The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming! The people taking orders and preparing the food…read morewere so kind, which made the experience even better. The sushi was amazing, especially the Caterpillar Roll. It was absolutely delicious! I highly recommend this place and will definitely be coming back.

This has been my favorite spot in Boulder for the past 4 years as a student. It's cheap for…read moresushi/poke, has great miso soup, and always tastes fresh. The service is always quick, even on game days when every other restaurant has a 45 min wait, Bentoria will serve you within 15. The food court environment is usually quiet and nice with options for everyone if sushi/poke isn't your thing.

I really enjoyed my visit here for dinner. We sat outside since the weather was so nice and we had…read morea great time. Although the food is a bit pricey, I think it was worth it. Not pictured, we also ordered the duck soba noodles and the scallops. Everything tasted delicious. I do wish that I had saved some of the soba for when the hamachi came out but I did order those later. I would have preferred the hamachi to come with a bit of rice on the side but my boyfriend didn't mind the salad. It's a great date spot and if we were to sit inside there's options for Japanese style floor seating. When you go inside they ask you to take off your shoes and provide slippers for the restroom. It feels very relaxing and home-y.

We decided to use yelps "surprise me" feature tonight while in boulder and landed on Izakaya Amu…read more. and what a recommendation it was!! Izakaya's are Japanese bars that have quick bites and snacks to choose from. I was excited to see we were heading in. Once arrived on Sunday night we were greeted and welcomed. Asked if we would like to take our shoes off and walk in as in Japanese culture this is very common. It really felt like I was in a Japanese izakaya in Japan We ordered - Tofu Steak - Baked Salmon w/ ikura & rice - Duck Skewers - Salmon Carpaccio Everything was delicious and cooked well. I could have ate 2 bowls of the salmon. Everything is nicely sized but a good size to not get too full to order more. This location is combined with another sushi restaurant and it's cool to see the sushi being made in front of you. Will be back!!

Food: 5/5 Fantastic pad Thai; excellent salads; the best…read morejalapeño fried rice I have ever tasted (and I lived in SF and LA for more than a decade). Can't wait to try their pastas next Service: 5/5 Ado is a knowledgeable and highly skilled in all cuisines. Everyone there was personable and great. Ambiance: 4/5 A tiny bit at odds with the high quality of its food, the ambiance was a little uninviting at first. That said, their bar is great and the screens for soccer were high quality, so we settled in nicely.

Great restaurant ~ the owner and staff are amazing. They have a nice variety of menu items. Service…read morewas excellent. The hamburgers, fries and papusas were loaded with flavor.

Always a great experience and just what we hoped for my husband's birthday dinner. We ordered some…read morefavorite appetizers during happy hour and the had our favorite main,okonomiyaki with seafood for our meal. It was loaded with scallops, shrimp and squid. Of course we always take the bonito flakes which arrive dancing on top of the food, to wave in the escaping heat of the fresh seafood omelet. They have a roasted barley tea I love that has no caffeine as made without a decaffeinating process and so different than herbals common in Boulder. It has real substance. As we started to eat our pork gyoza and Ebi shumai we saw a lit candle in some food being carried across the room. Having eaten here baby times over the year, we were surprised as we had never seen this here. The entire restaurant broke in singing happy birthday to someone too far for us to see. As a server was passing our table, I mentioned we were celebrating my husband's birthday too. He said meh!d let someone know. As we were waiting for our dessert later, the owner who we've met before , with one of the servers who was carrying an ice cream mochi with a flaming birthday candle arrived and placed it in front of my husband and all the patrons broke out in sing again! Who knew this was a tradition here? The owner, who is almost always on the floor had an instant camera and too a picture of our table with the candle celebration. He made a copy for us to take home and one for nh husband to sign which will go up on some wall I had never noticed. We'll be sure to check in the walk the next time we are in. It's such a fun place with really good food. Do make a reservation these days. It's always busy, the now are only open Wed- Sat for dinner. As we were leaving on a very cold night, there weee people packed into the little entry way waiting for seats. One woman was shivering as she had just flown in from FL she said, unprepared for the recent shift back to winter today. Shocked me this morning too.

Osaka's offers one of the best-executed traditional Japanese dining experiences in Colorado. Their…read moreokonomiyaki, ramen, and sushi selections go head-to-head with some of my favorite Japanese places in the mid-Atlantic. I regularly order the Chirashi and Ramen, as well as their negitoro handroll which is genuinely as good as any I've been handed at $200/person omakase experiences. Their ramen broth is super rich, flavorful, and some of the best around, I've tried Uncle, Odd Rabbit, and most of the other spots people recommend and I still find Osaka's to be the best. The price is also relatively reasonable for what you get in Boulder and adding some extra noodles to an order really gives a large satisfying portion. The service is streamlined and efficient with the "call waiter" buttons on the table making for one of the most straightforward dining experiences in Boulder. My only critique is that the timing of sushi bar items and kitchen items can be unharmonious when the sushi bar gets inundated with orders, so just be aware of that when ordering. The desserts and drink options are solid and also make for a very well-rounded dining experience. I love the mont blanc and a draft sapporo. All in all, I recommend Osaka's as the best value Japanese spot in Boulder!

Impressive food (and beer, of course) selection at Avery's! We were hungry upon arrival after…read morespending 90-minutes at the Downtown Aquarium earlier. I like fruity & sour beer, so opted for Zuzilla. My beer was so refreshing & tasty! I had the seafood tacos with mango salsa - delicious! My son had the kids mac & cheese, which he loved. My hubby enjoyed his wedge salad with smoked buffalo wings. He said the wings were the best he'd ever eaten. We also loved the spacious patio seating with live size games - perfect for families with kids.

Stopped by here for a brief visit, and definitely added it to the list of places to return so I can…read moreexperience even more of what it has to offer! What a huge place. The sprawling patio with tables, umbrellas, outdoor games, and plenty of sunshine was all so welcoming. My friend and I popped in to have a quick beer, and I loved the lime-zest in the larger I had. Sounds like this place does events and tours, has a full restaurant food menu, and an entire secondary venue space I didn't see. Definitely a good find!

We are in from out of town. The food was great. We got a half cheese half pepperoni. Thin crispy…read morecrust and great sauce! Our salad was delicious. The service was spectacular. We had our dog with us. They have a covered patio and set him up with water and treats. The staff was very attentive. Highly recommend.

We had a really good pizza here and the staff was very nice. They have beer and wine options that…read moreyou pour yourself.

No wait on a Saturday evening and it was super quick from order to table…read more We ordered: 1) fly of bluefin $31.95 2pcs of bluefin akami nigiri, 2pcs of bluefin chu-toro sashimi, and 1 negitoro roll (6pcs) or hand roll 2) unagi avocado roll $10.95 3) miso soup $3.25 Cutely decorated with Japanese flags and iconography on the inside, very casual feel. The outside said there was a drive thru that we almost turned into by accident.

Always so nice and accommodating! The service is very friendly and the staff is super generous :)…read moreReally great for a local spot, and has enough options to please any kind of sushi enjoyer; from California rolls to uni. No complaints, and makes a solid dinner every time.

Excellent food. Solid ambiance. They have recently changed how people go about getting food from…read morethem, so the line area is strangely blocked off. But I'd go back any time. Love their teas and they variety of healthy options. A Flower Child is opening in my area of the KC metro - my family and I are SO excited to have one in the neighborhood!

The friend I had lunch with today is vegan, and she suggested this place. It's loud and rather…read morestark, but inside is air-conditioned, which was needed in this 100-degree day. However, there were people sitting on their outside patio. Hardy folks, I guess! My friend was nursing a sore tummy, so she just had some grilled veggies and mashed potatoes. She loves everything she's had here. It was my first time. I ordered the chicken bowl with yakisoba noodles. It was lukewarm, but that's fine for me. I think they must have microwaved it because it was steamier as you ate down the bowl. The veggies were crisp, the noodles perfect, the chicken was tender. It was spiced at what I'd call a medium level, and quite yummy. My friend then ordered their vegan chocolate pudding, which we shared. Yummy and light. My one big criticism is that they charge $4 for iced tea. I questioned it and the cashier was kind of snippy about it, but the customer behind me approached after I dispensed my tea and said she agreed it's too expensive. The meal was appropriately priced and there is plenty of food, but the drinks? C'mon. It's worth maybe $2.50. They really should reevaluate that. It's the main reason that I gave the place 4 stars instead of 5. The other people who work there were nice and helpful. I didn't grab a fork but the server who brought my bowl cheerfully went and got me a fork and napkin. Very nice. It's obviously popular, it filled up as we sat, with quite a variety of people, from babies to seniors. I might go back, but perhaps next time I'll just get water. I hope they don't charge for that!