John C.
Yelp
Was in the mood for sushi early on Saturday, around 2-3pm, and as always, I checked Yelp to find a sushi place that was rated 4 Stars or higher. I found Taku Sushi which was only about 10 minutes from us, and it was rated in my range, so we decided to give it a try.
So we went there early, and were the only people in the restaurant as I'm sure they were getting ready for a busy Saturday night, I have a personal thing that I only eat sushi(or fish for that matter) in Colorado from Thursday to Sunday. If you were in the biz, I'm sure you would know why. The freshest fish is always from Thursday to Sunday. Taku was immaculate inside, the server, who was a male(sorry, I didn't get his name) was extremely personable, knew the menu inside & out, and was a pleasure to have as our server. The only thing I forgot to do was take pictures of the food, probably because the sushi was so damn good!!! Trust me on this!!!
We started off with 2 types of Sake, both cold, the Strawberry Ozeki for me & the Hakuturu Sayuri Sake for my wife. Excellent choices as both went really good with what we ate. I will say that if you don't like sweet Sake, then don't get the Starwberry Ozeki, stick with a cold or hot Sake that isn't sweet. For our appetizers we chose the Monkey Brain(I know, really strange name for a food) but it was EXCELLENT!!! It's hot (as in Temperature), and the waiter explained that it's basically a stuffed avocado & then deep fried. The sushi inside, the sauce, the whole app was EXCELLENT. We also got the Spicy Crispy Tuna (if you've read my Sushi reviews then you know I LOVE Spicy Tuna dishes & it's usually one of my criteria for rating a Sushi place) and d again, this was pure excellence! Again this was a hot dish, but loaded with sushi inside! For entrees, we chose 4 of them (yes, we were only 2 people, but obviously we had enough to take home for a 2nd meal) the Heart Attack roll, the Crunchy Spicy Tuna roll (same name as the App, but different, trust me), the Crazy Tuna roll & last but certainly not least was the Spider-Man roll (we both really LOVE any roll with tempura Soft Shell Crab in it). I really wish I had taken pictures of our meal, it was presented EXCELLENTLY & tasted just as great!!! I'm not sure if they took extra steps because we went so early, but I doubt it. Everything was picture perfect. Generous amounts of pickled ginger & wasabi graced the plates, along with generous amounts of Sushi Rolls.
This place is really GREAT & I am sure it's just as good from 5pm on!!! I haven't lead you wrong so far, so please give Taku a try if you're looking for fresh, excellent Sushi!!!