r/denverfood

This happened a few days ago but I only got a chance to post about it now. Went to check out the new Dry Dock Pub (formerly Pub on Pearl) last week for a world cup game. It was a hot one, high of 92 and no cloud coverage, and poor air quality from the wildfires on top of it all.

I was sitting outside with some friends, and we noticed some people stopping to peer inside of a car parked on the restaurant's landing area. We think nothing of it. It's off the street/sidewalk and definitely on the property, so it's owned by someone at the pub. About 15 minutes later, Denver Animal Protection shows up with lights on and pulls up next to said car. Now more and more people are looking to see what's up.

Officer hops out of the truck holding a thermometer gun and starts taking readings of the inside and outside of the car, as well as photographs of said readings on his phone. At this point is obvious there's a dog inside this car, and everyone sitting outside, as well as any smokers/people hanging at the next door liquor store are watching to see if they're going to bust out a window to save this dog. Like I said, it's 92 with direct sun, which means it's potentially 130F inside of this car, which is deadly.

I guess someone at Dry Dock must have noticed this, and while the officer was walking back to his car, two Dry Dock Pub employees, a male and female, approach him. Well, they proceed to open the car, so it became obvious to all the onlookers that this car belonged to at least one of them. Officer and employees begin chatting, and as the conversation went on, the female employee became increasingly more and more hostile and defensive. The officer was showing her the thermometer gun and taking new readings, and she continued to escalate, claiming she "had to work" and "had no other option" and "he's fine look his tongues out!" The conversation escalates, and the female continues to spiral into frustration, to the point where she had to walk off and chain smoke as the officer did his job and documented the situation.

They open all the windows/doors and begin running the AC. No idea if they got a citation or what, but Animal Patrol leaves, and the two Dry Dock employees immediately close the car up and go back to work, dog still inside the car. The entire patio is speechless. They proceed to take turns to check on the dog every 20 minutes or so while they smoked. I left almost immediately without leaving a tip.

Absolutely subhuman behavior and I wont be back here unless I personally get to fire this woman. If you're looking to check out the new Dry Dock Pub, this is the type of staff they have working for them.

But hey at least they list themselves as dog friendly on Google.

I grew up in Houston but I moved here from Austin last year. I love sushi. My life has evolved from enjoying sushi happy hours and fancy date nights out to now sneaking away for a solitary lunch away from the kids or sometimes a lunch date with my older but still small kid son. When I moved here I scoured Reddit for sushi reviews and decided to try as many new sushi places as I could and compile a list and rate them all. I thought it would be a fun project.

Given the state of my life right now (old and tired with young kids), these are all places that are all you can eat (AYCE) or have affordable lunch specials. They hit my trash panda American sushi cravings well. I am not looking for fancy – my husband doesn’t like sushi so fancy sushi date nights are out and I have no friends here yet who also like sushi. I also can’t have soy, so I care a lot about the seasoning of the rice and the quality of the fish, so that is what my reviews center around. My go-tos are the Philadelphia roll, salmon roll/nigiri, tuna roll, and the negihama roll.

These are my findings so far, as a Denver resident for 11 months, from worst to best in my summation.

Sushi Uokura – Golden, CO – They have an AYCE lunch. The staff was kind and quick and the restaurant had a nice vibe to it. The rice was bland, but the worrisome part was the fish. This was the first time I have ever taken a bite of nigiri and wanted to spit it out. I probably should have but the waiter popped up right when I put it in my mouth and I didn’t want to spit it out in front of him. It was salmon sushi but it tasted near rancid or rotten and like they tried to cover it with an acid of some kind. I stopped eating, went home, and took a shot of liquor in the hopes it would kill whatever bacteria I had just ingested. I thankfully did not get food poisoning. I have not gone back.

Orion Sushi Lakewood, CO – The staff is nice and the restaurant looked very clean.  They had a 3 rolls lunch special for a good deal that I got plus an order of salmon nigiri. The rice was overcooked and had no seasoning. The salmon sushi I had tasted very fishy. Two of the three rolls I got were OK but the Boston roll had maybe one small shrimp total sliced thin throughout the roll. I won’t be going back.

Sushi Totorro Aurora, CO – AYCE sushi. Service was very friendly but the restaurant looked tattered. They had some of the messiest rolls I’ve seen and the fish to rice ratio was off, even in the first order. The fish was OK but it looked like it had been cut by a rusty garbage disposal. Rice was under seasoned. A lot of people really liked this place. Maybe I hit it on an off day, but I won’t be back – if anything because it is really far from me.

Sushi Katsu Lakewood, CO – AYCE sushi. Their Philadelphia roll had kani in it which was disappointing. I should have double checked it. I don’t think the rice had ever met seasoning. The fish was edible but that’s about it and the rolls were not well proportioned. The service was friendly and understanding though, but I think I will be giving it a miss in the future.  

Umai-Ya Arvada, CO –AYCE sushi. Service is friendly and quick. Restaurant is clean. Fish is decent, but their rice is consistently undercooked and under seasoned. Have returned because it is decent AYCE sushi. The rice is consistently bland and under though. At least they’re consistent?

Shiso Sushi & Oyster Bar Edgewater, CO – Went here for happy hour. It had good happy hour specials. Rice was solid and fish was decent. I forgot to take notes for this one but honestly nothing strongly jumps out from my memory positively or negatively. I would go back.

Kasoku Sushi Lakewood, CO – OK rice. It’s a little under seasoned for my taste, but it does have some seasoning and the cook is generally correct though it has been a little over in the past. The service is friendly but can be very slow, so I usually get takeout from here. The fish is consistently decent though and the rolls are well-composed. They also have some good lunch specials, like a pick 3 roll lunch special. It’s solid and I will keep going back.

Fontana Sushi Alameda – Nice restaurant with kind and attentive staff. Has good lunch specials. Rolls were nicely proportioned but the rice had little to no seasoning and was slightly overcooked. I liked that they had actual wine – I’ve noticed most sushi spots have sake or beer. Their fish though is what blew me out of the water. I went back and got a tuna hand roll and it had some of the best tuna I have had anywhere. I wish their rice was better but I will be back just because their fish was so good.

Kura Revolving Sushi Bar Boulder, CO – I’m sorry I love this place. The rice is cooked the same way at every location every time and is seasoned well and cooked properly. The fish is mid but still I like it. It’s probably over priced for what you get but I don’t care. They have a published allergen menu that they update monthly with their new specials. I will keep going back as a fun treat myself day.

Sushi Moment Wheat Ridge, CO – The staff is always quick, kind, and accommodating. They have really good lunch specials, solid quality fish, and decently seasoned rice. Their quality is also consistent, so I keep going back.

Chubby Fish Thornton, CO – AYCE sushi. Solid rice and solid fish. Fun atmosphere with friendly and attentive staff. I love going here with family for celebrations or just a fun night out. Quality is consistent.

Eeny Meeny Sushi Roll Lakewood, CO – They have good lunch specials as well as an AYCE option. I’ve done both. They have good rice – nicely seasoned and properly cooked. The building is a little rundown but I genuinely like the ambiance and the covered parking is super nice on a hot day. The service is quick and friendly and the fish is very fresh and high quality. I have returned a few times and it has been consistently good.

I still want to try Sushi Neko Arvada. Let me know if there is anything else I need to try.

Early morning denverites, I’m interested in the event hosted by Diningout. It’s supposed to be unlimited chicken/ burgers ( I doubt they are full sized tho). Is it worth it? Are there any codes or promos going for that event or any other events they are hosting? We went to Top taco earlier this year and it was fun but we lived in Westminster so we we’re fortunate enough to get the tickets cheap and early. Looking forward to any responses.

No Michelin-star or 'experiential' restaurants preferably. Want solid food with good atmosphere, something a little nicer.

We like all types of cuisines.

My girlfriend loves an enchilada and her birthday is next month. I want to take her somewhere with a great enchilada. Preferably good atmosphere as well!

Okay, so there's a grocery store that I have yet to go to called krung Thai grocery. And they sell betel nut.

Betel nut is a nut that you chew along with the leaves and some lime. And its effects are similar to chewing tobacco.

I want to go try this but at the moment I'm stuck in my apartment because of the smoke.

Does anyone know of any delivery app that would be able to get this to me? Or maybe some other place that sells it?

Depending on what is available I might even be willing to pay someone to go pick it up and bring it to me.

Yeah any help?

Realistically worst case scenario I wait until this smoke clears up and then go.

Hi all, celebrating a 1 year anniversary this year. Want something special, but also a young couple trying to budget.

I am guessing if we stick to dinner only, around 500 is fair?

Other options I was considering were nocturne and wildflower. She loves dressing up think these spots fit the bill.

I live in Bear Valley, I go to the Parry's Pizza for wings at River Point. I like them a lot but I suspect there are better. I don't want to drive 15+ minutes just to get to a wing place though (The Wing Hut in Aurora are probably some of the best I've had, but that's like a 35+ minute drive). Any recommendations for a place that's 15 minutes or less from ~Sheridan and 285/Hampden? Also my favorite flavor is just hot buffalo, I'm not looking for any crazy flavors, though I would try a sauce recommendation on half of them. They should also serve beer.

Bonnie Brae and Little Man are serving up Cherry Pie Ice cream this summer. Is anyone serving Peach ice cream or gelato?

Ok probably not something most people are looking for but hoping for some recommendations.

I’ve had the Cheesecake Factory fried Mac & Cheese balls, which were quite good.

I’ve had Fried Mac & Cheese balls from a Mac & Cheese food truck. They were the best. (I don’t remember what it was called. Maybe Mac N’ Noodles)

Biker Jim’s Dogs had great fried mac and cheese years ago.

Everywhere else seems to just offer the little ones you can buy in the freezer section of your local supermarket that taste, well not good.

So if you know a spot where they have fried mac & cheese bites where they use their own possibly original mac & cheese recipe. Let me know.

And if you haven’t tried Fried Mac & Cheese yourself, I recommend it.

I love a good deli sandwich with fries but most delis don’t have fryers. Anyone know of a place to get a something like this?

Has anyone seen teaberry ice cream anywhere??