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1610 Little Raven St. Denver, CO 80202

720-904-0965 

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  • Fusion, Japanese, South American, Sushi
    Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
    $$$, $$$$
  • MasterCard, Visa, American Express, cash, ATM/Debit
    Banquet Facilities, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Private Party, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
    Dinner
  • Full bar
    Accepted, Recommended
    Street, Valet
Description

Zengo is the best of Richard Sandoval's Denver restaurants (which include Tamayo and La Sandia), a shockingly smart and original fusion of Mexican flavors with Asian presentations and French technique. From the seared-prawn tiraditos and hamachi with shiso, soy and pickled papaya to arepas de puerco with hoisin-jacked pulled pork, Zengo's dishes are not just odd amalgamations of flavors and styles, but honestly innovative and sensible fusions. The room is beautiful, and while the nightclub vibe can be distracting, the food is the star of this show.







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  • 2007 | Best Taste of the Past

    There was a moment there, right around 2004, when it seemed like Latino-Asian fusion would be the Next Big Thing. And Denver was on the cutting edge, because international restaurateur Richard Sandoval introduced it first at Zengo. But just as Zengo was hitting its stride, the rest of the restaurant world was turning back toward an embrace of purity, sustainability and locals-only utopianism. And still, as a monolith to the end of a culinary era, Zengo works. It looks like a nightclub, feels... More »

  • 2006 | BEST FUSION MENU

    Give and take, back and forth, yin and yang -- Zengo's menu, concept and even its design are structured around the idea of taking something good and pairing it, topping it or mashing it together with something even better. Technically, Zengo bills itself as a Latino-Asian fusion restaurant -- which is strange enough -- but what it really does is take the entire fusion gestalt and push it to its logical conclusion. There's sushi on this menu, but the sushi is a fusion of classical Japanese... More »

  • 2005 | Best Blowout Dinner

    Conventional wisdom says that fifty dollars is about the max Colorado diners are willing to spend on a non-destination dinner for two. Birthdays, anniversaries, Flag Day -- at those times, people are willing to part with a little more green, and there are a lot of restaurants willing to take that cash. But say you've got a really special occasion on your hands, something deserving of an unparalleled blowout -- like beating the rap on that corporate embezzlement charge, or being elected... More »

  • 2005 | Best Seafood Restaurant

    We know that Zengo is not so much a seafood restaurant as a restaurant that happens to serve seafood in addition to a lot of other things. But that doesn't matter. When you're after great fish, nobody handles the creatures of the briny deep quite like this kitchen -- and with a Latino-Asian twist, at that. Whether you order an antojito of tuna cut into perfect slabs and served with a ponzu sauce, a crisp and bitingly fresh ceviche, an entree of whole grouper dusted in ancho chile powder or... More »

  • 2004 | Best Unexpected Fried Rice

    The brand-spanking-new Zengo is so big, so opulent, that we've just started to take it all in -- from the retro-hip decor to the exotic cocktails to the extra-squishy bar stools from which you can appreciate those cocktails. The menu is expansive, so yin-and-yangy that it demands study. Meditation, even. So we've started small, dropping by for a quick meal of sake and the best unexpected fried rice in town. As with everything else about the restaurant, care has been taken with each little... More »

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  • Chef and Tell, part two: Zengo's Clint Wangsnes

    Chef and Tell, part two: Zengo's Clint Wangsnes

    By Lori Midson | Fri, November 26, 2010

    Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. Read part one of that Q... More »

  • Zengo's Clint Wangsnes on black garlic, his last meal and Denver's <i>really</i> bad Mexican food

    Zengo's Clint Wangsnes on black garlic, his last meal and Denver's really bad Mexican food

    By Lori Midson | Wed, November 24, 2010

    Clint Wangsnes Zengo 1610 Little Raven Street 720-904-0965 www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver This is part one of Lori Midson's Chef and Tell interview with Clint Wangsnes, chef of Zengo. To read ... More »

  • Zengo

    Zengo

    By Nancy Levine | Thu, November 22, 2007

    Most bars are so five minutes ago. While I love trying the trendy/beautiful-people spots, my attention span is shorter than the dresses on Dancing With the Stars. After I've experienced the shlock of the new, I'm usually on to the Next Big Thing o... More »

  • Zengo

    Zengo

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, April 26, 2007

    Zengo has always been the weird cousin in the Richard Sandoval restaurant family, the guy with his shirt unbuttoned a little too low, his breath smelling of sweet wine and peppermints, the relative who -- if you had to pick someone -- would be the... More »

  • Bite Me

    Bite Me

    By Jason Sheehan | Thu, May 19, 2005

    Okay, so the James Beard House has had its share of troubles recently. But all scandals and criticism aside, it is a big name -- maybe the big name -- in the industry, and when you say "James Beard," people sit up and listen. Why is it that I foun... More »

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    likemestephen | Denver, CO | 44 Reviews

    | Mon, November 23, 2009

    Everything is great! XO edamame (bacon and shrimp).Give and take salad. Wonton tacos. Never had a bad meal here.

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    manufacturedsuperstars | Denver, CO | 17 Reviews

    | Wed, May 13, 2009

    How can you go wrong with South American & Japanese fusion?

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    Paulina S | Denver, CO | 12 Reviews

    | Fri, July 24, 2009

    The best dessert I have ever had, and there are a lot, was from Zengo it was served in a carved out coconut shell had rice pudding inside with coconut milk and mango, topped with crystalized sugar..to die for. Now my favorite is the Edamame served XO style..this does contain oyster paste so if you are allergic to shellfish as my girlfriend from NY Heather is, DO NOT proceed. Sorry Heather! teh Sangria is fabulous too!

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Dinner Menu
Antojitos & Dim Sum
Salted $6.00
Xo Style $8.00
Edamame
$12.00
Shrimp & Vegetable Potstickers
shrimp / shiitake / wakame / won bok / carrot / chili-dashi sauce
$11.00
Arepas De Puerco
pulled pork / achiote-hoisin / guacamole / serrano / crema fresca / cornmeal cake
$13.00
Won Ton Tacos
charred ahi tuna / sushi rice / pickled ginger / chile pasilla / mango salsa
$12.00
Empanadas
thai chicken / chile poblano rajas oaxaca cheese / mango-curry salsa
$13.00
Thai Shrimp Lettuce Wrap
chorizo / peanut / cilantro / mint / spicy tamarind chutney
$9.00
Tempura Asparagus Tacos
won bok slaw / thai chili / lemon sake aioli / avocado-tomatillo pico de gallo / soft flour tortillas
$13.00
Roasted Pork Belly
soy-espresso reduction / quail egg / carrot-ginger congee / crispy brussels sprouts
$14.00
Dynamite Tuna Tartar
yellowfin tuna / wasabi tobiko / sesame / caper berries / tomato / yuzu / green onion / white anchovy chipotle aioli / taro chips
$19.00
Yuzu-butter Poached Lobster Tacos
miso-truffle black bean puree / avocado / tomatillo / fresno chile / flour tortilla / chile de arbol salsa
$13.00
Crispy Peking Duck
duck confit / hatch chile / curried apple salad / daikon “tortillas” / orange corriander sauce
Per Oz $11.00
Wagyu Beef
snake river farms wagyu beef cooked on a hot stone wasabi dipping sauce / daikon salad 3 ounce minimum
Soup & Salad
$7.00
Hot & Sour-egg Drop Soup
foie gras-pork dumplings / enoki / green onion
$6.00
Chipotle-miso Soup
miso / tomato / chipotle / tofu / truffle
$14.00
Tuna Tataki Salad
avocado / kaiware sprout / mesclun / jicama / grilled watermelon / lemon wasabi dressing
$12.00
Give N Take Chicken Salad
picked chicken / cabbage / iceberg / cashew / orange / piloncillo-ginger vinaigrette
$13.00
Crispy Calamari Salad
frisee / heart of palm / red onion / fresno chile / avocado / smoked tamarind
Ceviches
$12.00
Camaron
shrimp / aji panca / heart of palm / roasted corn / orange / serrano / bonito
$12.00
Mahi Mahi
guanabana / grapefruit / red onion / serrano / avocado-tomatillo pico de gallo / lemon balm
$16.00
Tasting Of Two Ceviches
Sushi Rolls
$17.00
Lobster
sweet yuzu-truffle / cucumber / cream cheese / avocado / pickled fresno / charred serrano dashi
$13.00
Angry Zengo
spicy yellowfin tuna / cucumber / sesame / green onion / wasabi tobiko / sesame-chipotle rouille
$12.00
Salt And Pepper Shrimp
crispy shrimp / spicy tobiko / avocado / butter lettuce / red pepper / preserved lemon-chipotle aioli
$9.00
Vegetariano
asparagus-scallion tempura / avocado / sweet sambal aioli / soy paper
$15.00
Wagyu Beef Tataki
tamago / pickled red onion / asparagus tempura / tobiko / kabayaki / wasabi aioli
$13.00
Volcano
seared salmon / red crab / sesame-chipotle aioli / black sesame seed
Tiraditos
$13.00
Hamachi
cucumber / habanero-citrus confiture / micro lemon balm / ponzu
$12.00
Tuna Tataki
pickled watermelon / avocado / serrano / lemon / micro cilantro / ponzu
$12.00
Seared Scallop
sesame / ume / serrano / red radish / micro shiso / tequila ponzu
$22.00
Tasting Of Three Tiraditos
Large Plates
$31.00
Char Broiled Black Cod
chile chipotle-miso / asparagus daikon radish / lemon-togarashi aioli
$28.00
Habanero-cilantro Scallops
grilled scallops / black garlic mojo bacon / tomato / corn / edamame sushi rice / kabayaki / yuzu-sriracha aioli
$25.00
Cedar Roasted Salmon
shimeji mushrooms / baby bok choy / tomato burdock / bamboo / furikake / tom yum broth
$28.00
Agave & Soy Glazed Ahi
thai basil-tomato & pine nut cous cous cucumber namasu / avocado-wasabi “butter” preserved lemon mojo
$27.00
Beef Tenderloin Palomilla
beef tenderloin / broccolini / mushroom onion / roasted corn salsa ginger-serrano sauce
$28.00
Ancho Rubbed Beef Short Ribs
manchego potato puree blistered corn-mushroom salsa huitlacoche-corn jus / dragon sauce
$25.00
Grilled Chicken Tandoori
masala-achiote natural chicken breast naan / black bean dal cilantro and mango salsa
$25.00
Szechuan Pork Tenderloin
beluga lentils / mushroom / bacon yucca / spinach / anise tomatoes cilantro / adobo barbeque sauce
$18.00
Crispy Tofu
ancho chile / fresno bamboo / baby bok choy lemongrass-orange coriander sauce
Fried Rice & Noodles
$12.00
Arroz Frito
duck / shrimp / pork / egg / bean sprout / butter lettuce / carrot / scallion
$10.00
Arroz Frito Vegetariano
asparagus / shiitake mushroom / carrot / scallion / bean sprout / butter lettuce
$12.00
Add Pork $1.00
Add Shrimp $2.00
Sesame Rice Noodles
tofu / mushroom / carrot / snow peas / cashews / soft egg / hot and sour
Side Dishes
$6.00
Manchego Cheese Potato Puree
$6.00
Spicy Wok Tossed Baby Bok Choy
$6.00
Roasted Plantains
$6.00
Szechuan Pepper & Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts
$6.00
Sauteed Asparagus & Mushrooms
$3.00
Grilled Naan Flat Bread
$3.00
Steamed Jasmine Rice
Postres - Dessert
$9.00
Churros
abuelita hot chocolate / venezuelan cinnamon / chai chantilly
$9.00
Honey Semifreddo
miso-caramel apples / cinnamon ice cream / oat crumble
$9.00
Warm Ras El Hanout Cake
pineapple glaze / tamarind caramel / coconut sorbet / micro cilantro & poached pineapple
$9.00
Modern Mexican Bar
spiced chocolate bavarian mousse / caramel cream / five spice creme anglaise / salted peanut nougat / burnt sugar ice cream
$9.00
Cardamom Chocolate Flourless Cake
espresso-coco nib ice cream / orange chantilly / orange caramel / fresh strawberry-orange-mint
$5.00
Ice Cream And Sorbet
seasonal flavors

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