They specialize in Brats and Italian Sausage, but they have a few other items on their menu. They also have German Potato Salad.
Close to Buckley Airforce Base, so lots of military personnel eat here during the lunch rush. The food is always good, and the service is fast. This is the standard stand-in-line-place-your-order-get-a-number-take-Âa-seat type of restaurant. The restaurant is of adequate size so you won't have trouble finding a table, even during the rush.
As the name says,  they make brats and they make  them really really well.  While there are a variety of toppings that you can put on the bun,  they are completely unnecessary.  Just slap some brown mustard on your brat and away you go.  Rather than go with any of the "regular" menu options,  I recommend getting the baked beans  as a side.
Review Source:Now this is the only way to do brats, house made Sheboygan style sausage, on a freshly made round bun, with warm German potato salad. Â Bender's is family owned and operated. Â The service is friendly and the strip mall location at Buckley & Alameda is great for a quick meal.
I am always amazed by how many U.S. Airman from Buckley AFB and law enforcement officers from Aurora you see at this establishment. Â One time the Aurora guys were wearing badges and side arms and we felt like we were in an old western. Â Not too many "Oslamabad" dudes hanging out in here.
The decor is very simple with diner style tables and lots of college team pennants adorning the walls. Â The place is always busy but they move you through the line and you get your food pretty fast.
My friends took me here for lunch as I am a huge fan of krautburgers and trying to find a good place to eat them. So far, I have yet to find such a place. Again, if you have really had a krautburger or German potato salad or sausuage, you cannot give this place more that 3 stars. The sausage was overcooked, took a couple of krautburgers home, underseasoned, and the potato salad way way too sweet. It was crowded and people in this neck of the woods swear by it but, definitly not only have I eaten better, have made better. Won't be back.
Review Source:Having grown up in WI, me and brats go way back. Bender's gets my stamp of approval with a very tasty bratwurst and some great sounding sides. I had the double brat, which was a little awkward on the round bun, but it all worked out in the end. The bun was a great brat-friendly bread, while the warm German potato salad was the perfect side. I just wish they weren't so far out of the way. However, it's a fairly easy stop if going to/from the airport from the south side.
Almost docked them a star for having far too many OU and Ohio State pennants up in a single establishment. Let it slide due to the interesting diversity of other pennants. You're lucky, Bender's.
Stopped by here on a whim. Â Had the kraut burger, which isn't a burger and doesn't have kraut. Â Or sausage either. Â It is a stuffed pastry with meat, spices and cheese. Â Very good! Â Staff was very friendly and food came fast. Â Really good condiment station with good mustard and good kraut! Â I mean the kraut was really good - not too much vinegar and not too wet.
Only reason that I didn't give a 5 star is that the prices are about $1 - $1.50 more than what they should be. Â Especially given the strip-mall location, rent can't be that much right? Â That is unless the meat is all-natural, but I don't recall reading that (and so I could be wrong on that), thus it seems pricey.
This place has some excellent sausages. I had the double Italian sandwich with chips. It did not disappoint. The line looks a bit overwhelming but it moves very quickly. We were able to make it back to the office within an hour. The staff is super friendly. The only suggestion I would offer is that they offer a larger variety of sausages. I only saw bratwurst and Italian on the menu. I will definitely be back when visiting the area.
Review Source:Bender's Brat Haus in Aurora, is a small 'mom and pop' type German restaurant that is the last of a dying breed-real authentic food, not the corporate crap we are all so use to. They feature home made sausages (to die for) and other meats along with German potato salad and many great side dishes-all made in house! The staff is super friendly and it boast a wall of pennants of practically every college team in the country. This is the type of place that Guy Fieri from Food Network would love to visit if he knew about.
  Not only am I impressed with the food and that the owner keeps telling me that I look like Bruce Willis, he actually calls me, "Brucie" ; but my friend from Wisconsin says that many of the dishes are served there as well and are very good. Near Buckley Air Force Base it may be a little bit out of the way for some folks and they are only open during the day and closed on Sundays,  But, this little gem is well worth the trip, if you love home made cooking with a German/Wisconsin flair. Hey, what's wrong with being treated like a movie star anyway? It's just  an added bonus for me.
I really wanted to like this place. Â Overall assessment from group I came with was that the brats and the italian sausages were just okay. Â We kept comparing to Johnsonville Brats and some of us preferred the Johnsonville ones. Â Ordered the double sandwich with chips (one italian and one brat). Â Topping can be found across from the fountain drink dispenser...pickled relish, sauer kraut and onions. Â
Brats were nothing to write home about. Â I almost don't want to write about them in this review...they were just okay. Â
Place is clean and busy...staff were friendly and the food came out fast! Â Fits the need for the 1 hour lunch break, but would recommend going somewhere else. Â Taste just wasn't there.
The staff was helpful and friendly. Restaurant itself was clean and bright. I like the idea that you can buy their fresh brauts to take home and grill yourself.
The German potato salad was DELISH ! Maybe mine was the exception but my braut seemed a little on the overcooked side. Extremely tough skin and dry.
At some point I'll be back to give it another try , but for now there are many other options that are better.
It is what it is! Clean, fast, and ultimately...a grilled brat on a bun. Great clean strip mall location, open 10-4 and small, fast, and noshable.
The hot potato salad is small cube/ diced red potatoes in a sugar/vinegar dressing, mild...and is portion sized in its own container. The brats good, soft round roll...good too. Â No crazy unexpected magic going on. Â The kratbuger is a dough pocket with ground beef & cabbage inside. Â It's a little small and generally bland as you would expect flour/cabbage/beef to be. Think of knish meeting a pierogi.
This place is simple and good. I'd like to see them with some 'house' mustards..it would be an up-sell for them.
What can I say? Â Going to Bender's was a special treat for the Raytheon lunch bunch. Â
We had to get there EARLY (11 am) or the line would be too long to make it within an hour. Â We'd also kid anyone one who ordered anything but a brat (like a krautburger) but everything on the menu is good.
The windows says they are Sheboygan style and I wouldn't know. Â I do know they are good. Â They come as singles or doubles (both come on a BIG bun) and usual sides of a sack of potato chips delivered by one of the girls working there (known around our shop as Bender's Babes).
The Krautburger isn't a burger. Â Its hamburger and veggies in a kind of sealed bread pouch. Â Good tasting even if you get made fun of for ordering a burger.
The potato salad is excellent. Â Its warm or cold and I can't tell you what is better.
I took my dad here when he visited Denver. Â My older sister asked him about the visit later: "Where did John take you?" "To the hot dog place." "what did you think?" "It was good." Â Believe me when I say this is a ringing endorsement from someone who still can't find clam chowder he likes (not enough clams and too many potatoes).
I'd order a pound of brats as Christmas presents for both my dad and my brother-in-law. Â Strange to be sure, but its something unique that they can't get and its good.
Bender's is awesome, I used to eat here all the time when I lived in Denver. I visited their new location while in town for the holidays. I showed up just as they were closing for Christmas, and they agreed to fire up the grill just for us even though they were in the process of closing.
The brats are great, very tasty but not overly-greasy like other brats I've had. The German potato salad is delicious and very unique.
I got some brats to go and grilled them for my family later that night, and everyone loved them. I'll definitely be back whenever I come to Denver.
After waiting all morning for my truck to be serviced, I was seeing double from hunger. Â Not a huge brat fan I decided to check Bender's out anyways.
I'm always up for a good workout but not when it comes to my jaw muscles. Â Although the single brat was good in flavor, the bread was very chewy and the outer skin of the brat was very tough and the edges too well done and almost hard.
Just under $5 for a single brat and chips which isn't bad except I was still hungry afterwards. Â On my way out for now for lunch #2.
My dad and I ventured to Benders last summer for some good ole brats and warm German potato salad. Â I wasn't disappointed, but I felt that it was typical German cuisine with nothing really special. Â I do give them props as there aren't too many German restaurants in the area. Â If I specifically wanted a brat, Bender's would be my choice.
Review Source:Love Bender's ! Â The menu is simple and has been the same for years. The quality has remained consistant. I heart Krautburgers and spicy brown mustard ! When I make them at home though, I add some hot sauce to the cabbage and ground beef and onions while I make the filling.
Good comfort food on a chilly day !
Bender's is something very unique to Aurora. Â A locally owned business that offers something different than the standard fast food joint: Wisconsin style brats served on an excellent roll that goes well with a dab of brown mustard and kraut. Â The brats are delicious, but I think it's the roll that makes the sandwich. Always fresh, they have just the right bite. Â Definitely worth a stop if you are anywhere in the neighborhood.
Review Source:Let me start by saying that this place would get 5 stars if the atmosphere was a little bit better. Â The walls have no identity, seriously there's flags from every college football team in the country, there's teams AND their rivals on the same wall! Â Get specific here owner guy, we know that you don't like all of those teams and it just comes across as cheesy.
Healthy brats. Â That's right, I said it. Â HEALTHY BRATWURST. Â I can't remember the specs on these things but they are like 1/3 the fat of a normal store bought bratwurst, INSANITY.
I got the double brat sandwich with the warm potato salad, pretty much a perfect lunch and not having to bus your own tables is a plus. Â We've since been back to pick up some more brats just to cook on our own, and let me tell you, cooking them on the grill is even better than eating them at the restaurant.
I better bang this review out before the food coma sets in, and I had a single.
It's not that it's an unusually large portion or anything. Â It's just so down to earth good that I feel the need to curl up in a lil ball and nap in a aura of culinary bliss.
Had the single Brat sandwich with a bit of kraut and some mustard (what else is there for a brat). Â Also had the hot german potato salad. Â Both were excellent. Â The brat had a good solid flavor. Â The bun was tasty. Â The potato salad was flavorful and satisfying. Â It had perfectly cooked red potatoes in a slightly sweet, slightly sour dressing.
The whole meal lacked complexity, and the simplest things done right are the most challenging. Â These guys do it right. Â On top of that, it's dirt cheap, driving the value through the roof.
So...I finally got around to visiting the new location. Â Bright, clean, easy access, and totally lacking character. Â So I took away a star.
The food and service is still great - it's hard to improve on what is close to perfect. Â But I really miss the slightly dingy, worn around the edges atmosphere of the old location where they'd been for many, many years. Â I had many little league post game lunches there with my wife, and now grown, married and moved away son. Â I guess my attachment to the old place is as sentimental as practical.
I'll give the new location some time to develop character, and earn it's fifth star back; but for now it's like visiting a common fast food joint, with much better food.
Have to admit, first of all, that I'm not German...so I may not know what I'm missing...but I find the krautburgers at this place to be AWESOME!! I didn't know what to order at first, I'm usually a "brat at the ballgame" kinda girl...but I decided on the burger and boy was I glad I did!!!! Â My husband absolutely loves the brats from here! I have to credit him for finding the place as we are not from CO, and he talked me into going for lunch a while back. Been going regularly ever since!!
The only drawback, is that we have a 5 year old...and there isn't too much on the menu as far as "kids fare" goes. So he has to suffer through a tough skinned "hot dog" or an over-sized burger. Poor kid. LOL I'm sure one day he'll thank us for it. Â :)
Meh... that about sums it up...
Called and got take out, ordered a double brat and a krautbuger w/ a side of warm german potato salad. I gotta admit, I thought that it would be much better than it actually was. The krautburger was pretty bland and last I checked, you need more than chopped cabbage for kraut (it had zero tang or bite to it). I ate one of the brats out of the double brat and decided to take the other one and the rest of the kraut home to the dog cause I sure wasn't going to eat it. And the warm potato salad seems like they cut up boiled potatoes and dumped some generic dressing on the top of it.
The place is new, nice and clean, but that's about all it has going for it. It's too far off the highway to detour for bland, uninspired food, I will not be back.
My favorite item here is the krautburger, which is basically a beef and cabbage (not sauerkraut) pierog. The brats are still excellent. They've added a few other sandwiches to the menu, including Italian sausage and actual hamburgers. Their new place is much brighter than the old one, and lacks the shabby/dingy charm that has given others pause in the past. The parking lot is easy to get in and out of from either direction--another improvement on the old location. Oh, and for those who care--there's beer.
Review Source:My favorite lunch place in Aurora.
Very limited menu, and with good reason. Â The brats are delicious and you shouldn't come here unless that's what you're getting. Â Fast service, good prices.
Strange though, it's usually at least 75% male clientele. Â Makes it a sausage-fest in more than one way.
My client says "I have a great lunch place that serves really good brats...". Â I think to myself "really good brats in Aurora, CO?". Â I'm in! Â Bender's doesn't look like much from the outside, but the line out the door speaks volumes about the yummy goodness this little place cranks out.
Despite the fact they are known for their brats, I went with the Runza (Krautburger). Â I was expecting a burger with kraut on it. Not the case. Â I received this hot-pocket-esque soft as a pillow bun filled with kraut, onions, and beef. Â Delicious! Â I can honestly say that I have never had anything quite like it. Yum. To accompany my Krautburger, I choose the Warm German Potato Salad. Once again, I have never had anything quite like it. Yum Again! Â I've had cold German potato salad before, but this was just on a different level.
The decor is.............. ah shit who cares about the decor this place has some kick ass food that I'd sit on crates in order to get some. The service was extremely courteous and very fast. Â I most definitely will be returning to Benders!
1 Runza
1 Soda
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$7.00
It was 11:25AM and the lunch line was already out the door. Â I overheard other patrons saying, "it used to be just this room, then they expanded and added this new seating section." Â In this long, but fast moving line with me were the kind of guys I imagine eating Brats, Hot Dogs, and Burgers on a regular basis. Â There was a large contingent of law enforcement personnel (plain clothes), Army / Air National Guard (in camouflage), and other All-American, Ford F-150 driving type fellas.
Two friendly women took my order - a cheese burger, baked beens, chips and a coke. Â I was given a number and in less than 5 minutes my delicious, perfectly cooked burger was on my table. Â
I can't recommend this place more highly. Â It was one of the better burgers I have had and the price was very reasonable. Â My meal was about $8. Â I imagine it's a favorite among locals and living in Wash Park, I see it as well worth a 25 minute drive to meet a good friend for an All-American (or German?) meal. Â
I can't wait to go back and try a brat.
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