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2401 15th St., #80 Denver, CO 80202

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2401 15th St., #80 Denver CO 80202

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  • Japanese, Sushi
    Sun-Thu 5pm-10:30pm, Mon-Sat 11:30am-2:30pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11:30pm
    $$$ $$$
  • MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, ATM/Debit
    Catering, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly
    Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Highly Recommended
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Description

"Kokoro bebop" -- that's what chef Wayne Conwell's doing at the very hip, ultra-modern Sushi Sasa. "Kokoro" from the heart of traditional Japanese culture, "bebop" from his tendency to riff on and reinterpret Japanese soul food. More than that, he's adding to the canon of Japanese cuisine, bringing in the influences of Italian and French food, as well as an intimate understanding of American tastes. The menu is fusion without being fusion, new but classic -- and all of the sushi is superb. Bring the gold card and don't forget to make reservations.








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  • 2013 | Best Sushi Restaurant

    Sushi Sasa is located as close as you get in Denver to a beach: Confluence Park, at the intersection of Cherry Creek and the South Platte. And that's appropriate, because even in this landlocked city, eight-year-old Sushi Sasa is swimming in incredible sushi. Even the simplest tekka maki is a work of art, lavished with the kind of attention that other places don't even give to expensive rolls; the emphasis is on maximizing the impact of the fish itself -- the tiny moves that could... More »

  • 2012 | Best Expense-Account Dinner

    There are many places in town that disprove the notion that you have to be on one of the coasts to enjoy good sushi -- and Wayne Conwell's stylish spot makes the most convincing argument of all. This restaurant between LoDo and LoHi doesn't just serve raw fish, though; it features Conwell's inventive take on the new-style Japanese cooking he learned under Iron Chef Morimoto. His dishes also show the influences of Italy and France, and his imaginative omakase menus regularly serve up... More »

  • 2011 | Best Sushi Restaurant

    It's been six years since Wayne Conwell opened Sushi Sasa, bringing to Denver the new-style Japanese cuisine he'd learned under Iron Chef Morimoto. Six years of dishes punched up with the influences of Italy and France, six years of stellar fish, six years of imaginative omakase menus exploring the best Japanese cuisine the city has to offer. Six years of Conwell staying spot-on in his execution of everything from tenderloin to toro. But last year, Sushi Sasa gave us even more reason to love... More »

  • 2010 | Best Expense-Account Lunch

    There's nothing cheap about Sushi Sasa, the elegant -- and expanding -- sushi restaurant at the edge of downtown. Not the toned and tony clientele, the kind of customers who never bobble their chopsticks, stab their toro or dip their rice into the dish of soy sauce. And not the raw fish, not the Chilean sea bass steamed in a salty black bean sauce, not the seared tuna tataki on a jungle of greens, not the freshly grated wasabi, and certainly not the scene-stealing omakase, a $40... More »

  • 2009 | Best Sushi Restaurant

    At Sushi Sasa, the attention to detail makes all the difference. There's no need here for plastic grass garnishes, lumps of fake wasabi, bias-cut plating or two dozen stupidly named rolls that are all tuna, avocado, cucumber and tobiko. At Sushi Sasa, even the simplest tekka maki is a work of art, lavished with the kind of attention that other places don't even give to expensive rolls. Everything about the space is clean and white and spare, and everything about the kitchen is geared toward... More »

  • 2008 | Best Sushi Restaurant

    Sushi Sasa seemed perfect the minute it opened. Odd, then, that it seems to only get better. Or maybe not, because chef/owner Wayne Conwell is the sort of person who strives to best even himself. From the gorgeous white-on-white dining room (which is usually packed) to the sushi bar at the back and the product of the cooks working behind it, nothing here is less than coolly and confidently excellent. Though not entirely traditional, the menu is firmly grounded in the years of classical... More »

  • 2007 | Best Tasting Menu

    At Sushi Sasa, chef Wayne Conwell and his crew make great sushi. Since Conwell served a very old-style apprenticeship among some of the modern masters of the craft, that's a given. But it's with his omakase menus -- personalized, multi-course tastings -- that he truly shows the depth and breadth of his skill. With this sudden freedom from the constraints of tradition comes an honesty and a sense of potential that can be stunning. From the simplest riffs on hand rolls to the over-the-top... More »

  • 2007 | Best Sushi Restaurant

    At Sushi Sasa, a meal isn't just about the food, it's about the whole experience of dining. With its white-on-white decor, attentive servers, jewel-box space (with an overflow bar and lounge downstairs) and a menu that stretches the idea of nouvelle Japanese beyond just the over-played tricks of torch-seared salmon skin and sushi-with-sauce, dinner here is a true adventure. And with a chef as skilled as Wayne Conwell running the show, it's an adventure that will always leave you wanting more. More »

  • 2006 | BEST TASTING MENU

    Omakase. That's the magic word at Sushi Sasa: Cook for me. When you say this at the sushi bar, you free chef Wayne Conwell or a member of his talented crew to assemble a unique, adventurous, individual feast (priced at $60, $80 or $120, depending on the number of courses). And once the food arrives, there's no doubt that you're in the hands of a master displaying both classical chops and a wild flood of creativity. Dinner one night could be a pyramid of inside-out and right-side-in maki... More »

  • 2006 | BEST SUSHI RESTAURANT

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    | Mon, March 5, 2012

    It was my friends birthday 3/2/2012 this was the worst service I have ever received. Waiter was rude trying to hurry us up, he kept coming back telling us you have 45 minutes, come back again you have 30 minutes, now you have 15 minutes. It would have been nice to ask our party of 12 we wanted more drinks or how was the food or did we need anything else. I will NEVER go back there again! I will go back to Sushi Den where I can get friendly and polite services. This fool did not deserve any gratuity. Perhaps we were too loud enjoying each others company or perhaps they don't care for people of different cultures and ethic backgrounds.

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    | Denver, CO | 13 Reviews

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    | Thu, November 19, 2009

    Ask for Johnny...at the dowstrairs bar Brodie is killing it at the waitstaff

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    | Denver, CO | 44 Reviews

    4
    | Mon, November 23, 2009

    Sit downstairs and harass Johnny the bartender.

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Main Menu
Cool Intentions - Salads
$6.00
House Mixed Greens Salad
served with watermelon and seasonal vegetables and drizzled in a yuzu tofu dressing
$9.00
Pan Fried Baby Spinach And Fennel Warm Salad
sesame salt dusted pan fried baby spinach scattered over a bed of fennel and romaine tossed in a blue cheese tofu dressing
$10.00
Shiitake Salad
grilled shiitake mushrooms with mixed greens and japanese citron soy dressing
$20.00
Tuna Tataki Salad
tuna seared in garlic butter and spices served on a bed of mixed greens with orange and tomato
$12.00
Sunomono
seafood and vegetables with japanese tamari vinaigrette
$9.00
Seaweed Salad
an assortment of seaweeds and vegetables served with a japanese tamari vinaigrette
Cool Intentions - Vegetarian Cold
$8.00
Ohitashi Cold Spinach
chilled blanched spinach served with a sesame citron dressing
$8.00
Goma Ae
asparagus, spinach and beets topped with a white sesame dressing
Cool Intentions - New Special Rolls
$48.00
French Tryst
(available friday and saturday evenings) fresh butter poached maine lobster and classic beef tartare, topped with seared angus tenderloin, foie gras, caviar, white truffle oil and teriyaki balsamic reduction
$18.95
Pink Lady
spicy scallop and white asparagus tempura, topped with yellowtail belly, avocado and lemon slices, served with a side of macho sauce
$16.95
Strawberry Shortcake
tempura snow crab, unagi, cucumber, strawberry and cream cheese wrapped in soy paper, topped with smelt roe, wasabi tobiko and honey eel sauce
Cool Intentions - Sasa Sauces
$1.00
Ponzu
gluten free on request
$1.00
Jalapeno Cilantro Ponzu
gluten free on request
$1.00
Macho Sauce
$1.00
Spicy Japanese Aioli
$1.00
Eel Sauce
Daily Specials - Sashimi / Sushi Bar Specials
$24.00
Jalapeno Sashimi
daily selection of premium fish, yuzu soy, jalapeno and cilantro
$16.00
Yellowtail And Salmon New Style Sashimi
seared with yuzu soy, herbs and extra virgin olive/sesame oil blend
$18.00
Shaved Miso Dusted Striped Bass Sashimi
grapeseed oil vinaigrette, fresh wasabi and shaved house dried miso
$16.00
Scottish Salmon Sashimi
with black konbu seaweed and green tea, wasabi, yuzu tofu dressing
$18.95
Sasa Trio
spicy tuna, salmon tartare and yellowtail poki served with homemade sushi rice nori crackers
$16.95
Hawaiian Style Chopped Yellowtail
poki style sauce wrapped in avocado with granny smith apple, pine nut and caviar
$16.95
Yellowtail Tartare
fresh wasabi and savory soy based dipping sauce
$19.00
Ankimo Sashimi
miso dressing, homemade brioche, foie gras, quail egg and sturgeon caviar
Daily Specials - Raw Bar
½ Dozen $20.00
Oysters
inquire about our daily selection
Daily Specials - Nigiri Or Sashimi
Two Pieces Per Order $18.00
Super Marbled Japanese Wagyu Beef
Two Pieces Per Order $14.00
Spanish Chu Toro
Two Pieces Per Order $10.00
Spanish Bluefin
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Tobio (flying Fish)
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Madai (japanese Red Snapper)
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Kona Kanpachi
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Mejina (black Sea Bream)
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Tsuri Aji (line Caught Spanish Mackerel)
Two Pieces Per Order $8.50
Ika (squid)
Two Pieces Per Order $10.50
Seared Hokkaido Scallops
Two Pieces Per Order $10.00
Ankimo (monkfish Fois Gras)
Two Pieces Per Order $12.00
Premium Santa Barbara Uni (sea Urchin)
Two Pieces Per Order $11.00
Canadian Snow Crab
w/ sturgeon caviar
Two Pieces Per Order $11.00
Maine Lobster
w/ sturgeon caviar
Lunch Menu
Soups
$5.00
Shiromiso And Maitake Mushroom Soup
$7.50
Asarimiso
manila clams in miso broth (subject to availability)
$8.95
French Onion Style Black Cod Soup
black cod soup with japanese vegetables, tofu, nori rice crouton and melted gruyere
Otsumami (japanese Tapas)
$18.00
Atomic Lobster Dynamite
lobster and asparagus tempura baked in a spicy aioli
$10.00
Atomic Shrimp Dynamite
shrimp and asparagus tempura baked in a spicy aioli
$19.00
New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels
baked in spicy aioli
$10.50
Sautéed Calamari
sautéed calamari in sake garlic butter soy or korean style spicy kochijan sauce, served with seasonable vegetables
3 Pieces $18.00
Grilled Epice Spice Jumbo Shrimp
served with homemade chunky cocktail sauce
$18.00
Grilled Chashu Style Duck Breast
thinly sliced and served with tangy ginger garlic granny smith apple dipping sauce
$16.95
Tara Saikyo
sweet miso black cod broiled to perfection
$20.00
Chilean Sea Bass
steamed in black bean and sake sauce or miso pesto and truffle seaweed vinaigrette topped with ginger and scallions, seared with hot oils
$20.00
Saffron Snow Crab Stuffed Scottish Salmon
smokey grilled scottish salmon stuffed with snow crab then topped and baked with a creamy saffron marinara, served with yuzu crème fraise
$18.00
Angus Choice Tenderloin
grilled and broiled in uni wasabi butter
6 Pieces $36.00
Fois Gras Oysters
sautéed and topped with foie, quail egg sunny side up and white truffle balsamic reduction
$15.00
Gyu No Tataki
thinly sliced rare angus tenderloin, served with a spicy ponzu sauce
$10.00
Kushikatsu Beef
breaded deep fried japanese beef skewers, served with homemade tonkatsu sauce and japanese onion mayo
$8.00
Kushiyaki
served two pieces per order. grilled japanese skewers of chicken, beef or salmon with your choice of teriyaki or house-blended epice spice
Vegetarian Hot
$8.00
Wasabi Olio Sweet Soy Grilled Artichoke
tossed and flame broiled with a garlic-olive oil wasabi sweet soy, served with miso vegan aioli
$6.00
Edamame
soy beans served your choice of traditional, spicy garlic or lemon garlic glazed
$9.00
Dengaku
tofu, eggplant and yam protein broiledb in sweet miso
$11.00
Mushroom Tofu
deep fried tofu topped with garlic mushroom sauce
Noodles
$9.00
With Yamaimo Mountain Yam, Add $1.50
Cha-soba
chilled green tea noodles served with thin-sliced scallions, fresh grated wasabi and soy-based broth for dipping
$9.00
With Yamaimo Mountain Yam, Add $1.50
Rice Noodles
chilled rice noodles served with thin-sliced scallions, fresh grated wasabi and soy-based broth for dipping
$10.00
With Grilled Duck Breast, Add $4.95
Su-udon
japanese wheat-flour noodles in a soy broth with chicken, vegetables and fish cake
Tempura
Served Two Pieces Per Order
$2.00
Japanese Pumpkin
sweet potato, asparagus, avocado, broccoli, zucchini, tofu, onion or carrot
$2.50
Shiitake, Enoki Or Portabello Mushrooms
$3.50
Shrimp, Calamari Or Chicken
$4.50
Oyster, Whitefish
$8.00
Lobster
Sushi Combinations
served with soup and salad
$15.00
Sushi Starter
two pieces each of tuna, shrimp and scallop with california or spicy tuna roll.
$15.00
Moriawase
(assorted sushi) two pieces of tuna, one piece of yellowtail, salmon, scallop, shrimp and white fish with choice of california, spicy tuna or tuna roll.
$13.00
Vegetarian Sushi
vegetarian roll, avocado roll and cucumber roll.
$16.00
Sashimi
ten pieces of assorted sashimi.
$20.00
Chirashi Sushi
assorted sashimi served on a bed of rice, japanese pickles and seaweed.
Sushi Combinations - Bento Box
served with daily selection of chef’s choice vegetable sides and your choice of tempura or california roll (4 pieces). also served with rice
$10.00
Chicken Teriyaki
gluten free option
$10.00
Beef Or Salmon Teriyaki
gluten free option
$11.50
Shrimp Or Assorted Seafood Teriyaki
gluten free option
Donburi
Served with Soup and Salad
$10.00
Katsudon
your choice of breaded deep-fried pork or chicken with vegetables and cooked egg over rice
$10.00
Katsukare (curry Cutlet)
breaded and deep fried chicken or pork cutlet with japanese curry
$10.00
Gyu Don (beef Bowl)
thinly sliced beef, sautéed in a zesty sweet soy stock
Sushi Menu
Sushi
2 Pieces Per Order $6.00
Maguro (tuna)
 
Toro (fatty Tuna)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $6.50
Tuna Tataki (seared Tuna)
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Hamachi (yellowtail)
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Shake (salmon)
2 Pieces Per Order $6.00
Smoked Salmon
 
Tai (red Snapper)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $6.00
Suzuki (striped Bass)
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Ebi (shrimp)
2 Pieces Per Order $6.50
Amaebi (raw Shrimp)
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Saba (mackerel)
 
Aji (spanish Mackerel)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Tako (octopus)
2 Pieces Per Order $6.50
Unagi (freshwater Eel)
 
Anago (sea Eel)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $6.00
Kaibashira (scallops)
 
Kaki (oyster)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $7.00
Ikura (salmon Egg)
2 Pieces Per Order $5.50
Masago (smelt Egg)
 
Uni (sea Urchin)
2 pieces per order
2 Pieces Per Order $5.00
Tamago (japanese Omelet)
2 Pieces Per Order $7.00
Kani (crab)
2 Pieces Per Order $6.00
Tobiko (flying Fish Roe)
Sushi Rolls
handrolls available upon request
6 Pieces $4.50
Avocado Roll
vegetable and rice, seaweed outside
6 Pieces $4.50
Cucumber Roll
vegetable and rice, seaweed outside
6 Pieces $4.50
Asparagus Roll
vegetable and rice, seaweed outside
6 Pieces $6.50
Grilled Eggplant Roll
grilled eggplant and rice, topped with shiitake vinaigrette
8 Pieces $12.00
Green Dragon Roll
grilled eggplant and cucumber, topped with japanese pumpkin tempura, avocado, strawberries and honey glaze
6 Pieces $6.50
Veggie Tempura Roll
tempura fried asparagus, carrot, japanese pumpkin, with sweet soy
6 Pieces $6.50
Veggie Roll
avocado, cucumber, mixed greens, burdock root, kampyo, daikon, ginger
6 Pieces $6.00
Tekka Maki (tuna Roll)
6 Pieces $10.95
Negi Toro (toro And Scallions Roll)
6 Pieces $6.00
Negi Hama (yellowtail And Scallions Roll)
8 Pieces $6.50
California Roll
crab salad, mayo, avocado, topped with masago
8 Pieces $6.95
Spicy Tuna Roll
tuna, japanese mayo, masago, spicy mix, avocado
8 Pieces $7.00
Philly Roll
smoked salmon, cream cheese, sweet onion, cucumber and masago
8 Pieces $10.95
Fire Fry Roll
spicy tuna, shrimp tempura and cucumber
8 Pieces $10.95
Salmon Tartare Roll
creamy salmon, japanese mayo, black pepper, black konbu, tobiko and sturgeon caviar
8 Pieces $16.00
Diablo Roll
spicy tuna and avocado inside, seared tuna on top with ginger, spicy grated daikon radish, sesame seeds and served with spicy ponzu
8 Pieces $14.00
Scottish Salmon Roll
scottish salmon, black konbu and cucumber inside, salmon on top with avocado and thinly sliced lemon
8 Pieces $16.95
Dragon Roll
crab salad, shrimp tempura inside, eel, avocado and strawberries outside, with sweet soy
8 Pieces $12.95
Caterpillar Roll
freshwater eel, cucumber and japanese omelet inside, wrapped in avocado, with sweet soy
8 Pieces $7.95
Yjc Roll
chopped yellowtail, cucumber, granny smith apple, jalapeno, cream cheese, wasabi tobiko and kochijan sauce
8 Pieces $12.95
Anago Kampyo Roll
sea eel, kampyo, cucumber, tamago, with sweet soy
6 Pieces $6.95
Blt Roll
bacon, mixed greens, tomato, avocado, cucumber and mayo
6 Pieces $8.00
Shrimp Tempura Roll
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, mixed greens, burdock root and japanese mayo
6 Pieces $8.50
Spider Roll (soft Shell Crab Tempura)
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, mixed greens, burdock root and japanese mayo
6 Pieces $8.00
Chicken Tempura Roll
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, mixed greens, burdock root and japanese mayo
6 Pieces $10.00
Lobster Tempura
avocado, asparagus, cucumber, mixed greens, burdock root and japanese mayo
6 Pieces $12.00
Big-o-tempura
no rice, salmon, cream cheese, avocado, baked spicy yellowtail, yamagobo, shiso, japanese omelet and asparagus rolled, then tempura fried, served with sweet soy and japanese mayo

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