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The Chopsticks

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Local(303) 936-1506

2990 W Mississippi Ave
Denver, CO 80219

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The Chopsticks
Local(303) 936-1506

2990 W Mississippi Ave
Denver, CO 80219

http://denver.citysearch.com/profile/43323776/denver_co/chopsticks.html

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Yelp.com Review - by William B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Oh boy, do I enjoy me some chopsticks. I give this disclaimer though: I came both times with a friend who is originally from China, and she did all of the deciding/ordering with minimal (ok fine, no)...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sammy B.

1.0 of 5 stars. Food has always been good, but when we walked in at 930 last night the waitress tried to argue with me that they were closed. They dont close until 10pm. She even said so, she said that they were...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jon G.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place has serious good chinese food. The best part is that they had no idea they were the top rated place on yelp when I asked the only guy who spoke english in the restuarant. Juicy pork...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sandi D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Holy Frog Legs !!! Is this place good ? No, It's GREAT !!As good (if not better) then many NYC Mott St. Joints !!!The Hot / Sour soup was truly Hot, yet Sour -- with enough "stuff" in it to make...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Channing H.

5.0 of 5 stars. Chopsticks is my favorite Asian eatery in Denver. They have a very extensive and impressive menu, but I always order the dumplings as my appetizer and the Crispy Duck with Pancakes. Great food!I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina O.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went back again today, gorged myself on chicken with hot garlic sauce and devoured an obscene amount of dumplings. I'm adding a star simply because it's far too delicious and graciously staffed to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura B.

4.0 of 5 stars. The only palce that I have found in Denver that has anything similar to NYC's soup dumplings. Here they call them "juicy dumplings" and they are scrump!They have a few varieties and l love them alll....
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen C.

4.0 of 5 stars. The first time I went to Chopsticks (Thank you, yelpers) it was AMAZING. I love love love spicy hot Chinese food. I was so happy you guys, I wanted to throw my hat in the air like Mary Tyler Moore. It...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by josie p.

4.0 of 5 stars. I went here hoping for dim sum... but no such luck. Still haven't found a good place in Denver. Any suggestions? Back to Chopsticks... even though it wasn't what we were looking for, it was delish....
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike W.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great chinese food! This is coming from someone who lives next door to NYC so I know my way around chinese food.For starters we got the steamed dumplings, out of this world. For my main course I got...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tsun T.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is the BEST chinese restaurant in denver hands down. We love coming here for dumplings, do miao, tendon (appertizer), spicy lamb dish. The only thing is that the price is a little high and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by David S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Eat here and you are in for a spicy meal of true Chinese food. If you do not read kanji, ask your server to tell you about the dishes that are written in kanji with no english translations. Did I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Greg T.

3.0 of 5 stars. True Grit! John Wayne couldn't even chew his way through the vegetable dish that I ordered from Chopstickes. I ordered some pea sprout (tau miao) vegetable, and I felt like I was eating some 240 grit...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John P.

5.0 of 5 stars. OK, for everyone commenting on how JJ's is sliding a bit, this is part of the reason why. In case it isn't apparent, I've spent a fair amount of time in China and I love Chinese food. This place,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrea M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Hands down, I think this is the best Taiwanese style or any style Chinese food in Denver. The chef is a pro, and I personally think the best dishes there are the lamb with onion and the three cups'...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Chopsticks China Bistro is not your father's Chinese restaurant, unless your father is from Beijing. Try the pork dumplings or the bone in chicken, each of which you will find a refreshing change from...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Liliana T.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you're looking for an authentic chinese cuisine, this is the place to go. My friends and I meet here regularly and enjoy the food that reminds us of Chinese home-cooking. One of my friend who can...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica L.

3.0 of 5 stars. My experience at Chopsticks today wasn't quite as good as previous visits. First off, there were only unappealing tables for two available so I asked if we could sit at one of the empty tables for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hans O.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is really good! Thanks for all reviews Yelpers! I went there yesterday to celebrate my birthday, and took 20 of my closest friends, made a reservation a day prior and reserved 2 tables of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Elizabeth D.

2.0 of 5 stars. My third time at Chopsticks, Aug 08, and a bit dissappointing. Something has changed, but I don't know what. The dumplings were tougher, the string beans a bit greasier. The crispy duck was still...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Chopsticks China Bistro by Colleen K. at InsiderPages

Chopsticks China Bistro is the freshest cooked food to order that we have ever had. Every thing is made from scratch. We have been used to Chinese food that have made things from bulk products, however...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Yvonne C.

4.0 of 5 stars. How I love thee, let me count the ways...They serve some of the best pan fried dumplings ever - and I'm Chinese!!! But I love the food there...I think the juicy pork dumplings are not the *best* but...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by kym b.

3.0 of 5 stars. What a bummer. I think Chopsticks, which was once a fantastic little hole-in-the-wall Insider's Spot, is going downhill. Maybe it's the fact that they've gotten so many accolades as of late. Maybe...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lauren R.

3.0 of 5 stars. Eh. I'll preface this by saying Chinese food is by far not my favorite kind of food (I associate it with hungover sundays and sick tummies) and I'll also say that I know Chopsticks is not your...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Maureen K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Let's see...one week trip to Denver for a conference = find at least 1 restaurant on Yelp to check out.After reading all the reviews, I was super excited to try Chopsticks. Unfortunately, this place...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here with a friend when I lived at Alameda and Federal. I liked that the specials menu was in Chinese, with no English translation. In addition, the staff hardly spoke English and that gave...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by D C G.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm a Chinese American who moved to Denver from Boston, and let's just say finding Chopsticks has basically ended my complaint about "no good Chinese food in Denver". The wait staff is so nice, and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tweety -.

5.0 of 5 stars. oooohhhhh .....yum!!!. i found the food here to taste very authentic. i had the 3 cups sauce chicken (this came out sizzling and with bones), the juicy pork dumplings, and the wontons in red oil.. all...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave G.

5.0 of 5 stars. The first time I went to Chopsticks was with a friend of mine who is Taiwanese. She lives in NY, and grew up in Taiwan, so was a bit skeptical to eat at a Chinese restaurant in "the suburbs."...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by s y.

5.0 of 5 stars. Raoul B, you definitely did not order the right food here. This place reminds me of a Taiwanese Sichuan restaurant. I don't know if this lends any credibility but I am Chinese and lived in Taiwan...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Raoul B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Sorry, campers, this place just didn't do it for me. I went there based on reviews from in here, and I knew that it'd be a little different from your standard American Chinese fare. But the dish I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathleen A.

5.0 of 5 stars. Thank you fellow Yelpers for tuning me into this amazing restaurant! Went here after I read stellar reviews, and I've been itching for good, authentic Chinese food in Denver. Looking around in the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lacey M.

5.0 of 5 stars. Similar to previous posts, Thank you Yelpers for introducing me to the best Chinese meal I have ever had in Denver. I recently visited San Francisco and had an amazing dinner at a little family run...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Derrell P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I agree with an earlier reviewer in that it reminded us of several meals we had a few years back in Sichuan Province, China. We had the won tons in red oil, their super spicy chicken (with bones),...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eat C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Crown them right now as the best Chinese food in Denver! As several people have noted, don't expect Cantonese cooking when you go to Chopsticks. While I can't really place it, I think the cook must...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bryan M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I owe a thank you to other Yelpers... I might have never found this gem was it not for you.What I liked immediately about Chopsticks was the atmosphere. It wasn't overly kitschy. I wasn't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by D K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I enjoyed giving Chopsticks a whirl -- as other reviewers have said, don't let the crappy exterior and interior fool you. There is also an aquarium as you first enter that needs some serious TLC. In...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex P.

5.0 of 5 stars. You will never think to pull into this restaurant just by looking at it from the front. If you know the history of the area, you will know that the building is the old Little Caesars Pizza. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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Fantastic Juicy dumplings!

The juicy pork dumplings are to die for. They arrive steaming hot in a bamboo steamer, try not to pierce the dumpling's skin with your chopstick as you place it on your soup spoon. Add a little sliver of...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Muriel P.

5.0 of 5 stars. funny, we were at chopsticks last night too. We were 7, we had one of those tables with the lazy susan. It was wonderful. We had 3 types of dumplings, all of them super tasty. Hot and sour soup, i...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jelena W.

5.0 of 5 stars. My pops used to work with some Chinese transplants in the IT industry. He was their boss, and a fairly friendly one, so they decided to show their appreciation by taking him out for an authentic...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Robin M.

5.0 of 5 stars. We really enjoyed our first visit to Chopsticks. My son's stomach was a little iffy so we stuck to fairly mild things -- the jade chicken soup, which is very bland but unusual and pretty, juicy pork...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben M.

5.0 of 5 stars. better than panda express and pf changs...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Anita B.

5.0 of 5 stars. this place is so good it makes we want to break out a piano and start playing...you guessed it....that little tune we all know....stairway to heaven.seriously, chopsticks is good.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by zehr s.

5.0 of 5 stars. After lunch at a very lousy restaurant in Boulder, we came to dinner at this restaurant recommended by couple of locals. The location was not that appealing, however once inside, the chairs and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Rachael W.

4.0 of 5 stars. love this place. my only complaint is, "Chopsticks"?!the best name they could come up with is Chopsticks????
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason F.

5.0 of 5 stars. chopsticks....one of the only places you can get real Chinese food in Denver. Whenever I show up, I feel like the waiter/waitress is always weighing in her head: "should I give him a fork?...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by chris c.

5.0 of 5 stars. After driving around this 'interesting' area of Denver and striking out twice looking for a yummy place to eat at that was actually open on a Monday, we ended up at Chopsticks. After stuffing...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Lori M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Asian food aficionados have a new den in which to savor sophisticated Chinese fare. Chopsticks, a surprisingly elegant ---even opulent --- food temple on Federal Boulevard's Silk Row, parades a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2007
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