"Signature dishes are not always just reserved for specific restaurants but can span entire cities and states, too. Take, for instance, the Denver-specific diner dish that might totally confuse a server outside of Colorado, conveniently called the "Mass Confusion." Similar to how you might order Christmas-style red and green chilies in New Mexico, on Colorado diner menus (especially those in and around Denver), you might see the Mass Confusion. Inspired by a menu item at Colfax Avenue's iconic 24-hour and sadly shuttered watering hole,"
"the dish usually consists of a mountain of biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, and hash browns piled on top of one another. Basically, it's a deliriously good blend of all of the best diner classics on one plate. Denver Diner's take on the dish was called "The Mass Confusion A.K.A. Monica's Idea," but over the years has become a known breakfast staple in the city"
The Mass Confusion is a Denver-area diner breakfast built from biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, and hash browns stacked together. The dish traces to Colfax Avenue's 24-hour Denver Diner, where it carried the name "The Mass Confusion A.K.A. Monica's Idea." Denver Diner closed in 2021 after decades of service, but multiple local restaurants preserved the dish by adding variations to their menus. Variations have included different egg preparations, home fries, country gravy, and bacon bits. Longstanding Denver servers commonly recognize the order, while out-of-state servers often do not.
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