Honey Basil Asian Grill

Cuisine: Chinese

Neighborhood: Central Denver

1 Broadway Denver, CO 80203

This fast Thai/Chinese spot that also offers a smattering of Vietnamese and Japanese dishes has settled into a steady, confident track since it opened in 2003 (it was originally named Spicy Basil until a 2024 name change, though management remains the same). The kitchen produces all the standards of urban Amerasian cuisine and occasionally reaches excellence with such marvels as the Panang curry and the shu mai dumplings — shrimp-and-pork-stuffed dumplings wrapped in the house's own dough.