After a long hiatus, I'm back to blogging. This past week it was my 22nd birthday. Twenty two is a hard number to absorb. You're stuck between the party/drinking/college phase of your life and the mature/career phase of your life - It's just awkward... Anyway, moving onto the food. Being that my friends and I live 30 minutes outside of Denver, but yet never make it there to eat at any of their amazing restaurants, I decided there needed to be a change. Boulder has an amazing restaurant scene, don't get me wrong, but it's nice to venture out once in a while. After some research, I decided to make reservations at ChoLon - a modern asian bistro. The executive chef, Lon Symensma, is the former chef at Buddakan in New York City, so for all of us it was a little taste of home. Our meal started off with this large airy rice cracker thing. A change from the usual bread basket, I was excited to see something different. It started off the meal quite nicely.
curried duck spring rolls w/ cilantro yogurt
pork belly pot stickets w/ ginger mustard
crispy calamari w/ lemon-chili aioli
soup dumplings, sweet onion, gruyere
beef tartare, chinese mustard, tapioca puffs
yellow curry mussels, pork belly, french fries
kung pao chicken, spiced peanuts, szechuan sauce
black pepper short rib, house made chow fun, chinese broccoli
vegetable fried rice, poached egg
shrimp & lobster chow fun, black bean sauce, scallion
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
Overall a pretty solid & delicious meal! Hopefully this dinner in Denver trend continues.
ChoLon
1555 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80202
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