Takashi

Great sadness fills my heart to know that this place is closing but I'm happy to have experienced it. I was also very surprised to find out that they offered a vegetarian version of the tasting menu. This allowed me to stick to m original ideal of the tasting menu. To be honest, it was a great value but after seven courses I was slightly hungry still. Keep in mind it was the only thing I had to eat and my reservation was for 7:30. So you shouldn't be afraid of being stuffed after ordering it. I opted for cocktails vice wine pairings and this turned out be a bit of a tactical error since the server was slightly inattentive in that regard. Our drinks were finished by the end of the third course where we asked to see the drink menu again, we didn't get the drink menus again until after the fourth course and then he pretty much never bothered to take a drink order. The food was excellent. Highlights were definitely the pork belly buns. It was cooked perfectly so that the meat was tender and pretty much dissolved in your mouth but still didn't taste like overcooked mush. The duck two ways was also amazing.

Takashi was a small but jewel of a find, the limited menu items were very interesting and delectable. For me, the appetizers were the true appeal of the restaurant, ranging from scallops to sweetbreads and escargot, all of the appetizers we had were phenomenal. Perhaps because of the extraordinary appetizers, the main dishes were a little underwhelming than expected but still very well prepared and overall definitely worth the trip.

I went to Takashi with a friend, and we did the 11 course tasting menu. Definitely some of the best food I have ever had in the US, and probably the best tasting menu I have done in the US. The dishes were perfectly portioned and bursting with flavour which is what you want when each dish is a few bites. 3 of the 11 courses were ridiculously good, so much that I would go back just for them. The only thing I would say is that next time I probably would do the 7 course menu, because 3 of the additional 4 courses were not really to my liking.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary at Takashi on a Sunday evening. It was a prefix Japanese style dinner menu with a choice of 6 courses/10 courses and optional wine pairings. Each dish was deliciously different with beautiful presentation. The staff were also excellent!!! As the evening was winding down, Chef Takashi came in and mingled with the dinners! We really loved our first visit to Takashi! Will return soon!

I finally got the opportunity to try the Takashi 9-course tasting menu thanks to an awesome Groupon for $55. My friend and I went and we both agreed it was one of the best tasting menu deals around. Everything tasted so good. Each course was enjoyable, some more than others, of course. And though in the beginning it seemed like we would never be full with the small tastes, by course 6 we were getting stuffed and courses seemed to get bigger. We each ordered a cocktail, too, and enjoyed them. In the end we paid another $50 each with the cocktail, tax, and tip so the whole meal cost us about $105 but it was so worth it. I highly recommend Takashi.

Heavy Japanese influence on most dishes, which i think works better than trying to add an element of multiple Asian cuisines. Prices are on the high side, but not totally out of line with other restaurants of this quality - Japanese or otherwise. Second visit had the 7 course tasting menu. Really enjoyed it, almost all of the dishes were outstanding, especially the pork belly and scallop.

I've eaten at Takashi 3 times and have been consistently disappointed. My 1st and 2nd meals were mediocre at best and I decided never to come back. Then a friend who is (was?) a big Takashi fan convinced me to try again. We ordered the tasting menu to get their best dishes. The flavors were way off on several dishes and we both agreed that it was a legitimately bad meal (worse than mediocre). I am shocked that it's retained its ratings/star.

There were ups and downs to our experience at Takashi. We went on a Tuesday night at 9:30 pm, which I now realize is pretty close to the 10 pm closing time of the restaurant. We were called to confirm the reservation at least 3 times, but now I know the restaurant probably stayed open for us, as we ate until almost 11 pm. When we first got to the restaurant, there was no one there to greet and check us in and we stood waiting by the door for a few minutes. The food was good but not spectacular. We both ordered the market menu ($39 for 3 courses). The Big Eye Tuna Tataki appetizer was beautifully presented and the tuna was delicious, but the sauce on the bottom was too acidic. The Mugifugi Pork Loin Two-Way was also good, but not impressive. The pork tonkatsu and mini salad in the middle were very similar to a cheaper Japanese restaurant I'm used to ordering out from. The dessert, however, for me was the best part. I got the Egg and Pistachio Macaron. Eating the creme brulee out of an egg was really interesting and well-presented!