Pho Saigon Star

Family-owned & operated

Free parking

After all these years, Taste of China still slaps…read more Not much as changed since pandemic times. The dining room is still closed, they essentially keep the dining room as a storage closet lol. You walk in to pick up your order and they have tables blocking the entry, that's where you pay for your food. The portions are still as giant as ever, and the prices are still affordable. My wife and I had a hankering the other day for our old stomping grounds, so we jetted over there to pickup an order. It was ready in 10 minutes and two meals ran us $32. I think I pay $32 for a good cup of coffee these days!!!!!! I kid, I kid. The meal lasts you for days, you really get two giant sized portions out of it. It will probably last some of you three days. They don't skimp out here and it's incredible. They serve Asian fusion, Chinese American meals that are addictive. Or is that the MSG??? Probably so, and that's why it's delicious. The food is just so damn craveable! Don't break the bank. Get what you really want. Taste of China, we still love you so much.

This is a great place to go if you're craving some good Chinese food with reasonable pricing. They…read morealso offer lunch specials, healthy options & a few Thai & Japanese dishes. (Note, they are closed on Tuesdays.) I placed our pickup order on a Saturday night & it was ready in 15 minutes. The restaurant is for take-out only. Our food was in containers & placed in a box. I appreciated this since there was no way anything was going to tip over & spill. Very friendly phone & counter service as well. Note, you get six free Cheese Wontons when your order is more than $40. We ordered three different entrees with three different sides - Steamed White Rice, Fried Rice & Lo Mein Noodles. The sides were good, however the fried rice didn't seem fried, it was white rice with soy sauce. The Sweet & Sour Shrimp Entree was tasty - the shrimp were medium sized, cooked perfectly with a delicious sauce. The Sesame Chicken Entree was even better, the chicken was moist & tender. The beef in the Mongolian Beef Entree was great however there were way too many onions in the dish. Overall, a very satisfying meal.

4.9 mi•Central Business District, CBD, Northwest

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Chopstickers

4.2(278 reviews)

Vegetarian friendly

Vegan friendly

I got the impression from the reviews that it was a sit down place. It was more of a fast casual…read moreorder at the counter. They bring the food to your table. They brought the main dish out before the appetizer. Overall, the food was pretty good.

This is a little hole in the wall spot & it does not disappoint. It's located near the Convention…read moreCenter (maybe a 10-minute walk) & they have vegan options! Yes, options, plural, as in more than one! I had their vegan bao & their spicy vegan Dandan noodles. Both were delicious. Our food took a while to come out because the line to order food was super long, but the food was worth the wait.

Competitive pricing in Denver downtown

Slowly pan fried potstickers

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Freshly steamed soup dumplings

Pepper Asian Bistro II

4.5(627 reviews)

6.6 mi•Northwest

I've been eating here for years and love the quality and flavor of every dish. I recently tried the…read morespicy chicken with basil and I'm so sad I didn't try it sooner, it is AMAZING!

Where to start! If you're looking for actual good Chinese food. This is the place!! They do have…read moreanother location (which I have not been too) so I can only speak to this location. This is my family & I 2nd time here in Denver and after finding this place the 1st visit we make it a point to come to this location. We're located in Georgia so I think we have a good sense of good Chinese. I always get the Mongolian beef with fried rice (no egg; I'm allergic) My husband always gets the General Tso chicken with the fried rice and he ALWAYS orders this and never has a complaint. My son gets the Sesames chicken also with fried rice and it's sweet and crunchy as they fry the chicken to mix in their sauce and it's worth every penny. Every time! Service sometimes can be short in communication but expected especially when they're working all day and don't have time to eat but their food never misses! It's never crowded or busy when we come no matter the time of day, never noisy always sit at a booth. I highly recommend this place I will always come here when visiting Denv

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Star Kitchen

3.9(1.4k reviews)

3.6 mi•Southwest

Delicious and authentic. What more can you want from dim sum?…read more Be sure to get here early as the wait can get lengthy. So plan ahead, though the food is well worth the wait! Carts rotate and display their options to you frequently as you enjoy your meal. So tou can order plates as quickly as you finish them. I recommend the pork buns and pork ribs. My favorite this time around were the leek dumplings with a side of noodles. We finished off with a coconut bun that wasn't too sweet. It was the perfect finish to the meal with ample amounts of tea. Use the kiosk up front to reserve your spot!

This place used to be the classic on dim sum, but the food seemed to be very generic now…read more XLB or soup dumplings is always the classic for most dim sum or Taiwanese eateries. Here unfortunately looks to be pre made by some factory somewhere and not freshly made? From picture, you can see the skin stick to the tin container and thus the soup has all leaked out. The beef with flat noodles was also a bit disappointing in that the beef has no texture as in they used too much baking soda in overly tenderizing the meat. The noodles also seemed thinner than the ones I'm more used to back home in Texas. Overall, it was just an ok place, which was a disappointment since I drove my mom from ft collins just to have some dim sum with here for the weekend I'm here visiting.

Shrimp dumpling and crystal leek dumpling

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Baked oyster

New China Cafe

4.3(332 reviews)

2.5 mi•Speer, Southwest

As tasty as ever and huge portions. Best neighborhood Chinese place in Wash Park…read more (A little Yelp advice too: look at people's reviews. If you're an asshole -- Like Rich P. obviously is -- you leave 5/6 one-star reviews and are just a know-nothing troll trying to shit on small businesses. And Rich: learn to spell. It's palates. Not pallets. Dumbass) Everything is tasty. Hot. Quick to be served or delivered. And the staff is fun and friendly.

Great hole in the wall walk-up, nowhere to sit and dine in, but that's okay, the food was steady I…read more Minutes for takeout. Staff was kind, patient, and inviting. I spoke with a customer waiting for her order who has been a regular here getting takeout for more than 20 years and insists that this is the best Chinese in and around downtown Denver and I think after trying for the first time I have to agree.

Lunch Szechuan chicken

Lemon Chicken Lemon Chicken, Egg Roll

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Crab Rangoons

Wok Spicy

4.6(103 reviews)

1.9 mi

AMAZING FOOD! This is hands down the most authentic mapo tofu you can find in Denver. The salt and…read morepepper shrimp is phenomenal! Crispy and full of flavor. 10/10 recommendation!

We ordered take out and everything was really fantastic!! The order was ready really fast, friendly…read moreservice and the whole meal was still hot when we got it home. Spring rolls - delicious! Chicken lo mein - outstanding! Sesame chicken - outstanding! Beef with broccoli - this was really oily, but the flavor was very good and the beef was tender. Steamed rice - perfectly cooked! Each dish was packed with flavor and comes in a huge portion!

6.4 mi•Northwest, Highland

Chongqing Chili Chicken

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Nana's Dim Sum & Dumplings

4.5(642 reviews)

We came for the dumpling class on 8/1 and loved it - highly recommend!! Then we stayed for lunch…read moreafter. The food and service are amazing! The restaurant is pretty large, exceptionally clean and quiet enough to have a conversation. We loved our entire experience and cannot wait to come back, so we've already planned our next visit! We ordered the green beans, Szechuan chicken, sweet rice shao mai, xiao long soup dumplings and our dumplings from class (those are pork and scallion). It was all incredible! There are many more dishes on our list to try.

Nana's Dim Sum & Dumplings was one of the highlights of our trip to the RiNo district. The location…read moreis awsome and really easy to walk to if you're already exploring the area. The staff was super friendly, knowledgeable, and helped answer a few questions we had about different dishes. We had about a 20 minute wait for our table, so we grabbed a couple cocktails at the bar first. I had the Harmony in Beijing and my girlfriend had the Oolong Old Fashion. Both were really refreshing and a great way to start dinner. One thing we really liked was the ordering style. Once you're seated, you just keep picking out small plates you want to try, just like a lot of dumpling shops in China and Japan. It honestly brought back memories from my trips over there. The atmosphere and decor was beautiful and felt authentic without trying too hard. Our favorites were the Spicy Cucumber Salad, Spicy Green Beans, Beef & Vermicelli Dumplings, Hot Sea Pork and Shrimp Dumplings, Pork & Chive Dumplings, and the Crab Rangoons. Everything was fresh and came out pretty quick. We also ordered the Chicken Lo Mein, but I only had one bite because we bought it to give to a homeless woman we met at the park near where we were staying. The biggest downside is the price. It's very, very expensive for what you get. Dumplings that were basically the same size and quality as ones I ate all over Japan for $4-$7 were over $14 here. A pretty small plate of stir fried green beans being around $20 was kinda hard to justify. The only dishes we really didn't care for were the Chinese Style Broccoli, which was pretty plain and lacked flavor, and the Pork & Mushroom Dumplings. They tasted good, but they were dry enough that I probably wouldn't order them again. Overall, we really enjoyed our dinner and would definitely come back, but probably only for a special occasion. The food and experience were great, but the pricing keeps it from being a place we'd visit regularly or for a casual night out.

Interior

Pan Fried Pork Buns

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Stir fried string beans

ChoLon Modern Asian - Downtown

4.1(1.5k reviews)

5.4 mi•Lodo, Northwest

•$$$

We spent hours looking for an elevated dinner experience in Denver with great food and a vibe, and…read moreChoLon absolutely delivered on both. We chose the five-course tasting menu and added a couple of sides, and every dish was perfectly executed. But the service is what really inspired me to write this review. Jack was incredibly knowledgeable about the menu, made excellent suggestions, and went above and beyond--even helping me get my phone charged during dinner. It's that kind of thoughtful service that turns a great meal into a memorable experience. The next time I'm in Denver, I'll definitely be back. Don't skip the Chiang Mai Wonton and the dumplings,

I was really hoping, no -expecting,to like this because EVERYONE would rant and rave about how…read moredelicious this place was... Honestly, it was pretty mid at best. I was intrigued by the dumplings, but definitely did not try them seemed a bit to modern. Malaysian noodles were decent with bit of flavor, but overwhelmingly, egg & bean sprouts with very little noodle & overcooked pork belly. It was so rough... I was really expecting some being that would basically melt in my mouth and that was not at all the experience. it made me miss San Francisco Asian food so much... as a treat myself kind of meal, it was fine, but I'm glad I went by myself rather than a date night with my husband cause I think we both would've regretted it on the plus side if there is one is that the staff we're remarkably friendly even for the lunch crowd. It was pretty slow.

Dining room

Wok-Tossed Baby Bok Choy (~$8)

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Malaysian Noodles w Chicken (~$28)

Szechuan Chinese Restaurant

4.0(410 reviews)

8.0 mi•Eiber

I moved out of the neighborhood five years ago. My husband and I went back the Szechuan last week…read more They've still got it! I'm on a somewhat restricted diet so just had lo mein with chicken. Tasty! I took half home, so they still give huge portions. My husband had something with multiple meats, he can't remember. Triple Delight? He's gotten three meals out of it. Loved it. Still my favorite Asian restaurant in the Denver Metro!

Tried this for the first time today after craving some Asian food…read more So happy we gave it a shot despite some of the poor reviews. Don't listen to them, this food is awesome! The portions are huge, the price is incredible and the flavor/taste are better than I've ever experienced in all of Denver. We had: Kung Poa Chicken, Sesame chicken, Mongolian Beef, Crab Cheese Wontons and Egg drop soup. All incredible! We ordered take out and our order was ready for pickup within 15 minutes on a Sunday afternoon. The ambiance is not the real winner. It's the food! Inside is nothing spectacular but definitely clean and plenty of seating! Don't hesitate, just go!

3.8 mi•Westwood, Southwest

Beef with Broccoli

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Chi chi

Happy Cafe BBQ

4.2(86 reviews)

This new place just opened a few months ago, and 13 of us decided to go there for some Chinese…read morestyle barbecue meats and their regular menu. My group of 7 shared the roasted pork, pork and duck barbecue. I'm not a fan of duck so it would not be fair for me to write anything about it, but those who loved duck meat said that this place serve wonderful barbecue duck. As for the pork, both roasted and barbecue, they were so good. We had a little bit of white rice to eat with the meat, but really, you don't need the extra rice in order to eat these two types of pork meats. Since both styles of the pork were prepared differently, I cannot say one is better than the other: they were both delicious. The crunchiness and the flavorful from the roasted pork, as well as the aroma and the soft chewy from the barbecue pork, brings this dining experience to the next level. We also ordered the yu stir fry choy sum in garlic, the combination fried rice, and salt and pepper shrimp. I highly recommend the yu choy and shrimp dishes. I would skip the fried rice and get their beef chow fun, which is exactly what my other group of 6 did. In addition to what were mentioned above, they ordered Chinese broccoli, daikon and beef in clay pot, Taishan five spice duck, salted fish & chicken fried rice. Everyone enjoyed their food and dining experience here. Conversations were easily understood and heard. When asked what their favorite dish was, all of us said we liked everything, but when pressed to give one special dish, several folks mentioned the roasted pork, the clay pot, and the salt and pepper shrimp. Service here was excellent. The manager was very accommodating to our large group of diners, coming back and making sure we are doing fine as he refilled our water glasses. If you are looking for legit Chinese barbecue pork and duck, you don't need to look further: it's here at Happy Cafe BBQ. Enjoy!

So glad happy cafe is back! And the BBQ is a nice addition. Everything was delicious!read more

Pork Deep Fried Garlic Spare Ribs

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VC V.

12 years ago

I wish to give this place a NO STAR if I could. On a slow Saturday night, this 10 years old staff pinched me from behind and told me to "MOVE"? How rude this is?! I mean what is going on here!? This place is run by uneducated kid, better be shut down soooooooon!! read more

Caleb W.

10 years ago

Good and convenient, but the staff can be pretty rude.

Rachel H.

12 years ago

Horrible service. Rude workers.

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