Perhaps best known for its unique wood-fire pizzas, like its Lamb Pizza and Clam Pizza, and homemade Piada bread, baked to order and put on top of a whipped ricotta, Basta has its own stone mill of NoBo. to 9 p.m., except Monday during which it’s closed. Sources largely from Colorado and West Coast-based farmers, fishers and ranchers, Basta keeps only dinner hours, open from 5 p.m. With a name that stems from the Italian word for “enough,” Basta first opened its doors at 3601 Arapahoe Avenue in 2010, founded by Chef Kelly Whitaker. Images: Izakaya Amu.īasta - 3601 Arapahoe Avenue Basta. ![]() Each box also comes with miso soup and rice! Some dishes from Amu, including classic Hamachi Carpaccio, made with yellowtail, and its Goma (Sesame) Ice Cream. Izakaya Amu’s most popular box, Beef Yakiniku, features Kobe beef in a spicy yakiniku sauce with onions, pork gyoza, ebi shumai, sweet broiled Japanese eggplant, edamame, and kinpira. The restaurant also features a great variety of vegetarian and gluten free options, as well as some vegan. Staying true to its roots, Izakaya Amu requests that its guests remove their shoes before entering the back tea rooms or sitting at the counter. Ono-SanĬurrently, Chef Ono-San heads up Izakaya Amu’s kitchen as its executive chef, while Chef Miho Tanaka heads the raw bar up front, bringing over 10 years of sushi chef experience. It also has a selection of around 14 sakes. The traditional Japenese restaurant is known for having some of the freshest and widest variety of raw fish in town, as well as a large amount of smaller, a-la-carte dishes that one could get from a Japanese grandmother’s home. Image: Tatyana Sharpton.įounded in 2002, Izakaya Amu serves up high-quality Japanese country food from its outpost at 1221 Spruce Street. Izakaya Amu - 1221 Spruce Street Izakaya Amu on a bustling Tuesday evening. ![]() Plus an added bonus - AOI Sushi and Izakaya! If you have one to nominate, reach out to us at week, we highlight some Boulder restaurants that may not get a lot of facetime but should: traditional Japanese pub Izakaya Amu, Italian staple Basta, Spanish-inspired Corrida, locally-sourced American cuisine in Boulder Cork, and a global blend in The North End at 4580. These come from a thorough review of the local restaurant scene, conversations with restaurateurs and locals in BLDRfly editors’ network. As we dive into Boulder’s vibrant food scene, we profile some locally-owned restaurants that take the cake in one way or another.
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