All Jordan Spence wants is a fresh breakfast sandwich with a runny yolk.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kind that you squeeze it and it goes everywhere,\u201d the Florida native said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing else like it.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what the first-time restaurant owner says he is bringing to Denver with Jordan\u2019s Deli, a sandwich shop he expects to open within a month at 1035 Lincoln St. The all-day concept has taken the 2,100 square feet that Melita\u2019s Greek Cafe & Market called home from\u00a02008\u00a0until early this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a need here if you\u2019re trying to get a good breakfast sandwich on the go,\u201d said Spence, who moved to Denver in 2021. \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of that made-to-order comfort food.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan\u2019s will serve its early morning egg and cheese with a choice of sausage, bacon or ham.<\/p>\n
Subs \u2014 or \u201cheroes,\u201d as Spence calls them, using the New York moniker \u2014 will be on the menu for lunch and dinner, made with Boar\u2019s Head deli meats. A chicken cutlet parm and a plate with beer-battered chicken atop fries called the Rocky Mountain melt are two items he\u2019s particularly excited about.<\/p>\n
The menu will also feature his mom\u2019s homemade meatballs, which fit right into the family vibe he\u2019s trying to create at the deli. His brother, best friend and parents, who are from New York City, \u00a0will work at the shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been in my mind for at least 10 years,\u201d Spence said of opening a deli.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been in the food industry for about 15 years, working at Raglan Road Irish Pub in Disney World for a decade before spending the past several years serving at STK Steakhouse in LoDo.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust wanting to do something like this with family being from New York and always going to New York as a kid,\u201d he said of the inspiration.<\/p>\n
Jordan\u2019s will also have a bar, where Spence will serve beer and wine and offer six-packs and bottles to go. There will also be soft-serve ice cream.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the key to my place,\u201d Spence said. \u201cOld school, simple, fresh. Denver has a lot of bougie, fancy places. We need a good neighborhood regular place.\u201d<\/p>\n