Love the vibe & staff here and the food is delicious!! I appreciate that I can make gluten free modifications, however I’ve felt like sometimes the meat in the salmon bowl is proportioned differently each time. The cocktails and non alcoholic drinks are so yummy! Love to take out of towners here for a fun experience. The miso soup, edamame dip, salmon bowl, ahi bowl are my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Marion Donahe-Likes
Found my newest place to frequent and will be back often. Best tuna bowl ever!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sadie Macdonald
Absolute favorite place here in the springs. The tofu bowl is an amazing value and absolutely delicious. I also love the Analog roll, and the lychee buck cocktail. Many of their menu items can be made gluten or dairy free, so it's awesome to be able to come here and known that everyone will be able to order something amazing! Their beer list is also good, and they have a cheaper option that's not bad! I always bring people from out of state here because it is by far the best restaurant downtown :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Heupel
Chiba Bar is hands-down one of my favorite spots in Colorado Springs. From the outside, it looks like a Japanese dive bar—if such a thing even exists—but step inside and you’re transported into a neon-soaked dream. Think glowing lights, disco vibes, and flashes of Japanese anime everywhere. The soundtrack is straight out of the ‘80s new wave era, setting the perfect retro-cool mood.
You seat yourself, and while the place often feels a bit understaffed, the team runs with sharp efficiency. The cocktail menu is nothing short of divine—eclectic, inventive, and always surprising. The food bursts with bold, unexpected pairings that somehow just work. Honestly, the best move is to hand the reins over to the staff and let them guide you; they’ll put you on a ride of pure culinary delight.
When you finally walk back out into the night, you leave lighter, happier. And really, what’s better than that?
Cool little bar with anime playing on the TVs. Best things on the menu are miso soup and tofu rice bowl. The cocktail with the chili oil is very unique and good.
Service can be hit or miss.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Nanda Derpanda
Could be better for vegan options, however the tofu rice bowl was DELICIOUS. They said the miso used to be vegan but is now made with fish sauce. Edamame dip is vegan, but the chips are not. Would be amazing if they brought back vegan miso and offered vegan chips!
Nino Reviews
Wahhhh vegan miso is too hard to make as delicious as the other great vegan options wahhh 😭 everything was delicious otherwise!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
dana
Amazing drinks, inventive food and super nice service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don
Visiting from out of town and decided to stop by here with the wife since we were staying close by. Food and drinks were awesome and the server was super chill, wish I got his name. Really nice spot, only critique was the serving size of the rice bowls were smaller than I would have liked for the price but the taste/quality of the food made up for it. Try the thom-cocktail it’s so good we got two.
Great food and good atmosphere! A fun place to hang out at night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul B
Awesome bar, my favorite place downtown, great good cool vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Carlson
My husband and I decided to try Chiba Bar in Downtown Colorado Springs on an impromptu date night and it did not disappoint. The atmosphere is laidback and they play a lot of obscure music from artists I love but not many people have heard of (think small coffee shop playlist, but 80s synths and sax). The drinks were immaculate. We tried Razorgirl, Lychee Buck, Shiso-Jito J-Type, & Passion Among the Stars. Despite having ingredients I’ve never heard of and lots of fruit flavors, they were lightly sweet, refreshing, and covertly strong. It made me wanna turn into a middle aged dad and say “oh this is daaangerous.” The food was even better than the drinks, with the stand out being Devon Fakey 180 sporting a fantastic mix of tempura shrimp, creamy surimi, spicy kewpie mayo, kabayaki, avocado, sesame seed, tobiko, & jalapeño and nori crisps on the side. Our service was attentive and prompt, even on a Friday night around prime dinner time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gabriel Mazon
Food check. Being able to watch lord of the rings, SLC punk and cowboy bebop all in one place, check. Amazing bar staff and cooks, check. Just come down and see for yourself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Talia Karasinski
This place is such a gem! We tried every appetizer and loved their dishes, especially the veggie tempura, edamame dip and the takoyaki. Service was excellent. Highly recommend for a group/sharing plates!
Love the vibe & staff here and the food is delicious!! I appreciate that I can make gluten free modifications, however I’ve felt like sometimes the meat in the salmon bowl is proportioned differently each time. The cocktails and non alcoholic drinks are so yummy! Love to take out of towners here for a fun experience. The miso soup, edamame dip, salmon bowl, ahi bowl are my favorites.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Found my newest place to frequent and will be back often. Best tuna bowl ever!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolute favorite place here in the springs. The tofu bowl is an amazing value and absolutely delicious. I also love the Analog roll, and the lychee buck cocktail. Many of their menu items can be made gluten or dairy free, so it's awesome to be able to come here and known that everyone will be able to order something amazing! Their beer list is also good, and they have a cheaper option that's not bad! I always bring people from out of state here because it is by far the best restaurant downtown :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chiba Bar is hands-down one of my favorite spots in Colorado Springs. From the outside, it looks like a Japanese dive bar—if such a thing even exists—but step inside and you’re transported into a neon-soaked dream. Think glowing lights, disco vibes, and flashes of Japanese anime everywhere. The soundtrack is straight out of the ‘80s new wave era, setting the perfect retro-cool mood.
You seat yourself, and while the place often feels a bit understaffed, the team runs with sharp efficiency. The cocktail menu is nothing short of divine—eclectic, inventive, and always surprising. The food bursts with bold, unexpected pairings that somehow just work. Honestly, the best move is to hand the reins over to the staff and let them guide you; they’ll put you on a ride of pure culinary delight.
When you finally walk back out into the night, you leave lighter, happier. And really, what’s better than that?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tofu Tempura Bowl, Spicy Donburi bowl, Tayoyaki, Gyoza, Razorgirl
Ate here August 16, 2023
Ate here September 17, 2023
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool little bar with anime playing on the TVs. Best things on the menu are miso soup and tofu rice bowl. The cocktail with the chili oil is very unique and good.
Service can be hit or miss.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Could be better for vegan options, however the tofu rice bowl was DELICIOUS. They said the miso used to be vegan but is now made with fish sauce. Edamame dip is vegan, but the chips are not. Would be amazing if they brought back vegan miso and offered vegan chips!
Wahhhh vegan miso is too hard to make as delicious as the other great vegan options wahhh 😭
everything was delicious otherwise!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing drinks, inventive food and super nice service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visiting from out of town and decided to stop by here with the wife since we were staying close by. Food and drinks were awesome and the server was super chill, wish I got his name. Really nice spot, only critique was the serving size of the rice bowls were smaller than I would have liked for the price but the taste/quality of the food made up for it. Try the thom-cocktail it’s so good we got two.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great food and good atmosphere! A fun place to hang out at night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome bar, my favorite place downtown, great good cool vibes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I decided to try Chiba Bar in Downtown Colorado Springs on an impromptu date night and it did not disappoint. The atmosphere is laidback and they play a lot of obscure music from artists I love but not many people have heard of (think small coffee shop playlist, but 80s synths and sax). The drinks were immaculate. We tried Razorgirl, Lychee Buck, Shiso-Jito J-Type, & Passion Among the Stars. Despite having ingredients I’ve never heard of and lots of fruit flavors, they were lightly sweet, refreshing, and covertly strong. It made me wanna turn into a middle aged dad and say “oh this is daaangerous.” The food was even better than the drinks, with the stand out being Devon Fakey 180 sporting a fantastic mix of tempura shrimp, creamy surimi, spicy kewpie mayo, kabayaki, avocado, sesame seed, tobiko, & jalapeño and nori crisps on the side. Our service was attentive and prompt, even on a Friday night around prime dinner time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food check. Being able to watch lord of the rings, SLC punk and cowboy bebop all in one place, check. Amazing bar staff and cooks, check. Just come down and see for yourself.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is such a gem! We tried every appetizer and loved their dishes, especially the veggie tempura, edamame dip and the takoyaki. Service was excellent. Highly recommend for a group/sharing plates!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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