On my first trip to Denver for work, my bestie childhood friend took me here as it was highly…read morerecommended by her and another friend, Japanese person from Japan, to add context to the quality and how highly they speak of the restaurant. Smaller, well loved mom and pop restaurant that you can tell is a community favorite. This is a dying genre of Japanese restaurant we're seeing in SoCal (at least) with the rampant gentrification and rising rent, so this was a nice place to stop by. However, with that in mind, it's not the biggest restaurant, so definitely call in advance to put in a reservation if you have a bigger party, like ours. I want to add, to my amusement, that they have Shohei Ohtani themed dish menus here. The Japanese love him, no matter where they're at or from (as an LA adjacent native, this was pretty funny). For our visit, I got: 1) Negitoro Don: -It's a minced fatty raw tuna mixed with green onion on rice. -I've had this before at a fancy omakase and after that I've fallen in love with negitoro. Love the fatty, rich tuna with the crisp bite of the green onion and slight crunch of the nori bits they have on top too. -Delicious fresh fish and tasty, comforting rice dish. 2) J.F.C. - Japanese Fried Chicken: -We got 2 orders of this so our party can heartily enjoy. Goes great with the sauce they provided. Can't go wrong with crispiness of the breading and skin. Chicken was moist too. Good stuff. I got to try some of my friend's dishes too and all were perfectly seasoned and also were in generous portion sizes. Solid Japanese comfort food.

Talk about authentically Japanese that is Kiki's Casual Japanese restaurant. I've been going to…read moreKiki's for years now. I don't know why I've never done a review, but it's time. I recently went to Kiki's with a friend of mine I got the soba-buckwheat noodle with the dipping sauce and tempura shrimp and veggies. My friend got the mackerel and some rice. What can I say? Kiki's never disappoints. I also ordered a green tea and they gave me a coffee mug full of green tea. I was not prepared for that and ended up staying awake most of the night because I was so caffeinated. I also love the yakisoba. The Ramen is fire. the Takoyaki is delicious The restaurant is clean. The service is very good. They close early so you need to put in your order before 8:30 p.m. They don't seat past 8:30 p.m. It looks like a lot of mom and pop Japanese restaurants that you would find in Japan. No I have not gone to Japan, but I watch a lot of videos about Japan due to being obsessed with the culture and the country.

Wow, so delicious! Definitely going to become one of my regular spots. Very fresh, very tasty. Fish…read morewas very high quality. The sushi chef was so personable and friendly. The restaurant seating consisted of a u-shaped bar and the chef would make hand rolls as you ordered. Super fun concept. Definitely more casual but very chill and great vibes overall.

Cherry Hills Sushi is a great place to start if you're just "getting into" eating sushi. Cherry…read moreHills Sushi mainly offers temaki (hand rolls) and a few options of sashimi. I selected three different hand rolls to try- spicy shrimp, scallop, and the blue crab. The spicy shrimp was the best in my opinion. The others were great as well, but the spice of the shrimp was really well done. At the end of the meal, I decided to try a premium hand roll and ordered the unagi. This was prepared less sweet than unagi is at other places so it was not on my list of favorites but the roll was prepared very well. At Cherry Hills sushi, there is bar seating only. Definitely get a reservation or call ahead because they aren't too many seats. The staff were very friendly and the sushi chef did a great job with keeping up with all the orders.

The servers are so sweet and the presentation on the food was amazing. Had a great time playing…read morecards and eating sushi with my friends here. Great environment

Service here is always amazing--they are fast and friendly. Sometimes the sashimi can be a little…read moretough, but the sushi is usually good. They don't have a hh that I know of, which would be great since it is a little pricey, but that's most sushi places. The orange they give for dessert has always been so juicy and delicious--such a great way to end a meal!

Filling all you can eat sushi! Good price, good place to EAT. Didn't sit by the sushi bar for the…read moretrain experience but experience from arrival to the food and ambiance was good - enjoyed it all. ^_^ Sat rather quickly. Service was good - asked us our drink order and brought asap. They have specialty rolls and other à la carte items on the menu. So yummy! Specialty rolls I remember ordering - The boyfriend Red dragon Spicy tuna Salad Grilled fish - I forgot the name of was delish. Lime forward sauce so complimentary.

The outside of the building needs cleaned and painted desperately. The sushi was good. I enjoyed…read morethe cucumber salad. We had a large party and our server was great. We had a large party. I am not a fan of the 1.5 hours to eat for the all you can eat. It took a long time to get started and we felt a little rushed. They do take reservations. The men's bathroom smelled bad. The women's bathroom was not clean and there were dark fingerprints on the stall doors. Handicap accessible. Parking is in a lot. The train is cute but loud. The place just needs some paint and a good deep clean.

If you're looking for your new go-to sushi spot... this is…read moreit. Decorated so cozy with details that make it feel warm and inviting the second you walk in. I love the dynamite roll... Perfectly balanced, a little crunch, a little spice, and packed with flavor. This place is highly recommend if you're a sushi lover. Homey the vibes and the service is kind and consistent every time.

This was easily one of the most unpleasant meals I have had in a long time. The experience went…read moredownhill the moment I walked into Kassai Sushi. The restaurant smelled noticeably fishy and unwelcoming, which is never a good sign for a sushi spot. seeing a 4.8 star rating on Google, I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. That turned out to be a mistake and I should have trusted yelpers (3.8 stars - a terrible rating for as compared to surrounding sushi spots) Both sushi chefs behind the counter had headphones on and were completely preoccupied, working with their heads down and making no effort to acknowledge customers. It set a disengaged tone right away. The menu was extensive but frustrating to navigate, requiring constant cross referencing between the sushi menu and the regular menu just to understand what ingredients were included. Unfortunately, my biggest mistake was ordering the tuna nachos. The dish arrived as mushy, fishy tasting tuna drowned in mango and heavy sauces, completely soaking the wonton chips. One bite was enough and I sent it back - I gagged and almost threw up. We ordered several pieces of nigiri next, and the chef mistakenly prepared smoked salmon instead of regular salmon. What followed was even worse. The fish was stringy, extremely stale, and outright disgusting (apologies in advance for the photo of the stringy fish - this was also another gag moment). I also tried yellowtail that was intensely fishy and unacceptably stringy, pointing to low quality fish and poor preparation technique. The scallop is low quality made up of stale bay scallops. The new style salmon was just as bad, but at that point we did not bother sending back any more dishes. The hot dishes were no better. The fried pork chop was very dry, especially around the edges. The grilled hamachi head was overwhelmingly fishy and not properly grilled. Luckily we had plenty of lemon to make it somewhat tolerable. Service was mixed. The lone waitress was kind and clearly overworked, handling all the tables as well as take out orders - sheas great. Another staff member was on the phone the entire time. When we paid and left, the sushi chefs did not notice and remained absorbed in their music. Overall, this meal showed serious issues with fish quality, preparation, seasoning, and attention to customers. The chefs would genuinely benefit from tasting their own food or visiting nearby reputable sushi spots to better understand balance and technique. Never again.

We have been to Aki twice and love it!! The service is extremely friendly, and the restaurant is…read morevery clean. The food is fresh and consistently great! Our visit last night, we ordered the following and loved it all: Aki roll Poison ivy roll Alaska roll Yellowtail jalapeno Tuna avocado Eggrolls Shishito peppers

As good, or better than Sushi Den. Super fresh, buttery fish and very attentive service…read more Shishito Peppers were a great app. We got many with a bit of heat that was well balanced w/ the teriyaki sauce drizzled over. Miso Cod was good, but this may be the only one I would say is less than expected. Small cut and perhaps overcooked as it was a bit dry and too flakey. Sushi Roll (Maki) game is strong!!!! Colorado Roll is one of their many fried rolls. We kept the shishito teriyaki sauce in reserve and quite honestly, the roll should be drizzled with this. Very fresh flavors w/ buttery fish in the middle. YUM. Aki Roll is a HUGE HIT. Salmon and fresh mango inside topped with super fresh tuna and black tobiko for that little POP. Peppered Tuna Roll: I have not seen this on any menu before, but FANTASTIC. The small grain pepper grind over the tuna is so perfect. Definitely the unanimous table favorite. If you were to pipe in a bit of low-level background house music and switch up the seating to look less like a Subway, Aki would be THE PREMIER SUSHI SPOT.

This neighborhood spot was on my way home from city park, and an easy stop to make to grab some…read moregreat sushi! I ordered online, and was able to pick it up about 15 minutes later, which was great. The building has a nice mural on the outside, with a parking lot right next to it, which made parking, and running in, super easy. There is outside seating (that's where most people were since the weather is so nice), and inside seating as well. The people crafting the sushi are front and center when you walk in, which is fun to see/watch. I ordered the sushi deluxe, which comes with 10 pieces of sushi, a California roll, and your choice of soup, or salad (I went miso soup - it was great!) the fish was fresh, and I was very pleased with my dinner. Will be back to explore more of the menu!

I don't typically write reviews but because I've had a bad experiences the past three times here, I…read morecan't help but give a fair warning to others.. I ordered a large takeout order on 3/20 for an early dinner; various plain sushi (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, etc.) and a few rolls (rainbow and mango). When we got home to eat, the pieces of fish on the sushi were DRY and hard meaning it had to be sitting out for a while or wasn't kept fresh. It had an overly fishy flavor and the cuts were tough to eat. The rice was hard and didn't stick together at all so everything was just falling apart.. Below sub par quality fish, with rice that made it impossible to eat.

Ok, parking can be a bit tricky in this part of town. Trust me, it's worth the work…read more A casual place, nothing fancy or pretentious here. The decor was original and gave a nice neighborhood vibe. We were seated in a booth that had a sense of privacy, due to the very high seat backs. The table was clean, even though it was a dark wood that often lends to finding one or two sticky spots. Very clean. We received our sushi order sheet and scanned the full menu. So: THE SUSHI- I was a bit nervous about sushi in Colorado. I mean, seriously, the place is land locked by more than a thousand miles, and trout isn't a sushi fish, to me. Well, Color me ado. They bring the fish in from Japan, The yellow tail was great, the different qualities of fish was evident, as we tried two different quantities. The great quality was great. The, "are you kidding me" quality was educational! Having great fish, and then having exceptional fish was amazing. Neither felt average, the fish was great! No, the fish was crazy great! SHABU-SHABU - We shared a shabu-shabu after our fish. Perfect way to do it, sushi first. The veggies were perfect and not too many or not enough. In fact, for the first time, I left very little behind! The meat was as good as the fish! They definitely care about quality. Service was good. The place can get loud at times. We had a birthday table going on in the dining room, which got loud for us all. If that bugs you, ask to sit on the patio. It's large, outside, and has a special vibe. This place is a hidden gem.

This was a birthday celebration dinner, we all had old experiences with other locations! On arrival…read morethere is limited parking available and we went around the block a couple times to scope a spot. When we all arrived we had some starters of hamachi poppers, as well as shared a couple of rolls. We tried some cold Sakai and a beer. We ordered the sukiyaki "hot pot" for the table and three different meets to put in our bowls. All came with an egg for washing the meat through. Loads of veggies and noodles, bowls of rice to complete the yummy meal. Service was attentive, however when our pot was really boiling we needed to ask someone to turn the heat down and finally off. It's a cozy spot with several booths indoor, and tables. There is a patio space too.