by fli on January 18, 2012
Another week in the Denver area. Need to get some fancy food to start the week after the long weekend (even though I didn’t really get the Monday off, my client did. So I worked from the hotel. Semi-holiday!)
Tried looking away from the Larimer Square, there is this pretty good review restaurant close to my hotel.
Went in pretty early (my messed up timezone between EST, MT and PST for these two weeks), the restaurant was still empty. Great! I feel like I got it all to myself. :) The service was excellent!
Just like any fancy restaurant, I was greeted with the chef’s special. A mini pie with meat. Very strong taste but very tasty indeed. Came also with a couple of warm breads. I love restaurants that actually care enough even for the breads they serve.
Got my first dish. Hamachi tartar and tuna sashimi. Fresh!
Crab salad. With the honey at the bottom, the hint of sweetness brighten up the dish so much.
Saved room for desserts. My favorite, cheeses! Got great recommendations from the server (and of course I don’t remember the names of the cheeses as usual). Great ending to my dinner.
Oh wait, a free macaroon from the restaurant! That’s a GREAT ending to my dinner!
by fli on January 5, 2012
Been trying out a lot of restaurants in Denver (as you may already noticed) and Tag Raw Bar is one of my favorites. Not only because the food is great, the services here are excellent!
Last time I was here was before the summer. This restaurant just opened and I saw only a few reviews from Yelp about it. The menu was really appealing so I have it a try. The place is pretty small and it is literally just a bar. I have been to Tag, which is another restaurant on the same street and it was recommended by my client.
The first time I was here I noticed a $35 chef’s menu. Went for it no doubt. Sitting at the bar I could see the chef working his magic.
After a few month, I went back and looks like the prices have changed. The chef’s menu increased to start from $50. This time I decided to pick my own dishes.
I need to point out that the free appetizer tasted great. It’s popcorn and some seaweed looking crispy munchies.
First came the salmon roll.
Fresh oysters.
I tried to order the kangaroo tartar but the chef suggested me with his new creation. Raw kangaroo with crabmeat roll.
Another night of super satisfied dinner.
by fli on January 4, 2012
Been craving for some good Sashimi for a while. Had my hope up high when I was in NYC thinking I could have my last lunch at the Sushi of Gari before I left my project, Gari turned out doesn’t accept walk in.
There isn’t really a good rated Japanese restaurant in the Denver downtown area. A little but out of the way, I found a pretty good reviewed Japanese restaurant, Sushi Sasa. It is about 10 mins walk from where my client is, which is on the edge of downtown. I wasn’t sure if I want to walk out of the way for 10+ mins but finally I decided to do it. Totally worth it!
Service is great at the restaurant. I sat at the bar where I could see the chef working. I checked the sushi/sashimi items I wanted on their menu paper and I handed that over to the chef. The chefs handed me my food one plate at a time. After a while, I couldn’t remember if I have ordered the Unagi or not. Since I waited for a while and it didn’t come, I thought I didn’t order it. So after all the items came, I asked for the check. Turned out I did order Unagi and it was on the check. I talked to the chef in front of me and sure enough he remembered not serving it to me. I decided to cancel it instead since I was already pretty full. Just when I was waiting on the corrected bill to come, the chef was nice enough to gave me a piece of the Unagi for free. Tasted great! I will for sure order it next time! (That maybe next week. :) )
The tuna and shrimps are so fresh.
They crisped up the shrimp heads. Tasted so good!
Uni was on the menu! Haven’t had good uni for a while. Loved it!
Tamago’s my favorite too. Saw the option to have it as sashimi. $5 for two pieces, yah, a bit pricey. But they tasted great!
