John Holly's Asian Bistro

great neighborhood spot. I manage one of the best sushi restaurants in Denver. On my nights off, I frequently dine in or out at John Holly's on Downing. I started going here the first week that they opened. The manager and all the staff are extremely friendly. The fish is always fresh and their appetizers and entrees delicious. I am so disheartened to read some of these reviewers bash my neighborhood restaurant. They don't deserve it.…

Worst, rudest, most sexist service EVER. I recently went to dinner with a friend. We are both female and middle aged. Her hair is long and blond. Mine is not - that is the only thing we can think of as a distinguishing feature. We were waited on by a youngish Asian man. He lavished all his attention on my friend, constantly touching her back or her shoulder. He pretty much ignored me. My friend had already finished her dinner, but I was still eating. Our waiter came up to her, patting her back, and tried to entice her to have desert. I told him to at least wait until I had finished eating and then come back. He looked at me like I was being out of line - not him. When I had finished my dinner, a different wait person came by to collect my plate. My friend was feeling very uncomfortable: 1) the waiter only paid attention to her, 2) he kept touching her back or shoulder, and 3) he was being very rude to me. One thing is certain: neither I, nor my friends, will EVER spend another dime in that place. In the future, my friends and I will prefer to go to restaurants where each and every person dining at the table is treated with the same - and appropriate - attention, courtesy, and respect!…

The "Denny's" of Sushi. A friend I have eaten our way through a few sushi bars in the area and we're both fish cooks and make our own simple sushi at home. Although I can see where Holly's could be the right place if they we're only half full, we went at the rush hour and were sent to the overflow room that really lacks the ambiance. Although the service was accommodating the fellow was very quite but he nodded in agreement to almost all comments. The Sushi was B- quality. The tuna had too much tendon, the Hamachi just didn't have the texture and color I'm used to, and the Snapper tasted a little too fishy. Perhaps that's why the sushi chef put a small dap a wasabi under each piece of sushi. I think they probably deserve a 'do over' but there's a lot of competition in that Park Meadows Market...…