We went there late at night on a Sunday, which was probably our mistake, but the place was awkward, creepy and generally unpleasant. Â
I'm used to getting carded as I walk into a bar, though this place requested that we show a credit card as a second source of identification. Â This would be reasonable, I suppose, if some of us looked young, but we were all late twenties to early thirties. Â
The place was generally dead - a few creepy people at the downstairs bar, and a small group upstairs blocking the way to that bar. Â It seemed like these people were all friends of the owner or a bartender - freely passing around liquor bottles & smoking despite the excessive number of "no marijuana" signs everywhere.
We waited for our friend to finish his food and bolted ASAP. Â I would not recommend this place to anyone.
for real this place is the to go place for fried rice dishes in boulder for sure. they make one of the best fried rices ive had in boulder. in the united states. and the world. ive traveled all around and have stayed for extended periods of time in places like thailand and china. ive also spent a long time in LA, a lot of cuisine options. this place is that good... its my go to for fried rice.. the flavor is very good, the rice is moist, full of flavor, with a good ratio of vegetables,, definately in the mix,, combo deliciousness. and also , the service is very hospitable, almost every time. i appreciate that for sure. this place is so low key too. i dont even see the sign that says K's china... pretty much do a lot of delivery. i have had some trouble calling them a couple times.. all in all 5 stars.. we'll see how it progresses...
Review Source:If you want cheap drinks and to meet even cheaper girls, go here. If you want herpes or a mild case of the shits, go here. If you want a dirty bathroom where people do coke in the stall, go here. If you want to be around a ton of people who are not actually 21 because the door staff lets in underage people, go here. If you want something else and a little more class, like i wanted, go somewhere else. This place was HORRID! plus the parking sucks!
Review Source:A gross bar, with gross food and bad service. It should have shut down months ago, I've been here before, to be disappointed. However, on Thursday it was so mice me and 6 friends thought we would try it out for the roof. However, we were not even allowed in, although we are all 21 and had IDs apparently their new rule is you need two forms of ID, like I'll carry my passport around. NOT. So obviously we ask for a manager. We're all 22 and have REAL IDs, then the snotty little Jersey white trash manager, as opposed to talking to us, just shaked her head. Absolutely LUDACRIS. I'm never going here again and I suggest you do the same. Go to Half-Fast! Much better anyway!
Review Source:COLORADO'S BEST RESTAURANT STAFF AND CHINESE FOOD! The food is awesome! So filled with freshness and flavor it's unbelievable! This is the best Chinese food I've ever had at DIRT CHEAP prices. Lunch portions (including rice, egg roll and wonton soup) are available as long as the kitchen is open which is pleasantly unusual for a Chinese restaurant. $6 and a bit of change is all you need for this delicious lunch. As a part time vegetarian and full time tofu lover, I especially love how the cook is willing to make any of their dishes with tofu substituted for the meat it is supposed I have. The staff and particularly the main delivery driver are out of this world in friendliness and customer service and always go out of their way to accommodate you and make you happy! Have not tried the bar but I've heard it's amazing and fun. While the facilities are best described as utilitarian and "funky", the place is exceptionally clean, including the kitchen which is easily visible while ordering.
Review Source:I came here on a lazy summer day, had a drink on the roof top, the place was pretty dirty and dingy. I was really hungry and couldn't help myself so I ordered some food---big mistake! The food was not good at all and was kind of gross. The food was so gross, that my drunk counterparts didn't even want to eat it. Two stars for the rooftop and drinks, never again for the food.
Review Source:Well this bar doesn't mess around. It happened to be an extremely nice day on Saturday. 65 degrees, which is Crazy! So they opened their roof-top for us to go enjoy the view/sunshine. Heck yes!
You order your drinks down in the bar and then bring them upstairs. They have quite a few tables and chairs, so that's awesome.
We ordered a volcano, which comes in a pitcher with 4 straws and still UN-determined amounts of alcohol. It was quite good and a freaking decent price, might I add.
They were nice enough to let a group of patrons plug their ipod into the speakers and pump some tunes whilst we enjoyed our adult beverages. I'm sure this place is hopping in the summer time. Being on the hill and in a college town. :)
Overall, a great experience. Would come back for sure.
I must also agree with Hannah E.'s review. Â Though I've lived in Boulder for so many years I don't count 'em anymore, Â I haven't really hung out anywhere on the Hill since the 70s. Â I have ventured to that downstairs food court a few blocks over to try the Thai restaurant there, because Hannah recommended it. Â I am pretty sure it was Hannah, anyway. Â I have plans to make it to the new poetry book store/cafe Innisfree sometime soon also. Â
Anywho, Â today I was watching some friends play kickball over by the Coors Event Center in a field, and was invited to go eat @ K's China afterward. Â I wasn't quite sure what stairway to go up, but a nice guy carrying in some trash bins directed me as to how to go meet my friends up on the roof. Â Though it was soooo not my scene, Â with loud gangsta rap music booming and intoxicated guys playing ball toss or whatever it's called, Â I managed to stay and visit with my friends for a bit over an hour.
The nice fellow down one level at K's ordering counter/kitchen said he would bring our food up to the roof for us.  That was very nice.  My friends ordered:  Duck legs with broccoli  and Sesame Chicken.  I ordered Lemon Chicken.  Nothing too revolutionary or earth-shaking.  The only thing earth-shaking was the volume level on the rap-blasting stereo.
I guess this is the scene that the college students enjoy now--whatever. Â Clearly it is the young drinking college undergraduate crowd that keep K's in business. Â
The food was surprisingly decent for such a raucous wild place, but I will stick with my dear sweet mellow no-msg China Gourmet in North Boulder. Â I was really impressed with the politeness and helpfulness of the people who work at K's, though. Â They were all very nice to our little group. Â They even said goodbye to me when I was heading down the last flight of stairs.
Another really nice thing about K's--no yuppies & last but not least, an absolutely amazing view all the way around up on the roof!
I am going to have to say that I came here for the Chinese food, so I can't really comment on the bar scene here that much, although I will try to give it a holistic view. I came here with a friend that I know online (we contribute to a blog about atheism) and I had the fried rice. It wasn't well fried, it took forever to come and the price was just under $10 for myself. I had a pop and the bartender was very inattentive. I would not go back.
Review Source:This review is for the liquor and bar scene only.
I'm not exactly sure what more you could ever want in a bar in Boulder. Â
Full Bar.....check
$6 triple Beam and Cokes that are almost 100% Beam.....check
Epic roof with views of the flatirons from north to south.......check
Roof top cash bar......check
Disgustingly sweet drink with flaming 151 to top it off......check
5 minute walk to Folsom Field on game day.....check
I miss you K's, see you in September before we kick the shit out of Colorado State.
While listed under dive bar, this is more a college undergraduate hangout. Certainly the patrons had IDs that *said* they were more than 21, but overall the vibe was very frat boy. In Boulder, there is a large contingent of out-of-state students whose only goal is to barely pass college, damage their livers and go skiing. This is where those kids hang out.
The bar is dingy and pretty dirty. Upstairs on the deck, there is a nice view of the mountains, when your view is not being obstructed by extremely drunk college girls slurring their words while white-girl dancing to hip hop up on the seats and railings. The idea that there were girls so drunk they could barely stand, dancing on the railings of a 2 story building seemed like a very bad combination and I was very surprised the bar, out of concern for being sued, wouldn't at least yell at them to get down.
Anyway....
Let's just say that watching falling down drunk (at 5PM) douchey white rich-kid undergrads dance extremely badly to the hardest core hip hop and rap they could find, is amusing for um, 5 minutes, but it gets really old really fast.
Reviewing K's China for its food (not its strong drinks or its passed out patrons or its amazing view) is, apparently, stupid, so I'll keep this short.
Their wonton soup tastes like they poured a bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce into a bowl and dropped frozen wontons into it. Â Not exaggerating.
Just in case, you know, anyone accidentally wanted to eat here without being falling down drunk first - this is fair warning.
K's China: Â Home of the $15 Blackout!
During the summer, there is nothing like watching the sunset over the Flatirons while enjoying a pitcher of Sunshine Wheat beer on K's rooftop. Â The longer you drink there, the more appetizing the food downstairs smells, and I often give in and get some fried rice or Kung Pao chicken. Â The food is cheap but good. Â The drink specials ($5 triple wells just about any time I've ever been there) are fantastic.
Was the food good, or was the Scorpion Bowl clouding my judgement? Â Beware of any drink served in:
a) a fish bowl
b) a ceramic volcano lit on fire
c) a bar that has an amazing roof deck that makes you never want to leave
Or maybe it was the $5 triples that clouded my judgement...
Either way, the food seemed good. Â It was cheap. Â It had lots of vegetarian options. Â And what is better than chep food? Â Cheap drinks! Â Thay have those too. Â But be careful...they are strong!
Ummmm, how isnt K's China reviewed? K's China nearly killed me. Twice. Im not playing. I knew the bar staff so well that it hurt, literally. Pancreatic attack from too much booze and pharmies, broken humerous (the big arm bone, not cool) falling down the stairs while fucking around with a skateboard and ice. $5 triple Beam and Cokes, holy shit. I spent 4 nights a week here for 4+ years. Bumping at night and during those glorious warm Front Range days.
Perched majestically at the base of the "Hill", K's sprawling rooftop is one of my life's favorite places. An awe inspiring view of the Flat Irons, the Front Range, CU, Downtown.  This is Boulder's Shangri La, a filthy, rat infested beauty of a bar. The food, well "No MSG" need not apply here, but this is  a bar at it's truest. Drunk students, locals, underaged kids...ask anyone who likes to drink in Boulder, and K's will be in their top 5. Their scorpion bowls are fucking deadly as well.
I am never in Boulder March-October more than 2 hours before rocking K's. An utter amazement of a business.
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