Fins & Noodles Italian Seafood

Healthy but lots of flavor! I love the salads with whatever the special fish of the day is. My husband loves the meatballs and sausage dishes.

It’s a complaint of many in Denver that they can’t find enough fast casual places to dine and fins & noodles can help fill that gap. My super yummy and healthy fish and noodle plate (Basa Puttanesca) arrived at my table in 5ish minutes and was perfectly proportioned. The flavours were spot on and the white fish was flaky and light. Even with adding a beer to my tab, this whole meal was only $ 13. Plus the staff are really friendly which is always a bonus!

Great little surprise for dinner! Went in with a coupon, not knowing entirely what to expect, but now wish we’d visited sooner! The food was very good, the portions the perfect size, and the staff was very friendly. It was like your friends or neighbors had their own restaurant.
And the Limoncello and Tiramisu were the perfect end!

This place is amazing for what you are paying. Tonight the wife and I had 2 entrees, garlic bread, a Cesar side salad, and our 2 free Thursday night glasses of wine for $ 22. We’ve been here about 5 times and each time it is good, fresh, and the service is very good. The owners are frequently out delivering meals and seeing how things are going. If you’ve been driving by and not stopping you are missing out.

We continue to come back again and again… wonderful food at a wonderful price… nothing like it in Denver! Great seafood, and excellent Italian. This is quick and convenient dining at its best.

Just had the fish tacos. Great taste, lots of food for a good price. I will definitely go back and try something else. Staff is also very friendly.

I went here with a group recently, and most people really enjoyed it. The idea is simple: it’s a fast-​casual place owned by the same person as Sansone’s Bistro just up the street, but with smaller prices and a pasta and seafood-​centric menu. You choose your pasta, your sea protein and your sauce (there are about ten of these!), and they make it up for you. Very reasonable prices, a bit smaller portions than what you’re used to at regular Italian places but that’s ok given what you pay. They’ve got just a few beers and a house red/​house white for wines, but that’s fine too. This isn’t a place where you linger over dinner for a couple of hours, it’s a place where you have a good meal and then are on your way. Being across from Arapahoe High School, the quick service model is a smart one for students who want to grab lunch. The owner and staff were very friendly and I think people were pleasantly surprised when they came here. One note though, the GPS coordinates for this place are slightly off — many people told me that they were pointed to random places nearby rather than to this shopping center, so know where you are going — it’s diagonally across from the high school, on the southeast corner of the intersection, facing University Boulevard.

We stopped by here for the first time early on a Saturday night and really enjoyed it. For starters, it’s refreshing to be able to get fresh-​made Italian (with seafood) for such a reasonable price. The owner (I think) was at the helm and was very helpful and obviously passionate about what this modest fast-​casual eatery is doing (it’s been open a little over a year).
We shared the creamy Italian soup, which was very nice, followed by linguini in red clam sauce for me and the salmon/​artichoke pasta for my wife, which she declared ‘super yummy.’ The Alfredo sauce was not the heavy cream-​bomb it is in many places, and the spicing was just right. The clams & linguini had a tasty tomato-​y broth and a half dozen baby clams atop it all — a simple pleasure well wrought. Meals came with a decent roll and a pat of butter.
We didn’t try any of the wine on tap so can’t comment on that. We will certainly be returning, perhaps for the Family Dinner special on Monday nights (2 lbs of pasta with choice of sauce and a salad) or the free wine night (Thurs). I could see this place becoming one of the next fast-​casual chains out of Colorado if all goes well (the place needs more business; the location isn’t the greatest) but for now it’s a little gem in a strip mall with minimalist décor and plastic furniture. Really it’s about the food coming out fresh, tasty and affordable.

Fantastic place for a quick, inexpensive, healthy meal. We came in tonight and had the salmon caprese, barramundi arrabbiata and the tilapia special. Everything was delicious and the service was quick and friendly. We will be back regularly. It’s nice to have a great local restaurant so close to home!

I had a delightful evening. It’s a great neighborhood restaurant. The night we were in I hand the Shepherd’s Pie. It was wonderful. I was a bit confused by the menu. I was expecting French… not really French but still good. I would have given it four stars but the bathrooms were funky and it could use some updating.

Just ate here. REALLY good food, very nice, informative manager, the only thing I can say remotely not positive is there wasn’t enough seating. But definitely will be back soon!

If you haven’t found it yet, you should introduce yourself to our newer fast food restaurant, Fins and Noodles. Located In the same building as Lark Burger, it offers fresh seafood paired with genuine pastas. Mary and I tried it and loved it. Entrees run $ 6 to $ 15, and include pastas, salads, sandwiches and wraps. Mary had the Shrimp Scampi and it came with 5 really large shrimp on a bed of pasta. I had the Barramundi Arriabiata (Asian sea bass). Both were fresh and wonderful. This would be like an upscale Noodles and Company, but we liked it much better. In addition to soft drinks, they have a short list of beers and wine. We met the owner, a very friendly Robert Sansone (also owner of Sansone’s Bistro — more on that later), who is a transplant from Rochester, NY, and says. «The only things I miss from the East are traditional Italian food and fresh seafood».

Checked this out after a recommendation from NextDoor app. Thursday evening, not super busy and the staff (owners?) were very friendly. Thursday is wine night– with a free glass of wine with entrée purchase– perfect to go with my Shrimp scampi. Tuesday kids eat free. Both great for families with young kids.
My dish was excellent– the shrimp were large and the pasta was well portioned. My husband had the special and ate the entire thing super quick!
Overall good local business serving authentic italian, with a great addition of seafood mixed in.

I really like this place they have puttanesca sauce! How rare is that in Denver? The menu is simple short and good options. The food is healthy and tasty. The owner or store manager stopped by which showed care. I mentioned something that I was going to try the next time in. Without hesitation he brought me a sample of it. This visit I had the puttanesca sauce capers garlic olives tomatoes. The flavor is how I like bold, big and spicy! Nice wine options (although the not many) with dinner too.

Fins and Noodles is our new go to Italian restaurant! So far my family and I have tried the marinara, the putanesca, the alfredo, and the spicy garlic oil with tomato sauces. We already patronized Robert’s other restaurant, Sansone’s Bistro, for years. It’s more of a special occasion place, while this is perfect for a family weeknight dinner. We are loving the sausage, the shrimp, the chicken and the EGGPLANT MEATBALLS are scrumptious! The ethical sourcing of ingredients is important to us, too. The service is great, we already feel like family there. They have great specials every night of the week and we are looking forward to trying them all!

I visited Fins & Noodles for the first time this past Wednesday with 2 girlfriends. When we arrived in the prime of lunch time there were only a few customers there. We asked the man at the register for his suggestions and we ordered all 3 to share. The Basa Puttanesca was my favorite. A nicely-​cooked piece of whitefish over really tasty pasta with olives and capers. The flavors were perfect and I’d love to know what makes their noodles so good. We also ordered the fish tacos. A big portion and so easy to share. Also very good (though not the best I’ve had). Last was the fried calamari salad. I don’t know that this would have been substantial enough for a lunch had we not shared the other plates. I think this might be a better starter for 2 to share before the entrees.
I really like the concept and there were so many food choices available. All sounded good. The service was friendly and the atmosphere was clean, comfortable and casual.
Each one of our meals was under $ 10 — an excellent value!
I would return again if I’m in the area.

Close to our house but we finally made our way to have dinner. Pretty casual, but great friendly service. I ordered barramundi and a white sauce with artichokes served on linguini. My husband ordered the meatballs. I also ordered a side salad and it came out with the main course. The only negative thing I can say about the place. Everything was delicious and well prepared. I ordered the lemoncillo cake and it was scrumptious! I would eat here again and probably will since it is close to home. It gets pretty busy and it is a small place so plan on that.

I will say that it is about time that Italian food is presented in a fast casual way other than pizza. The restaurant owners were really thinking by offer a healthy set of streamlined options for the casual diner who wants a good meal at a good price. I love that you have different fish and seafood options and everything isn’t fried first. Plus there are selections of sauces to top your noodles as well as different noodles made from spinach and even a gluten free option for diners that need it and want to enjoy dinner with their friends.
Speaking of friends, they have even oriented their lunch pricing for the nearby high school lunch crowd. So they have done their due diligence in catering to their local audience. Plus it gives me a chance to have freshly prepared item by a chef who is willing to come out and check on the customers dining to see how they are enjoying their selected dish. That is more like what a fine dining experience is like and a welcome reprieve from pure fast casual experiences.
As it was only me that went in, I cannot account for the taste/​consistency of all the dishes, but mine was delectable. Tilapia over spinach linguine with the slightly spicy (flavorful not burning spicy) arrabiata sauce was a treat. The fish was tender and moist and it paired nicely with the spinach noodles.
I also love love the limoncello cake for dessert. While they don’t make it themselves (this is not a large kitchen and it is not their focus to cater to dessert making) it is worth every bite :-)
Four stars is pretty good and due to a little necessary training of the cashier (for how to not be off putting to newbies to the restaurant and don’t know exactly how it works) it can absolutely be 5star experience.
Perhaps a little sign that says how it works when you walk in (I.e. give us your name — you’re not a # to us here– pick your noodles, sauce and protein and you’re done kind of thing) so you aren’t holding up the experienced diners behind you would be helpful.
By the way, if it is important, there is a small beer selection and (I think) wine.
Try it out– I think you will like it. Buon appetito!

Got a catfish panini and it was pretty tasty. The catfish was cooked and seasoned nicely, it had some arugula, a thick slice of mozzarella cheese, and some tasty bread. It also comes with a side — opted for the pasta chips which are deep-​fried penne pasta which is subsequently seasoned. It’s unusual and kind of interesting, but not sure I’d get it again. The cashier upsold some garlic bread and it’s just the same bread with garlic butter and it wasn’t worth it and ended up being too much food and bread (same amount of bread as the panini). The tiramisu was pretty tasty but somewhat too soft. And add a fountain drink with the usual sugary sodas.
The shop is on the small side, but a fair amount of seating including a large table and large booth, plus outdoor patio seating. Good size adjacent parking lot. Lots of windows. Staff was pretty friendly. Being able to mix things up with meats, bread/​salad/​pasta, and sauces increasing the return-​ability.

I came here with my mom yesterday for lunch. This place is interesting because the atmosphere screams casual, the menu has quite a bit of price variation, and the wait time for food is about 5 – 10 minutes.
and we both ordered the special, a tilapia meal for $ 8.50. Pretty good value for seafood! I asked to have it with a salad rather than the noodles to save myself some carbs. The person who helped us was extremely friendly and helpful.
When the food arrived it looked delicious! It was pretty big too. The fish was literally ON TOP of the salad which unfortunately warmed up the lettuce. Next time I recommend putting the protein right next to the salad rather than right on top. The fish was a good size and very flavorful, no need to use the salt that’s on the table.
Overall I would probably check this place out with the fam again when I am in the area, but make sure to ask for warm stuff on the side of the cold stuff.