Because of my love of pho someone suggested I try Laksa. After a search of the Denver area I found a few places that served Malasian food and Street Kitchen that served a variety of Asian dishes from different regions. I'm not a fan of many restaurants that serve multiple styles of cuisine so I didn't have high expectations.
The Laksa was fantastic. I added a lot of chili sauce as I like spicy and it went perfect with the soup. Such great flavors.
i also had the shrimp dumplings and Thai veggie spring rolls. About what you'd expect.
I'll definitely give this place another shot. Hopefully the Laksa isn't the only very good dish on the menu.
The variety and quality of food is unsurpassed! Â Some of the best and most authentic asian dishes I've ever eaten were at this 'fusion' restaurant! Â In addition, the decor is beautiful, the staff is friendly and helpful, and they're delighted to have groups!
Can't get enough of the okonomiyaki!
Let me tell you what I HATE. Trendy over the top "lets take good regular food and make it nuevo crazy chique."
Didn't happen here! Good menu of Asian favorites. Not specific enough? It shouldn't be. This place's menu has a color code system to give region or country of origin for it's dishes. Â She like pho and you want sesame chicken after sharing gyoza? No prob.
I do like the variety, but the stars were for the flavor. Last time in I had the Tom Kha Goong (Thai coconut shrimp soup). OUTSTANDING flavors.
Can't be perfect though... Lunch was almost $30 for 2, and service was a little choppy.
Kitchen was MOVING though.
I will be back
This place is one unique creature! The menu has a plethora of choices from around the Asian "Ring of Fire" that will satisfy any craving you might have. The service is top notch and Stephen is a gem of a find for any restaurant!
I like being able to order several of the small plates and sharing the tastes with all at the table or all by my lonesome self. I would agree that sushi is not there best item on the menu. I'll save my sushi eats for my sushi places.
Last I saw they were offereing a bottomless bowl of Pho and/or Ramen on weekend mornings along with mimosas and bellinis.
The dim sum is fun and tasty and the Ramen bowl with the !80deg egg is delightful. If you are in the Park Meadows area do yourself and favor and run east on Dry Creek towards the Vallagio and enjoy this place.
I just had lunch at SK today for the first time, so this place might get 5 stars if it's as good next time I'm there (which will be very soon). I couldn't help but stare at all the delicious food at every table as we followed the hostess through the restaurant to be seated at our table. Â I already know what I want next time I go back (need to try the massive Tuna Tartare because that looked amazing). I ordered the SK Signature Rice and it was great -- especially with the hot sauce that they offer you to put on top of it (definitely get the hot sauce when they ask if you want it). It's a huge dish so you'll definitely have leftovers.
Review Source:Service was excellent, Drinks were really good, Menu looked very creative, food was terrible!
What a tremendous disappointment! Â Food was really bad, with absolutely no flavor. Â I'm a fanatic of Asian food, love Asian fusion, have been to different countries in Asia several times and love restaurant and street food! Â Was really looking forward to this dinner and it really didn't meet my expectations at all.
This is my 2nd night at this restaurant. Â Their food is amazing. Â Last night I started with Coconut Shrimp which came with a tangy sauce. Â It was fresh and the sauce had a slightly spicy kick to it; much better than the sticky sweet sauce usually served with this type of appetizer. Â I had the Sesame Chicken, which was wonderfully prepared and had a spicy kick to it. Â I recommend the coconut rice with this entree. Â It provides just the right amount of sweet to the dish. Â I love this place and will return again!
Review Source:Wow, what a huge bummer! After reading all the fantastic Yelp reviews and going over their exciting menu, I could not wait to go to Street Kitchen. But the first thing that turned me off is their hours. Not opened for lunch on Saturdays and closed on Sundays? Good thing it's not in a shopping mall or something...
So we finally made it there on a Saturday evening, I had planned out everything I wanted to try, only to find out almost all of the good ones are missing from the menu! Not that they are out of such items as the Roti or Thai Steamed Dumplings, or even the Chicken or Beef Satays for the night, they simply don't list them on the menu anymore, well then they should update their online menu! (as of this review, which is 3 weeks after my actual dining experience, I see they've updated the menu, but not then).
I came with a Groupon and it must be used in one visit, so I was kind of forced into ordering something I wouldn't have gotten, for example, the okonomiyaki. It's nothing special and they don't even serve it with Japanese mayo! The Chinese Sticky Ribs weren't on my original list but it was a good thing we ordered that. They were very tender, literally fall-off-the-bone softness. The flavor is every bit as Americanized-Chinese as you can get, and I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I enjoyed them very much.
The Stuffed Roasted Pork Belly with Chinese Broccoli was always going to be my first choice of entree, now I think of it, we should've gotten the Beef Short Ribs or something. Pork Belly should be fatty, not dry. And the Chinese Broccoli should've been served with oyster sauce, not plain as is. The flavor of the pork was good though, very nice chars.
Big mistake to serve the Kare Laksa last, it was a noodle soup so not very easy to take it to go. But we simply didn't have much room left after eating the above. And mind you, the soup was VERY SPICY, I could only eat the noodles and did not dare to sip the soup.
Last thing we ordered was a dessert: Vietnamese Coffee Pot de Creme. Now that was the best of kind I've ever had! I remember reading about LoHi SteakBar's Chocolate pudding being the best chocolate pudding in town, nuh-uh, this is! Well, except it's coffee flavored, but it was so smooth and light (texture) yet strong (flavor). I don't care how full I get I'll always have room for this! :-D
Service wise, our waiter that night was not very sharp. He forgot our spoons when we asked for them, and the Japanese mayo when we requested it. Now they may not have it but he should've come and informed us that instead of "forgetting" about us like that...
We went here twice for dinner in the last couple of months because I had purchased some Living Social deals. Â The atmosphere was dark and the service was good. Â The food came out rather fast and I felt rushed. Â I understand that the dishes come from different kitchens, but they should be able to control the pace of the food. Â If you want good sushi, this is not the place to go. Â The shrimp chips needed some kind of dipping sauce like hoisin or plum sauce. Â The Vietnamese coffee was luke warm. Â The bok choy was cooked perfectly, but too acidic. Â The server asked us which rice we wanted with our Stuffed Pork Belly, but did not say it was $2 extra until the bill came. Â Even with the Living Social deal, this place is pricey for the quality of food you get.
Review Source:Did happy hour here with the girls and... woot!!! What a great place! Loved everything we ordered off the h.h. food menu: edamame, crab rangoons (tons of crab inside with a delicious sauce), lettuce wraps, california roll, and sweet potato fries (loved the chili sauce). Definitely try the Blushing Geisha if you like champagne-- this mixes the bubbly with some raspberry sake. Also, our server was great! Very efficient and attentive.
Review Source:I hate to flood my review page with five-star reviews - it's not very balanced unless there's a lot of 1-star and 2-star offerings to provide context - but I've been to Street Kitchen a number of times now and I can't think of a single negative thing to say (besides the fact it's close to my work, and who likes THAT, right?).
The service is friendly and very prompt, the menu spans a wide range of offerings, the dishes are very reasonably priced for what you get and the food itself is pretty much outstanding. Having had several of the apps, sushi rolls and main dishes, as well as a few of their mocktails, it doesn't seem like there's anything bad on the menu. The Thai Money Bags and Stuffed Pork Belly merit particular attention, because hey, it's my review, what the hell are you gonna do about it??
So seriously, if you're in the area, you could do much, much worse than this - give it a try for sure.
Overall, this place was ok. Â Pretty much a fusion of all types of asian cuisine. Â I had a noodle dish, Malaysian style, which was good; I had to make it a bit spicier with the chili garlic sauce they had (which I like better than siracha(?)). Â I also had some sushi, which was definitely their downfall... I could get a better tasting and better made roll at another place for the same price!! the appetizer was ok, they were really tiny, though. Â 4 little chinese shrimp style dumplings.
The waiter was pretty bad. Â He forgot multiple things, and was just a bit of a space cadet... they weren't even that busy.
I don't think I'm going back, other places do it better.
Big fan. Ate there yesterday. The staff was up beat and inviting. Â The vibe...very cool and urban with an Asian flare. The food was amazing and fresh fish on the sushi. Martini..oh so good. We had Dim Sum...pretty good, have had better. The Tom Ghai soup...best I have ever had. Would go back again...actually this Saturday with friends. Awesome menu! I love food that is FRESH and well prepared,
Review Source:Ok... please give me the opportunity to elaborate on the 3 star performance.
I ordered pad thai... you figure this is a dish that a place like this should MASTER! Unfortunately this wasn't the case. The taste was average and I think (wait... I know) I could go to a random Thai place and get double the portion for the same price and I am pretty sure it would taste better.
The ambiance was actually pretty good. This is what took me from a two star performance to a three star performance.
Unfortunately, I can't say that I would give this place another chance. If somebody paid for it... yes, otherwise, I would drive right past it. Nothing that really gave me the wow factor, and as you know there are SEVERAL places you can get Asian Fusion in CO.
Thanks for the meal, but I was unimpressed.
Downgrading from 2.5 to 2 stars.
Starting to wonder what is actually made in-house at this place.
Dim Sum Sampler (1/10)
- "A selection of five HANDMADE steamed dumplings $8.25". That's a direct quote from the menu. It gets 1 out of 10 because it is store bought frozen. Just drop by any asian grocer and you can get the identical ones for $3.00 for a dozen.
Kare Laksa (3/10)
- Noodles were clumpy and was the wrong type used for this dish.
- Soup base wasn't that bad though it tasted like something out of a store bought packet.
- I wouldn't call this Kare/Curry Laksa - definitely not anywhere close to authentic.
Staff:
Great people working here - friendly and very helpful.
Conclusion:
Overall, my experience hasn't been good food wise. I'd say that this would be a good place to take someone who has zero experience with street food. It has fancy deco, the 'fine-dining' atmosphere (people actually dress well to go eat at this joint) and probably has great cocktails/drinks too. If you want Vietnamese 'fusion' this might be the place too as their Vietnamese dishes are good.
But if you're a foodie, or are looking for real asian food, there are significantly other places around the Denver area that are better. They should rename most of their dishes to 'Street Food INSPIRED' because I've yet to find something that is the real deal here (unfortunately)
I had only been to Street Kitchen once before my return last week. As I remember the service was great and again it was this trip. This is a very clean, neat place that has always had very attentive service.
I ordered the Dragon Rolls and Pho, which is my absolute favorite. The Dragon Rolls, which I shared were delicious and my friend definitely agreed! The Pho was a little different, neither of us being able to decide exactly what since the broth was pretty tasty.
Overall I think it is a good little place and will return again to try more.
Try: Sushi and Lettuce Wraps! Maybe not: The Pho if you are a real fan.
Meh... I really wanted to like SK Asian Bistro but the food was forgettable. I feel like they are trying to do too much and are not succeeding in doing anything particularly well. Their prices are a little steep for the quality of food. Maybe I'll give their happy hour a try before completely forgetting about this place...
Review Source:I ordered the singapore noodles. the beef strips were dried out and over cooked. some of the noodles in the dish were dried out too, like they were aired out too long. food is pricey. the one dish cost me $13 with a water...for a noodle dish. it wasn't off the lunch menu so it would've been nice to have a cup of soup and a side morstle too. the atmosphere is ok. more of that trendy look (getting boring and now we've seen it 100 times already).
Review Source:We came here for my birthday and it was pretty empty for a Saturday night. I made reservations the same day for four people at 7pm and there were all sorts of time slots open online, whatever that may mean.
We ordered a lot, a lot of food! Everything was very flavorful... A little too flavorful, actually. Here is what we ordered:
* Miso Ramen with Pork Belly: I was a little bit disappointed. The pork belly was fried but not quite enough so we had huge chunks of fat in the bowl, not in a good way.
* SK Signature Fried Rice: My friend really liked it but for the claim of Asian fusion, I was expecting more.
* Chinese Sticky Ribs: These basically fell off the bone and were delicious. Polished off by everyone in the party.
* Sweet Potato Fries with Sweet Chili Dipping Glaze: Really good. A nice twist on sweet potato fries.
* SK Sauteed Edamame: Way, way too salty.
* Roti: Malay bread with a sweet, yellow curry. I didn't have this but it was polished off by everyone in the group so it must have been good.
Bonus points which make me want to come back: GF and V on the menu indicate, of course, gluten-free and vegetarian. That and the large selection of mixed drinks. Try this drink made of beer, gin and pressed ginger. I forget the name but it was amazing! The bartender and server were able to make it gluten-free for me! Overall I'll be back to try Happy Hour. The food can be overpowering and better in small bites, so snacks might be a better solution.
Bottom line ... A place to go if you want to have something different in terms of an "Asian" dining experience, but nothing to set it apart from a lot of other spot in the SE burbs. Â
We had a friend give a 1 Star sort of rating, but thought we might as well do our own research before putting this on our "Do not go list". Â Our experience was certainly nothing to warrant that sort of comment to others, but in a crowded field there is also not that much to make it stand out.
Our dining included the tuna tartare, a noodle dish, and black bean veggies. Â All of it was good and ordering this much also was enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day. Â
Will conclude with what others have noted. Â Great wait staff and service. Â The menu could probably be reduced 50% in terms of selections with a greater amount of focus on doing a few things really well. Â Agree with another post - the menu itself feels like a bingo card......
Got to remember that a 3 Star rating is "A-ok".
Mary Nguyen has really nailed it with Street Kitchen Asian Bistro. Coming from Hawaii with choice asian-pacific food and having a mom from Hong Kong cooking amazing food for us growing up, I'm pretty picky when it comes to homestyle or asian streetfood.
That being said, the food here is fresh and authentic. The wait staff are very familiar with the food and take a real sense of pride in their knowledge of the various dishes. That being said, I had wanted the Panang curry dish as a noodle bowl (I just felt like it, OK?) and I was told that it wasn't the traditional way to serve the dishes. I respect that. Having the balls to keep the food authentic and untainted. I wouldn't expect anything less from a restaurant with "street kitchen" in its name.
Extensive menu - great asian fusion food
I tried this place for lunch with a friend from work. We tried their dim sum lunch special and it was excellent. The wait staff were attentive and gracious.
BTW., operating concept here is "fusion". Â They serve a mix of Japanse and Chinese inspired dishes. Â I am alway amazed at reviews of the folks who complain about ethnic restaurants not being "authentic". Gee, what do you expect in a suburb of Denver?
:-)
Well, only went once and was definitely not impressed with the food (the service was actually pretty good). My dish was lacking flavor other than extreme salt and my husband's was gobbed down with Chinese 5 Spice (a little of that goes a long way!). Another reviewer mentioned that it's difficult to really concentrate on good food if you are serving so many different types in one place and I couldn't agree more. Â I guess I am a bit skeptical of any "Asian" restaurant when the cooks are anglo or hispanic. I know that's wrong to think that, but I don't believe I have ever been to a truly good ethnic restaurant where the chefs were of a different culture to the food being served. I would head over to Marco's instead if I was in the area (love that pizza!).
For close to true ethnic, I prefer Star Kitchen for dim sum, Sushi Den and Izakaya Den (they have pretty decent Japanese tonkotsu ramen now that all of my friends from Japan like), Wild Ginger for Thai and Pho 95 for Vietnamese.
We tried this out after reading about it in 5280. Â The menu was so interesting--it was difficult to decide what to order. Â
We had the pickled vegetables and the dim sum sampler for an appetizer. Â Those dishes did exactly what an appetizer should do---delicious, complex flavors activated our palates, and made us ready to order more food. Â
We sampled the sticky ribs and the STK rice paper roll next, and were delighted. Â The ribs were sweet but not overwhelmingly so, and the slightest touch of Chinese 5 Spice lingered on my tongue. Â Overall, the food was simply amazing.
Our server, Chae, was informative, engaging, and attentive. Â I loved the simple decor, and the photos were captivating. Â The open kitchen was bright and clean as well.
It was the best dining experience we've had in a very long time! We will definitely be back!
I'm a little torn on what to rate this place. Four stars was easy for me, but I wish there was a 4.5. I may have to change it to a five, depending on how the other dishes I try are (when I go back)
A group of from work went, and we really enjoyed the food. I did the miso ramen, and it was excellent; much better than the ramen @ Oshima. The broth was flavorful and the ingredients were very good. The pork belly was very tasty, however, could have been a little more cooked. Portion sizes were very good; between the size of the meal, and the richness, I couldn't finish mine.
I also tried the tuna tartare, and it was amazing.
All in all, excellent food, and will be back!
I've been to STK about 6 or 8 times now and have to agree with some of the recent reviewers that it seems to be "declining" a bit from the early days. Â Nothing that a little TLC couldn't take care of but it definitely needs a little attention from the owner.
The food is still decent but just doesn't have the same pop it used to have. Â A little too salty, a little too bland, nothing seems to be spot on.
Same with the service. Â I cut them a little slack when they first opened but there really isn't an inexperienced server excuse anymore. Â I was there with my fiance this afternoon and we asked for a box to take home our leftovers (STK fried rice and Char Siu pork). Â The server dropped off the box and cleared the table of everything else - including our utensils. Â We waited for 5 minutes thinking that she'd be back to pack the food since we couldn't. Â It took another 5 minutes to flag her down once we realized she wasn't coming back and to get our check. Â I know, 10 minutes isn't that long, but when you've had a mediocre meal and want to leave it just draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaags on. Â What can I say.
Will probably give them another chance as I'm an optimist but my fiance has written them off.
I struggle with giving them 1 star, but ultimately here's why.
My hubby and I are vegetarians so we followed the requests of our server and ordered a few aps, a veggie side and 2 main dishes.
First, I want to say that the Roti bread served with the yellow curry was excellent as were the Thai Vegetarian Summer Rolls. Â
Before the total disaster happened, we ate the Vegetarian Ramen which was totally unimpressive. The pieces of tofu were tiny and sparse and the veggies were practically nonexistent. Worse though, the noodles were undercooked and a little rubbery and the seasoning on the dish tasted like Lowry's Seasoning Salt- really salty.
So out comes the Chinese Broccoli. It's more swiss chard than broccoli which we didn't really know, but when I took a big bite of it I spit it out immediately. It tasted just like fish. I knew they used fish sauce to season it and they used a good amount. We were confused since it was marked vegetarian on the menu.
I *hate* having to chat with the manager about stuff at restaurants, but we had to. She was new (not a great sign since the place opened not too long ago) and apologized telling us that a lot of items on the menu were mis-marked like this and they're in the middle of a menu re-design.
So they're basically lying to people.
Veggie mix-up aside, the service was slow and our server didn't know the menu and was pretty disconnected in general. The tables around us were experiencing the same slow service as well. One woman dining alone next to us was hit on relentlessly by her waiter who told her he'd keep her company since she was solo and then asked for her number (which she declined!!) Â We called ahead for a res which they pressed us pretty hard on, but arrived to a near empty restaurant.
I think this place has potential, but until they get their act together on a few different fronts, I'd say skip it and head to Marco's for a home run dinner.
As others have said, if you try to make your restaurant specialize in too many different cuisines you will never really succeed at any of them. Sorry SK but that's what your doing.
What I ate
~Okonomiyaki: I was craving some traditional Japanese food. This dish didn't do it for me. Everything about it was awkward. Vegetables were lumpy and soggy. They put too much bonito on the top, visually it looked terrible.
~Miso Ramen: Another awkward dish that definitely looked like a western recreation of Asian food. The pork was in big chunks and had a lot of fat. The taste was alright but you had to tear at it. Japanese ramen ingredients should be in sliced nice bite sized pieces.
Strength
~Great location
~Quality ingredients
~Large staff
~Great service
Weaknesses
~Poor execution of dishes
~Menu looks horrible, too busy (visually)
~Chinese menu style curse (trying to offer too much)
To the Management:
   Create a simple menu featuring the favorites. Evaluate those dishes preparation and presentation. Do less things better and grow from there. Then get with a graphic designer and redo the layout of the main menu because it gives me a headache just looking at it.
Another fantastic addition to the DTC area. Â Friendly, clean, and fresh. Â Their menu is extensive, but the servers are happy to guide you if you're feeling overwhelmed. Â I generally start with an order of dim sum, often the ginger chicken shu mai, and follow that with something else, sometimes a Thai beef Banh Mi. Â They have pretty much worked out all of the kinks with the food and service, and I haven't had anything I haven't found at least very good. Â A must-try if you're in the area.
It may not be authentic on every front, but the quality is good, and they are able to bring out the essential essence of all of their items.
The place is always very clean, and the modern, Asian-inspired build-out is open, fresh and comfortable.
Highly recommended. Â I'm now a regular.
Denver sure loves their Asian fusion! I think they actually try to pass it off as real Asian food, but everyone knows you can't have plates from five different countries and expect to capture five different flavor profiles. There's a uniformity between all dishes from Malaysia to Korea, as all restaurant dishes should. But it's just not right and doesn't give justice to the authenticity of each plate.
I give SKAB credit for trying. For people who confine their Asian dining experiences to only sushi rolls and chow mein (both of which are completely American), this is a safe place to start.
If you've never had Korean food, try the miso-glazed kalbi. If you've never had Malaysian food, try the kare laksa. If you've never had Vietnamese, try the pork vermicelli. If you've never had Thai (pad thai doesn't count!), try the massaman curry. If you've only ever had Chinese takeout, try the char siu. If you've only ever had California rolls, try the miso ramen. If you've only ever had instant ramen, try any of the soups. You will see that Asian food is so much more than what mainstream America likes to tell you.
Dishes I would recommend against:
1) Mee krob lettuce wraps. It tastes like ground chicken in a tomato paste with some thrown in spices. What is this, a take on healthy sloppy joe's? Cheesecake factory makes better Asian lettuce wraps.
2) Any type of sushi roll that has either avocado in it, or is deep fried. Such an offense to real sushi.
3) House salad. Uh, really? Get outta here.
Would I like to eat here again? No. Will my co-workers drag me along with them, thinking this will satisfy my Asian food fix? Probably.
Street kitchen is very hip! I really love the bold menu and concept for the restaurant. Obviously I'm not alone as this place gets PACKED! I'm actually excited to try the ramen next time I go, there is so much to be explored on the menu which is separated into different sections via country/culture. i mostly found myself being drawn to the Japanese items, speaking of Japanese items, Street Kitchen has one of the most unique cocktail's I've ever tasted. I'd highly recommend any foodie try it, it's called "the blushing geisha" And is composed of house made raspberry infused saki, champagne and fresh raspberries floating on top. It's a real treat for the taste buds.
The hungry kitten says: Try the blushing geisha cocktail!
It can get pretty crowded during lunch so either go early or later (that's my top tip).
This was my second time here for lunch. Â Met up with some other friendly Yelpers for a DTC lunch. Â
Bottom line? Â Dim Sum is a 5-star rating for me. Â Absolutely LOVE everything I've tried except for one (forgot what it was called but it tasted like paste - - oh...just saw that Terry B posted about it - it was some sort of Sticky Rice around Pork thing). Â Regular menu items are a 2-3 star for me. Â Haven't had anything yet that I loved except for the side of sweet potato fries. Â
I apologize...I don't remember the "lunch special" sandwich I had but it was like a Bau Ming or something like that? Â Pork. Â It came with pickled vegetables which I didn't like. Â It overpowered the dish. Â That being said, Terry B loved it so I guess it's a personal taste thing.
We also ordered the Okonomiyaki - this is the "moving" dish Carly B. was referring to. Â Other than being really cool to look at it really wasn't worth ordering. Â Too much cabbage...just sort of blah. Â We brought the left overs home and ended up throwing it out and not even finishing it :( .
I'll definitely be back for lunch but I'll be sticking to the Dim Sum menu from now on.
It's refreshing to see a new restaurant in the food desert that is the south Denver Tech Center. So, I was excited to try Street Kitchen hoping for a replacement for the generic choices towards Park Meadows.
Sadly, this little joint is just OK. The prices are a little high for the quality of food. This is probably a product of a high overhead output as the restaurant is located in a new development just off of Dry Creek. Lunch time is not too busy and they do take reservations. The Pad Thai is decent and the Lettuce Wraps are the same.
I will be going back, but I'm still hopeful for great food at a decent price around the DTC. Give this place a shot, though.
I've been meaning to get down here and try this place out FOR REAL so that I can review it....I made it out for two soft openings with my cousin who works at sister restaurant, P17.
Consensus now that I've visited for real and actually paid for everything I ordered? Â Pretty good.
The boyfriend and I met up for lunch with Terry and Claudia B and their friend. Â I think our eyes were bigger than our stomachs when presented with the dim sum menu. Â I also ordered the Okonomiyaki as my entree (one of the "less expensive" menu items at about $8) which the server warned us took a bit longer than usual to prepare. Â We asked how long, to which she replied "15 minutes". Â 15 minutes turned out to be closer to a half hour/45 minutes. Â Usually not a big deal at dinnertime, but during a work lunch hour a bit more crucial. Â Terry B ordered one as well and wasn't able to partake before his hit the table since he had a meeting.
The Okonomiyaki is really quite a freaky creation of cabbage, ginger, eggs, batter, sweet soy sauce and mayo (no, I'm not calling it "aioli", because it's not. Â It's mayo.). Â Okay, that's really not the freaky party. Â The freaky part is the bonito (fish flakes) that this is topped with that seem to move with the rising steam. Â Yes folks, this dish looks alive. Â The flavors were great, but the top was moving. Â Also worth noting is that the dish is denoted as vegetarian on the menu, but is topped with moving fish flakes. Â This is not a big deal to a fish-eating veggie faker such as myself, but I would certainly be put off if I were still truly a vegetarian.
From the dim sum menu I tried:
- tempura eggplant - can one go wrong with this? Â The accompanying sauce was sweet and tasty and the batter was thick, almost cakelike
- veggie sushi roll - pretty good. Â It had tempura asparagus, also one of my favorites
- crab rangoons - definitely not the wontons of your local, greasy Chinese place. Â These bad boys are bursting with goat cheese and a generous amount of fresh crab and served with a pear dipping sauce. Â A must order.
- Thai vegetarian summer roll - again, not your typical Asian fusion restaurant version with some unflavored rice noodles and limp tofu. Â These ones are loaded with goodies including asparagus and the rice noodles are tossed in pesto. Â At $3.25, these might also be the best value on the menu.
Pretty decent lunch meal, but the prices are a bit high and the lunch menu is limited. Â On one of my soft opening visits, I shared the Kare Laksa with my mom and loved it - it's a spicy coconut based soup with shrimp, tofu, vegetables, and a poached egg....but at $11.50, it's not a really viable lunch option, especially with the tempting dim sum items. Â Maybe a less spendy, half order would do well for lunchtimers?
Pretty tasty cockail menu, although I didn't partake yesterday. Â Also some great "mocktails" but again a little pricy at $4-5 for a mango or lychee lemonade.
Unfortunately, it probably won't be a regular lunch stop due to the time it takes for food as well as the price. Â It probably won't be a regular dinner stop either since....well...it's way the heck down there. Â And P17 is closer.
It was a cold and rainy May day, and I was needing a serious warm-up for lunch. Â I searched Yelp for something hot and soup-like nearby and settled on Streek Kitchen for some Ramen. Â
The decor was modern and really cool, and the service was extremely friendly...almost to a fault. Â I found myself really annoyed as I walked out, after being bombarded by the huge-fake-smiling hostess asking (almost pleading) if I'll return. Â
The food was okay...nothing that wow'd me. Â I tried the Veggie spring rolls to start, that were supposed to come with a peanut "dipping sauce". Â Um...dipping...sauce? Â There was nothing saucy about it, and definitely no dipping going on. Â Imagine extremely dry peanut butter, that crumbles and rips apart the bread when trying to spread it. Â The spring roll was huge, and full of super fresh delicious veggies....but definitely needed a sauce for some flavor, and that "dipping sauce" just did not work. Â
For my main dish I went with the Miso Ramen: Â stuffed pork belly, poached egg, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, wakame, in a miso broth. Â It was good, but the broth was kind of lacking in flavor. Â Plus, I had only a handful of pieces of pork....I was definitely expecting more in that big bowl. Â It did get better once I added a bunch of Sriracha, but was definitely a let-down. Â
Overall it was just okay. Â I do like their concept, Â of having lots of different types of Asian cuisines at one place, but I think they maybe need to scale back the menu and work on perfecting a smaller amount of dishes.
I am indeed torn with this establishment. Â Had lunch here with T and her lovely daughter, on Friday March 4th 2011. Â Man, this place is indeed jam packed during LUNCH hours. Â Is this a good sign? Â Hmm, I bet to differ.
Right when I enter this establishment, I was greeted and promptly seated since we had a LUNCH reservation for a PARTY of 3. Â Decor-wise, YES its Modern and Trendy. Â They have an open face kitchen where you can see all the "happenings". Â Is this a NEW CONCEPT for Restaurants, hmm perhaps so, perhaps NOT.
Though we were there for lunch and it happened to be RESTAURANT WEEK, we opt for the regular menu and see what this establishment has to offer.
These were what we order for LUNCH :
* Â Steamed Edamame
* Â Crab Cakes
* Â Green Curry Steamed Mussels
* Â Malaysian Chicken Satay
* Â Thai Beef Satay
* Â Miso Ramen
* Â Char Kuey Teow
Things I like were the Crab Cakes. Â Though I so wish with the PRICE they are charging, to me personally its OVER-PRICED with Little Portion Food. Â Perhaps they are in the PRIME OFFICE AREA, perhaps due to rent they can AFFORD to charge patrons etc etc.
I like the flavor of what they put in their Crab Cakes. Â The flavor is intriguing, flavorful yet I SO WISH I COULD HAVE More.. pretty please...
Things I Dont like and Dont fancy as much were :
Their Green Curry Steamed Mussels was WAY TOO SALTY for my taste bud. Â Yes they do have the great flavor but still, it way too salty. Â The Malaysian Chicken Satay, though the Chicken is moist, the peanut sauce is A-OK, I feel the Chicken lacks the Malaysian Flavor I am used to, aka GRILLED with Charcoal. Â I like the pickled cucumbers and daikon radish that comes with this Malaysian Chicken Satay as they label this as Nonya Acar.
Disappointed BIG Time with the Thai Beef Satay as one of the waitstaff HIGHLY recommended it. Â The Beef was tough and NO Flavor at all, but I like the sauce that comes with it.
Another PET PEEVE, the customer service I experience for this establishment was that, they then to "RUSH" to clear our plates. Â They even mentioned not to rush our food, yet when they see the main serving plates are almost empty, they ask if they can clear our plates. Â BUT Hello, I have not finish eating my food. Â I like to eat those garnishes that comes with my Entree you know. Â Is this a NORM for all the dining restaurants here in Colorado? Â I dont think so. Â Perhaps, its their LUNCH BUSY HOUR and perhaps they might have not have any more serving dinnerware left etc etc.
As for the Miso Ramen, T and her daughter likes it. Â For this entree alone its a HUGE BOWL filled with the broth. Â T was also disappointed with the Char Kuey Teow. Â I dont taste these dishes coz both of these dishes contains PORK. Â But from my acknowledgment, T told me it lacks in flavor and its just MEH with a capital M. Â We also request for the SAMBAL to spice up our food. Â The sambal is too vinegary and I feel its like those you can find in a grocery store ready made. Â *SIGH*
I cant deny T wants to return to this establishment and try other stuffs coz she lives close by. Â I might return too, when needed but NOT so soon. Â Perhaps from there my review might differ.
All in all 3 STARS for SERVICE coz they screw up my dining experience. If NOT by this, they can receive 4 stars for "front desk" service. Â 2.5 to 2.75 STARS for FOOD. Â 3 - 3.5 STARS for Decor. Â Just some thoughts about this establishment, please do a PROPER STREET food, the ones you can find in ASIA so it can reflect REAL STREET FOOD, if not, oh well.. BIG BUMMER.
A great addition to the south Denver suburbs. Â A variety of Asian flavor options. Â Meant to be served family style, but if you are all feeling different, you can each go your own way: Chinese, Vietnamese, Malay, Thai, Japanese, or Vietnamese.
The Tom Yam Gung soup was exactly as I had it on the streets of Malaka, Malayasia: sweet, sour, and spicy coconut soup. Â Be careful of drinking this too fast, or else you'll get too much spice at once. Â Enjoy this a slow spoonful at a time and your taste buds will thank you. Â
The Massaman curry was excellent: a wonderful combination of braised beef, stewed potatoes, and curry. Â Served with a bowl of rice on the side. Â The curry is a great balance of weight and mild heat. Â Mix it in with a little rice and a piece of beef and potato for a perfect bite (they should provide a tablespoon so that you can scoop up all of these flavors in your mouth at the same time).
They even have sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, which is a family Dim Sum favorite.
Kids meal is an excellent deal at under $5: each plate comes with edamame, sliced oranges, and veggie egg roll, along with skewered chicken, pork, or beef over rice. Â Our kids got a chicken and beef. Â The beef was a bit overdone while the chicken had a nice outside sear and was moist on the inside.
I'm very interested in trying their pork belly and char siu next time.
The only miss was the boba tea. Â This was pretty much crushed ice with a little syrup with tapioca balls at the bottom. Â Nothing like the well blended versions served at other places.
I have been excited to try all the new restaurants opening up at the Vallagio for quite some time now. Â The place is close to my office and I'm always looking to change things up for lunch and after work drinks. Â
Although the decor, setup, and service were impressive, the food wasn't as wonderful and satisfying as I had hoped. Â I started with a few items on their dim-sum style menu and it was just OK. Â The sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves was a bit undercooked and sort of crunchy but the crab rangoon made with goat cheese and blue crab was pretty delicious. Â I ordered the HK noodle soup and it was not that impressive. Â The flavors were a little off for me but still decent. Â My favorite dish of the night was their pineapple upside down cake for dessert which was their own creation.
Over all, the items that I found most satisfying were the dishes that were Street Kitchen originals, not the street food items from the various Asian countries. Â There is so much on the menu, it was a little overwhelming so my recommendation would be to remove a number of the items off the menu and to add a few more Street Kitchen dishes.
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