Native eatery Tocabe celebrates grand opening at Denver airport

May 1, 2025

Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery has expanded to a new location at the Denver International Airport. The grand opening celebration will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, in Concourse A, according to What Now Denver. The event will feature remarks from Tocabe Co-Founder Ben Jacobs, a member of the Osage Nation, as well as traditional dancers, drummers and complimentary fry bread nuggets. The airport location officially opened April 7 and offers Indigenous-inspired dishes such as bison ribs, fry bread tacos and green chili stew. Tocabe is one of the few American Indian-owned and operated restaurant concepts in the country.

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