Damn.

I just got an overwhelming craving for Dino's now. For those of you in Denver, you have to check this place out. They make their own stuff from scratch. Their bread and pasta are to die for. Plus, they are pretty inexpensive. Great simple Italian food.

Dino Pizza v. Dino Italian Food

The dueling Dino's have gone to court.

'There's Dino's Italian Food, a 46-year-old Lakewood institution at West Colfax Avenue and Kipling Street.

Then there's Dino's Pizza, which opened Oct. 2 on Santa Fe Drive in one of Denver's art districts.

And now there's a lawsuit filed by the proprietors of the original Dino's, claiming rights to the name and a reputation to protect.

The suit wants the new Dino's ordered to change its name, saying it is taking advantage of customer confusion.

The Lakewood Dino's was founded by Dino DiPaolo and his wife, Jeannene, in 1961. DiPaolo is now semi-retired, and his daughter, Judy DiPaolo Duren, runs the family-style Italian eatery.

Duren believes the restaurant is the heart and soul of her family. She said that the use of her dad's name by another local restaurant is upsetting to her and her 77-year-old father, the child of Italian immigrants who came to Denver in 1901. '