Taka Restaurant

The quality of their sashimi is one of the freshest that I know. Presentation is also nice. There’s no doubt about their food. We were so pleased with this place the first time when we were there a few years ago, we made sure to come back here this time in San Diego. While the food quality remains excellent, the atmosphere was not the same. Although most of the sushi chefs were still Japanese, all waiters were different now. The decor and wait staff have lost the Japanese touch. Don’t get me wrong. The waiters were still doing a fine job, but just had different styles I suppose. Plus their prices seemed to have gone up as well. Price tag is too high even for excellent food quality like theirs.

Wow! Just when I thought San Diego didn’t have proper Sushi, this place came and swept me off my feet. The freshest fish, amazing staff and the best Sake. I’ll honestly be having dreams about this place until I go again. My taste buds have never been happier. Would give 10 stars if I could.

We came to this restaurant on a Wednesday during the week between Christmas and New Years. It was very busy but we were seated quickly outside. The area outside is heated and very pleasant. We ordered the miso soup, soft shell crab, spicy tuna tar tar, shrimp tempura, spicy tuna roll, spicy scallop roll, salmon & tuna sashimi. We had wine (Chardonnay) and green tea both of which were good. Our food came out very quickly and our server (Martin) was fun, polite and attentive. He made some good recommendations and helped us navigate the menu. The food was great and well priced. We were craving sushi and this definitely hit the spot. The regular tuna sashimi was a fairly fatty cut which is always a bonus. The tuna tar tar was very fancy and is topped with a quails egg & gold flakes. I would highly recommend both if you like tuna. I would definitely go back to this restaurant and would recommend it to anyone craving good sushi.