"Elegant and unpretentious, this Chinese restaurant holds claim as one of Denver's best.

Having earned a reputation as one of Denver's top Chinese restaurants, Imperial offers an impressive menu. All the favorites are included, with sweet and spicy sesame chicken topping the list of must-haves. Every dish is satisfying, particularly the more exotic items like scallion pancakes--crispy fried bread spicy with onions; Shanghai duck with black mushrooms and bok choy; and sea bass with pine nuts, jicama and sweet and sour sauce. For dessert, ginger ice cream or a spot of jasmine tea make the perfect palate cleanser."

"All my fears and forebodings disappeared when I had my first morsel of Chinese food at the Imperial. It was infinitely better than any meal I had had a few months before in Peking"

"Cross-country culinary trip provides Denver's best Chinese Food...the atmosphere at the Imperial is as quietly elegant as their artfully prepared dishes...offering without a doubt the finest Chinese food I've ever tasted in Denver. "

"No recipe is more sought-after in Denver than Johnny Hsu's for sesame chicken...end with ginger ice cream. Good fortune all around"

"The Imperial Chinese Seafood first-class in all respects...rarely will you find a Chinese restruant that rivals Imperial's well-trained staff, equisite Chinese food and classy, comfortable dining room."

"It's fresh. It's hot. It has a wealth of flavors just leaping off the plate at you"

By readers of both the Denver Post & Westword

ZAGAT Survey (2000 - 2002)