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    Final Approach

    3.5 (55 reviews)
    InexpensiveCafes, Fast Food, Food Court
    Open 5:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Aireal S.

    First and last stop in Denver! A one stop shop . My coffee was amazing and the service was fast!

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    Steve D.

    I was happy to find this food court at the Denver airport cell phone lot. It provided four restaurant options, plenty of seating, pleasant background music and large monitors showing arrival and departure times - nice! The current restaurant options are Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Dunkin' Donuts and Tia Mexican. Very nice!

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    Mark R.

    The correct place to wait before picking up guests from DIA, and not the shoulder leading to the airport. Restrooms, food, options, and both arrival and departure information on the displays. I ran a quick cellular speed test, and with 5G, I pulled over a gig download Speed.

    Name of the cell lot at DIA.

    Stopped here "Final Approach" in the cell phone lot to wait for our family to arrive. Went in to use the restrooms at 7:00pm. They said they were closed for cleaning, and not very nice I may add. So we went back to our car and at 8:50pm went back in before we went into the airport and....yea "restrooms still closed for cleaning and we are also closing the building". Very rude! We will never patronize this location ever again. We went over to the gas station, called Rocket and they were so darn. They also have a Wendy's and they were great too. Our advice.... NEVER GO TO "FINAL APPROACH, go to ROCKETS AND WENDY'S! PS. There are no hours posted on any of the doors! Over and out!

    Lance L.

    Clean. Good place to wait for your guests. Restaurants have changed and there's no real fast food. If your looking for a quick snack, those places are gone. Mostly full meals starting at about $8 bucks. I even went to Wendy's across the way. No junior menu. Gas station has hot dogs. Yes, more upscale now with higher prices.

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    Lou C.

    I didn't know this place existed. I was referred by the airport website for simply a "Cell Phone Lot." Sounds good. Let me park here and wait for my boss to arrive. I looked around at this spacious parking lot under a crystal clear sky. I noticed there were a lot of older people. Ok, age is just a number, but elders know what the best is. That was why I felt at ease immediately. There's a gas station, which offers prices very comparable with most stations in town. So, no need to hunt for bargains before returning the rental car. Then, there were lots of eateries to choose from. I like the clean bathroom, children's area and free WiFi. Best of all, I was only 7 minutes away from the airport arrival area. When it's timed right, there would be no waiting from the moment he walked outside to getting on my car. Well, not quite. There was another story about picking up at DEN Denver International Airport.

    Jessica B.

    I have been at other cell phone waiting lots at other airports and this is the first one I have ever seen with a food court and restrooms for people to use. Other airports should definitely consider something like this! Especially larger hubs where people may be waiting a very long time! Great idea DIA! The only issue is the food choices are a little "blah". They have a Schlotzky's, Auntie Anne's pretzels, Tia's and Dunkin Donuts. I think there is also a Wendy's connected to the gas station next to the final approach building as well. Not great in the way of choices but could be worse. In any case it's nice to have a decent place to wait.

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    Don't trust their posted hours! This place is Great in concept, a nice inviting place in which to wait for flights... but, that is not how it played out. I checked the hours ahead of time, which very clearly show "open until 10pm". Went in, got comfortable, started working on my computer. 15 mins later, the on duty supervisor "naraylia" (sp?) kicked everyone out at 8-with only 2 minutes warning, stating they were closing and turned the lights out as we were all still packing out things. That was it-she just kept telling everyone to "leave the building wr're closed", when it was questioned as to why they were closing when it very clearly stated they would be open until 10.

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    7 years ago

    New to the area and decided to try something new. Food had no flavor and tore my stomach up. Will never eat there again.

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    10 years ago

    Lots of stuff. Little more pricey, but a great lot with tons of parking, gas and food options. Clean bathrooms and eating areas.

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    12 years ago

    Good place for Coffee, a snack and free wifi while you are waiting on a flight!

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    10 years ago

    Pizza, Subway or Dunkin Donuts....meh. If you want quality food you'll have to drive elsewhere.

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    Food includes ZPizza, Baja Fresh, Dunkin' Donuts (plus drive thru), Subway and a full service gas station

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