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  1. Wok Spicy

    Sichuan

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    The cumin lamb buns alone might justify a drive to Englewood, but this lively Sichuan restaurant on South Broadway is stacking reasons to come. Dry pepper eggplant, pickled pepper beef, and wok-fried lotus root all land on the table with serious color and contrast. There's a full bar running fruity retro cocktails, which somehow fits. Westword named the mapo tofu among Denver's best in 2025, and the room tends to agree.

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    • Lotus root

      “umami, spicy, and herbaceous flavors distinguishes every last dish, from zesty wok-fried lotus root to oversized cumin lamb buns”

      Eater
    • Cumin lamb buns

      “from zesty wok-fried lotus root to oversized cumin lamb buns to green chili pork belly and pickled pepper beef to the singular dry pepper eggplant”

      Eater
    • Green chili pork belly

      “from zesty wok-fried lotus root to oversized cumin lamb buns to green chili pork belly and pickled pepper beef to the singular dry pepper eggplant”

      Eater
    • Dry pepper eggplant

      “to green chili pork belly and pickled pepper beef to the singular dry pepper eggplant”

      Eater

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