New Denver Restaurants Open This Week, April 2-9

A longtime South Pearl Street staple closed this week. After thirteen years, Vert Kitchen announced on March 31 that it was shutting its doors. The owners plan to focus on their grab-and-go business, “onspired by all of your favorite Vert Kitchen recipes,” they wrote on Instagram.

There was a lot of action in Lakewood as Alex Seidel, the restaurateur behind Fruition and Mercantile and the co-founder of Chook Charcoal Chicken, debuted his reboot of a 35-year-old pizza place. Frontroom Pizza is now Roca’s Pizza & Pasta. The space has been updated with a fresh, black-and-white-heavy design (though the salad bar stuck around). Check out our first look to find out more about the menu. Hint: fresh pasta is being made in-house.

Over in Belmar, two new spots opened up. Garage Sale Vintage…