Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar Now Open in Colorado Springs
opened the sixth location of its sustainable-seafood eatery in downtown Colorado Springs on January 7th, 2020
(Colorado Springs, CO – January 7th, 2020)
is now open at 11 S. Tejon Street in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs for lunch, dinner and happy hour. (Brunch service will commence on Sunday, January 11.) This is the sixth Jax location from Boulder-based Big Red F Restaurant Group and the group’s first foray into the Colorado Springs market.
Query opened the first Jax location on Pearl Street in Boulder 25 years ago and has since opened outposts in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood, Glendale, Fort Collins, and Kansas City, Missouri. The Colorado Springs location features the same fresh seafood options executive chef Sheila Lucero is known for, including a raw bar, char-broiled oysters, caviar service, fish ‘n chips, clam chowder, and much more.
As at all Jax locations, Sheila ensures that everything on the menu is sourced sustainably. Jax was the first Colorado restaurant group to partner with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, and Sheila also works closely with The Blue Ocean Institute, Fish Choice, and The James Beard Foundation’s Smart Catch to make responsible seafood sourcing choices.
Sample Menu Items:
Full menus can be found here
Dinner
Rotating fresh-shucked oysters - MKT
Daily selection of East and West coast
Fried Calamari - $12
Mango-chile mojo, lime aioli
Lump Blue Crab Cake - $19
Preserved lemon aioli
Ahi Tuna Poke - $21
Sushi rice, fuji apple, avocado, black pepper ponzu, spiced cashew
Clam Chowder - $7/$14
Clams, ham hock, potato, mirepoix, fried zesta
Peel N’ Eat Shrimp - $8-$14
¼ lb - ½ lb
Spanish Octopus - $30
Risotto, piquillo peppers, preserved lemon, ‘nduja, cilantro, roasted almonds
Passmore Ranch White Sturgeon Caviar - $85/$165
15g-30g
Niman Ranch Burger - $14
Lettuce, tomato, pickles, Jax mustard, fries
Lobster Mac N Cheese - $36
Butter, poached lobster tail, truffled breadcrumbs, pickled mustard seeds
Whole Alamosa Bass - $29
Roasted fennel, mushroom conserva, salsa verde
River Bear New York Strip (16 oz) - $46
Smashed-fried potato, NOLA butter, arugula, demi-glace
Lunch
$5 Martinis M-F lunch
Beets and Burrata - $15
Seaweed pesto, balsamic reduction, kale, smoked sea salt, beet chips
Crispy Fish Sandwich - $13
Pete’s tartar sauce, iceberg lettuce
Lobster BLT - $27
Candied bacon, aioli, brioche
Fish N Chips - $19
Beer battered, crispy fried, french fries, slaw
Brunch
The Commodore Bloody Mary (33 oz) - $45
Green chile vodka, spicy house bloody mix, 6 oz dungeness crab, jumbo cocktail shrimp, oyster, golden caviar
Breakfast Marg - $11
Reposado tequila, agave, lime juice, egg white
Beignets - $6
Basket of small fried pillows of pleasure, sugar, seasonal preserves
Fried Shrimp and Waffles - $16
Fried eggs, collard greens, hot maple butter
Oscar Omelet - $17
Blue crab, arugula, hollandaise, choice of breakfast potatoes or grits
Classic Benedict - $14
Shaved ham, toasted english muffins, roasted tomato, hollandaise sauce, choice of breakfast potatoes or grits
Kentucky Hot Brown - $13
River Bear ham, pepper bacon, tomato, poached eggs, mornay, toasted sourdough
Hours
Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sun 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Dinner daily 4 p.m.
Happy Hour daily 3-6 p.m. and ALL NIGHT Monday
Lunch Monday-Friday 11 a.m.
Brunch Sat-Sun 10 a.m. [Note: Brunch service starts Sunday, January 11]
Weekly Happenings
All-Night Happy Hour Mondays
Tuesday Burger Night
Over-the-top burger specials and $3 cans of Howdy Pilsner
Wine Wednesdays
Half-off bottles plus perfect paired pastas
Shrimp Bucket Thursdays
Low-country boil and $15 buckets of beer
Cioppino Sundays
$5 Martinis
Service Industry Sundays
About Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar:
For 25 years, Jax has brought the coasts to the coastless, mindfully sourcing and soulfully preparing the freshest seafood. Executive Chef Sheila Lucero works tirelessly with organizations such as the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, The Blue Ocean Institute, Fish Choice, and the James Beard Foundation’s Smart Catch to ensure that all of Jax Fish House’s seafood is sustainably sourced. As a member of the independently owned and operated collection of Big Red F Restaurants, Jax continues to reel in “Best Of” awards for its pristine seafood preparations. For more information please visit
