Reviews of ChoLon (Restaurant)

Sarah Brabbs

We went on a Thursday evening at dinner time and had no issues with getting a table. I called and they said no dress code and no reservations required. I was visiting Denver and had heard amazing things about the food here so I took my friends here to celebrate / close out my week of visiting with them. So glad we did because it is rare that I've been so blown away by unique but so flavorful dishes!! And the presentation!! My favorites were the soup dumplings, the toast (I was NOT expecting to like the toast but the coconut wasn't overpowering at all and it was freaking amazing, get it) and the handmade noodle wok dish. The toast came in big chunks that you then dip into a sauce (go all the way to the bottom w/dip), see pic. Then also the lamb dish and sushi.. you know what, all of it was simply phenomenal. Great attentive waitstaff too. I also love how you order it as a table, and share. It was the perfect special meal. Definitely a must in downtown Denver.

Desiree Newman

Service was fantastic. Ordered the soft shell crab, curry noodles, and scallops. Everything was good but would pass on curry noodles the next time. A little overpriced in my opinion but would go again.

Tod Bramble

I really like this place. Been twice. The food is inventive, beautiful, tasty. The one thing to watch for though is the staff will steer you to order too much. Because the menu items are meant to be shared it tough to know how much to order. Take their advice and cut it by a dish per person and you'll be good.

Ethel Jackson

One of my favorite places for dumplings. We ordered Classic Fried Calamari to start and it was the best I have ever had. We also had Oolang Chinese tea after having lunch. Overall had a great experience at ChoLon. Will definitely keep visiting.

C. Ross Stavoe

Wagyu beef skewers, pork buns, and papadum were especially delicious. The chef's cheese-inclusive take on soup dumplings was, although unconventional, was also very tasty. Attentive service.

Melissa Cox

Absolutely amazing, love this place.

LJ Hachmeister

EVERYTHING we tried here was phenomenal. The lamb was tender and the flavors were amazing, and even the garnishes were cooked to perfection. I highly recommend the Kaya Toast -- we ended up getting three orders of this delicious appetizer. I consider this one of the best restaurants in Denver.

Brad Randazzo

Wondering. Great staff. Excellent food quality. The sauce game is what makes it

Kristina S

Excellent food with the exception of the dumplings. Our server Louis was not the greatest. He recommended we order way more food than we should have, I’m glad we didn’t listen to his recommendation as he was just trying to make more money off of us. He then ignored our table after we didn’t follow his recommendations... but the rest of the staff seemed very friendly. Nice atmosphere. They bring out the food in an order that is pleasing to the palate.

Bora Can Şekerel

Amazing food and great exceptional attention to detail! Service at the chefs table is a bit slow/harder to grab attention.

Fanny Wu

The vegetable curry is the best curry I've ever had, anywhere. Absolutely delicious. I came for the soup dumplings, but I wish I could take a pot of this curry back home to NYC.

Lauren Joy

Maybe I'm just not a fan as Asian fusion, it just made me want the real thing in bigger portions and not so, uhh, americanized the next day.

William Wiese

Outstanding dining, inspired food was excellent, good service, definitely will be back. Highly rated for a reason.

Emily A

The soup dumplings are worth the trip. They're absolutely AMAZING. Service is also top notch!

Lainey Boyer

Me and my boyfriend came in on his birthday and the lunch bartender was our sever he was great ! Really made our experience above and beyond, if you go sit at the bar !!

ciara murphy

If I could give 0 stars I would. This was hands down the worst dining experience I've ever had. The food was horrible, the noodles we got ( which were over 29 dollars for about 5 noodles ) tasted like an ashtray. The behavior of the kitchen staff and expo was extremely disturbing. We were sitting at the kitchen counter and could hear all of the negative remarks being made about customers and the restaurant itself, absolutely unacceptable behavior especially for the price point . Do yourself a favor and save the money .

Andrea Moore

On all plates, new flavor combos with simplicity.

Tasha Mendoza

Excellent spot for tasty Asian food. definitely one of the best places in the area. the staff was very helpful and welcoming. this place has a great design.

Ti Edwards

We went last night (Sunday). We got the buns, best ones we’ve tasted. The lamb and wagyu beef were perfectly tender and seasoned to perfection. The stars finally aligned when we got our donuts which were a perfect ending to a great dinner. Literally everything we ate here was exquisite. One of the best restaurants and restaurant experiences we’ve had in a long time and some of the best food. Our waiter and the staff was attentive, atmosphere was relaxing, hip, but not too hip. Drinks were good. We are not from Denver, but would absolutely return next time we’re in town!

Derek DeJonghe

Amazing, we made reservations, table was ready on time. The group ate almost exclusively off the small plates menu, perfect fusion flavor, try dumplings, sticky buns, and calamari. They're all top notch.

Dave Polyard

Great service and creative food.

Lushon Nohsul

Pricey but unique Asian dishes and great service

Ken McDonald

Great food. Love the unique flavors

Katy

Amazing atmosphere and amazing food to match! The head of the kitchen really knows what she is doing, I look forward to dining here again!

Sabina Choi

Wow scallops amazing. Soup dumplings with a French onion soup twist- I enjoyed it, some won't like the cheesiness. $$$$$

dyane filip

Great innovative menu! Delightful staff. And reasonably priced for the high quality of their product.

Andrew Skeehan

One amazing small plate after another. We talk about it for days afterwards!

Isaac Andres

Really enjoy the food, great service, and rotating menu here. Always a phenomenal dining experience.

Spence McCallie

Excellent tapas style Asian cuisine. The tuna is super, as well as the beef skewers.

Jason Karsh

Great Asian fusion right off of 16th street. They have a kids menu and are great for groups. Calamari and Soup Dumplings were the highlight.

Claude Joseph

Quite expensive, two soup dumplings for $7? Very nice food though...

Robert Wilcox

Asian food at this place - great. Great food with quality ingredients. The service was very friendly and kind. Prices are decent. Food is like a place in Baltimore I loved.

Christopher Brodie-Smith

Amazing delicious food that's well worth it. Interesting dishes. It's pricey but certainly worth it.

Mathias Steffen

Love cholon, fantastic food and drinks. Always get he pork belly buns. Good happy hour as well

Charles Butler

Always great. Some of the best flavors and well executed.

Shawn Bartley

A five-star Gem of a restaurant. We receive excellent service from waiter Jennifer. The food was amazing. You definitely want to buy and try the items on the menu that are suggested by the waitstaff. We enjoyed the dumplings the week of beef the lobster crate in the bone marrow rice cake Korean style stir fry. I think this restaurant Rivals and is better than many of the restaurants I've been to in Washington DC. If you are in Denver living there or visiting this is a must do restaurant.

Kelsey Leonard

Such amazing food! Obviously the soup dumplings are the best, if you haven’t had them, go get them now! Everything else on the menu is fun to share and great quality.

Alex Harding

Amazing food. We did the tasting menu. Highly recommend it as you get a taste of everything. Soup dumplings are amazing. Service was the best

Yvonne Thomas

Vietnamese food here - delicious. Got there about two, it was not packed. The bill was decent for the quality.

Anna Scheuler

Had a great meal here with good service and tasty food. There is a lot of outdoor seating options, which is great when the weather is nice. Also, I got to eat some heavenly soup dumplings and I would return just to eat multiple orders of those delicious morsels.

Felicia Burke

Love their wasabi noodles and ahi tuna with nori chips appetizer. I would always come back here even though parking is horrible. I advise making reservations prior to going.

Martina Müller

Tasted their famous Dumplings during Happy Hour and really enjoyed it. Excellent service, nice food & not too crowded during Happy Hour time. Might come back for dinner to try some more.

Annette Dresenl

Great food and atmosphere. A tad salty. Perfect lunch meeting spot.

Kristy Wingfield

Soup dumplings for life.

Moogie Bold

Great atmosphere and great customer service. The portion of the food can be better for the price.

Adam Nelson

I went during happy hour and tried a bunch of their food. It was delicious and a lot of fun, albeit a tad pricey.

Maya Wilson

Well first off, it was my birthday so I had high expectations. Cho Lon did not live up to these expectations. I love soup dumplings, and theirs were not traditional at all. More of a beef paste, then a nice chicken soup. I am pretty sure they were filled with French onion soup. If you want real soup dumplings, try LAO Wang Noodle House. It’s an amazing hole in the wall location. The pork buns were gummy, and the meat was completely fat. The only redeeming quality was their Thai iced tea, which wasn’t traditional or iced. But it had a nice taste. I would not go here if you want traditional soup dumplings or bao buns. And not to mention the incredibly over priced tiny portions. This is NOT Asian food!!

Chris Elmore

Wow! Wow! The flavors and innovation that they pull off is incredible. Standouts were the Kale Salad, Spicy King Crab with Bone Marrow and the Fried Bass. Service was great, request the corner booth if you want a great table in a somewhat less loud area of restaurant. We will 100% be back next time we are in Denver.

Ashley Adams

Amazing food. Friendly staff. Wonderful drinks. A must visit for a top quality restaurant experience in Denver.

Michael Briggs

Exquisite cuisine and atmosphere, food is definitely worth the price. You get a full on experience here and make memories with the people you're with. Parking can be a little troubling but that's to be expected with a restaurant of this level in downtown. 10/10!

Minky Heo

Food was yummy but not like wow crazy good. And the portion of food was very small (seriously i thought the soup dumplings were appetizer, definitely not a share size) for the price.

Bethany Martinez

Such a cute place and nice ambiance. Their soup dumplings, ahí tuna crudo, and kaya toast are some of my all time favorite plates. Never disappointed when I come here and the staff is great!

Madoka Murakami

French onion soup dumplings are so satisfying in your whole mouth!

Kim Pugh

Phenomenal experience. Be sure and get seats at the bar to watch the chefs in action.

Hannah Townsand

Cholon is one of my favorite restaurants in Denver. We celebrated my friends birthday and the service and food was incredible. Sarah the hostess was incredibly helpful and the accommodations they made for our large party were fantastic. I highly recommend this restaurant for groups or a special date night. I will certainly be going back!

Mai Nguyen

Very non-traditional takes on classic South-Eastern dishes. Not a big of the entrees, nothing really stood out. The dessert, however, are the real winners here. Try one or try all, you won't regret it. Also note that the Thai Tea isn't the typical classic either, it's more similar to a white Russian.

Dylan Hare

Incredible food and amazing service. Pork Belly Buns were to die for. We also ordered a Cloud 9 and a Citrus Blossom from the cocktail menu. Both great cocktails. I ordered the Hot Chicken Sliders. Chicken was perfectly crispy and seasoned and the sandwich was amazing. So many flavors that meshed together to make an amazing sandwich. My girlfriend ordered the Cha Ca Fish Tacos and she said they were incredible and the best fish tacos she's ever had. Amazing place!!!!! Wish we lived in Denver so we could come here all the time .

Vic Lou

Food was delicious! Small bites are best part of the menu! I would go back in a heartbeat.

Kim Galecki

Soup dumplings we're delicious. If we came back again we would just do appetizers only, my husband and brother really enjoyed the lamb. Quite expensive experience and not quite worth it for some of the items.

Phillip Salvador

We went here for lunch and it was perfect. Not too busy and service was great. We had the Korean hot chicken sliders which was delicious with the perfect amount of heat!

Derrick Disnute

One of my favorite places to eat downtown.

Margaret Ruskiewicz

Terrible food, nice ambience, and good service. Either a bad chef day or people have bad taste in food to rate this five stars. We had the autumn salad with roasted beets. The salad came out refrigerator cold including the “roasted beets” and the “grilled cauliflower”. The beets did not seem roasted but instead steamed and cubed and the cauliflower was just lifeless. Next came the scallops. The scallops themselves were cooked nicely but the vegetables on top of the hot items were refrigerator cold. The seared grapes were incredibly cold. Both dishes were flops. Our waiter asked how the food is and I told him the above. He was very nice about it and the manager came out to hear what I thought about the food. We were comped the salad and given a chocolate ganache to go. Unfortunately not good. A few tastes and it was tossed.

Brian Clark

Great place !! Food is always great and drinks too

Elvis Colucci

My teen and I were looking for a place to order small plates and people watch from outdoor seating. This place definitely had those elements. Unfortunately, it would have been far too expensive to have a full meal experience feeding a bottomless pit of a teen, so we tried the citrus blossom and potstickers. They were both tasty and interesting, but at $14 each, we left and got tacos. I hope to try ChoLon again when dining with adults who.

Mandy Bass

Amazing customer service and great food! We just tried two starters off the share menu, but I was very impressed with the waiter and manger. One of our food plates never came because it got taken to the wrong table, we never said anything because we were killing time anyways, but they took it upon themselves to take care of it for us. Wish more places held themselves up to these standards!! :)

ian nelke

The food is exquisite! Extremely well prepared and presented. The staffs service is impeccable. A top notch restaurant that delivers in all areas of service and taste!

Dennis Murland

First, our order was mixed up with table next to ours. The soup dumplings were good as well as the lamb chops. When we mentioned to a server about the lack of service and the extended time to receive our food, they tried to make excuses. When we explained to the manager that taking 1 1/2 hours to get an entree dish was ridiculous, the manager told us that he did not understand, since order had not been in that long. I explained to him that I didn’t know when they put it in the system but I know when I ordered it. They did offer us dessert and I am glad they were taken off the bill as they were just below average. It would have been a further disappointment to have paid $30 plus dollars for them.

Molly Hart

Reservations required. Suggest you take a peak at the menu before you go and then enlist your server in picking your meal. Great flavors in each dish. Soup dumplings steal the show. Louis was our waiter although the whole staff pitched in and made it a special experience. It is on the upper end of the price scale but well worth it.

Carly D'Esposito

If you're expecting Vietnamese cuisine, you'll be disappointed. The soup dumplings are made with French Onion soup broth, and additional 'asian inspired' dished are scarce to come by on the menu. It's simply not an Asian restaurant. Coming from New York and San Francisco, this restaurant falls significantly short.

Lauren Counterman

Always a pleasure. The menu is fun, dynamic, and perfectly executed. Excellent service. A no brainer and a must.

Cindy Haviland

Soup dumplings, Amazing!! Signature dishes and starter dishes, so tasty! Signature cocktails, Amazing! Michael at the downtown location is superb with service and accommodations!

Jameson Waltz

Been going here for years. Love it. Ive had amazing service and amazing food. Wish I had time to argue against the complaints. My only issue is the desserts. The best thing is obviously the donuts and ice cream. So delicious, but the other desserts seem to always miss the mark. but thats why my review is still 5 stars. ive had amazing beverages and service and lunches and dinners. The Kaya toast and soup dumplings make my heart warm,

Michael Shevlin

Everything we ordered was utterly delicious. Staff knew the menu well and helped us pick exactly the right amount of food. The Waygu beef sticks were just gorgeous and the soup wontons were a lovely surprise. We though it was good value for the quality of the food and speed and friendliness of the service.

Paige E

The soup dumplings are amazing. This restaurant is great for groups and always a favorite :)

Frank Leupold

Absolutely wonderful!!! Great food - creative combinations and good choices for any pallet, relaxing atmosphere, service that one dreams about with knowledgeable server. DO NOT miss when visiting Denver.

Kaija H

yummy cheap street food really laid back location, staff was generous and helpful!! all i ate was soup dumplings, and a coconut Thai iced tea!! super yummy i wish i lived closer!

Mariah Atkinson

A MUST in Denver. My friend told me I had to have the soup dumplings, Wagyu Beef, pork belly, ahi tuna with perfectly paired textures and flavors, and dessert. Everything was fantastic from the service to the food. A place to beat.

Johanne Garfield

Absolutely wonderful food, great choice s for sake, and friendly professional service in a comfortable and subtle decor. Dumplings with ginger mustard, followed by Korean BBQ chicken on white kimchi, ending with a light and perfect combination of peach cheese cake with a base of cardamom cake, saffron ice cream and peach tamarind chutney made for a perfect sharing in downtown Denver.

Julie Leventhal

Great experience every time. Their small plates are all amazing and we usually just stop there. Love the chefs bar.

Grace Funk

Amazing share plates! This is a great place to bring a group of friends or coworkers and try a little bit of everything. All of the dishes taste fresh and inventive, you definitely aren’t left with the feeling that this is food you could have gotten anywhere. The soup dumplings are a must try!

Jay Joern

Refreshing menue items that that have creative dishes with an Asian flair. Perfect for sharing. The desserts with after dinner liqueur pairings are pure culinary genius.

Max Olsen

Beautifully presented, delicious food. The kitchen and front of house staff all know exactly what they are doing and execute it all perfectly.

Jennifer Powell

We love Cholon and eat here whenever we have family visiting. It's a great mix of asian foods and they do a fun twist on the traditional. Soup dumplings are amazing. I also love the potstickers and their brussel sprouts. The menu is pretty seafood heavy, and would be nice to have more options for non-seafood eaters, but otherwise great food, great atmosphere, very comfortable, waiters are attentive.

Kelli Gambee

We came here for our anniversary. When my husband made the reservation on Open Table he put down that we were celebrating 22 years. We received a great circular booth table by the windows and several people stopped by to wish us a happy anniversary. They gave us Prosecco and a complimentary appetizer (the egg cloud is amazing!). The service and food was outstanding. We would absolutely recommend this place and will be back!

Daniel M

Sweet mother of all that is holy. This place is insane. I had the best pork belly I've ever tasted. Perfectly seared and rendered, it was truly an explosion of flavor that didn't compete with the others, nor did it overwhelm. I would recommend this place for nice events. Upscale food, but not terribly expensive either.

Josh Rosema

I’ve not eaten here and do not plan on it after what I saw riding the bus. A bearded chef in the window picked and wiped his nose in plain site, then handled food without washing. Disgusting.

Pallavi Jaura

Delicious food but the service needs much improvement.

joyce harvey

The shrimp springrolls were excellent as was the fish. Nice setting.

Dalen Kilgore

Always love ChoLon, it's great always but especially as a downtown lunch option. I could live on soup dumplings and kaya toast alone.

Matthew Thompson

Amazing food. Super creative menu. Excellent service. Thanks Lewis!

Kristin Kohler

I think this place has more hype than is warranted. We ordered the shrimp rolls, dumplings, and 2 wok dishes. The food was okay, but I don't think worth the high price tag. The famed soup dumplings are unique, but nothing extraordinary in my opinion. Won't be returning.

Tristan Ward

Wife and I dropped in for a late lunch and shared the scallops and we're very pleased. Also liked the Chicken sliders. Nice place. We'll be back.

Grge Lolwut

Try the French soup dumplings.

Matt Williams

Food and service was very good. Very nice atmosphere. Great date spot. Have to try the pork belly buns and dumplings.

Stephan Kieu

We were visiting Denver over the holidays and found this restaurant during our visit to the MCA. Great and attentive service, the complimentary papadom with homemade chutney brought my taste bud alive. The Vietnamese Noodle salad was fantastic (love the coconut lime dressing), my wife enjoyed her Scallop dish. We'll definitely go back at our next visit.

I A

I moved from NYC to Denver metro over a year ago. My husband calls me a princess. Every place he has taken me to, I was disliking, not caring much for it, or maybe liking, but not loving. Until I set my foot at ChoLon. Great decor, amazing service and food that absolutely exceeded my expectations. I have not had such a tasty, delectable, exquisite food in a while. There were 5 of us and we shared 7 dishes. Our waiter made sure there is enough for all of us to get a taste of each dish. Every dish came with detailed info and how to eat it. And when we thought we were too full for any desert, we got two types of ice cream and let me tell you, I am so not a whisky person, their whisky ice cream and dark chocolate ganache were so gooood! I kept talking about the dinner for a week. Of course, the company I was in made this experience even better. We are looking forward to go back there to taste the remaining dishes on the menu. And whisky ice cream, obviously!

Courtney Burrows

Upscale Asian fusion spot with upscale prices. The soup dumplings and brussel sprouts were unique and flavorful. We got the butter chicken for dinner and it was a total disappointment. For over 35 dollars I expect a solid dish, but the flavoring was just so so and the chicken was not good. It was skin on and mixed dark and white pieces. When I first bit into the dark pieces I was worried they weren't cooked since they had a rubbery smooth slimy texture even within the meat. No issues with the white meat. Not sure if it's just a new preference I've discovered - but I've had dark meat skin on chicken before? After a few bites of that chicken we couldn't eat any more... They did comp us that which is why I'm still giving 3 stars. We left and had some bar food at another spot.

Tayler Koenig

Amazing service! The soup dumplings are a must try... I didn't know what to expect but they were so good that we ordered another round!

J Roth

Went here this past weekend with a group of 7. The food was amazing, we basically ordered every small plate and just did rounds of tapas. The drinks were also good. The servers were courteous and helpful. Overall it was a great experience. It is a little pricy for what you get though. I would skip on the cocktails if we went again to manage the outrageous check.

Benjamin Cass

Love the bread service. Great texture and flavor variety coming together really well in the food.

David Ednie

This is the TOP 3 best restaurant I’ve eaten at in my entire life. Great service and incredible food. My favorite was the scallops. Every single thing was utterly delicious. 1 million stars.

Matthew Boss

Tasty food, knowledgeable staff. A little expensive but the food certainly justifies the cost. Would definitely recommend.

Eric Richardson

Pretentious food that doesn’t quite deliver on taste or quality. Service was okay but came off as snobby and abrasive on more than one occasion. The menu boasts many of your favorite Asian dishes but in typical Denver fashion the chefs overly complicate what should be fairly simple dishes and the end result is not as impressive as the original. I gave three stars because the food wasn’t bad but it certainly didn’t deliver on the expectations set forth from the restaurant. I highly doubt I would be returning. Edit: I forgot to mention that the cocktails were actually very good. This place wouldn’t be bad for a happy hour with coworkers or something like that. The food, which is what drew me there, just wasn’t as good as I had hoped.

Lan Pham

Although extremely pricey for food you can get in a lot of other places around Denver, it is quite delicious and the service is exceptional.

Daniel Sneed

Came here for lunch. The food was good and they had a good selection of sake but the service from one bartender was lacking. He seemed to be the head bartender while the other was prepping. The second bartender was more helpful and sociable and I wish he would have been the one helping people out.

Daniel's Travels

Tapas style restaurant with unique offerings. I really enjoyed the wagu beef skewers and the French onion soup dumplings!

Betty Oliver

vietnamese food and the atmosphere here is great. Stopped in on a Tuesday. The service here is outstanding. It has a cool interior.

Kevin Jaskela

This place has a great vibe to it and the food was outstanding. Beautiful building and setting within the restaurant itself. Chelsea was our server and she was superb. We told her to pick out several things on the menu that she thought were the best of ChoLon and she nailed it on the head. The only thing that we didn't care for were the dumplings. They tasted a bit like beef bouillon within the casing, just kind of melting in your mouth... but not in a pleasant way. Other than that ONE dish everything else was fantastic! Next time I'm in Denver I will definitely be making a reservation... that is if I can get one!

Dustin Surran

A nice spin on traditional food

Katrina Ta

Great service but they doctored many of the common dishes too much and some ended up being overkill. Happy hour pricing was surprisingly high. Their crudo was more of a tartare rather than similar to a carpaccio (which is what it’s supposed to be). Nice ambience though.

Be_Hoppy

Pork Belly Buns were fantastic, other starters were great, lobster crepes were pretty good. Crispy Whole Bass was great center piece for family meal. Will definetly return for another taste.

Megan Hofmann

One of my favorite restaurants for happy hour. Every time i think i can get away with only one purse of the soup dumplings, but yet again i w wrong

Jim Fulton

Service was great. Food was very expensive. Wagyu beef and pork pot stickers we're gamey. Rest of food was ok.

Michael Shelton

Great food! The server warned us of food allergies. Kind of a Asian tapas place. The pork belly buns and wagyu steak we're amazing! Quite pricey but worth a nice dinner.

Grant Dawkins

The soup dumplings are out of this world, some Harry Potter magic must go into making them. Awesome service, great food, and good selection on drinks.

Review. & Vlog boy 886

This is not a regular Asian restaurant. This is a good restaurant. The ginger soda was fine. My sister gave me the Thai iced tea which I thought was good.

Dave Cope

Great restaurant with a friendly staff. Had the soup dumplings and they were very tasty, french union soup with cheese inside. Also had the pork pot stickers and they were great as well.

Brett Kuskie

Delicious food, polite and friendly staff!