Kakigori Ken — Restaurant in Denver

My family and I have been coming to Kakigori since we discovered Japanese shaved ice in June. From the very first visit, we fell in love with the concept, the incredible flavors, and the thoughtfully curated seasonal offerings. We’ve eagerly returned many times spending $22-30 excited to enjoy the same quality each visit.

However, our last few visits have been disappointing. Most recently, we found that our order came out wrong in size with little to no syrup, and mostly just ice which significantly impacted the experience we’ve come to cherish. It’s disheartening to see a place we’ve consistently supported show a lack of consistency in the product we love so much.

We sincerely hope Kakigori can address these issues, as the concept and flavors are truly...

As a Los Angeleno spoiled with Japanese choices at home—to get anything near authentic Japanese desserts in Denver is going to be rare. So 5 stars to this shop not only for bringing a piece of Japan to Colorado, but for doing it well.

My palette has always leaned towards “not too sweet” and they deliver that here. Even though the cream looks sweet in photos, it’s really not.

Margarita Cream puff was done well too— creative! The lime custard had a nice tartness with a pink salt kick. The actual choux pastry isn’t as good as Beard Papas but worth a try.

There’s no seating in the small pop up area, one standing table and a few communal tables in the immediate walk in...

Amazingly fluffy shaved ice. So glad I randomly Googled and found this popup. It's run by the folks that run the sushi restaurant inside the Source.

We got the rotating flavor: lemon tart. Clear shaved ice, whipped cream, a syrup that had all the tartiness and sweetness of lemon curd. Plus crushed graham crackers. It tasted just like the original dessert! Creative flavor.

We got the large and shared it between two adults and a...