Happy Noodle House

Another good, if sometimes uneven, place from Dave Query’s Big Red F restaurant group, Happy Noodle House is Boulder’s entry into the noodle-shop fad — a place where classical noodle dishes are given a light-handed fusion treatment, prettied up for company and served by a liveried staff in a room that is among the most […]

Fire Bowl Cafe

Based in Austin, Fire Bowl Cafe hasn’t expanded its reach too far beyond Texas – but Colorado has a single location, in Centennial, that fills up quickly with cubicle warriors during weekday lunches. And it’s easy to see why: The primary feature at Fire Bowl is a build-your-own-stir-fry concept, which lets you pick your protein, […]

Japango

Japango flies in fish daily to ensure that your meal includes the freshest catch available. The gorgeously decorated, lush interior and rich, delicious food are reflected in the price tag — but all things considered, you get what you pay for at Japango. The wine and sake lists are dynamic and affordable (and the sake […]

Cork House Broker Restaurant

After three decades of good work, Tante Louise finally faded from the Denver restaurant scene a few years ago. Enter uncle Ed Novak (from the Broker restaurants group), who renamed the place the Cork House after longtime owner Corky Douglass and turned the former classical Euro-French palace of haute into a comfortable, casual wine bar […]

Thai Basil

At this funky restaurant, the solid Asian fare — always fresh and well cooked — boasts some fun touches, including rice molded into the shape of a fish. With few exceptions, meals are priced for families and frequent dining.

Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill

The Denver outpost in this small chain aims squarely at the middle range of foodies, relatively adventurous eaters who want something better than Happy Meals and cheeseburgers when the family eats out. And Ling & Louie’s delivers with a hip dining room and decent food that includes Americanized versions of Thai, Japanese, Cantonese, Shanghainese and […]

East China

Looking for good Chinese takeout? Then look no further than this small, family-owned Aurora restaurant, which offers dine-in, takeout and delivery service within a five-mile radius. There really is nothing better than settling in for a Netflix marathon with waxy white boxes filled with fried rice and crab-cheese wontons. East China has an impressively large […]

BD’s Mongolian Barbeque

Diners call the shots at BD’s Mongolian Barbeque, a bustling, decade-old LoDo spot that puts a modern spin on the traditional Mongolian feast. Build a stir-fry bowl from an assembly-line-style selection of meats, vegetables, starches and sauces, which are grilled on the spot by knife-wielding chefs. The possible combinations are infinite, from seafood-centric to meaty, […]

Parallel Seventeen

The surprising thing about the food at the very hip, very urban Parallel Seventeen is how traditional it is, how Frenchy-Asian, how rigorously grounded in generations of history. Mary Nguyen’s kitchen serves an authentic cuisine that’s little known outside of Hue or the dining rooms of Denver’s Vietnamese immigrants, offering it up to crowds of […]

Far East Center

East meets West at the Far East Center, an exotic shopping area in a very unexotic stretch of Federal Boulevard right off Alameda Avenue. If you’re looking for a great Asian meal – or the ingredients to make your own great Asian meal – the many restaurants and shops in the Far East Center should […]

Jason’s Thai Asian Bistro

Jason’s Thai Asian Bistro is a clean, updated space in an otherwise seedy South University strip mall. The comprehensive eatery offers dine-in, carry-out and delivery service, beer and wine, and an Asian fusion menu of dishes from Thailand, Japan, China and Vietnam. Starters include summer rolls and edamame, seaweed salad and miso soup, while entrees […]

Silla

Located in an Aurora strip mall, Silla is the state’s oldest Korean restaurant. The place typically fills up with large families, but the service is fast and friendly. The main draw is the Korean barbecue, which sizzles on the cooktops that sit in the middle of each large booth, but there are many other items […]

Saigon Bowl

Saigon Bowl (also known as Dong Khanh Restaurant), in the Far East Center, is one of the city’s best Vietnamese restaurants. It’s a showcase for bright and fresh mounds of herbs; deep, complex broths and sauces; and the nearly infinite variety possible in the simple combination of sweet, sour, salty and spicy that makes Vietnamese […]