Blue Ocean Asian Cafe

A strip mall in the Tech Center may not be the first place you’d look for traditional Sichuan food in Denver, but inside the space that still sits under the sign bearing the name of its predecessor (Blue Ocean), that’s exactly that you’ll find. At first glance, Little Chengdu’s offerings look like traditional Chinese-Amerian fare, but ask for the Chinese menu and suddenly you’ll be swimming in hand pulled noodles, hot pot, map tofu, and—yes—dumplings. Specifically, their pork-filled Sichuan wontons in chile oil which should kick off every meal here and are basically the best possible reason to ever venture to DTC.
How to order: They do have their Chinese-American dishes available for pickup online and via delivery on GrubHub and Postmates, but you’ll have to visit in person to order from the Chinese menu