Lon Symensma may be known for Asian food here in Denver — see his restaurants ChoLon and Cho77 — but he actually started his career cooking European food under superstar chefs like Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges. So for his newest restaurant opening Dec. 28, LeRoux, Symensma is getting back to his roots.
“LeRoux is kind of a celebration of my early years as a chef,” Symensma told us late last year, when he initially shared the concept. “Before I knew what lemongrass and chilies were, I was cooking at Michelin-star restaurants in France.”
He’s bringing that western European culinary experience to LeRoux, which will serve re-interpreted, modern takes on classics. The opening menu is yet to be released, but Symensma said he hoped that the Foie Gras and Oyster Skewers or French Onion Short Rib will spur the same kind of devotion that his soup dumplings have inspired at ChoLon.
It’s been a bit of musical chairs for Symensma’s restaurants of late, as LeRoux and Kaya Kitchen, a casual breakfast and lunch cafe, were originally supposed to open next door to ChoLon along the 16th Street Mall this past summer. Instead, Symensma moved Cho77 from its South Broadway spot into the space planned for Kaya (which Symensma said he’s saving for a collaboration project down the line) and introduced his Mexican concept BorraCho Tacos on Broadway.
LeRoux is staying put in the former H Burger space next to ChoLon as intended. Check it out beginning Dec. 28.
LeRoux: 1555 Blake St., Denver; lerouxdenver.com; Opening Dec. 28
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