Top Izakaya restaurants in Denver, United States

Horrible experience honestly.

In my 21 years of life I’ve never walked into somewhere I wasn’t greeted. I walked in and the 3 man looked at me more confused than I’ve ever seen anybody. I give my name being that I placed an order for pick up and was cut off in the middle of my sentence as the guy says “just a moment” and continues to stand around and eat. I arrived 20 minutes after I placed the order and sat there for another almost 20 minutes waiting on my order. When I asked how long will it be they just looked at me in silence. I will not be coming here again although it is a block away from my home I’d rather waste gas and go somewhere else.

This cozy spot has had the same adorable and very Hard-working Owner for MANY, MANY years!! Every time I come to Kenji Sushi i have been greeted by the owner. Soft Shell Crab is Highly Recommend!

Really great spot!

Perfect for lunch and the vibe is just right.
Food is on point and I’m happy with my choice, you would be too!

Ordered shrimp tempura appetizer, a couple pieces of sushi, a dynamite roll, and a Sapporo to wash it down. Food was fantastic. Service was prompt and pleasant. I would definitely come back again.

Went here for lunch and it was decent until I noticed the dramtic difference in service compared to my caucasian counterpart. I was there before him so I was able to see how he was greeted, served (fast!), checked on, smiled excessively at, even her tone of voice was different while speaking to him in vibrant English. I thought that was pretty interesting. Not once did the same server check on me, talked like she barely knew English, and damn near acted like I was invisible. On top of that she brought me noticably discolored, dried out sushi that was nowhere near fresh. I attempted a small bite and it was hard as rubber. Nonetheless, the presentation was nice and she did remove it from my tab wihout giving me a hard time so that was good. As I left I was not thanked or acknowledged for my service. I personally consider this to be rude when standing face-to-face with a person after spending my hard earned money in their establishment. Me and the other guy were the only two customers there so the issue was pretty self-explanatory. I doubt I'll ever go back.

Went for lunch and ordered the teriyaki salmon bento box.

The size of the piece of salmon I received is laughable for $12. It’s literally the size of my fork.

To add insult to injury they laughed with each other about the portion size, gave me a million excuses as to why the meat portions are so small (citing increasing food costs, so let’s reduce the portions and change the same?!) and I received a $2 refund.

Needless to say, this will be my first and last visit to Kenji Sushi.

Cute little place! 1st time in. Waitress was very nice. Sushi was good, but it seemed lacking in the amount. It was served on a huge boat platter, but it was very little food.

We really enjoyed Kenji Sushi. The sashimi plate and 2-piece sushi were awesome.

Fish tartar plate- this was more like a cucumber/avocado salad with some small pieces of fish mixed. It’s a shame you don’t get more fish for the high price point