Serves meat, vegan options available. In a castle shaped structure, in cheesy West Colfax style the Sidewok Cafe sits nestled among pawn shops and tattoo parlors. It offers a separate vegetarian menu featuring mock chicken, duck, beef, and shrimp. Favorites such as sesame chicken and Happy Family all come in a faux meat variety created in-house from soy, mushrooms, and other vegetable. Serves vegan mock meats. Open Mon-Thu 11:00am-9:30pm, Fri 11:00am-10:30pm, Sat 11:30am-10:00pm, Sun 4:00pm-9:30pm.
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4930 W Colfax Ave (at Sheridan), Denver, Colorado, USA, 80204
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Last update on 14 Dec 2011 by Guest
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16 Reviews
First Review by sinh4x
MichelleSchaefer
Points +84
Delicious vegan options; fast delivery! - Edit
The food: I'm vegan, and SideWok Cafe was recommended by a vegan group I'm in. I ordered the Sesame Tofu, Spicy Kung Fu Tofu, and the Vegetarian Beef with Broccoli. Everything was DELICIOUS, and I will definitely order from here again!
Read moreThe delivery: I'm in Capitol Hill by Cheesman park and thought delivery from this West Colfax restaurant would take forever, but they zipped over in no time. I was impressed! (Ordered from Uber Eats, Nov 2024)
Sorry I don't have pics; I ordered in a few weeks ago and am just now reviewing SideWok Cafe in Denver. I've never been in the restaurant and can't speak to that (I've read some not-so-great reviews), but the food I received was outstanding and the delivery was fast. HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR VEGANS!
Pros: Amazing vegan options, Vegan versions of classic Chinese dishes, Fast delivery via Uber Eats
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DemiCog
Points +42
Best Chinese in Denver - Edit
Everything listed as vegetarian can be made vegan by request!
Read moreExtensive vegan options for a wide range of styles, including Szechuan, Mongolian, Yu Shan, Hunan, Kung Pao, the typical Chinese-American dishes, and some pan-Asian dishes. Mock meats include mock chicken, beef, duck, and shrimp.
The portions are ridiculously big for great prices. Hits the spot for East Coast style Chinese-American too.
Highly recommend
- Kung Fu Tofu (fried tofu stir fried with onions and jalapenos.)
- Crispy Duck (As with most mock meats, the texture may not be to everyone's liking. It's slightly drier to get a nice golden exterior, while the interior is moister and slightly chewy.)
- Any Sesame or Mongolian dish
- Any Lo Mein
- The in-house made spicy mustard (wasabi level spicy)
Updated from previous review on 2024-07-02
Pros: Almost everything can be made vegan, Huge portions, Reasonable prices
Cons: Takeout/Delivery only
Guest
ilovecarbs
Points +110
'Pork' fried rice to die for! - Edit
Try it. And the 'Chicken's lo mein. Make sure you request vegan for the rice noodles. Such a great Chinese place with lots of vegan options.
Read moreThey are only available for takeout unfortunately.
Updated from previous review on 2023-11-22
Pros: Price, Taste, Service
Cons: No dine in, Addicting
Guest
SoyKal-El
Points +5350
Vegan meats - Edit
A large vegetarian menu can be specified to be vegan (probably by removing the whey).
Read moreI tried the crispy duck (a bit bland and chewy) and the sesame chicken (delicious).
Updated from previous review on 2023-04-30
Pros: Huge vegetarian/vegan menu , Reasonably priced , Good variety of mock meats
Cons: Tofu soup was just okay, Mustard sauces was gross, Sweet & sour sauce was weak
Guest
TomThulman
Points +32
Friendly owners, great vegan meat - Edit
Been coming here for years, owners are vegetarians and very vegan friendly. The thai curry noodle and vegan pork fried rice are so good
Read morePros: Fast, Huge portions
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palisadepeach
Points +36
vegan mock chicken! - Edit
this place is so good for cheap chinese takeout. their vegan mock chicken is to die for!
Read morePros: vegan mock chicken, inexpensive
Guest
WesleyA
Points +60
No vegan options? - Edit
Tons of vegetarian options on the menu. Didn’t see anything labeled vegan.
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Tedward
Points +128
Just found our go to for Chinese food! - Edit
Had the sesame vegan chikin and Kung pao tofu. Both were delish.
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RebeccaGobbi
Points +122
Tasty and delicious - Edit
We had a fake chicken with rice noodles and the happy family. So delicious
Read morePros: Yes
Cons: No
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queenofchlorophyll
Points +56
Love - Edit
We get their delivery every week. They recently added VEGAN mock meats. Just specify when ordering. Yum!
Read morePros: Meat substitutes, Traditional Chinese takeout, Delivery
Guest
OliviaFerrante
Points +156
THE FAUX MEAT IS NOT VEGAN!!! - Edit
The meat substitute is not vegan!!! It contains whey even though we were told it is vegan. Be careful. Otherwise the food is pretty good
Read morePros: Pretty decent food
Cons: The meat replacement has whey in it
Guest
DominickDefoort
Points +18
Great vegan options - Edit
Ordered drunken and volcano noodles. Enjoyed them both, if there was one area they could improve would be more vegetables in the dish. Would go again.
Read morePros: Had vegan and vegetarian substitute meat. , Won’t have to wait, Friendly
Cons: Colfax
Guest
jeshuster14
Points +36
Good options but not vegan meat - Edit
Delicious food but don’t be fooled - the vegetarian meat is vegetarian not vegan. Contains whey
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AmieArias
Points +18
We absolutely love them - Edit
They have an entire separate veggie menu! It's definitely meant for delivery or takeout - the restaurant isn't much to look at. The owners are incredibly vegan and vegetarian friendly, willing to adapt any dish to faux meat or tofu. We even had them recently cater our wedding! They're super friendly, food is insanely good. We eaten from here about once a week for a few years now, never ever disappointed.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Willing to substitute to make veg, Super duper tasty
Guest
Ceemo22
Points +20
Gross! - Edit
The description and reviews seemed really nice, albeit written 7 years ago. This place seems to have gone very downhill. There are piles of papers and trash stacked on tables right in the middle of the restaurant. The vegetarian menu contains whey protein, although there is an asterisk that the meats can be made vegan by request. I used the restroom before ordering and because of how filthy it was we actually left.
Read morePros: Offers mock meats Nice looking menu Koi fish pond
Cons: Absolutely filthy , Not vegan
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sinh4x
Points +13
Many Veg. Options - Edit
Many options for vegetarians. I had a dish with flax chicken and had to ask again to make sure it was fake, it tasted and had the texture of real chicken. The atmosphere leaves something to be desired, it felt kinda dirty. The waitress/hostess was very pleasant and had no problems describing the fake "meats" to us. The waitress told us the flax meats are never frozen or dehydrated, however they DO NOT make them in house.
Read morePros: Many Options, Flax Meat, Friendly
Cons: Cheap Furniture , Looks Dingy , Loud Phone
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