Do a quick Yelp search for “Denver sushi” and you’ll find 240 listings, many of which stray from the local sushi spots that first come to mind. Captain’s Taco & Sushi food truck doesn’t exactly sound like an “authentic” experience. Elway’s downtown added a sushi bar in 2010, so it shows up, too – but it’s more of a point-after kick to an expensive steak dinner.
You can find sushi everywhere, from taco food trucks to fancy steakhouses, from supermarket kiosks to Chinese restaurants. Conveyor belt sushi, a thing in Japan and across the U.S. (but not in Denver since the closing of Jeff Osaka’s Sushi-Rama) will soon make a comeback with Kura Sushi in Boulder. There are even all-you-can-eat sushi spots (Sushi Neko in Arvada is $32.99 per person, and Aurora has Sushi Katsu).
With so much sushi available, how do you choose what’s good? What’s legit? What’s fake? All too often, you find poor quality or sloppily sliced fish stacked on top of undercooked or overcooked, unvinegared rice. Don’t waste your time and money. Don’t be a sushi tourist: Even in landlocked Denver, there are sushi bars and Japanese restaurants where you can get the real thing…