Remember Yen?

Eating Chinese was once an adventure. But not at Little Ollie's.

A A A Comments By Jason Sheehan Thursday, Jan 8 2004

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I glance up, and the kid is staring wide-eyed at the fish head on my plate. He's made a good dent in his sesame chicken, but right now he's fascinated by my fish. I fight the urge to shove my fist into the empty head and make it talk like a puppet, and instead stick a fork into the overdone cheek meat and eat a shred -- all I can get -- while the kid's looking. I hope it intrigues him. I hope he remembers Little Ollie's the way I remember Ng's.

As I leave, the kid's parents are taking his chopsticks away. They're hissing at him to calm down, eat with a fork, be civilized.

Sean O'Keefe

Bland ambition: Little Ollie's plays to its Cherry Creek location.

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Little Ollie's

2364 E. 3rd Ave.
Denver, CO 80206

Category: Restaurant > Chinese

Region: Central Denver

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2364 East Third Avenue, 303-316-8888. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 4:30 p.m.-close daily

Spring roll: $1.50
Chinese dumplings: $4.95
Crab rangoons: $4.95
Shrimp tempura: $7.95
Barbecue spare ribs: $7.95
Chicken corn egg drop soup: $2
Salt-and-pepper shrimp: $14.95
Crispy sea bass: $19.95
Yushan chicken: $10.95
Singapore rice noodles: $10.95

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But that's okay. He'll get past it. I have a feeling that twenty years from now, I'll be seeing that kid out again. I just hope it's somewhere more interesting than this.

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