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TOKIO: Fresh sushi, ramen, and Japanese favorites in downtown Denver
4.4
Japanese
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TOKIO: Fresh sushi, ramen, and Japanese favorites in downtown Denver
TOKIO is a Japanese restaurant in Denver offering sushi, miso ramen, dumplings and other Japanese favorites. Diners praise fresh fish and flavorful rolls, including tuna and spider rolls, with drinks often noted as good value. The warm, wood-accented interior and loft seating create a welcoming vibe, while reviews highlight friendly staff and helpful service, even when kitchen delays occur.
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Fresh, expertly crafted sushi rolls featuring premium fish, including seasonal specials like tuna from Japan.
Hearty and flavorful ramen options, such as miso and spicy shoyu, with customizable toppings.
Specially priced drinks and appetizers during select hours, offering great value in a lively setting.
Creative and affordable cocktails under $9, including seasonal drinks like the Cherry Bomb.
Seasonal and exceptional desserts to complement your meal, available when in season.
Overall rating
Justin
The ramen is not special. The spicy shoyu broth was pretty good, but the toppings were very weak. The pork and chicken are a teeny portion and extremely dry; it tasted like they pre-cooked all of their meats in thin slices, froze them, and then microwaved them when it's time to make an order. To add insult to injury, we were charged $3 to substitute chicken in place of pork. That's $1 per teeny, thin piece of dry chicken as a substitution fee.
Mike
What an amazing little sushi place! It's a bit off the main track, so it might be hard to stumble on it, but I would recommend giving them a try. The interior is beautiful and I loved the wood accents. There appeared to be another section above, like a loft, for seating as well. Their sushi was very good and the special tuna roll they had fresh from Japan was the best tuna I've ever had. Very smooth and great flavor. The spider roll was also very good. I quickly glanced at the happy hour menu and it looked superb, so I plan to be back to give that a try. Highly recommend this gem!
Emma Lee
One of my favorite Japanese places to eat in Denver! Staff is friendly and the food is even better. Sushi is great always fresh and lots of other delicious non-sushi options too. Drinks are yummy and when in season their seasonal desserts are exceptional!
Diana
A great place for great Japanese food and drinks. G was a great server, and very informative on the menu. The hosts were great and the cooks are friendly. The cherry bomb was delicious and strong. An amazing go to for Ramen!
Eric Yeeger
I came in expecting good, but left this place surprised and think it’s one of my favorite all around Japanese restaurants in Denver. We tried out some sushi, miso ramen, and dumplings - all were great in their own regard. I think the sushi, while still very expensive, did make me want to come back and try more rolls. The flavors were great and the fish was fresh - I’ve had a lot of rolls in a similar price point that did did not taste near as good. Miso ramen was also great and I’d love to try more of their ramen selection over time. I don’t get Miso very often, so it’s hard for me to say how it stacks up against other offerings in Denver. Drinks were great for being under $9 - I was happy with them. Had an issue where our ramen tool ~40 minutes to come out of the kitchen due to some miscommunication between server and the kitchen, but we were comped some desert in return and that made it right in the end. All in all - I think this place is slept on for Japanese fare. It is expensive, but I would definitely come back since it was so good. 4.5/5.
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