David V.
Yelp
If you're in the Richmond - Steveston area and you're craving sushi, well then let me takeya (get it? Take you, take ya, Takeya? LOL) to Takeya Sushi!
A small, but fun and easy-to-navigate Japanese restaurant, Takeya Sushi all the typical offerings that one might find when craving all kinds of far east Asian cuisine, including some specialty items. Anything from nigiri sushi, maki sushi, donburi, and variation and combinations of bento boxes you will definitely find here. They have an extensive menu that is simple to read and they have an all-Japanese staff ready and willing to help any customer.
Some items I ordered during my first take-out visit were:
Croquettes and curry - tasty, good portion ratios, curry was a bit too sweet for my liking
Tuna roll - simple, okay quality tuna
Tenzaru soba - prawn tempura was crispy and fresh, overall good
Oyakodon - just okay, too much rice, not good portion size
prawns and curry - excellent, curry too sweet for me personally
I came in wanting to try the Takeya Don which is similar to the Ichiro Don from Ichiro Japanese Restaurant - unagi, prawn tempura, and chicken karaage on top of a bed of hot rice, but this item was not available today, it is only available from Fri - Sun. I'll have to come again next time to try it out. The server politely advised me to choose another item instead and was very patient and friendly with me while I had to look at the the menu again.
My order came out to a total of about $50.00 after tips and it only took about 10 minutes for all of it to come out of the kitchen. Talk about fast service!
One of the small reasons why I am not giving Takeya Sushi a 5-star is because the soba noodles were all stuck together when I tried to eat them. Maybe it had something to do with being in a takeout container for 10 minutes before I could sit down to eat it, but to me that little extra attention to detail made the difference for me when I just wanted to slurp up the noodles bit by bit after dipping them in the sauce.
Another small thing that I found disappointing was the portion ratio in the Oyakodon. Too much rice, and not enough of the chicken and egg on top to match. It was tasty, but definitely suffered from that imbalance of ingredients as a whole dish.
Overall, I had a good experience here, and I will be back to try their other items. Service is good, prices are reasonable. Please come and support this local business!