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Jing Aspen Reviews
This used to be one of my friend's favorite places to eat
This used to be one of my friend's favorite places to eat in Aspen, emphasis on used to be. Now he says this place is off the list. Why? Because they're packing people in like sardines in a can. The space where he was sitting, he was enclosed by people and couldn't move his chair. He felt immobilized. Better than me, because I was in this weird space that was between the table and the corner of a jutting wall, so servers were constantly walking around me, holding trays of food over my head as they passed, and I had to constantly scoot in to make way for them. The whole dinner was like that. Plus there were six of us, so you'd think there'd be enough table space for what we ordered. After awhile we were overwhelmed by plates. My friend who ordered another order of the wagyu on a hot stone begged when they brought it out for them to take it all back and cook it in the kitchen so we wouldn't have another giant tray of presentation on our tables. The waiter didn't understand, so my friend gave up and let them put it on our table but I could tell he was fuming at having a big hot rock put in front of him when at this moment, he just wanted the food, not the show. Was the food good? Yeah. Sis liked the Yellowtail with grapefruit, and we both liked the lobster dumplings. The Hong Kong Style BB Ribs were good and the Chilean Sea Bass Truffle was okay. The Hokkaido Cream cake was okay, but dryer than you'd find at an HMart. Still we liked almost everything we ate, but we're not coming back because that was a super stressful night.
When you're actually looking for the best sushi in Aspen.
And you hate going to Matti. E hiatu and the absolute bore, it is come to Jing. Where you will be greeted by the owner. And the most exceptional Peking dock. And all of the land I highly suggest this place..
The food was so good, but the service could not have been
The food was so good, but the service could not have been worse. Our waitress, Molly, forgot our order and never came to check to make sure we got it (we didn't). We could see her goofing off with her friends the whole time. When she finally came to check on us, she smelt like alcohol and gave my boyfriend attitude about the whole situation.
BEST RESTAURANT OUT THERE
I do not live in Aspen and I will say this is my absolute favorite sushi restaurant I have been to. The owner, Frank, is always helping the environment and makes dinner so fun! The food is to die for and my family comes here at least twice every time we are in Aspen.
Lunch is a great time to indulge! Not very crowded.
It's a nice place. Not too stuffy. It's easy to let the check get away from you. However, it's worth it!
Great food.
Great service. Loved the dumplings we ordered. The lobster taco was awesome. The duck taco was great too. Enjoyed the string beans. Friend had a drink. Bill with tip came to just over $100 per person for the two of us
Great cocktails, sushi, and service! Honey crispy shrimp
Great cocktails, sushi, and service! Honey crispy shrimp excellent! Chocolate cake was a disappointment but everything else was great!
I had high expectations for this place.
.. I made reservations in advance, so we were able to slide right in to our table. However, I absolutely hated our seating, place right next to this semi-wall space, where the wait staff squeezed behind me and walked back and forth every few SECONDS! It was beyond annoying...and made my dining experience extremely uncomfortable. First of all, the restaurant was small, but chic and nicely appointed...but the layout was WAY too tight, with so many tables squeezed in too closely! In fact, the problem seemed to be too many tables in such a small space. Totally killed the ambiance of the whole place. Truly a shame 'cuz the place was very nicely appointed! Sorry, but minus 1 star right off the bat for the horribly tight seating arrangement. Now, the food. First of all, must mention that the pricing is a bit outlandish. However, I get that this is Aspen...and I know that many restaurants in these parts are priced like this. We ordered this Dragon Roll as an appetizer...and it was really good. However, for a nearly 30-dollar sushi roll, I expected something a bit fancier...and more generous? For our entrees, we ordered the following: Singapore Rice Noodles, Tenderloin Shitake Fried Rice and Thai Basil Free Range Chicken. I ordered the Singapore Rice Noodles...and had major regrets. While delicious, there really wasn't anything special about it whatsoever. Again, for a pricey noodle dish, I expected something MORE. Even a single flower in that basic dish would have helped lol! Same thoughts applied to the other 2 dishes. My husband tried the Thai Basil Free Range Chicken. Again, he thought it was good, but didn't match the pricing. At least I thought that his dish was well presented...unlike mine. My son went for the Tenderloin Shitake Fried Rice...and he actually really liked it (and he's a finicky eater!). Good thing...'cuz this 36-buck fried rice was the most expensive fried rice he's ever had! We finished off with this Mochi Ice Cream (Matcha)...and it turned out to be just 1 Mochi Ice Cream Ball, simply sliced into 4 pieces, and priced at 7 bucks! WOW...I almost felt had lol. I really struggled with the ratings on this one....based on the flavor of the foods, probably a 4 or 5, but the presentation was a 3. Then comes the pricing. If the pricing was more fair, I would have dropped 4 stars. However, we left feeling a bit ripped. I mean, I've had better Singapore Noodles at nearly a third of this price...better presented even! Also 7 bucks for 1 ball of Mochi Ice Cream...simply sliced into 4 pieces, with nothing else added...Really?!? At that point, I thought they deserved 2 stars. Since I'm on a vacation, thought I'd bump it up to 3. Honestly, the best thing I liked about this place was its overhead music. It was very cool...just my vibe. Service was fine...attentive and quick. However, like I mentioned earlier, our seating was so bad, the whole experience was just annoying. Not kidding when I say that the wait staff all walking right behind me the whole damn time!! Everything was just really disappointing (and annoying)...again, just not reflective of its price points. To be frank, I've had a few meals already around Aspen, and I've been underwhelmed with the quality of the foods...especially for its pricing. I don't mind paying 30 bucks for some noodles or fried rice dish if they are actually worth that much...in its stellar quality, presentation, or SOMETHING...but the thing is, I've noticed that with many of these meals, there's just nothing special about them....except for the fact that the prices are pumped up. Well, I haven't given up hopes just yet. A few more stellar restaurant lined up...and I'm just hoping hard they'll be worth it.
One of my favorite restaurants ever! I try to visit every
One of my favorite restaurants ever! I try to visit every time I'm in Aspen. You really can't go wrong with any of the food items on the menu and compared to the other seafood restaurants this location is worth the price that's posted. I've always found the owner is at this location the most compared to the vegas or Denver spot and he takes pride in the food because I see him checking dishes as they go out. Loved the service this time around especially! I highly recommend getting the sake bomb if your with a group! Experience is so fun you will enjoy your time for sure!
Favorite resto in Aspen for many reasons.
Favorite restaurant in Aspen. We come once a year, always in January and will eat at Jing at least twice. The food is clever and fantastic. Frank the owner/chef is fun and gracious. In particular, the duck is out of this world.
Amazing food! We ordered a couple of apps, sushi rolls and
Amazing food! We ordered a couple of apps, sushi rolls and soup, this is the 2nd time we come here, you can't leave Aspen without coming hService is super nice and vibes are so fun! As in, only if you're down to hearing club music and loud voices
Great Lunch Spot
Stopped in for lunch had a great seafood soup, mushroom dumplings, a sushi roll and tuna crispy rice. Food and service were great!
They literally charge Michelin price for gas station food.
I can't believe the audacity they have. It is the worst Asian restaurant I have ever been to. Not only because food is bad, but also because how much bath faith they operate in. They charge $21 for 3 tiny pieces of soup dumplings, which already was kind of ridiculous, but the bigger surprise is when the dumplings came. They are the instant frozen dumplings that you can buy at Asian grocery stores for 6 bucks a bag, which has 20 dumplings. They got the dumplings for $0.3 each but are charging $7 a piece to their customers, which is 23 times more. It's appalling. Not to mention the fact that they brand themselves as an upscale restaurant but serve cheap frozen dumplings as gourmet food. It feels like I went to a fancy Italian restaurant, they charged me $23 dollars for a dollar slice pizza they got from Costco. What the actual hell.
Great inventive Asian Fusion.
Must have Franks kale fried rice. Would be 5 stars but music is insanely loud. Or maybe I am old.
Terrible Experience
Mediocre food, and terrible service. Our food was thrown on the table and whisked away so fast and the next course was the same and so on. We had a reservation at 7 p.m. and were done by 8 p.m. Not the fine dining I had the last time I was there last summer. We complained to our server who was blase, uncaring and annoyed. No one came by in upper management either. We will not be back.
Limited but good selections for vegetarians/vegans.
The highlight was the kale truffle fried rice and the shitake mushroom in garlic schezuan sauce. The mushroom dumplings were okay. We ordered a cucumber dish to start but sent it back because it was not to our liking. Good service.
Be aware ! Do not go!
BE AWARE! I booked on OpenTable . I called Jing 48 hours in to cancel . I personally asked the host at Jing if I needed to contact OpenTable.NO! ……4 days later I was charged with a cancellation fee of $400. Erica from Jing called me back after I called 3 times saying “yes she gave approval to charge me “ $400!!! Get real JING ! Thank God for capital one credit card company. Come to find out they put it in a reoccurring charge for months . SCAM! Be aware !
Gas food.
frank the owner is my man. Service is great and great vibe. This is my place
Excellent dinner with my family of 4, including 2 children
Excellent dinner with my family of 4, including 2 children (11&13). Although we didn't have reservations (Saturday night about 5 pm) , we were seated quickly at the sushi bar. Menu had lots of variety, from the simple to the extravagant. Service was fast and food was delicious: we sampled the dim sum, seaweed salad, Aspen roll, toro sashimi, noodles, lobster fried rice and chocolate lava cakes with mango mochi. Good cocktail selection and the atmosphere was lively. Would definitely go back. Prices are what you expect for Aspen.
Great food and quick service for lunch on a snowy day in
Great food and quick service for lunch on a snowy day in Aspen! East stop for fresh sushi and sake.
Jing is one cool cat.
The owner was the life of the party in there. Super friendly guy that made you feel like you were life long friends. 4/5 because the servers were the good looking type that were too cool for school. They acted like it was a privilege for us to eat there and have them be our servers. The food on the other hand was tasty and we went overboard on the apps and entrees. Drinks were not bad. We got a lot of food so I can't list it all. Music was too loud for my dad. He's 60 and can't handle the loud house music. I've gone twice and I it's in my Aspen rotation. Fifth starter type.
It was a great dinner! We had a reservation at 7:30 on
It was a great dinner! We had a reservation at 7:30 on Friday night and our table was ready without delates. Dumplings are phenomenal and drinks are d-lish! They had a DJ that night because of XGames. The owner is very entertaining. Great energy!
I had a great experience at Jing! Our large group got a
I had a great experience at Jing! Our large group got a last minute reservation, and ordered lots of fish off of the happy hour menu. I enjoyed all my fish, but some others in my group were not impressed (maybe the fish quality was worse because it was happy hour?) I LOVE the French onion soup dumplings. I will be going back simply for those! They were great comfort food.
Great meal
This used to be a Chinese restaurant that was purchased Jing associated with the location in Denver. We sat at the front window table in the bar section and loved it. Service was great. Food was great.
(Jan 9, 2023) We were able to get a last minute reservation
(Jan 9, 2023) We were able to get a last minute reservation for a decently sized group which was nice since we were planning to just do takeout. It was pretty early and we caught the end of happy hour so when we arrived we immediately started ordering a lot of items. I was extremely underwhelmed by the fish but some other members in my group seemed to like what they had gotten. I was also disappointed by the rice which I thought was mushy and almost gummy. The salmon didn't seem super fresh and didn't have a great texture.Spicy Edamame with Garlic - Spicier than I thought it would be but I can't knock them for that since its literally called spicy edamame. It came covered in a chili crisp like oil.Pork Shumai - These were one of the first dishes we ordered to arrive and was the first time I was disappointed. It was like a dry pork meatball covered in a dumpling wrapper. The meat was dry and oddly tough for a dumpling filling.Shanghai Soup Pork Dumplings - Similar issue to the pork shumai. The meat filling was not that juicy. It was a proper soup dumpling but somehow the filling was not great. Crispy Peking Duck Rice Paper Roll - Another disappointing dish. I was expecting something similar to the preparation of peking duck with hoisin and some scallions. It was a duck spring roll. There were too many other filings that the small amount of duck inside was almost undetectable. Spicy Tuna with Crispy Rice - I thought the tuna on top was excellent but the crispy rice was only okay. This item was one that I liked overall but was not impressed.Hong Kong Style Baby Back Ribs - The ribs and sauce were nothing special. The ribs were acceptable but I found the sauce to be too sweet. It was bright red and almost syrupy. Rosemary Lamb Chops - Probably the most disappointing item. I was looking forward to the lamb but everything was wrong. The chops were very small and they were not cooked well. The meat was pretty tough and it was not super well seasoned. Chocolate Lava Cake - I didn't try this dessert but it got devoured very quickly which I assume meant it was good.Hokkaido Cream Cake - The description said with fresh berries so I was a bit underwhelmed by the two blackberrings and half a strawberry on the plate. Other than that it was pretty good. Looked like a vanilla hoho. The cream was yummy. The cake was little dry but overall happy with it.Our waiter was outstanding. She took our orders without a note pad and still got everything right. She was also very attentive and navigated the chaos of ordering before happy hour ended very well.I'd give Jing a C+/C. Somewhere in the 5.5 to 6.5 out of 10 range for me. Other people in my party enjoyed it more than I did.
Great food, service, and ambiance.
Loved the spicy tuna with crispy rice, portobello mushroom dumplings, and the truffle shrimp dumplings. Can't wait to go back!
Our experience at this restaurant was not amazing.
Maybe we should have tried it another time, it was on the off season and our reservation was at 9 pm. The hostess called us and asked if we could come earlier, I guess because they were slow and wanted to close earlier. Our food tasted ok. It did not blow me away. The plating was beautiful but the portions were tiny. I understand how food is plated and why, my husband is a chef. Our cocktails were tasty. We spent quite a bit of money for this dinner on food that was rather bland and not filling at all. I've heard good things about this restaurant and so I think that we may have just caught them on a bad night. I love Asian food and there are not too many options around, so I am sure we will give it a second chance.
Food has gone way downhill, still liked going but now with
Food has gone way downhill, still liked going but now with their 48hr, $100 per person cancellation policy it's not worth the risk. Food used to be great asian fusion and worth the cost but now it's just an overpriced confusing menu of random Chinese and Japanese items sprinkled throughout the menu
Upscale sushi with good service! Great happy hour with
Upscale sushi with good service! Great happy hour with fair priced bites to try. Salmon sushi and great dumplings! Good service at the bar. Care is taken with presentation which is very nice. There are some beautiful flowers and arrangements served with the sushi. Clean and comfy, friendly server!
Delightful
I am speechless about your restaurant. My husband and I travel all over the world and meet amazing people and eat amazing food. Viviana and Audrey were a delight. An absolute delight. Kind, sweet, efficient, helpful, energetic and knowledgeable. The sushi was phenomenal, the atmosphere was perfection. We celebrated our 10 year anniversary in Aspen… the same place we celebrated our honeymoon and we could not have been more happy. THANK YOU for the blessing of those 2 staff members and your exquisite cuisine. ♥️
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