John Holly's Asian Bistro(Downing)
2422 S Downing St, Denver
(303) 722-8686
Customers' Favorites
John Holly's Chicken with Sesame Seed
Vegetable Hot and Sour Soup
John Holly's Sesame Chicken
Vegetables Hot & Sour Soup
L Sweet and Sour Chicken
Rocky Mountain Roll
Soup and Starters
Kung Pao Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken
California Roll
Sushi Lunch Combinations Plates
5 Pieces Assorted Nigiri Sushi and 5 Pieces Sashimi Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
8 Pieces Spicy Tuna Roll and California Roll Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
8 Pieces Spicy Tuna Roll and 4 Pieces Nigiri Roll Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
Ahi Tuna Tataki Salad Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
6 Pieces Tuna Roll and 5 Pieces Raw Fish Sashimi Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
6 Pieces Avocado Roll and 5 Pieces Vegetable Roll Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
8 Pieces Assorted Sashimi Plate
Comes with soup and starter.
Chinese Lunch Mains
John Holly's Sesame Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
General Tso's Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Kung Pao Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Mongolian Beef
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Pad Thai Noodle
Chicken, pork, and shrimp.
Garlic Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Non Veg Lo Mein
Choice of chicken, pork, or beef.
Kung Pao Shrimp
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Kung Pao Tofu
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Beef with Broccoli
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Non Veg Black Pepper Udon
Choice of chicken, pork, or beef.
Non Veg Contonese Chow Fun
Choice of chicken, pork, or beef.
Chicken with Broccoli
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Garlic Shrimp
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Veggie Fried Rice
Non Veg Fried Rice
Choice of chicken, pork, or beef.
Veggie Lo Mein
Chicken with Green Bean
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Veggie Contonese Chow Fun
Mongolian Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Beef Tenderloin Black Pepper
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Chicken with Chinese Eggplant
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Bamboo Steamed Vegetable
Medley with spicy garlic sauce. Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Baked Salmon with Dynamite Sauce
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Garlic Beef
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Black Pepper Beef
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Black Pepper Chicken
Comes with soup, starter, and steamed jasmine rice.
Veggie Black Pepper Udon
Bento Boxes
Bento 1 (All Roll)
California 4, spicy tuna 4, salmon avocado 4, and choose 1 entree.
Bento 4 (Nigiri and Sashimi)
Nigiri sushi 4, sashimi 2, and choose 1 entree.
Bento 3 (Sashimi)
Sashimi 4 and choose 1 entree.
Bento 2 (Nigiri Sushi)
Nigiri sushi 4 and choose 1 entree.
Appetizers
Crispy Spring Roll with Pork
2 pieces.
Gyoza
4 pieces. Pork dumplings with chives and egg.
Spicy Tangy Crispy Beef
Crab Rangoons
4 pieces.
Crispy Vegetable Spring Roll
2 pieces.
Steamed Shanghai Style Dumpling
Xiaolongbao (soupy pork dumpling).
Edamame
BBQ Pork Bun
2 pieces. Steamed.
Scallion Pancake
Lettuce Wrapped Chicken
Holly's Dim Sum Platters
Steamed haw gau, shumai, 2 vegetable, and seafood dumplings.
Ebi Summer Roll
Cold steamed shrimp and peanut sauce.
Holly's Steamed Roll
1 piece.
Seafood Dynamite
Crispy Soft Shell Crab
Fried, sauteed with basil, pepper, and 5 spices powder.
Crispy Seafood Roll
Lettuce Wrapped Tofu
Vegetable Holly's Steamed Roll
1 piece.
Baked Green Mussels with Dynamite Sauce
Seared Scallops with Guacamole
Soups
Vegetable Hot and Sour Soup
Chinese Corn Egg Drop Soup
Wonton Soup
Miso Soup
John Holly's Wonton Soup
Quart. Shrimp, chicken, pork, and vegetable.
Fresh Vegetable Tofu Soup
Seafood tofu soup
Shrimp and scallop with silky tofu, green peas and carrots in savory eggs white soup.
Salads and Small Plates
House Salad
Organic spring mix, mango, cucumber, and cashew in sesame seed vinaigrette.
Seaweed Salad
Sesame seed and ponzu dressing.
Mixed Sashimi Poke Bowl
Hawaii style. Assorted fresh fish salad sesame soy, masago, and green onion over rice.
New Style Sashimi(6)
2 salmon, 2 tuna, 2 yellowtails, jalapeno, and cilantro with ponzu.
Sunomono Salad
Shrimp, octopus, and cucumber.
Seared Tuna Salad
Lightly pepperly seared tuna on our salad with avocado.
Chef's Specials
Kung Pao
Peanut with red chilli peppers sauteed with vegetables, finished with soy Szechuan, and dark rice vinegar.
Mimosa Orange Peel
Lightly battered and fried finish in orange infused sauce with a touch of orange peel.
Black Pepper
Snow peas, sugar peas, jalapeno, and red onion in a soy black pepper sauce.
Moo Shu
Comes with pancake and hoisin sauce.
Yu Shan
Sauteed with fresh vegetables in a spicy soy garlic sauce with a hint of Chinese vinegar.
Basil Platter
Stir fried with jalapeno sweet basil in a delicious black bean sauce.
Tofu and Vegetable Kung Pao
Peanut with red chilli peppers sauteed with vegetables, finished with soy Szechuan, and dark rice vinegar.
Veg Yu Shan
Sauteed with fresh vegetables in a spicy soy garlic sauce with a hint of Chinese vinegar.
Vegetable Moo Shu
Comes with pancake and hoisin sauce.
Lamb
Sliced top round lamb and fresh vegetables stir fried with low sodium soy oyster sauce and a pinch of black pepper and cumin seed.
Sushi
Salmon Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Tuna Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Yellowtail Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Seared Tuna Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Shrimp Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Egg Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Quail Egg Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Scallop Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Salmon Egg Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Fresh Water Eel Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Surf Clam Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Spicy Octopus
Albacore Tuna
Smelt Egg Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Smoked Salmons Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Red Snapper Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Mackerel Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Octopus Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Crab Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Squid Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Tobiko Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Sweet Raw Shrimp Sushi
2 pieces per order.
Sashimi
Salmon Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Yellowtail Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Tuna Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Seared Tuna Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Escolar Sashimi
Super white tuna. 6 pieces per order.
Red Snapper Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Halibut Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Albacore Tuna Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Seared Albacore Sashimi
6 pieces per order.
Roll Sushi
California Sushi Roll
8 pieces.
Spicy Tuna Sushi Roll
8 pieces.
Shrimp Tempura Sushi Roll
5 pieces.
Spicy Salmon Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Philadelphia Sushi Roll
8 pieces. Salmon and cream cheese.
Salmon Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Avocado Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Yellowtail and Scallion Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Soft Shell Crab Sushi Roll
5 pieces.
Rainbow Roll
Different fresh sashimi on the California roll
Tuna Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Eel Sushi Roll
Cucumber Sushi Roll
6 pieces.
Dragon Sushi Roll
8 pieces. California roll with unagi.
Vegetable Sushi Roll
5 pieces.
Scallop Roll
Avocado, cucumber and Japanese scallops top with masago, sesame seeds
Chicken Tempura Sushi Roll
5 pieces.
Alaskan Sushi Roll
8 pieces. Smoked salmon, crab, and avocado.
Caterpillar Sushi Roll
8 pieces. Avocado and unagi.
Asparagus roll
Futomaki
5 pieces. Egg, crab, masago, and vegetables.
Sushi Dinner Combination Mains
Combo A
California roll, #9 roll, and spicy tuna roll. Comes with soup or salad.
Combo B
Assorted nigiri 10 pieces. Comes with soup or salad.
Combo D
Nigiri 5 pieces and sashimi 5 pieces. Comes with soup or salad.
Combo C
Assorted sashimi 10 pieces. Comes with soup or salad.
Special Rolls
Mango Roll
Shrimp tempura (breaded shrimp), crab meat covered with thin slices of mango, and avocado.
Tokyo Roll
Spicy tuna, avocado, topped with perfectly seared tuna, and tobiko.
Grand Canyon Roll
Salmon jalapenos and cilantro topped with spicy tuna.
#9 Roll
Shrimp tempura, crab meat, topped with salmon, avocado, and eel sauce.
Amercian Dream Roll
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado, topped with pepper tuna, and wasabi mayonnaise.
Rocky Mountain Roll
Mixed crab meat with scallions masago, tempura flakes, spicy mayonnaise, topped with 4 pieces of eel (unagi), and avocado.
5 Seasons Roll
Super white tuna, yellowtail, tuna with jalapeno, cilantro inside, topped with salmon, yellowtail, sesame oil, and ponzu sauce.
Lollipop Roll
6 pieces of tuna, yellowtail, snow crab legs, and avocado wrapped in thinly peeled cucumber with ponsu sauce (spicy).
Poison Ivy Roll
Shrimp tempura, snow crab meat, cucumber inside, topped with tuna, avocado, masago, and seaweed salad drizzled with special sauce.
Heartburn Roll
Spicy tuna, shrimp, cream cheese wrapped in Japanese, deep fried, topped with sriracha spicy mayonnaise, and eel sauce.
Rising Sun Roll
Salmon on a California roll and loaded with dynamite sauce on top.
Rock and Roll
Eel (unagi), smoked salmon skin, avocado, and scallions.
Brandy Roll
Spicy tuna inside, covered by mixed imitation crab meat, masago, scallions, tempura flakes, and spicy mayonnaise.
Kim Kelly Roll
Smoked salmon, spicy tuna, avocado, topped with salmon poke, and tempura style around the edges.
Panda Roll
Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, topped with seared scallops, and fresh guacamole.
Thunder Roll
Chopped super white tuna, mixed masago, scallion tempura flakes, spice mayonnaise, topped with slices of avocado, and black tobiko (flying fish reo).
Red Dragon Roll
Unagi, mango with slices of avocado, topped with tempura flakes, and 3 different sauces.
Giant Roll
Soft shell crabs, Japanese mayonnaise, cucumber covered with smoked salmon, and freshwater eel.
Mexcian Roll
Seared scallops, snow crab, jalapeno, topped with salmon, and fresh guacamole.
GT 2 Roll
Spicy baked yellowtail, cucumber, topped with real crab, and guacamole.
John Holly's Mixes Style Sashimi
Chopped tuna, salmon, yellowtail mixed with chopped jalapeno, daikon sprouts with a touch of ponzu, and olive oil.
John Holly's Roll
Lightly breaded 6 pieces of white fish, 3 pieces of salmon, 1 piece of tuna, crab meat, avocado inside the seaweed, and topped with spicy tuna.
Kimberly Roll
Salmon, asparagus, avocado topped with seared albacore, and served with spicy sauce.
Sakura Roll
Freshwater eel, salmon on spicy tuna, and mango.
Carpaccio Roll
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, imitation crab meat, and avocado wrapped with soy paper. Served with carpaccio sauce (grape tomatoes, capers, basil, and olive oil).
Magnum Roll
Salmon, cream cheese, avocado lightly fried, topped with tuna poke, and wasabi tobiko.
Tempura
Vegetables Only tempura
5 Pieces Shrimp with Vegetables
Tempura Combo
2 pieces shrimp, 2 pieces calamari, and 2 pieces scallops with vegetables.
2 Pieces Shrimp with Vegetables tempura
2 Pcs Chicken with Vegetables Tempura
2 pcs Scallops with Vegetables
2 pcs Calamari with Vegetables
Rice and Noodles
Singapore Rice Noodles
Fried Rice
Lo Mein
Pad Thai Noodles
Thin Rice Noodles
Vegetarian Fried Rice
Vegetarian Lo Mein
Cantonese Chow Fun
Vegetarian John Holly's Udon Noodles
Black Truffle Fried Rice
Diced filet mignon, asparagus, egg and black truffle paste.
Vegetarian Pad Thai Noodles
Vegetarian Thin Rice Noodles
Vegetarian Cantonese Chow Fun
Vegetarian Black Truffle Fried Rice
Vegetarian Singapore Rice Noodles
Duck
Crispy Duck(with bones)
Comes with Bok Choi and spicy Hoisin sauce
Peking Duck
Hoisin sauce, Chinese steamed bun, julienne scallion, and cucumber.
Mandarin Duck
Shredded fresh duck sauteed with green beans in black bean sauce.
Pork
Thai Honey Pork
Deep fried pork with honey tomato sauce.
Pork Tenderlion Stir Fried
Sauteed pork with vegetable and lemongrass.
Mandarin Pork
Shredded fresh pork sauteed with green beans in black bean sauce.
Pork Medallion Tonkatsu
Breaded deep fried pork tenderloin cutlet with shredded cabbage and bowl of pork fried rice.
Healthy Steamed Dishes
Steamed Chicken and Vegetables
Served with spicy garlic sauce.
Steamed Shrimp and Vegetables
Served with spicy garlic sauce.
Steamed Mixed Vegetables
Served with spicy garlic sauce.
Steamed Beef and Vegetables
Served with spicy garlic sauce.
Thai Fusion
Panang Curry
Broccoli, potatoes, and sugar snap peas in a sweet mild panang curry. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Drunken Noodle
Rice noodles. bean sprout, and onions in a spicy brow basil sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Peanut Sauce Curry
Broccoli, bell peppers, sugar snap peas in a creamy, and peanut sauce curry. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Basil Fried Rice
Basil and jalapeno fried rice.
Tropical Fried Rice
Golden curry fried rice with chicken, shrimp, pineapple, eggs, cashews, and raisins. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Green Curry
Potatoes, onion, bell peppers, and basil in a spicy green curry. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Tofu Drunken Noodle
Rice noodles. bean sprout, and onions in a spicy brow basil sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Basil Duck
Duck with fresh bok choy bell peppers in a spicy basil sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Tofu Basil Fried Rice
Basil and jalapeno fried rice. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Tofu Green Curry
Potatoes, onion, bell peppers, and basil in a spicy green curry. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Tofu Panang Curry
Broccoli, potatoes, and sugar snap peas in a sweet mild panang curry. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Poultry
John Holly's Sesame Chicken
Strips of white meat chicken . fried and stir fried in medium spicy tomato sauce with vegetables. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Crispy Honey Chicken( General Tso's )
Dark meat. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Pineapple Chicken
Crispy chicken, pineapple, and vegetables with sweet and sour sauce on the side. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Teriyaki Chicken
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Chicken Broccoli
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Coconut Curry Chicken
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Lemon Chicken
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Chicken Formosa
Sauteed lightly coated white meat chicken with sweet basil, basil, garlic, and julienne ginger with soy in a showing wine sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Beef
Mongolian Beef
Stir fried beef with onions and scallions in a soy sherry wine sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Beef Broccoli
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Beef Tenderloin Malbec
Chunks of filet mignon stir fried with jalapenos and shallots with soy pepper red wine sauce. Served on the top of Chinese broccoli and fried sweet potato.
Cumin Cilantro Beef
Sauteed sliced beef, jalapeno, cilantro with black bean sauce, and a hint of cumin seed. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Beef Green Bean
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Poached Beef
Poached sliced beef on a bed of bean sprouts with cayenne pepper soy and julienne scallions. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Seafood
Crispy Honey Shrimp
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Volcano Shrimp
Shrimp with sweet spicy sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Holly's Shrimp
Slightly fried then stir fried in a light ginger sauce with baby bok choy. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Wasabi Shrimp Citronelle
Lightly breaded jumbo shrimp and caviar(masago) with light wasabi citronella flavor cream sauce on a bed of spring mix green. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Cashew Shrimp and Scallop
Lightly breaded shrimp with cream sauce and a hint of citus. Served with steamed vegetable. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Salt and Pepper Shrimp
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Pineapple Shrimp
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Seared Scottish Salmon Fillet
Seared fish of salmon with a hint of ginger in a honey soy reduction. Served on the bed of Chinese broccoli and sweet potato.
Vegetables
Sauteed Bok Choy and Mushroom
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Mapo Tofu with Pork
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Wok Fried Asian Green
Green bean, bok choy, Chinese broccoli with ginger wine sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Mandarin String Beans
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Garlic Sugar Snap Peas
Served with garlic and rice wine sauce. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Tofu Country Style
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Basil Hunan Tofu
Comes with jasmine white rice.
Supreme Bok Choy
Sauteed crabmeat and mushroom in egg white reduction. Served on a bed of bok choy. Comes with jasmine white rice.
Late Night Menu
Sushi Handroll
Cucumber, avocado and sesame seeds
Mongolian Beef
Sliced frank steak stir fried with onion and scallions in a spicy soy sherry wine sauce.
Gyoza
pork and eggs
John Holly's Sesame Chicken
Chunks of crispy white meat chicken and mixed vegetables tossed in a spicy tomato sauce with roasted sesame seeds on top.
Edamame
LO Mein
flour soft noodles stir fried with carrots,
bean sprouts, onions
Pineapple Sweet 'n Sour Chicken
Chunks of crispy chicken with pineapple and vegetables with sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Pad Thai
egg, red bell peppers, onions and bean sprouts in sweet-spicy Thai sauce
Crab Rangoon (4)
Beef Broccoli
Broccoli, zucchini, carrots and sliced frank steak in a mild soy sherry wine sauce.
Steamed BBQ Pork Bun (2)
Steamed Holly DimSum
Crispy Honey Chicken
Deep fried dark meat chicken tossed in a spicy soy honey glaze with mixed vegetables
Fried Rice
Crispy vegetable spring roll
Fresh Sashimi 4 pieces
Chili Sauce
Extra Steamed Rice
Seaweed Salad
sesame sweet vinaigrette
Ponzu Sauce
Jalapeno Slices
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Recent Reviews
I can't believe we've never been here. We got take out, beef and broccoli, moo shu chicken, chicken fried rice, they have it all, and it was all good. I think we found our new Chinese restaurant!
April 2025
Best Chinese food in Denver!!! I have been in Denver for 7 years searching high and low for a good Chinese spot. This place should be 5 stars. We got take out and it tasted like it was all home cooked! Absolutely blown away by the quality. Wonton soup is homemade dumplings and vegies, not the classic run of the mill salt pack.
December 2024
Wow!!! I wish I could give more than 5 stars for this place- everything was amazing! Atmosphere, service, food, and wait time was exceptional. Kevin took care of us and was very attentive and kind. We will definitely be back!
November 2024
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