The seaweed salad and bean thread noodles were well seasoned with sesame, soy sauce, and some combination of vinegar or citrus.
It moved into first place when my teeth sunk into the delicate, sweet, and plump lobster after dipping it into the ponzu sauce.
Next came the lobster tempura appetizer ($14) which won us both over with the creative presentation. I also prefer ceviche with a little more lime – well, a lot more lime! There was too much pineapple and not enough tuna, which may have also helped mask the presence of the raw fish. I found the tuna to be too delicate a flavor for this combination because the large chunks of green onion were overly dominant. This was a spicy tuna, pineapple ceviche served in a martini glass with two large fried wonton skins. Jax offers daily vodka infusions like strawberry, pineapple, pomegranate and pear, cucumber, and coffee to name just a few. I started with a strawberry lemonade for $3 which was a delightful blend of strawberry infused vodka and lemonade. One of the wait staff greeted us with a small plate of fresh and delicious french bread and soft butter as soon as we were seated (thank you, I despise chilled butter – who the hell can spread that?). There are so many enticing choices on the menu that you would do well to go with others and sample their plates or return several times before finding a favorite. The staff are prompt, attentive, friendly, knowledgeable, and hip. It’s a casual place where the crowd quickly overpowers the volume of the music.
The interior decor consists of fish, fish, fish, and jellies. The atmosphere is that of a hoppin’ joint and raw bar that started filling up around 5:30 pm for dinner and as early as 4:30 for the happy hour raw oyster bar. Nicole immediately piped up and said, “I love Jax!” If someone else had said that, I might be take that recommendation with a grain of doubt, but not with Nicole – she is that rare being who says what she means, knows what she likes and dislikes, and doesn’t waste time in between. Being relatively new to the Boulder restaurant scene, I had polled my coworkers about good places to eat in town.
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