Alex Seidel’s Denver Restaurant Fruition Remains a Neighborhood Staple

Despite numerous awards, constantly getting rated as one of Denver’s top restaurants and a reputation as a celebration spot, the sixteen-year-old Fruition at 1313 East 6th Avenue in central Denver is not fine dining. In fact, says owner Alex Seidel, it’s not fancy at all.

“Fruition was meant to be approachable food, and I opened up with renditions on chicken noodle soup, oysters Rockefeller and carbonara with a spin,” Seidel notes. “There was never a white tablecloth in there; it was just supposed to be a nice restaurant you could get good food at and not overpay.”

These goals remain, and those white tablecloths you may imagine when conjuring up a successful, seasonal restaurant with a tasting menu, well, they truly have never existed here. But it’s easy to see why many consider…