A new year and another farewell from a well-liked food and drink establishment in Northern Colorado. This time, in downtown Fort Collins and nobody really saw this one coming.
A 4.5 star rating on Google wasn’t enough to save the burger-centric, sports bar vibe on Laurel St., a block west of South College Ave., in a location that has long had trouble keeping a tenant, according to some of the commenters on social media.
The Back Door Grill opened up at 130 Laurel St. back in 2021, a second location for the spot, spun off from its original location in Steamboat Springs, which will remain open. The restaurant boasted a robust burger menu, in addition to a pretty great sports bar atmosphere downstairs and a rooftop patio with a full bar upstairs…