out, McDonald's expansion began with one operator preparing a space and securing the permissions needed to serve food.

October 1983