Three restaurants in new food hall close, owner blames lack of community support
Bradley Davis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – “The Homestead Collective” food hall in northern Colorado Springs announced the closure of over half its restaurants just two months after its grand opening.
The Homestead Collective released a statement announcing that the Garden of the Gods Cafe, Till Kitchen and Campfire Pizza located in the Briargate area, are all closed. That leaves Dad’s Donuts and Red Leaf Organic Coffee as the only open restaurants in the large space.
“The simple truth is, we didn’t see the community support we needed to sustain these restaurants,” The Homestead Collective said in a statement. “We’re deeply grateful to those of you who did show up, share kind words, and help build memories here.”
The statement sparked a strong reaction on social media from people who felt the food hall didn’t do enough to get the word out and closed before it could gain a footing.
“I think the lack of community support is just ignorance on the community’s part,” customer Brayden Fallentine told KRDO13. ” I don’t think a lot of people know what’s happening here, is the thing. They’d probably get more community support if more people knew about it.”
The building at 9633 Prominent Point has had a lot of turnover for Homestead Collective owner Mitchell Yellen in recent years. It was the location for Till Kitchen before 2020. He then turned it into North Side Social, an entertainment space with Pickleball, an arcade and food. After that closed, he opened The Pinery North, a private event space. Finally, Yellen launched “The Homestead Collective” food hall last May.
Fallentine said he came out a lot when it was the North Side Social. He said the constant turnover confused him.
“The name change threw me off,” Fallentine said. “I thought it was just a building being used by somebody, and we couldn’t even go in.”
Mitch Yellen said he expects Dad’s Donuts, Red Leaf Coffee and the private event space to stay open in The Homestead Collective until at least Spring 2026. The backyard space with seating and pickleball courts is also still open.
The downtown location of the Garden of the Gods Market and Cafe and Till Kitchen, as well as the other Dad’s Donuts locations, remain open.