Fontana Sushi
Denver, CO 80209-1907
Phone: (303) 778-8818
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11am-3pm, 5pm-10pm, Fri 11am-3pm, 5pm-11:30pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10:30pm
Editorial Review for Fontana Sushi – by Ephraim Mallery
In Short
This worn-looking restaurant is so close to the sidewalk that the sign is barely visible. But once inside, Asian prints, statues and plants create a comfortable sushi bar. Closely packed tables allow quick rearrangement for larger groups. The sushi here is inexpensive, but it's also very fresh. Options include yellowtail, salmon and tuna and a long list of rolls. A variety of teriyakis, noodle bowls and other traditional Japanese dishes will please the sushi-phobic.
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Insider Tips
ParkingIf you can't find a spot nearby, try the less-congested streets on the north side of Alameda.
Know Before You GoEven weeknights it gets crowded, so be prepared for a wait and slower service.
User Reviews for Fontana Sushi
05/16/2008 Posted by juliedenver
Fontana Sushi is awful. The rice was old tasting and not soft and easy to eat like other sushi. They use imitation crab!!!!! YUCK. $4 for a California Roll with fake crab- go to John Holly for 50 more cents you get high quality REAL crab. The shrimp was tasteless and the Soba noodles were disgusting- seriously- we had 8 people eating and no one ate them- everyone put a little on their plates and we all agreed they weren't bad- they were disgusting. I bought $100 of food for my family and a family we were having over for dinner. I should not have tried this place for as much as I spent. We were all very disappointed- they can't even cook decent sushi rice?! I called and expressed my disappointment and he said he was sorry he couldn't make me happy and that most places charge $8 for a California Roll. I informed him that his competitors charge a mere 50 cents more for real, good quality crab with melt in your mouth sushi rice. Seriously it hurts to give them $100 for crappy, crappy, low quality food. I could have yummy, high quality food for the same amount of money from John Holly. Live and learn and you get to learn w/o the pain of ordering from Fontana since I have spent this time to write this out. My loss is your gain.
Pros: There are no pros to this place.
Cons: Too many cons to list- see review.
03/22/2008 Posted by ZUSHI
So I normally don't post reviews... can't hold back this time. I am stunned at the similarities between all the reviews in the past year or so of Fontana. My boyfriend and I have the same story. We have been regulars at Fontana for the past six years or so. Regular enough to start being recognized by the staff and eventually they started sending us a free roll or two during each visit. What could be better, free sushi!!!! And then... What happened?!?!?! We gradually started noticing a decline in the service, excessive time to even have water brought to the table, not to mention the food. Hot sake was brought out ranging from luke warm to completely cold. Pretty sure they just microwaved it when this was brought to the waitresses attention. Ughh. The final straw happened about a few months ago. My boyfriend loves uni (sea urchin) and the past few times we've been out for sushi several restaurants didn't have it in stock. So to avoid another bitter disappointment for him we call ahead to ask if they have uni available. No hesitation, no quick trip to check, the person on the phone says that it's available. Should have known better. We get there, have our miso, listen to the girls behind us talk about how they have been there for an hour (the place is totally empty) and still haven't gotten their food. Then it happens, the waiter comes to tell us the dreaded " Sorry, no uni today." Being out of something happens but to tell people on the phone that you have it? That's terrible service. They tried to make up for it with a tofu dish. LOL, have you ever tasted uni? Nothing like tofu. So needless to say, our long six year love affair with fontana is over. Would not recommend eating here at all any more. : ( Oh and when the girls behind us did finally get their food, they didn't finish it and said they would be going elsewhere to get full. Insult on top of injury!! Sorry to see a cozy neighborhood place like this that has no pretentiousness go to the wayside. :(
Pros: cheap
Cons: Slow service, poor quality/availability of menu items, hot sake served cold!
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