{"id":2442171,"date":"2019-03-26T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=302546"},"modified":"2019-03-26T13:28:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T19:28:11","slug":"new-carbondale-eatery-opens-offers-a-taste-of-japanese-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/new-carbondale-eatery-opens-offers-a-taste-of-japanese-cuisine\/","title":{"rendered":"New Carbondale eatery opens, offers a taste of Japanese cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chef\/co-owner Joey Lin at the grill on Monday evening at 450 Teppanyaki in Carbondale.<\/strong>
John Stroud\/Glenwood Springs Post Independent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Desy and Joey Lin, husband-and-wife restaurateurs originally from Indonesia and China, respectively, recently opened a Japanese eatery in Carbondale by the name of 450 Teppanyaki.<\/p>\n

Located at 568 Highway 133 in the space formerly occupied by Konnyaku, the Lins explained that the new eatery specializes in teppanyaki, sushi and cocktails.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe foods are usually steaks, seafood, chicken, and are cooked on a flat iron grill,\u201d 450 Teppanyaki co-owner Desy Lin said of Teppanyaki\u2019s cooking technique.<\/p>\n

Lin explained how the word teppanyaki combines \u201cteppan,\u201d meaning metal griddle, and \u201cyaki,\u201d which essentially refers to heating. \u201cYaki\u201d also helped cook up the restaurant\u2019s name.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour-hundred fifty (450) degrees is the temperature of the grill itself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The couple met when they were both 23, by chance in Fort Collins.<\/p>\n

Joey Lin, after studying culinary arts in China, moved to Fort Collins where he received further training while working alongside his uncle at East Moon Asian Bistro.<\/p>\n

Desy Lin, however, switched career paths altogether when she traded in art school in San Francisco for restaurant management.<\/p>\n

Desy Lin, co-owner of 450 Teppanyaki, assists customers at the counter Monday evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now both 26, the two hope to showcase their skills on 450 Teppanyaki\u2019s plates and in its glassware.<\/p>\n

Unlike many hibachi restaurants, guests at 450 Teppanyaki do not eat around the grill with a chef preparing the cuisine directly in front of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an open kitchen where the chef can cook, but there is not going to be any show,\u201d Desy Lin said. \u201cPeople can still come over and watch the chef, but it is up to them. Customers have their own tables.\u201d<\/p>\n

The restaurant\u2019s teppanyaki menu offers vegetarian options in addition to chicken, filet mignon and strip loin, as well as a seafood selection comprising lobster tail, red snapper, salmon, sea scallops, shrimp and tuna steak.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have lots of sushi, too. And, I would recommend the 1-degree-beyond specialty sushi roll,\u201d Desy Lin said of her favorite choice out of 450 Teppanyaki\u2019s 18 specialty sushi rolls.<\/p>\n

Lin described the 1-degree-beyond sushi roll as a California roll featuring the traditional crab salad, avocado, and cucumber but topped off with baked lobster.<\/p>\n

In addition to an open kitchen, 450 Teppanyaki also offers customers a full bar featuring Japanese beers Kirin Ichiban and Sapporo on tap, sake by the flight, and cocktails including that of a wasabi bloody mary.<\/p>\n

The couple said they drove all over the state looking for a home for 450 Teppanyaki before finally settling on Carbondale.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe really liked Carbondale and how everybody kind of knew each other,\u201d Desy Lin said. \u201cWe just want the locals to get to know and enjoy teppanyaki, that is our hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Open seven days a week for lunch and dinner, 450 Teppanyaki, Sunday through Thursday, serves customers between 11 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chef\/co-owner Joey Lin at the grill on Monday evening at 450 Teppanyaki in Carbondale.John Stroud\/Glenwood Springs Post Independent Desy and Joey Lin, husband-and-wife restaurateurs originally from Indonesia and China, respectively, recently opened a Japanese eatery in Carbondale by the name of 450 Teppanyaki. Located at 568 Highway 133 in the space formerly occupied by Konnyaku, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2442171","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 19:23:47","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley's Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}