Star Kitchen

Name: Star Kitchen
Address: 2917 W Mississippi Ave, Denver, CO, 80219, US
Telephone: (303) 936-0089

Mon–Thu 10:30am–8:30pm; Fri 10:30am–9pm; Sat 10am–9pm; Sun 10am–8:30pm (dim sum until 2:30pm, 3pm weekends; kitchen closed 3–4pm)

2917 W Mississippi Ave, Denver, CO 80219
(303) 936-0089
Last verified: October 2026
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Braised sliced pork belly glazed in dark sauce, fanned over green lettuce, a Cantonese dish served at Star Kitchen in Denver

Clay pot rice: Rice cooked to order in an individual earthenware pot with Chinese sausage, chicken, mushrooms or salted fish laid on top, finished with sweet soy. The prize is the crisp, toasted layer of rice that forms against the pot. On this menu as: Rice Cooked in Clay Pot · Clay Pot Rice.
Dim sum: The Cantonese tradition of small steamed, fried and baked plates (dumplings, buns, rice rolls, ribs) eaten with tea, usually from mid-morning to early afternoon. Dishes are priced by plate size (small, medium, large, special), so a table of four can try a dozen things for the cost of two entrées. On this menu as: Dim Sum (served daily).
Har gow: Steamed shrimp dumplings with a translucent, chewy wheat-starch skin pleated around whole or chopped shrimp. The classic test of a dim sum kitchen: the wrapper should be thin enough to see the pink through it but strong enough to lift with chopsticks without tearing. On this menu as: Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings) · Siu Mai (Pork & Shrimp Dumplings).
Siu mai: Open-topped steamed dumplings: a thin yellow wrapper cupped around a pork-and-shrimp filling, often finished with a dot of roe, crab or a single pea. Usually sold four to a steamer basket. On this menu as: Siu Mai (Pork & Shrimp Dumplings).
Xiao long bao: Shanghai-style "soup dumplings": a thin pleated wrapper around seasoned pork and a cube of gelatinized stock that melts into hot broth as it steams. Eat them from a spoon: bite a corner, sip the soup, then finish the dumpling with a little black vinegar and ginger. On this menu as: Soup Dumplings.
Bao: Soft, slightly sweet steamed yeast buns. Filled versions (baozi) hold barbecued pork (char siu bao), vegetables, custard or red bean; baked char siu bao has a glossy golden crust instead. Unfilled folded buns (gua bao, "lotus leaf buns") come with braised pork belly or Peking duck to stuff at the table. On this menu as: BBQ Pork Buns.

How these dishes compare

Char siutypically $9.50 across 198 menus
Baotypically $8.95 across 190 menus
Har gowtypically $9 across 110 menus
Xiao long baotypically $11 across 107 menus
Siu maitypically $8.81 across 78 menus
Congeetypically $7.95 across 61 menus
Clay pot ricetypically $19.65 across 46 menus
Egg tarttypically $6.15 across 31 menus

Star Kitchen

Menu

Dim Sum (served daily)

Noodle Soup & Porridge

Seafood

Rice Cooked in Clay Pot

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