Sushi Zanmai, Boulder

Here's yet another long-time local favorite: Sushi Zanmai in Boulder. In fact, hubby and I have a longer history with Zanmai than with its sister shop Izakaya Amu. We ate here a few years before we tried Amu for the first time, so all around we must have been eating at Zanmai for 20 years now!

Izakaya Amu, Boulder

Third update Wednesday, May 27, 2020.

Just checked Amu's website and they're open again for takeout and delivery! WOOT!

Takeout time, here I come!

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Second update Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

Adding even more food pics from Izakaya Amu.

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Update Saturday, May 2, 2020.


Adding more food pics from Izakaya Amu.

Starters, seafood salads, and sashimi.

Grilled and fried small plates.

Entrees.

Desserts.

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Original post Thursday, April 30, 2020.

Izakaya Amu is another long-time local favorite in Boulder. I believe the first time hubby and I dined here was back in 2003. Yep, 17 years. Back then, being young (read: stupid) college students we didn't know crap about Japanese food. We just went along with our classmates, grad students, and professors, and we ate what they ate. It wasn't until our return from the two years in Yokohama that we started to appreciate the food at Amu.

As soon as hubby and I sat down, the chef always started us out with a small plate on the house while we peruse the menu and order drinks.

Oak at Fourteen, Boulder

Update Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

More food pics from Oak at Fourteen.

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Original post Monday, May 4, 2020.


Oak at Fourteen is relatively new to our local food scene--they opened in 2010. Even then, hubby and I didn't start frequenting the place until 2016, after we'd moved home from Tokyo. But boy, once we started going, we couldn't help but kept going--the food was fantastic! Like Brasserie Ten Ten, we've never had a bad meal here. Sure, we liked some dishes more so than others, but overall it was always a great meal that left us wanting more. So we kept coming back.

Valentine's Day 2017. I was about 7 months along with my first little one here.

Valentine's Day 2018.

Sample menu, which changed every 1-2 months, I think. They did special course meals for special occasions like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc. too. In fact, they have a 4-course menu for this coming Mother's Day ^.^ Whee!!! Yep, they're still open for curbside takeouts, although with a limited menu.

Hubby was partial to their whisky menu (he's a bit of a whisky nut), and I really liked that their non-alcoholic options were actually tasty!