A year ago, if you would have told me that one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants would be stuck in the far east end of the Super Target parking lot in the strip mall at Yosemite and Lincoln, I would have laughed.
As promised, I made a 2nd lunch trip to Pesce Fresco in Greenwood Village. Again, let me tell you that I LOVE that restaurant. The atmosphere is elegant and cozy, the wait staff accomplished and attentive and the food excellently crafted.
Bob and I made the anticipated lunch date, studied the menu, and then odered nothing we had pre-planned! HA Doesn’t matter, I’m convinced everything is good.
Bob ordered the Ricotta Gnocchi.
John Holly Mango Roll. My favorite thing to eat for lunch in Denver.
First of all, take a look at that picture and that big beautiful high altitude blue sky we have in Colorado. Breathtaking.
Food:
When I pull into the parking lot of my favorite restaurant John Holly’s Asian Bistro in Lone Tree, my pulse quickens, my breathing becomes shallow….. Why? The Mango Roll. My friend Cauleen agrees. I had been to John Holly Restaurant and had ordered other things off the menu, Shrimp and Scallops, Seafood Dynamite, all delicious. But it was Cauleen who asked if I had ever tried the Mango Roll off the Sushi menu.
John Holly’s Mango Roll: Shrimp tempura (breaded shrimp), crab meat, Japanese squash covered with thin slices of mango and avocado.
Cauleen and I have different rituals for eating the John Holly’s Mango Roll. Cauleen carefully places a slice of the Mango Roll in a shallow bowl to soak in a small amount of Soy Sauce. I, on the other hand lay my slice flat on my plate, brush with a small amount of wasabi, top with a slice of ginger and pop it in my mouth and savor the unbelievable combinations of flavor. I think it may just be the perfect food.
I have a quick story to tell about the Mango Roll.