Takashi

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"Takashi makes the best Japanese food in SLC. They excel in creative sushi rolls, with multiple Beatles-themed options like the escolar and chili pepper-filled Strawberry Fields, or the yellowtail and yuzu-infused tobiko Yellow Submarine. There are no reservations for small groups, and you’ll rarely (read: never) find a night where a crowd isn’t waiting when the doors open at 5:30pm. Enjoy your first round of Japanese whiskey cocktails and some apps at the restaurant’s lauded Post Office Place bar while you wait for a table." - jenny willden

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"Previously occupying the space was a long line of fine-dining restaurants, including Takashi, which I reference to show the location’s past as a destination for formal dining." - Naomi Waxman

West Village Restaurant Takashi Closes Permanently Due to Coronavirus Pandemic | Eater NY

"After a decade in the West Village, I learned that the Japanese grilling destination Takashi has permanently closed; owner Saheem Ali wrote that the pandemic “has dealt us a particularly deft blow.” Because the restaurant was built around tabletop grilling, communal eating, and interactive yakiniku, Ali said delivery or takeout “didn’t make sense” and that reduced capacity was financially untenable — “Cooking at your table is a fundamental part of the Takashi experience, as crucial as the flavors,” he wrote. Opened in April 2010 by Ali with chef Takashi Inoue, it was an immediate hit (with four-hour waits and a one-star review from the New York Times) and a favorite of Anthony Bourdain and other chefs, who appreciated Inoue’s celebration of the entire cow, including multiple stomachs, the aorta, the achilles tendon, and a famously theatrical dish that involved squeezing calf’s brain out of a tube. After Inoue’s death in 2017 at age 40 from a respiratory illness, Ali kept the restaurant open in his honor, but tells Eater that Takashi will not be reopening elsewhere." - Serena Dai

Long considered SLC’s sushi benchmark, with pristine nigiri, creative rolls, and a spirited wait‑list culture. Regularly recommended by local critics; many pair it with a pre‑dinner drink next door at Post Office Place.

Takashi - Review - Downtown - Salt Lake City - The Infatuation

Takashi makes the best Japanese food in SLC. They excel in creative sushi rolls, with multiple Beatles-themed options like the escolar and chili pepper-filled Strawberry Fields, or the yellowtail and yuzu-infused tobiko Yellow Submarine. There are no reservations for small groups, and you’ll rarely (read: never) find a night where a crowd isn’t waiting when the doors open at 5:30pm. Enjoy your first round of Japanese whiskey cocktails and some apps at the restaurant’s lauded Post Office Place bar while you wait for a table. - Jenny Willden