A couple of weeks ago I went to Boulder, Colorado to visit my good friend Becky who lives there. I had never been to Boulder before and virtually knew nothing about the city except that hiking and rock climbing were popular activities. As we, actually mostly she was planning where to go, what to do, and most importantly where to eat, I started to faintly recall that Hosea Rosenberg had a restaurant there, Jax Fish House. For those of you who don’t watch Top Chef, (gasp!), Hosea was the winner of season five. I personally was rooting for finalist Stefan Richter, but I guess the cards or shall I say knives weren’t chopping in his favor (haha).
We arrived there five minutes before happy hour ended, which barely left us enough time to order drinks. We both opted for the strawberry lemonade made of strawberry infused vodka with lemonade. We were both exhausted from a physically and mentally challenging rock climbing session and so the sweet, cool, princess pink drink was the perfect way to refresh ourselves. There were so many attractive dishes on the happy hour menu like $1 oysters, pork belly sliders, and baby beets with goat cheese and balsamic. If we had only gotten their 15 minutes earlier…
We waited about 45 minutes for a table in the crowded and cramped bar/front. The atmosphere was casual and fun, a mix between a fisherman’s wharf and fine dining. Adorning the exposed brick wall are framed photographs of fishermen both young and old, wearing Jax apparel and holding their catch of the day.
By the time we sat down, we were ready to order. We decided to share a bowl of the chicken and crawfish gumbo with andouille and rice as our appetizer. I went with the Mississippi skillet catfish with butterbean puree, fresh garbanzos, andouille, and pepper jelly, while Becky ordered one of the specials, hemi fish with cooked bokchoy, peas, and a sweet corn puree and relish (if I remember correctly).
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