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1365 Osage St. Denver CO 80204

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  • Japanese, Sushi
    Daily 11am-10pm
    $$ $$
  • MasterCard, Visa
    Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly
    Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted, Recommended for Large Parties
    Lot Available
Description

Specializing not just in Japanese food -- not just sushi or teriyaki or noodles served in Hello Kitty bowls -- but in the country food of rural northern Japan, Domo stands as a unique and stunning vision of a restaurant run by someone (chef and owner Gaku Homma, in this case) who knows exactly what he wants and never strays from his path of offering the best and most authentic dining experience possible. The restaurant itself (including its Zen garden and Japanese cultural center) is beautiful, but so is the food, which comes with seven side dishes that are a meal in themselves.








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  • Domo

    Domo

    While Osaka Sushi (see review) might be the kind of place I wish were around when I was still a young, easily intimidated sushi eater, Domo is the kind of place I'm happy to have around now that I'm all growed up and know what I like. So what... More »

  • The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

    The first time I went to Domo, I parked on the wrong side of the building, and I remember the annoying sound of my boots crunching on the gravel parking lot. Gravel anything -- parking lots, roads, driveways -- speaks to me of poverty, of not... More »

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  • 2012 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    Step into Domo and you feel like you're stepping into another world. The dining room resembles a dark, enchanted cottage in the forest, with its tables made from stone slabs and seats cut from tree stumps. And even if you score a seat in the sunny back yard, you're likely to be sitting on a stump in the midst of some industrial grit. But wherever you sit, you'll feast on real Japanese country cooking: eggy tojimono, donburi bowls topped with raw fish, nabemono hot pots and an incredible list... More »

  • 2009 | Best Traditional Japanese Restaurant

    Not just Japanese, but country Japanese. And not just country Japanese, but country Japanese focusing specifically on the peasant food eaten in the mountains of Japan, with decor to match. Strange as it may sometimes seem (scallion omelets and giant clam sashimi and wonderful, cold buckwheat noodles), each plate that comes from the kitchen at Domo arrives freighted with both history and tradition. Settling down on one of the polished tree stumps that pass for seats and melting into the slow... More »

  • 2008 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    Year after year, Domo never fails to impress with its rigid adherence to the traditional cuisine of Northern Japan, its unwavering commitment to authenticity in ingredients and preparation, and the fact that we somehow can sit, stuffing our faces, for two hours on what is essentially an old tree stump and still get up at the end of dinner without feeling crippled by the experience. From the serenity of the Japanese garden in the back to the usually raucous (but occasionally weirdly quiet)... More »

  • 2007 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    Not only is Domo Denver's best Japanese restaurant, it's one of the best and most interesting restaurants that Denver has ever produced. Part restaurant, part Zen garden, part Aikido dojo, part Japanese cultural center, Domo is all Japanese -- fiercely original, fiercely regional and fiercely independent. Everything here -- from the tree-stump seats and northern Japanese peasant cuisine to the premium sake list and funny hats given to those seated outside in the garden on sunny days -- is... More »

  • 2006 | BEST JAPANESE
    RESTAURANT

    The Zen garden at Domo is the ideal spot to sit and consider how lucky you are to live in Denver. Seriously, here you are, smack in the middle of a city smack in the middle of a nation half a world away from the peace and calm of the region that invented this cuisine, eating teriyaki and tonkatsu and miso soup and flying-fish roe and the best, most authentic expression of Japanese country cooking in maybe a thousand miles. It's not enough that Denver has some of the best sushi restaurants in... More »

  • 2004 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    Sometimes we forget how lucky we are to have restaurants in Denver that foodies will travel hundreds of miles to visit. Domo is one of those restaurants. It serves "country food," Japanese farmhouse cuisine, which translates as simple, elegant sushi presentations in hand bowls, yellowtail steaks, salted salmon donburi and a flight of exotic side dishes made fresh every day. Chef and owner Gaku Homma also has a traditional Japanese garden on site that's one of the most peaceful places we've... More »

  • 2003 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    Why a Japanese country restaurant -- not to mention Zen garden, museum and complete Japanese cultural center -- is located in this industrial part of Denver is anybody's guess. What Domo's doing here, however, is very clear: Chef/owner Gaku Homma Domo's serving the town's best Japanese food -- both authentic provincial fare and sushi -- in a setting that's a marked contrast to all the sushi-chic spots in town. Walk into those places, and you feel like you're stepping into the pages of GQ;... More »

  • 2002 | Best Japanese Restaurant

    A visit to Domo has become a cultural tour of Japan, complete with a Zen garden, an intriguing museum, a jumping sake lounge, an appealing dining room and, now, an extensive sushi selection. Still, chef/owner Gaku Homma continues to focus on creating the most healthful, authentic versions of provincial Japanese foods -- yakimono, tojimono, curry, udon -- along with saishoku vegetarian items and Wankosushi, Homma's trademarked take on the country-style sushi of his childhood. Arigato, Domo. More »

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    | Denver, CO | 102 Reviews

    Not just Japanese, but country Japanese. And not just country Japanese, but country Japanese focusing specifically on the peasant food eaten in the mountains of Japan, with decor to match. Strange as it may sometimes seem (scallion omelets and giant clam sashimi and wonderful, cold buckwheat noodles), each plate that comes from the kitchen at Domo arrives freighted with both history and tradition. Settling down on one of the polished tree stumps that pass for seats and melting into the slow languor of the dining room and Zen garden beyond, you'll find yourself as close to ancient Japan as you can get without flying to the country from which Domo has taken its deep inspiration.

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    | Denver, CO | 14 Reviews

    Great and very unique Japanese restaurant!

  • seekerco
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    | Denver, CO | 1 Reviews

    If you're looking for a healthy delicious lunch that won't cost you an arm and a leg I would recommend Domo. The food is excellent and with lunch around $8 it can't be beat. Some of the best fish I've had and you always leave full. Just remember to show up early as they tend to turn people away if they are busy and lunch is ending.

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Dinner Menu
Something to Start
$4.50
Edamame
a popular japanese treat! available plain, or with sea salt, garlic salt, or cajun salt
$4.75
Shumai.
nine steamed shrimp dumplings.
$5.25
Gyoza
six deep-fried chicken, pork and vegetable stuffed dumplings.
$6.50
Spicy Maguro Tuna
fresh sashimi (uncooked sliced fresh fish)
$6.50
Unagi Tamago
teriyaki unagi omelette
$6.50
Yaki Ika.
country style marinated grilled calamari
$6.50
Oyster Nuggets
six deep-fried oysters with fruit based mustard sauce
$5.75
Salmon Nugget
six deep-fried salmon fillets with fruit based mustard sauce
Small $4.75
L Arge $6.50
Battara Yaki
a japanese style “pancake” domo stylewith fresh seafood and scallion topped with domo’s original sauce.
Sliced Fresh, Served Raw
$18.75
Spicy Vintoro Donburi
fresh albacore tuna sashimi with fresh ginger, wakame seaweed, scallions and domo’s spicy chili sauce dressing. served over sushi rice
$21.75
Spicy Vintoro And Hamachi Combination Donburi
fresh vintoro tuna and yellowtail sashimi with fresh ginger, kaiware sprouts, wakame seaweed and domo’s special blended chili oil and soy sauce dressing. served over special country style sushi rice.
$18.75
Daikon Vintoro Donburi
fresh albacore tuna sashimi, mixed with grated daikon radish and sprouts, with a light soy sauce and wasabi taste. served over sushi rice.
Noodles - Without Meat
$15.25
Agedashi Tofu
light tempura tofu and shimeji mushrooms with grated daikon.
$15.75
Tofu Nabe
soft silken tofu, vegetables and konnyaku. choice of soy sauce or sesame miso broth. available spicy.
$15.25
Light Tempura Tofu And Shimeji
mushrooms with grated daikon.
Grilled Donburi Bowls
$18.50
Unagi Donburi
freshwater eel grilled with teriyaki sauce. served over country style sushi rice.
$17.75
Shiozake Donburi
grilled lightly salted salmon with ikura salmon roe and grated daikon radish. served over special country style sushi rice.
Choice of Meats Or Sea Foods
$11.50
Egg
$12.50
Tofu
$14.25
Gyoza
$14.25
Chicken
$14.25
Pork
$16.95
Shrimp Tempura
$16.95
Scallops
$16.95
Salmon
$18.50
Freshwater Eel (unagi)
Nabemono - Combination
All Prepared With Mixed Garden And Sea Vegetables, Tofu And Konnyaku. All Entrees Include Seven Side Dishes Prepared Fresh Daily Served Family Style, Your Choice Of Brown Rice Or White Rice With Barley, And A Bowl Of The Miso Soup. (all Vegetable Side Dishes Are Also Available).
$22.75
Kaizoku Nabe
lightly salted salmon, shrimp, scallops, calamari, tilapia, and greenlipped mussels with your choice of flavored soy sauce broth or sakekasu miso broth. available spicy.
$22.75
Sankai Nabe
lightly salted salmon, tilapia, green-lipped mussels and calamari, topped with grilled chicken and pork teriyaki, with a flavored soy sauce broth. available spicy.
Nabemono - Single
All Prepared With Mixed Garden And Sea Vegetables, Tofu And Konnyaku. All Entrees Include Seven Side Dishes Prepared Fresh Daily Served Family Style, Your Choice Of Brown Rice Or White Rice With Barley, And A Bowl Of The Miso Soup. (all Vegetable Side Dishes Are Also Available).
$15.75
Tofu Nabe
tofu with choice of soy sauce or sesame miso broth. available spicy.
$15.50
Gyoza Nabe
chicken dumplings with a soy sauce broth. available spicy.
$17.75
Nikyu Nabe
choice of pork or chicken with your choice of soy sauce or sakekasu miso broth. available spicy.
$18.75
Saka Nabe
salmon with your choice of a soy sauce or sakekasu miso broth or tonyu broth. available spicy.
Teriyaki - Choice of Sauces
 
Domo's Original Teriyaki Sauce
available spicy
 
Domo's Original Fruit-based Sauce
 
Domo's Original Steak Sauce
with jalapeno peppers
 
Japanese Curry
Teriyaki - Combinations
$21.50
Choice Of Salmon Or Tuna Or Yellowtail
with choice of scallops or shrimp or mussels.
$20.50
Choice Of Salmon Or Tuna Or Yellowtail
with choice of chicken or beef or pork.
$21.50
Scallops, Shrimp, Choice Of Mussels Or Calamari
$19.50
Chicken, Beef And Pork
Teriyaki - Singles
$19.50
Maguro (tuna)
$19.50
Sake (salmon)
$16.95
Beef, New York Strip
$15.75
Chicken Or Pork
Tojimono - Choice of Sauces
 
Soy Sauce Broth
 
Miso Broth
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