Indian restaurateurs buy former Steuben’s property in Arvada

Three is the magic number for Kal Pant.

Pant and fellow co-owners of Spice Room last month purchased an Arvada property that will become the Indian restaurant’s third location.

“Somebody told me a long time ago don’t do more than three, three is ideal,” Pant said. “That stuck with me.”

Pant — along with executive chef Ashok Joshi, chef Chhabi Pokharel and manager Raj Nyaupane — paid $2.09 million for the 5,725-square-foot building at 7355 Ralston Road in Arvada.

The building was previously home to Steuben’s, which closed in 2021 after five years but still operates in Denver’s Uptown neighborhood. Josh Wolkon of the Secret Sauce restaurant group bought the property in 2015 for $1.4 million.

While he’s been looking for his lucky third location since 2021, Pant said he wasn’t originally interested in Arvada. In fact, when NAI Shames Makovsky’s Levi Noe, his real estate broker, told him the space was available, he wasn’t sure it was the right fit.