Jj Chinese Restaurant

Very traditional, not Americanized, hole-in-the-wall Cantonese restaurant. Chinese-style service means you will have to get the waiter's attention for ordering and water refills, and don't feel bad about needing to do so. If you're up for adventurous food, try their chilled beef tendon appetizer, seared radish cakes in XO sauce, and pork blood curds with chives.

The food is always great here. They have dim sum, but it must be ordered, rather than seeing what the carts bring. They have live seafood tanks and sell a lot of whole fish, lobster and crab. It is an extensive menu and includes some 'American' dishes. The place seems pretty authentic and seems like an insiders' place.

I was lucky to only wait 10 minutes for a seat! This place is justifiably popular.Cash only, old-world Denver, CO atmosphere, and fantastic dishes.Started off a glass of Avignon Blanca and a small order of the off-menu mishmash,which was positively buttery.Next was a Combination Cocktail, which included a huge variety of seafood. Finally,I got a bowl of Clam Chowder my least favorite dish of the meal and a half-dozen clams of various kinds. I would definitely come back here, and better yet,bring friends who were new to Denver, CO !

I went to JJ's late at night with a small group. The top 10 nearest Chinese places to me were all closed. The fact they are open late is enough for a positive review. If you dine in, you get house soup and a dessert. Everyone was happy with what they got, and the prices were great. If I were to offer a bit of criticism, it would be about the smell. Most of the resturant smells like a fish tank. It's probably because they have such a large variety of fresh fish in tanks at the door. It's not overpowering, and I quickly forgot about it by the time my food arrived (what was quite fast). It's probably unavoidable given the fresh fish, but if your very sensitive to that sort of thing it's something to be aware if. Overall a pleasant experience, and I will likely be back.

If you like "real" Chinese food, this is the place for you. Service was fairly quick, most things are not precooked. The hot and sour soup was great, we enjoyed all of dishes we ordered. You will notice 2 Chinese language newspapers in their entrance. Prices were reasonable. Highly recommended, our check was in Chinese and we were probably the only customers who could not read it.