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July 28, 2011
Denver's five best Chinese restaurants
Mark MangerThe seafood hotpot at Tao Tao Noodle Bar.It's frighteningly easy to go very, very wrong with Chinese food in this city: for every Szechuan, Taiwanese or dim sum gem, there are at least two dollar-a-scoop joints, fast food outposts and restaurants that proffer nothing more than bast ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Fontana Sushi rolls up avocado and veggie rolls for herbivores
It's not easy to find quality sushi in the suburbs, but Fontana Sushi, 8601 West Cross Drive, #F4 in Littleton, is an oasis in a desert of Olive Gardens and Chili's storefronts. Yes, it's also part of a chain; this branch is owned by brothers Quiang and Sky Chen (Kevin Lin owns the rest of th ... More >>
Dining
April 21, 2011
If you want to conquer Mt. Everest, the lunchtime buffet is the way to go
It's not easy to find quality sushi in the suburbs, but Fontana Sushi, 8601 West Cross Drive, #F4 in Littleton, is an oasis in a desert of Olive Gardens and Chili's storefronts. Yes, it's also part of a chain; this branch is owned by brothers Quiang and Sky Chen (Kevin Lin owns the rest of th ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Zi Fusion closes for a two-week remodel -- and will reopen with a new name and menu
Lori MidsonTwo months ago, Zi Fusion, whose name will soon change to Purple Ginger (more on that later), was flooded when a sprinkler head burst and several water pipes broke, severely damaging the restaurant's hardwoods, mainly in the bar area. "The bar is warped so bad that you can hardly w ... More >>
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March 31, 2011
Need a xiao long bao fix? Try Star Kitchen
My craving for xiao long bao unfortunately coincided with the four-day closing ofLao Wang Noodle House,which is remodeling. We gave Lao Wang Best Xiao Long Bao in the Best of Denver 2011, and with good reason: The Wangs make excellent soup dumplings, packing pork and gelatin cubes into doughy ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
DJ Low Key due at Sushi Hai this Sunday
DJ Low Key, the DJ ambassador of all things good music wise, has moved his sushi bar rocking operations to a new location. Well, sort of. This Sunday, his new night, Connected, is taking a trial run at Hai Bair (Sushi Hai), where Low Key will be spinning soul and R&B music during the trendy l ... More >>
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March 23, 2011
Japango rolls out all-veggie sushi
In some circles, sushi is synonymous with "raw fish" -- and clearly not on the menu for vegan or vegetarian diners. Thankfully, even in landlocked Colorado most sushi houses offer at least one or two veggie rolls -- and Japango, 1136 Pearl Street in Boulder, offers a multi-course veggie sprea ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
Denver doesn't have Thai bike carts, but we do have two Thai mall carts
Michael RosacciJoel Warner's post on the Perk Cycle -- the bike-powered coffee cart that was just rolled out by Wash Perk Coffee Shop -- inspired a response from Michael Rosacci, who sent us shots of Thai street carts that included a full-blown kitchen on the back of a motorbike. Along with h ... More >>
Dining
March 17, 2011
Thai Flavor curries favor with reviewer Laura Shunk
Michael RosacciJoel Warner's post on the Perk Cycle -- the bike-powered coffee cart that was just rolled out by Wash Perk Coffee Shop -- inspired a response from Michael Rosacci, who sent us shots of Thai street carts that included a full-blown kitchen on the back of a motorbike. Along with h ... More >>
Dining
March 17, 2011
The Panang curry is a hot item at U.S. Thai
Michael RosacciJoel Warner's post on the Perk Cycle -- the bike-powered coffee cart that was just rolled out by Wash Perk Coffee Shop -- inspired a response from Michael Rosacci, who sent us shots of Thai street carts that included a full-blown kitchen on the back of a motorbike. Along with h ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
Jake Rand, formerly of Elway's Downtown, opens i-Fish, a new downtown Pan-Asian restaurant
Lori Midsoni-Fish, a new Pan-Asian restaurant, opens tonight at 2200 Market Street, in a completely redesigned space that was formerly occupied by Saucy's, a short-lived barbecue joint. The kitchen, helmed by Jake Rand, who used to be the head sushi chef at Elway's downtown, is turning out, ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Get gassed: Pho Bowl opens...inside a Conoco station!
Loir MidsonGas up on pho inside a South Broadway Conoco stationWhile Denver lays claim to dozens of pho joints, Pho Bowl is the first to reside in a Conoco station. Yes, that's correct: Inside the Conoco station at 3298 South Broadway, there sits a tiny cafeteria-like parlor of pho, just adj ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Happy hour, happy belly at Okinawa
Happy Place: Okinawa, 2301 East Colfax Avenue, 303-322-8886 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The Deals: 2-for-1 on all beer, wine and sake; $4 to $12.95 sushi and salad specials Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.
Dining
February 3, 2011
Ba Le serves authentic banh mi and more
Happy Place: Okinawa, 2301 East Colfax Avenue, 303-322-8886 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 5 p.m. The Deals: 2-for-1 on all beer, wine and sake; $4 to $12.95 sushi and salad specials Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.
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January 31, 2011
Raw knowledge: Learning how to roll at Benihana
BenihanaLast Thursday, I found myself at an open-air mall in Broomfield learning to roll sushi from a nice Hispanic sushi master named Beto. Yes, I was at Benihana's Sushi and Sake 101 instructional class, alongside about thirty other folks who'd doled out $35 to learn the basics of sushi rol ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
100 Favorite Dishes: Tom yum goong from Thai Flavor
Lori Midson No. 75: Tom yum goong from Thai Flavor When it comes to Thai cuisine in Denver, US Thai gets all the accolades, and while they're well-deserved, the beloved Thai temple in Edgewater has formidable -- and fierce -- competition, namely from Thai Flavor, a florescent-lit, brightly ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
100 Favorite Dishes: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand
Lori Midson No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various ... More >>
Dining
January 6, 2011
Sushi Tora needs to stay ahead of its Boulder competition
Lori Midson No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various ... More >>
Dining
January 6, 2011
Sachi Sushi serves up authentic ramen in Niwot
Lori Midson No. 80: Larb nua from Taste of Thailand. Taste of Thailand chef/owner Noy Farrell, who has been turning out Thai food since 1994 from the kitchen confines of her faithfully crowded restaurant across the street from Swedish Hospital, grows vegetables, berries, herbs and various ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
A search for ramen leads to Sachi Sushi
Mark MangerThere was a time in my life when I ate ramen once a week, and I'm not talking about that cheap brick of noodles that came with a sodium-loaded packet of flavoring. I'm talking rich broth, thick with animal fat and laden with noodles, pork belly, seaweed, scallions and a yolky egg. ... More >>
Dining
December 2, 2010
Warming trends: The bare-bones Pho Duy provides warm comfort food just in time for winter
Mark MangerThere was a time in my life when I ate ramen once a week, and I'm not talking about that cheap brick of noodles that came with a sodium-loaded packet of flavoring. I'm talking rich broth, thick with animal fat and laden with noodles, pork belly, seaweed, scallions and a yolky egg. ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Pho Duy 6 offers good bun but falls short on pho
Mark MangerThe original Pho Duy spawned a host of distantly related spin-offs -- including Broomfield's Pho Duy 6.In this week's review of Pho Duy, I mention that the success of the original noodle shop prompted a handful of friends and relatives to open restaurants with the same name. And ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
Sushi Tora lands Uchi alum Ray Srisamer as executive chef
When Mara and Peter Soutiere, owners of Boulder's Tahona Tequila Bistro and a still unnamed new restaurant that will open at 1035 Pearl Street, also in Boulder, bought Sushi Tora two years ago, their biggest challenge was determining how to continue the restaurant's legacy of top-notch Japane ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
Pho Duy provides cold weather comfort
Mark MangerThe weather has turned cold, and there's an icy bite in the air snapping at us, taunting us with the promise of the impending winter. While I don't love steeling myself against the cold, I am happy that it's soup season again -- especially because that means it's a good time to su ... More >>
Dining
October 7, 2010
Pot luck: Seoul BBQ removes the flash of other Korean barbecue joints
Mark MangerThe weather has turned cold, and there's an icy bite in the air snapping at us, taunting us with the promise of the impending winter. While I don't love steeling myself against the cold, I am happy that it's soup season again -- especially because that means it's a good time to su ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Elway's Downtown makes sushi a catch of the day
Elway's Downtown features a sushi bar as well as steaks.Allyson Fredeen isn't a big fan of fish -- her aversion dates back to some squeamish incident in her childhood -- so it was ironic that when Elway's Downtown first opened in the Ritz-Carlton, it installed a raw bar at the front of the ba ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Kimchi shortage in Korea threatens to cause national identity crisis
Mark MangerKimchi at Seoul BBQKorean barbecues have been a hot topic this week. I reviewed Seoul BBQ, 2080 South Havana Street in Aurora, and also wrote about my meal at Sik Gaek in Queens. Although both restaurants feature Korean cuisine, the two dinners could not have been more different. ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Den Deli closes for a major remodel and reconception
Lori MidsonDen Deli and Seafood Market, at 1501 South Pearl Street, the third venture from Toshi and Yasu Kizaki, the brotherhood behind Sushi Den, 1487 South Pearl, and Izakaya Den, 1518 South Pearl, opened in December 2009 -- but the bento boxes, ready-made sushi and brimming bowls of rame ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Govinda's buffet caters to vegetarian spiritualists
Govinda's Buffet, the restaurant in the Krishna center at 1400 Cherry Street, has reopened after a year-long hiatus, with a buffet that features "karma-free spiritual vegetarian food" cooked by a Brahmanical chef and blessed by Krishna. What that translates to: all-you-can-eat vegetarian fa ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Swing Thai take-away flies high, but dine in for full flavor
Any real city must have high-quality Thai takeout. Sure, it's nice to sit down and be waited on every once in a while, but the true test of Thai cuisine is how it tastes in your living room rather than the restaurant's dining room. Not only does Swing Thai pass this test with flying colors, ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Namaste creates veggie-friendly dishes for every palate
Nestled in a nondescript Lakewood strip mall, Namaste (3355 South Wadsworth Boulevard) is easy to overlook. But that would be a big mistake, because this little venue dishes up some of the best Indian/Nepalese food in the metro area, with at least a dozen vegetarian entrees -- not counting th ... More >>
Dining
July 29, 2010
Spice and Spirits: A ghost may haunt Yak and Yeti, but that doesn't explain the inconsistent menu
Nestled in a nondescript Lakewood strip mall, Namaste (3355 South Wadsworth Boulevard) is easy to overlook. But that would be a big mistake, because this little venue dishes up some of the best Indian/Nepalese food in the metro area, with at least a dozen vegetarian entrees -- not counting th ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
Den Deli and The Crushery will soon start pouring booze on South Pearl Street
Lori Midson "No such thing as too many liquor licenses." That was the word from Steve Whited, owner of Black Pearl, who stopped me on my way to Den Deli last night for some sushi and a bowl of ramen. Whited was just as excited as I was that the Japanese seafood market, noodle house, sushi s ... More >>
Dining
July 8, 2010
Amu is a secret worth spilling
Lori Midson "No such thing as too many liquor licenses." That was the word from Steve Whited, owner of Black Pearl, who stopped me on my way to Den Deli last night for some sushi and a bowl of ramen. Whited was just as excited as I was that the Japanese seafood market, noodle house, sushi s ... More >>
Blogs
June 29, 2010
Pho Havana moves in where Chef's Noodle House moved out
Lori Midson For more than fifteen years, Chef's Noodle House commanded the corner of Havana and Sixth Avenue, but back in February, its Vietnamese chef and noodle emperor, Billy Lam, whose family once owned T-Wa Inn, shuttered the joint and disconnected the phone. Lori Midson But th ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Veggie Girl: Pho 95 dishes up steaming hot noodle soup
Pho 95, 1002 South Federal Boulevard, has won over other writers on these pages: first, Jason Sheehan, who titled his August 2009 review "Bowled over by Pho 95"; and again when the restaurant won Best Pho in this year's Best Of Denver. I haven't been to the new location at the Streets at Sout ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2010
Asian restaurants around town are offering $16.80 meal deals through mid-June
You're in luck: A number of area Asian restaurants are offering prix fixe menus at a great price in honor of Asian Restaurant Month. It's sorta like Denver Restaurant Week, but just for Asian restaurants. Whereas Denver's restaurant week features two-person meals for $52.80, restaurants pa ... More >>
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May 17, 2010
Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and FlatTop Grill are coming to Colorado
What, more Asian restaurants? Exactly, says the Flat Out Crazy Restaurant Group. The Chicago-based company, owner of the fast-casual Stir Crazy Fresh Asian Grill and the make-your-own stir-fry FlatTop Grill restaurant chains, is banking on our affection for Asian food and eating out to suppo ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Jai Ho Indian Kitchen, Bar, and Lounge is now open in Aurora
A new Indian restaurant featuring cuisine from both the North and South of India opened last Friday at 3055 South Parker Road in Aurora. Jai Ho Indian Kitchen, Bar, and Lounge has a lengthy menu with many chicken dishes, as well as a handful of mutton, biriyanis, and quite a few seafood and ... More >>
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April 15, 2010
Something fishy: Elway's Downtown will soon have a sushi bar
Elway's DowntownNow that they've seen what a bloody steak can do for your libido, ELWAY's Downtown, 1881 Curtis Street, is adding a sushi bar to bait and hook raw fish aficionados. It's still fishy as to when, exactly, the sushi bar will open, but Elway's Downtown spokesperson, Allison Fre ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Red Claw Seafood & Wings opens Friday in former Pho Van Noodle Souper space
Lori MidsonPho Van Noodle Souper, the Vietnamese pho shop at 472 South Federal Boulevard, closed early last week -- but the space won't be closed for long. Red Claw Seafood and Wings, which took over the spot just before the lights went dark, opens this Friday, April 16, with a menu devoted ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2010
Happy Hour Hunt: Sushi Den
The Place: Sushi Den, 1487 South Pearl Street; 303-777-0826 The Hours: Monday through Friday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Deal: Specialty happy hour sushi menu includes hand rolls, nigiri, tempura rolls, hot plates, platters and Japanese fish priced between $2.50 and $14; Select hot sake is half ... More >>
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December 23, 2009
Lobster ramen at Bones: Things I'm gonna miss...
Every day that passes reminds me of another thing I'm going to miss about this town when I finally take my leave in just a few short weeks. Today, while running through a list of every restaurant I'd reviewed in 2009, I found my March 18 love letter to Bones--Frank Bonanno's noodle house a ... More >>
Blogs
December 18, 2009
The List: Top ten Indian/Nepalese restaurants
Mark MangerRatna and Macchendra Shrestha at Nepal Cuisine.Jason Sheehan just reviewed Nepal Cuisine, where he found more than enough momo to keep him warm through these upcoming winter months. On momo alone, Nepal Cuisine easily ranks among the top ten Indian and Nepalese restaurants in the ... More >>
Dining
December 17, 2009
India's Restaurant moves on to bigger things
Mark MangerRatna and Macchendra Shrestha at Nepal Cuisine.Jason Sheehan just reviewed Nepal Cuisine, where he found more than enough momo to keep him warm through these upcoming winter months. On momo alone, Nepal Cuisine easily ranks among the top ten Indian and Nepalese restaurants in the ... More >>
Dining
December 17, 2009
Yo' momo! Nepal Cuisine knows how to make dumplings
Mark MangerRatna and Macchendra Shrestha at Nepal Cuisine.Jason Sheehan just reviewed Nepal Cuisine, where he found more than enough momo to keep him warm through these upcoming winter months. On momo alone, Nepal Cuisine easily ranks among the top ten Indian and Nepalese restaurants in the ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
It's now a trifecta for Toshi and Yazu: Den Deli opens on South Pearl Street
Lori MidsonIt's still getting its sea legs, but Den Deli and Seafood Market, the third in a mini empire of chow houses from Toshi and Yazu Kizaki, the two brothers who also run Sushi Den (1487 South Pearl) and Izakaya Den (1518 South Pearl), officially opened at 1501 South Pearl early last w ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Recession (and belly) friendly lunch: Vietnamese steamed bun
Pork Pork Egg = Banh bao = YummyIf there was such a thing as a Vietnamese Whopper, the banh bao would be it. Banh bao, a steamed rice dumpling, is like its Chinese cousin, the char siu bao. But instead of harboring BBQ pork, banh bao contains two types of pork mixed together: salty groun ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
Want soup? Try the new miso ramen at Kokoro
Kokoro ad featuring its new miso ramenKokoro, voted Denver's Best Not-So-Traditional Japanese Restaurant in Westword's 2009 best of issue, is leaning a little more toward old school. The quick-casual, homegrown Japanese mini-chain has added miso ramen to its menu, which already features udon ... More >>
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