Uncle Joe’s

I was at Uncle Joe’s Friday night, for my 2^nd visit. I had come, with a large group, and we had the hot pots, which we all enjoyed. The 2 broths were delicious and the fresh seafood, meat and veggies were delicious. It was a fun way to eat with a group.
I came back to try some of the menu items. First off the locally brewed Lao Wang lager was great with the food. We started with the «crazy dumplings» which were complex, had great texture and a wonderful, complex spicy sauce. I tasted to broth for the new beef Chinese Raman and it is killer! I can’t wait to come back and order the dish. We shared both the XO prawns and scallops, and the Jade stir fry. The XO dish was great and the greens (Jade) were cooked perfectly with just the right amount of crunch and heat. I can’t wait to come back!

Uncle Joes has easily the nicest and most professional staff and some awesome unique food!
When in this area stop by for a great experience!

Stopped in for happy hour and wasn’t disappointed. They have a bunch of plates all around $ 6 or so. I liked the chicken wings, the dumplings, and the flat bread was good as well. I would not get the tofu next time, wasn’t really for me. Didn’t have much flavor and kind of an odd texture, but I’m sure some people will like it.
Service was fast and the bar tender was very friendly.
Would definitely go back again!

I loved this place! I got the seafood rice pillows and it was phenomenal! The establishment was very clean, even had a trendy vibe to it. The service was awesome, we very much enjoyed our wait staff.
So, why 4 stars and not 5? I feel this place can be 5 stars in the future, but not today. We made a reservation via the Unilocal app, and they informed us when we arrived that they did not have it. I had a confirmation email from Unilocal and everything. Thankfully they weren’t overwhelmingly busy when we showed up, so they sat us right away regardless. Then a group of 8 showed up, and Uncle Joe’s had lost their reservation as well. To add insult to injury, the only place they could put them was if they gave them our table and joined the neighboring table with it… So they asked if they could move us.
As frustrating as that is, they were nice about it. They gave us two drink cards so we could get free craft beer or wine. That makes up for it to me. Moral of the story: fantastic food, great ambiance, and spectacular waitstaff; however, confirm your reservations…

I would love to go here, but even though they showed available reservations on Unilocal and Open Table, they called to tell me they were closing early and I had to find some place else to go. At 3PM on Sunday of a busy holiday weekend. For a 5:30 reservation which I had made 2 ½ days earlier.
Maybe I’ll go here some other time, and actually review the food. This is for the poor service.

We just went there for drinks and appetizers and everything was great! I was particularly happy to get their newly launched sake on draft; the chicken wings and bao buns with devil cha shao (even though not very spicy) were both very delicious, plus excellent service. If I have more time to spend in Denver, I’d certainly go back.

Absolutely fantastic Chinese food. I’ve lived in China before and this came as close to what I remember tasting. The staff was friendly and upbeat and made my experience wonderful. The bartender, Lori, took my order. She made the entire experience so enjoyable!

The place looks very nice and the menu has various options from appetizers to salads and noodles and shared hot pots
We went for an early dinner while happy hour options were available. Tried the crazy dumplings for $ 4 and chicken wings form $ 5. The dumplings were 4 spicy pork dumplings, nothing really special. The wings were deep fried and crispy and spicy and a better option.
For mains my husband had the pork shoulder for $ 14. It wasn’t anything special, pork shoulder cooked with sugar, soy sauce, five spices and rice vinegar, flavor was ok but nothing special. Came with a bit of salad and steamed rice.
I had the watercress salad for $ 10. It was mostly 3 large butter lettuce leaves filled with watercress, shaved carrots, candied walnuts and vinaigrette with a few slices of fruit. It was nice and light
Overall service was attentive and the place is nice but nothing really out of the ordinary.

If you have any kind of gluten allergy, DO NOT COME HERE! Let’s start by saying that what we had to eat was good. The problem was that the food we had contained gluten, and our friend has a serious gluten allergy (this is a serious allergy for her, not a dietary preference). Before ordering we asked the server if anything on the menu had gluten, being clear that the one person’s allergy was pretty serious. We ordered one of the things she assured us would be safe and about 5 minutes after eating it, you guessed it, we discovered it was not gluten free.
We interacted with 4 front-​house staff, and three of the four were either indifferent, unhelpful, or rude. Even after being served gluten and our friend getting sick at the restaurant, they charged her full price for the meal.
We hope we never again eat at a place where these servers work!

I love the staff and the food has evolved tons to their current amazing menu. Drinks are delicious and their bartenders can make you anything you can think of. Best food in the area and a good happy hour daily from 3 – 6.

Great place to get affordable Asian food really close to the convention center. Very trendy! Staff is nice and accommodating! Good is picture perfect and tasty. Happy our is priced nicely

So… SO yummy.
I can’t speak to authenticity, but i can speak to tasty, and we rushed back for brunch after a dinner there a week prior.
The brunch is a great deal, everything on the menu as small plate so you can sample it all, which we did… so yummy… did i say that already.

Found this place via a groupon and boy am i glad we did!
The appetizers, happy hour, and food options are dlish!
We started with
salt and pepper tofu — delish
CHA SHAO PORK SLIDERS — make your own buns– not bad, not amazing
SPICY CRAZY DUMPLINGS — not bad — sause was great on everything else!
wontons — yum
bok choi — yum
jumping chicken — nto bad, would like to try other things first
The wine is a good deal on happy hour
Want to try the edamame and ma po next time, and also the brunch!
Staff was phenomenal, it’s not fast, but it is enjoyable!
Definitely a place we’ll be back and often!

I went for happy hour (3 – 6 pm everyday) and thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The Siu Mai and Cha Shao Sliders were tasty and just the right size portion for a light meal. A glass of wine and 2 small plates for $ 14.00 — that’s a great value in downtown Denver!
Atmosphere is upscale modern, restaurant is very clean and the staff were all phenomenally friendly :)

I wanted to love Uncle Joe’s but that wasn’t the case after my dining experience on Tuesday night. After finding parking (meter or paid lot only) we went in to a mostly empty restaurant. The hostess sat us right next to one of the filled tables. There were only two other tables and a few people at the bar while we were there.
The waitress was friendly and brought water right away.
The reason for a three star review is that the food just wasn’t great. It was edible but nothing wowed us. The best item we tried were the sweet potato tater tots with salt that were great.
The siuchan chicken buns were ok. The chicken was cooked nicely and is white meat but lacked flavor. The buns broke in half when trying to open them. Perhaps they were not steamed but they were cold and the dish was better without them. There were also cucumbers, carrots and cabbage to put on the buns with the chicken.
For entrees we tried the Sha Chao pork with jasmine rice and pork belly with brown rice. The Sha Chao was definitely better and jasmine rice cooked nicely as it was light and fragrant. The pork belly wasn’t rendered properly so the skin was too chewy and the meat inside was fine but not something I’d order again.
Uncle Joe’s could be a great restaurant but needs to find ways to better prepare their dishes to get people in and coming back. I did use a groupon but wouldn’t plan on buying another one.

I’d be cheating if I try to convince myself this is authentic HK «Canteen» style food; but being Americanized wasn’t even the biggest issue. You see, Hong Kong Canteens are known for their cooking and service speed, so much so that when you see the waiter single handedly deliver 3 glasses of iced coffees with their fingers half dipped into the drinks, you just don’t care!
The HK style Milk Tea is supposed to be freshly made, right? Well, it tasted like those instant 2-​in-​1 or 3-​in-​1 beverage packets purchased from Asian stores, not that it tastes bad, but I can simply make one at home at ¼ of the price charged here! The Cantonese fish balls noodle soup also resembles instant ramen noodle soup made with those seasoning packets, ugh!
Scallion Wraps filled with BBQ Beef sounds like it’d be a great appetizer, IF it’s really Chinese scallion pancake wrap! No, they just heat up a couple of tortilla wraps with some scallion pieces pressed into it, we got fooled once again!
HK pork ribs with brown rice was probably the only good thing, it made me regret not getting the famed Char Siu plate (didn’t want to have all pork so opted for the BBQ beef wrap, BIG MISTAKE!) Last entrée was the Scallops Fried Rice, it was DRY DRY DRY. If using dry scallops, the first rule of thumb is that you gotta soak it in water until it’s plump again.
Seems like they try to cut down food preparation time by using a lot of shortcuts here, unfortunately, none of them works! The service wasn’t any faster as a result but the food suffers. I was starting to miss the Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar that was the former occupant of this space…

What a pleasant lunch! We came from a freezing conference room hungry looking for a good lunch and we got more that we bargain for in a GREAT WAY!!!
Must try: dim sum baked «su» pastry chai shao so different and delicious, sweet, savory and crazy pastry
Concubine bun: just fantastic
Cantonese fish soup great flavor, great portion and really warm!
Give this place a try of the $ 20 bottomless food. You will not be disappointed.
Great server as well!

The wife and I were visiting Denver for the first time and ventured around the 16^th Street Mall. We were craving some Chinese food and searched Unilocal to find this spot.
This place is quite trendy and has a great ambiance. We ordered the Jumping Chicken (extra spicy). The dish was packed with flavor. You should definitely give it a try!
The service was great too! Our bartender was very friendly and after some conversation, she recommended we try the Green Tea Baum Cake dessert. This was amazing as well!
If i’m ever asked by anyone visiting the Denver area about a place to go eat, Uncle Joe’s will be at the top of the suggestion list.

We got a groupon so thought we would check it out! Our waitress was really friendly and service was fast, but all four of us left very underwhelmed.
The Siu Mai dumpling appetizer was the best dish — we actually ordered a second round after we all ate the first in less than a minute. The sichuan beans were also great. However, all the entrees we got — jumping chicken, cha Shao and devils cha Shao were just okay and all lacked spice and flavor. Even the dishes that were supposed to be spicy were bland.
It was a good deal for the groupon but we probably will not be back.

Pros: Awesome ambiance and fabulous service! great happy hour (until 7pm!) prices for food/​drinks, nice selection of food, great selection of cold saki, awesome sweet potato tots
Cons: dumplings were over sauced, like dumpling soup, saki came in a great container but it was warm for the first two cups before the ice cooled it off
They’ve only been open a couple of months. It’s a great location and I hope they succeed.