When chef Amos Watts passed away at the end of April, he not only left family and friends grieving, but his almost-opened The Fifth String restaurant as well. Now, the food and drink community aims to help with good old fashioned money as his family works to manage the property and bills associated with the eatery.
But they need customers too. That’s why on August 7 you can Dine Out For Amos Watts. Over 20 restaurants have signed up to participate, each donating a portion of sales for that day to Watts’ family, his widow Jessica and two kids, Sloane and Loren.
Right now they are looking for a new operator to take over The Fifth String, Watts’ beloved eatery. Located at 1490 Eudora St., the concept was about to enter its third, and final home. This time though, he built it from the ground up, pouring a lot of funds into the space, which sadly will never reach fruition.
As the family works on getting a buyer for the restaurant, they need some help. Here’s a list of some of the participating restaurants and donations. For an updated run and to find out who else is helping, follow The Fifth String on Instagram, @the.fifth.string.
Keep in mind, restaurant margins overall are small, and offering even five-percent of sales is huge. So when planning what you want to eat on August 7, consider choosing a place on this list and help the restaurant community, which as it turns out, is a family unto itself.
If you’re a restaurant owner who wants to join, use this link to sign up.
- BreckFast (500 S. Main St., Breckenridge) is donating five-percent of the day’s sales.
- Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar (all five locations) is donating 10-percent of sales.
- Sắp Sửa (2550 E. Colfax Ave., Denver) will donate 25-percent of sales.
- Point Easy (2000 E. 28th Ave, Denver) will make a dedicated cocktail and donate proceeds from that.
- Alma Fonda Fina ( 2556 15th St., Denver) will donate five-percent of sales.
- The Regular (1432 Market St., Denver) is giving all the revenue from its Lazy Acre Ranch products, including steak tartare, filet, and ribeye.
- Coperta (400 E 20th Ave, Denver) will donate10-percent of sales.
- Leven Deli & Co. (123 W. 12th Av.e, Denver) is giving 10-percent of sales.
- Rioja (1431 Larimer St., Denver) gives proceeds from its Wildflower Fusion cocktail.
- The Post Chicken & Beer locations are giving 10-percent of sales.
- Odie B’s (2651 W. 38th Ave., Denver), formally Bodega, is giving a $500 donation.
- A5 Steakhouse (1600 15th St., Denver) plans to donate all the proceeds from its namesake dish, a four-ounce certified A5 wagyu striploin with veal ponzu and onion.
- Restaurant Olivia: French Onion Ravioli 100% of proceeds
- BriDer Rotisserie & Kitchen (1644 Platte St., Denver) wants to donate 10-percent of the day’s sales.
- Steuben’s Food Service ( 523 E. 17th Ave., Denver) donates 10-percent of sales
- Annette and Traveling Mercies (in the Stanley Marketplace, 2501 Dallas St., Aurora) will donate all the proceeds from orders of grilled greens beans and roasted tomatoes at Annette. For Traveling Mercies the proceeds of the Citrus Marigold Gin and Tonic will be donated.
- Blackbelly in Denver and Boulder will donate sales from a featured dish, TBD.
- Molotov Kitschen + Cocktails (3333 E. Colfax Ave., Denver) has an elk tartare on the menu, and all sales of that dish will be donated.
