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August 2, 2007
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Sushi Den is a big fish in the Denver pond.
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December 13, 2007
Izakaya Den
This sibling of Sushi Den is absolutely stunning.
Dining
December 23, 1999
Fishing for Insults
Japon and Sushi Den have a minor war of words.
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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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November 4, 2010
Den Deli will turn into Ototo Food & Wine Bar
sushiden.netYasu Kizaki at Den Farm.Look for Den Deli, the sibling of Sushi Den and Izakaya Den that opened last fall at 1501 South Pearl Street, then closed last month for a remodel, to unveil its new look within the next few weeks. "Remodeling has been going well, and we expect to reopen ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Ototo closes for construction repairs, moves DRW meal to Izakaya Den
Ototo's DRW menu is moving across the street to Izakaya Den's upsairs area.Local eateries have learned to expect the unexpected during Denver Restaurant Week -- but the surprise hit Ototo Food and Wine Bar Friday night, even before DRW got under way: The kitchen crew noticed smoke coming from ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
Ototo Food and Wine Bar reopens today
Ototo's doors will reopen at 5 p.m. today.A lot of places do a smokin' business during Denver Restaurant Week, but at Ototo Food and Wine Bar, the hot times started the day before DRW started, when the kitchen crew coming out of a duct. There was no fire, but the restaurant wound up closing f ... More >>
Dining
March 10, 2011
Stella's Coffeehaus is the perfect complement to South Pearl restaurants
Ototo's doors will reopen at 5 p.m. today.A lot of places do a smokin' business during Denver Restaurant Week, but at Ototo Food and Wine Bar, the hot times started the day before DRW started, when the kitchen crew coming out of a duct. There was no fire, but the restaurant wound up closing f ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Review preview: Ototo Food and Wine Bar
Mark MangerToshi and Yasu Kizaki have been serving Pearl Street for two decades, first with Sushi Den, which they opened in its current home twenty years ago, and then again with Izakaya Den, which first started serving dinner in 2007. Both of those spots pack crowds into cavernous spaces ev ... More >>
Dining
March 10, 2011
Heavenly foie gras and oysters served at Ototo on South Pearl
Mark MangerToshi and Yasu Kizaki have been serving Pearl Street for two decades, first with Sushi Den, which they opened in its current home twenty years ago, and then again with Izakaya Den, which first started serving dinner in 2007. Both of those spots pack crowds into cavernous spaces ev ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Vine Street anniversary and Earth Day
Whether you're more excited about getting your grub on circa April 20 -- the worldwide official day celebrating all things cannabinoid -- or April 22, Earth Day, there are plenty of food-related events taking place around town. Here's what's on the menu:
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June 14, 2011
Ototo Food and Wine Bar opens for Sunday brunch
Jenny AnDuck confit hash.Ototo Food and Wine Bar, the not-so-Japanese sibling of Sushi Den and Izakaya Den, is now serving Sunday brunch. The menu features such standard brunch fare as bagels with lox and steak and eggs, as well as more innovative offerings, including duck confit. And wheneve ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Sake to me! We love Izakaya Den's happy hour
Happy Place: Izakaya Den, 1518 South Pearl Street, 303-777-0691 Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The Deals: $5 hot or cold sake, cocktails, wines by the glass, and appetizers; two-for-one Kirin draft beers Were we happy? Flip the page to find out.
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October 14, 2011
The Den Farm provides local produce to the Kizaki brothers' trio of Japanese restaurants
Adam LarkeyYasu Kizaki on the Den Farm.Toshi and Yasu Kizaki have built a Japanese empire on South Pearl Street, expanding the success of Sushi Den into Izakaya Den and, last year, Ototo Food and Wine Bar. Because of the nature of sushi, they import a lot of their fish from Japan. But because ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Izakaya Den hosts Asabiraki Sake Brewery for a lesson in sake pairing
Izakaya Den will host a sake-pairing extravaganza tonight.All sakes start with rice and water, which are fermented in a process similar to that of brewing beer. But every toji -- head sake brewer -- has a different style, and rice polishing, additives and aging techniques all result in vastly ... More >>
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January 5, 2012
Denver's ten best sushi restaurants
Jim WillsA sushi chef at work at Taki Sushi in Washington Park.For obvious reasons, we don't make New Year's resolutions here at Cafe Society that involve cutting delicious morsels out of our diet. But since we used the holidays as an excuse to go on even more of a gastronomic bender than usu ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Sushi Den architects share plans for the South Pearl project
Sushi Den has kept South Pearl swimming in seafood for decades.This month started with major action on South Pearl Street -- including a very involved deal that calls for the Wynkoop/Breckenridge group that had owned Pearl Street Grill to swap that space at 1477 South Pearl with Izakaya Den, ... More >>