Hapa Sushi
(303) 322-9554
2780 E Second Ave
(at Between Clayton Street and Detroit Street)
Denver,
CO
80206
39.7193
-104.9549
Neighborhood: Cherry Creek
Reviews & Ratings for Hapa Sushi
37 reviews
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Disappointed
by garcia814
April 29, 2009
I am not a sushi eater, but my husband loves it so while walking around CC we dropped in for dinner. The two appetizers I had were awful...the potstickers had absolutely no flavor with nothing in them but pork and the calamari was worse -- soaked with grease, and served with a very sweet mango sauce that just cried out for some other flavor but just thick sweet mango. My glass of wine was just OK, as was his hapa beer. He ordered sushi and mystery mushrooms, which was just a perfect name. We sat in for half price happy hour, which took some of the sting out of paying for a meal that was very very mediocre. I really expected more. We eat out a lot, and can't remember ever having every single item disappointing. Someone needs to be watching customer satisfaction... Interesting to note that the servers who picked up our plates and saw all that remained did not ask us about our experience.
- Cons: Everything
Worst Sushi
by KLynnT
February 22, 2009
As a frequent sushi eater I was looking forward to dinning at Hapa.....However, all 4 of the rolls my friend and I ordered were tasteless, room-temperature, and fell apart; even our Miso soups were mediocre. I told our waitress, who was very polite and professional, who then got the manager. The service was much appreciated and the manager attempted to improve our experience. Unfortunately the next 2 rolls that she recommended were also horrible. The rolls were messy and the ingredients were un-flavorful, even the sauces were bland. We could hardly tell the difference between the different rolls and fish. We finally gave up, the manager did not charge us for the rolls and remained very polite. But, this was definitely the worst sushi I have ever eaten and would not dine here again. I will stick with my usual places such as Wasabi and Tazu.
- Pros: Great area, very trendy
- Cons: Bad sushi and cramped patio
I love Hapa
by DtownDiner
December 16, 2008
Hapa is one of my favorite sushi places in Denver, they have a great variety of rolls and sake. Try it, you won't be sad that you did!
- Pros: Great Sushi
- Cons: A little bit on the expensive side
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by DaveRogers
December 05, 2008
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- Pros: Pretty much always a good experience
- Cons: No Udon at Night- Like a cold December night.
Best Sushi place in Denver
by Liliya29
October 27, 2008
This place is amazing!! The seasond edamame is wonderful. It is the one thing that you have to try on the menu. They have alot of varaiety in their menu, so any one would be happy going here. Even if their is someone in the group that does not eat sushi this place will satisfy every one. So don't wait and go down their an try it today!!!!!
- Pros: The service, The food, The environment
- Cons: None
Wonderful service, great food, lots of options
by n_wilker
July 06, 2008
We popped in here after the Cherry Creek Art Festival. We were seated right away, and got Carla as our server! She was great! We started with the seasoned edamame ? OMG ? gotta try it! Next we ordered waaay to much sushi! I?d say skip the hapa roll, and the rock n roll. But definitely get the Fire Cracker if they have it on special ? mmmmm yummy! The caterpillar and dragon rolls were very delicious. The inari and egg were great as well. And the ending was the Org*sm Roll! WOW! The price was a bit high, but it was very very tasty and we will definitely be back!
- Pros: Edamame, Rolls are the right size
- Cons: Parking
gone pretty far down hill
by misskelley
May 16, 2008
Hapa in Cherry Creek was the second place I ever enjoyed sushi. It's held a little spot in my heart for many years, and although I have never thought it was the very best, it's always been an alright experience. Unfortunately the service and food quality has greatly declined in the last 8-10 months. On my most recent experience the waitress forgot our drinks but remembered them about halfway through the meal and brought them out. The rolls were barely holding together, the rice was stale and the avocado was browned. We were willing to forgive the drink mix-up because they were eventually brought to us and she did admit that she forgot. However, after our main plate of sushi, while we were waiting for the hot roll (which usually arrives last) the waitress brought our check. I asked the waitress to remove the roll from the bill since we didn't receive it and she told us she thought we had. However, our table was still littered with plates and sushi platters from the beginning of our meal, so unless the bus-person removed just the hot roll plate and left everything else, we clearly hadn't received our final roll. She did not apologize for the mix up. It is unfortunate that Hapa has had such a large turn over in staff (I havn't seen a single familiar face the last 5 times I've eaten there) and that the service has become so poor. I would definitely recommend dining somewhere else.
- Pros: removed one of the problems from my bill
- Cons: poor service, poor food, too loud
Love that it is open late, cool atmosphere, delicious nontraditional sushi
by maki_for_me
January 10, 2008
I love Hapa! It isn't traditional sushi but that's what's so great about it. It is definitely a different style; they use molasses as a sushi topping (in small enough doses- it is so delicious). The ambiance is really cool. Plus, they stay open late. My favorite roll, hands down, is the asparagus caterpillar roll. I first started going to Hapa on the Hill in Boulder, and then the one on Pearl St. I was so happy when they brought Hapa to Cherry Creek. The restaurant is usually noisy and jammed packed, but if you're looking for a hip restaurant, this is the place to go in Cherry Creek for sushi. (Sushi Tazu's sushi keeps disappointing me- not doing that again) I like Sushi Den for traditional sushi, but Hapa has rolls that are unique and make my roommates and I have cravings to go back. Worth a try- but beware, you might get hooked. The wait staff could use a little improvement. They sometimes forget orders and bring out random rolls that you didn't order- which get comped (you have to say something), you eat the food you didn't order (still delicious) and then they bring out what you really ordered... sort of a bargain, really)
- Pros: Best steak, open late, cool atmosphere, really really tasy sushi
- Cons: wait staff gets food out quickly... but usually the wrong one.
bleh
by denverite23
December 09, 2007
Yeah the servers here are always in bad moods. I think that the rolls are also badly rolled because of the constant turnover on the chefs as well.
The hand rolls are decent, and the sashimi is normally ok. Be careful of the tuna- it's either good or bad. This place does have a great happy hour. The hot rolls everyone gets excited about are made with nasty mayonnaise and probably have a couple thousand calories, so if you're into that, you got it. Overall, not impressed, but do frequent because of happy hour specials. Not worth the full price.
- Pros: hapy hour, sashimi/nigiri
- Cons: poor service, gotta know what to avoid
awesome happy hour
by revedoux88
August 11, 2007
the first time i experienced hapa was on the hill in boulder... then in cherry creek...always a great place.... the calamari is to die for and also try the magic mushrooms. the service is always friendly and the couple of times they got something mixed up they were very gracious
- Pros: great food
- Cons: not a lot of free parking
