My friend who's vegan recommended this place to me-I'm vegetarian but my partner eats meat and it was the perfect place for takeout! Very friendly service and didn't have to wait long at all. read more

Good food! Delivery is always quick and good prices. Offers pickup or delivery. Would recommend!

I dropped in for a quick takeout lunch. I was greeted right away and handed a menu. My order took less than 10 minutes! The Thai fried rice with pork was stupendous. A slight curry flavor without being overwhelming. The pork was tender and cooked through. Cost was $11 and it's easily enough rice for 3 meals. While I was waiting for my food, a man came in for his takeout order and was raving about the shrimp fried rice. The dining room is completely closed still but there is a small waiting area. The restaurant is easy to find and has a good size parking lot. read more

Sidewok Cafe - Thai Fried Rice - Chinese Near Me - Denver, Colorado

This place is heaven for a vegetarian. The amount of options they have is incredible, and it's all so tasty. It's takeout or delivery only but it is so so worth it. I hope this place flourishes so I can keep going for forever. They're really good about making sure they get vegan/vegetarian right too. So great. All around. read more

The dining room is closed but we were able to place a togo order that was ready very quickly. The food is priced very good and is super good. I got the sesame chicken and I'll be back for it! read more

Sidewok Cafe - 14. Sesame Chicken Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Denver, Colorado

My boyfriend used to live a lot closer to Sidewok Cafe and we would get take out from here at least once a week. We always got the dinner for two with fried rice and sesame chicken for the entrees. Soup wise, it would vary it would either be wonton soup or hot and sour soup. I love how huge the portions are. I always know we will have leftovers for the next day and who doesn't love left over Chinese? It's like the best. Even with getting delivery, they are super fast. I haven't had a problem with an order from Sidewok. I definitely recommend it. We've tried other Chinese restaurants but nothing comes close to Sidewok at all. I always go back for their sesame chicken. read more

Ordered here twice in two days , lo mein combo= delicious ordered broccoli beef=delicious ordered hot and sour soup =delicious ordered appetizers pork=dry and egg roll= ok ordered thai noodles = good just needed more sauce..over all, I do recommend giving this place a go! read more

Fast, friendly, consistent. We love these guys. So many options! Vegetarians and meat eaters alike can be happy here.

Hit or Miss. The Thai noodle soup was basic but still tasty once spiced up. Here's my main issue: I ordered the sesame tofu (labeled as vegan) and it arrived with fried rice w/egg. Not okay, as I ended up tossing it. While the cooks wouldn't know I have a bad egg allergy, if an entree is marked vegan, the side dish should be vegan as well or there should be a check box for choosing steamed rice on the Grubhub app. As for the main dish itself, the sesame sauce was a bit underwhelming. read more

Order directly from the restaurant via phone not the website!!! I mistakenly ordered from what I thought was Sidewok website, it's a 3rd party "Beyond Menu" which charged me and the restaurant!!! Otherwise food was good, love the vegetarian/vegan options!!! I got veg dumpling and sesame chicken!! I was apprehensive pulling into the parking and they only do pick up or delivery-No dine in read more

The best people run and own this business. Wonderful vegan and vegetarian options, almost everything can be made vegetarian it seems. Very unassuming place and location, but one the coolest neon signs on colfax. read more

SO BAD. I ordered this on Uber eats today. I ordered the thai curry noodles..they looked NOTHING like the picture provided. Completely different dish. It was basically over-cooked, unflavored noodles with a few things tossed in it. I couldn't even eat it! Super disappointing. read more

This was the most bland Pad Tai I've ever had. I went there to pick up lunch, I was given the dinner portion and charged for it. It didn't dawn on me till I got home. I will admit the portion was huge to bad it wasn't good. I use to live in the neighborhood and ordered from SideWok Cafe often. This was a huge disappointment today. I won't be ordering from them again anytime soon. read more

Sidewok Cafe - Disappointing Pad Tai... - Chinese Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Great food Tables weren't sticky from old food Carpet need to be cleaned But enjoyed the food read more

Sidewok Cafe - Ok Dinning room - Chinese Near Me - Denver, Colorado

Had takeout twice in the last week from Sidewok. We're happy and will keep ordering, and maybe sit down for dinner once the apocalypse is out of fashion. Fried rice is some of the best I've had in Denver. Just enough egg, and no random peas like most have. Noodle dishes were flavorful, not over greasy or oily. read more

This is THE BEST Chinese food place I've ever had. No bs. They are friendly, precise on my order ever time, FAST FRESH HOT DELIVERY. I couldn't be happier with this restaurant & their delivery service. I never order Chinese takeout from anywhere else! Thank u guys for an awesome job! read more

No idea what this place did to get a three star rating because their delivery fees are cheap, they're fast, and the vegan chicken is so good I almost think it's just chicken. Plus they're smart and think to ask if you want eggs in the pad Thai if you order no chicken. Love this place. Never experienced dine in as it's been closed though so maybe that's where the reviews come from? read more

Very solid affordable takeout food! Very fast and seem less pick up. I will definitely be getting this again! read more

Ordered general Tso's chicken & veggie dumplings with spicy mustard. Dumplings were 2/10, chicken was fine as stand alone, but my lord the spicy mustard was pure death. DEATH. Never order it. So disgusting. Too bad. read more

Ordered thru Postmates. Got the shrimp tempura and garlic pepper beef. The shrimp tempura wasn't even in tempura batter, it was cornmeal and as for the garlic pepper beef, I got a total of 5 pieces of beef and rest was all onions and green peppers. Super disappointed, will not order from here again. read more

Very good food and the staff here are the owners. Hardest working people I've ever seen and they offer great vegan and vegetarian options. They understand what it means to be truly vegan and that's rare. They always do a great job and are super friendly. Take a chance on this place. You won't regret it. read more

This place was gross. We ordered on Grubhub and drove to pick up our order. The neighborhood is super sketchy and the building is super run down and divey but not in a good way. You can kind of see the hoarding and unkept interior from the outside through the filthy windows and believe me once you walk in you aren't let down by the outside appearance. This place stunk as soon as i walked in--of what I'm not sure but it wasn't a pleasant smell. The register was caked in dust and grime; the counter, And glass display case was covered and filled with trash like Walmart receipts, old used batteries ,old candy and PACKED to capacity with junk that obviously shouldn't be there. There was Dirt on the walls and office door as well---ugh, i was appalled. Terrified to eat whatever was going to come out i decided not to feed our son any of the food because who knows what the kitchen looked like. I should have asked for a refund and left but because of the somewhat decent vegan reviews we decided to give it a whirl but made our son something else just in case. My husband ate his meal saying it wasn't the worst he had tasted but he would never order from them again. Mine however was completely inedible. $40 into the trash. I Gave 2stars because they did phone us to make sure we didn't want egg in our meal. Good lookin out but not good enough. The faux vegetarian meat was rubbery and a totally disgusting disappointment. Avoid avoid avoid or eat at your own risk. read more

I like Chinese food in Styrofoam containers. Solid Chinese food Togo what's not to like.

I need the restaurant to know, that whoever was cooking on 1/22/21 is spectacular. Every time that we order from here, it's absolutely delicious. Tonight it was seriously unbelievable though. As usual, they were way ahead of delivery time. Just getting off of work, there couldn't be anything better. read more

My roommate and I order from Sidewok at least once a week. It is our favorite delivery place. The service is always fast and friendly and the food is great! Our favorites are the pad thai and sweet and sour chicken. Keep up the great work! read more

Great traditional Chinese food! Large portions for a good price and both of my deliveries have been right on time. Looking forward to trying more of the menu soon! read more

They have the best vegan "meats" and their sesame tofu is top notch. Best Chinese food in Denver. A must go. read more

Sidewok Cafe - tofu and broccoli in a styrofoam container - Chinese Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I don't make time to write reviews. My account should be a reflection of that. Upon my interaction tonight, I felt compelled as I hope to help others avoid this spot. I ordered two meals: General Tso's Chicken and the Chicken Lo Mein Combo w/Hot and Sour Soup. General Tso's Chicken - literally inedible. Fried to a crisp and over-breaded to the point of nausea. Sauce had zero spice or flavor to it. The egg fried rice is hilarious too. No sign of veggies or egg. Old, dried out brown rice thrown in a wok. Why try to pass this off as food? Chicken Lo Mein Combo - Actually quite bearable. The issue here is they decided to fill the tray 3/4 full w/more of their fried rice I outlined above. The portion was completely backwards...in hindsight, we should have eaten this entire thing. It would have still yielded a $9.37 refund lol. Hot and Sour Soup - Inedible, unbearable, wtf-are-you-doing awful. My guess is they made a pot of this stuff the previous day and passed it off as today's batch. I'm embarrassed for them on this one. -- The story: I ordered the food and picked it up 10 minutes later from their spot. I got home and plated food for my girlfriend and I. Upon discovering that 90% of this food wouldn't be eaten or passed off as a leftover meal later, I called to arrange a refund. They said they'd call back. In the meantime, I decided to head there w/the remaining food. They refused a "full" refund as they claim we ate half the food lol. They literally gave me $9.37 back and wouldn't consider a dollar more. A couple walked in during our conversation to dine in lol I'm sure they had a solid first impression of what they'd be getting into. I left with the money thinking "how does this make good business sense to take my money after having an awful experience?" I'll leave the existentialist in me at bay for awhile... Long story short - avoid this place like the plague. I should have believed the bad reviews I read. My stomach has learned its lesson! read more

good food at good prices. They still include free soup for lunch order, many have gotten rid of this in these times.

Somewhat decent family-run dive. Really depends on what you order here. Like most older Chinese places, they have expanded their menu to include more Asian items-- Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, etc. I'll say the same thing I say to all of them--stop it. Stick to what you do well, pare down the menu, use high quality ingredients and stop buying that frozen heat & serve nonsense. And to the future customers--don't experiment here. Order what you know and order Chinese. BBQ pork- thin, served piping hot from the microwave. Chinese hot mustard is tasty. Hot & sour- the same hot & sour you get in every Chinese place. Orange chicken: cloyingly sweet sauce, at least it tasted like oranges. Chicken pieces deep fried, hard, and bone dry. There's nothing 'spicy' in this dish--and I have a low tolerance for spicy. Fried rice pretty bland and nothing in it. Spring roll smelled like five spice, nice. Happy Family: pleasantly decent. Good fresh vegetables, shrimp was delicious, sauce wasn't too sweet. Steamed white rice was good. I came in once and ordered the Chinese 'pancake' and was treated to a cold tortilla and a lecture about how it absolutely was not a tortilla. Friday night, 6-7pm, we're the only customers here. read more

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Large portion sizes at a great price. The cream cheese wontons are the best around and the sesame chicken is also far superior to any I've ever had. Friendly staff. It's a mostly takeout restaurant but they have a lot of seating so we usually eat in. read more

Definitely not the BEST Chinese food I have ever tried, but cheap, good, vegan food that can be delivered to my house?! You have my vote! :) I have tried the: (all vegan) -sesame chicken; my favorite -moo shu chicken; delicious -kung pao tofu; not enough tofu, almost all peppers -shrimp with snow peas; super yummy **only the fake shrimp and chicken are vegan not the beef. read more

We've ordered from them in the past and was okay. However my last order was late and terrible. The chicken was brittle and fell apart when I put a fork to it. I called to get a resolution because of the poor quality of the food and was told that it was fine. Also a manager was to call me back and that call never came. There are many restaurants in the area that will at least try. read more

Is this a different place? I'm upgrading my rating from 3 to 4 stars. Thank you Tiffany W. for turning us on to the fake meat options. The "chicken" was sooooooo goooood! The non fake meat dish (pepper shrimp) was very good, too. If it had just been a bit more than shrimp and steamed brocc (mabe a sauce of some kind), I'd probably be giving this place 5 stars. Good job! read more

One of Denver's well-kept secrets -- this place has vegetarian chicken & vegetarian beef dishes! Such a rarity in these parts. I've only eaten their food once so far, & took it to go, so I can't comment on the dining-in experience, but so far I was quite pleased with their offerings. Note: I tend to judge all chinese restaurants by their sesame tofu, and I have to say the sesame tofu here was one of the best I've had in a long time. Subtle and flavorful instead of gloppy and syrupy sweet as it is at so many places. I was quite surprised. And the veggie chicken was great. Definitely better than you'd expect when you drive by the place. I can't speak to the meat dishes, but vegetarians/vegans should definitely give this place a shot. They also deliver. Will definitely be back to try more! read more

My friend and I ordered chinese delivered when we decided we needed good food fast, and neither of us was in the mood to cook. A quick search turned up the Sidewok as close to us. We ordered Cashew chicken and Chiken fried rice, and we were put on hold twice. Then, when the food got here, we found out that there was no Chicken fried rice. They didn't charge us, and maybe we weren't clear enough, but if you are running a delivery service, you should insure your order taker speaks English well enough to not et orders wrong. We were hungry, so we decided to eat what was delivered. Meh, it was okay, but not great. The brown rice we got was clumpy and there was very little chicken in the meal. next time, well, there will be no next time.... read more

I've only had takeout from SideWok and have enjoyed each meal from here. I usually measure my Chinese restaurants (though they have Thai and some other styles) on their Hot and Sour soup. The Hot and Sour Soup has been really good, with the right amount of spicy and not too thick from tapioca starch. I usually order off-menu and end up with something like a chicken in a black bean sauce and they do a good job of it, adding fresh vegetables. The only time I've actually been into SideWok, a lady was sitting at a table snapping peas so at least I can say their food is fresh. A unique offering here is the vegetarian menu with excellent meat substitutes. I was told they make their own fake meat products and they're really good (I'm saying that as a meat-eater). I can't stand it when take-out and delivery restaurants don't have have online menus so here's a link to one I scanned: http://www.scribd.com/doc/23759083/Side-Wok-Cafe-Denver-Colorado-Menu read more

We finally ordered some delivery from Sidewok recently, and it wasn't very good. I can't in good faith recommend it to anyone based on the experience. We ordered kung pao chicken, mongolian beef, and house special soup. The soup was actually pretty good, but the rest of it fell short. The meat in each of our dishes was just weird tasting, and there was almost none of it in either dish. Texturally, it seemed like it was breaded to add bulk to it in both dishes. I really really hope it was breading and not something else far more disgusting. The mongolian beef tasted like it had taken a bath in black pepper. As far as the kung pao goes, it was full of celery. There were only a couple of pieces of green pepper in there. No spice either. Pretty disappointing overall, and the food didn't really "set" well either, if you know what I mean. On top of all of that, it took over an hour for the delivery to arrive, despite that we are quite close by. The driver called and blamed me for providing the wrong address, which was odd. Finally he showed up and claimed he tried to deliver to the wrong house on a different street. Maybe it was a one-time thing, who knows. We won't have the guts to try again, though. read more

I'm giving it four stars. Not because the food is super amazing or because it's the best Chinese I've ever had, I'm giving it four stars, because it is one of the only restaurants that makes their own imitation meat. And not just one of the only Chinese restaurants that makes their own meat but one of the only restaurants (even vegetarian/vegan places) that has such a diverse selection of imitation meat. They have fake chicken, shrimp, salmon, beef, pork, the list goes on and on. The imitation chicken and pork were great! The beef not so much, and I still haven't tried the "shrimp" or "salmon". If you're a vegetarian you will LOVE this place. You'll have some new fake meat dish to try for months! The place is cheap, vegan/vegetarian friendly, the people are super nice and if you're into that typical Americanized Chinese food then head here ASAP! read more

If you're a vegetarian, Sidewok's where it's at. The have a full vegetarian menu, and the woman who served us (I'm assuming she's one of the owners) was exceptional about letting us know which items were vegan (or could be made vegan) or weren't. We ordered a vegetarian chicken entrée and a vegetarian beef entrée, some vegetable egg rolls, and a couple of beers. The egg rolls were the thin-skinned crispy variety (my favourite) and did taste faintly of Chinese five spice (this, I think is what the person was talking about saying they tasted of cinnamon- Chinese cinnamon is a component of that- I thought the seasoning was appropriate and not 'pie spice'. Ha). Our entrées were both large portions and had good flavour, though not particularly spicy. Portion sizes were very generous and left me with plenty of leftovers for lunch (and probably dinner!) the next day. The ambiance within the place is somewhat lacking (it's a very 'mom and pop' family Chinese joint), I'd recommend carryout or delivery if you're in the area, I wouldn't suggest it for a first date or anything. Still, the food made up for the somewhat bland surroundings. Additionally, our bill was around $30 for two entrées, egg rolls, and two beers- so it's really reasonably priced. We'll definitely get vegetarian Chinese from here in future. read more