Comments on: Taki Sushi

By: God Awful

God Awful — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:49:48 +0000

I am having the Beef & Chicken dinner from Taki as I type at the moment. And being Chinese myself, I can confirm what “Not Happy” above says about the food and service.

Service: Terrible manner. I ordered mine to go. The waitress took my order like she’s doing me a favor. Evidently her attitude towards the sit-downs aren’t much better, observing the way she handled a confused order.

Food: The rice portion was small. Smelled moldy, tasted worse(That can’t possibly be japanese rice). The meat are smothered in sauce, which to me is a sign of bad cooking.
These people are applying the Chinese take-out approach to preparing japanese cuisine.

The upside? The food makes the service seem heavenly.

These numbnuts are giving us Chinese a bad name. I hope they go out of business prompto.

By: Not Happy

Not Happy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:49:45 +0000

The only thing this place has going for it is how cheap the lunch special is. That being said, it’s not very good and hardly worth a repeat. I got the chicken katsu bento, and the chicken is flavorless, with somewhat soggy breading. Service was seriously atrocious (all three waitresses standing around yakking loudly in Chinese), and it took 25 minutes! Even though there were only 3 people in the restaurant!

By: lil wayne

lil wayne — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:56:57 +0000

i hear kids go there at night for the alcohol

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Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:15:25 +0000

[...] better than deli take out, but not quite as good as a moderately priced sit down sushi bar (think Taki or Kikku). It’s just too much [...]

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Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:31:40 +0000

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By: nate

nate — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:06:56 +0000

I agree with Mari… Taki Sushi has become a go to lunch spot for me. It’s nothing to write home about, but when it comes to sushi in midtown for under $10, it gets the job done. Beat’s the pants off “Yummy” Sushi downstairs in Roc Center, that’s for sure… and at half the price!

Also, if you’re up for the hike, Aki Sushi II on 52nd between 8th and 9th has one damn affordable lunch special ($8.95 Sushi Lunch; $9.95 Chirashi Lunch… both with soup and salad), and the fish is better quality and larger pieces than what they’re dolling out at Taki.

(Don’t get me wrong, though: I still love Taki for a quick, cheap fix).

By: Mari

Mari — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:29:54 +0000

I love this place. It is clean and the food is good. The service is great and it is nice to have something like this in midtown that is affordable.

By: cyn

cyn — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:45:23 +0000

it’s not worth to eat japanese in manhattan anymore when they over charge to begin with. Brooklyn has the best deal of sushi and rolls, $1.00 a piece for sushi and $2.50 for rolls. Can’t beat that price….

By: Yvo

Yvo — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:55:13 +0000

Wow, that is REALLY cheap. Can’t get that here. Bah!

By: Midtown Lunch » Ho Yip now Sun Yip?, Citarella Out, Midtown Links and the end of the week wrap up…

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:43:27 +0000

[...] Closings are sort of exciting… it’s always great when new places open up in Midtown. Aron’s has already been replaced by Taki Sushi… but some places have been closed awhile with no sign of being replaced. 45th st. seems especially dire, with empty windows at closed branches of Yoshinoya and Wu Kong (which has been closed for 6 months). No word on what is going on with the space formerlly occupied by Rangole either. [...]