Hero’s Pizzeria & Tavern

Hero's Pizzeria & Tavern is a pizza restaurant on East Dartmouth Avenue in Aurora, Colorado. The menu centers on hand-stretched pizzas, including a pepperoni and spicy sausage pie, a pesto and sliced tomato Sicilian, and a build-your-own cheese pizza. Calzones, homemade thick spaghetti with meatballs or sausage, and appetizers such as mini sausage-and-green-chile calzones, garlic bread, mozzarella sticks and green chili cheese fries round things out.

The kitchen also serves a daily breakfast until noon, with biscuits and gravy, omelets and huevos rancheros made with a house green pork chili. Tuesday and Thursday bring taco and burger specials. Online ordering and takeout are available.