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Taka-O Sushi

November 7, 2010 By Joan Hester 5 Comments

A friend recently told me that Taka-O is her favorite Japanese restaurant. I had been wanting to try it, so that night Jeff and I sat at the sushi bar…and were very disappointed.

We started with the Oh No Roll – a crunchy roll topped with seared albacore and a special house tataki sauce. It was okay, not drowning in sauce as were all the other rolls we sampled. We ordered some sashimi – salmon, yellow tail and eel. The eel was tasty but the salmon and yellow tail weren’t as fresh as I would have liked.

I’m always surprised when I have a bad meal. 9 times out of 10, I like what I’m eating. I guess I’m easily pleased. Well, I hate to say it, but Taka-O did not please me.


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About Joan Hester

During weekdays, I am Director of Admission at an independent school in Los Angeles. On the weekends, I like to explore LA with Jeff. I've thru-hiked the John Muir Trail, summited all the tallest peaks in Southern California, and I'm searching for the perfect, fat-free, calorie-free chocolate croissant.

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  1. Jeff says

    November 12, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    Taka-o really feels like three distinct places. A Japanese restaurant on one end, the sushi bar in the middle, and the karaoke bar on the other end. They are even physically separated.

    I wonder if the karaoke is better than the sushi? Hmm…

  2. Ammie says

    November 22, 2010 at 12:41 am

    So sorry that you were disappointed with Taka-o….this was my (and Eric’s) first sushi after leaving Hawaii and we loved it.

  3. Joan says

    November 22, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    You know, I’ve talked to several people who like it. Perhaps we just had a bad experience that night. I’m glad you had a good experience! Maybe we’ll try it again sometime.

  4. Pam says

    July 12, 2011 at 1:20 am

    I agree with you. I absolutely love sushi and have eaten at the best and the worst restaurants coast to coast. I was disappointed. I mean – it wasn’t awful. It was just so ordinary. The whole place is very boring. No interesting flourishes whatsoever. The sushi was predictable, and the service was bland. Even their “award-winning martini” was bad – syrupy sweet.

    Their karaoke is fun though. The waitresses sing during the slow times and are encouraging.

  5. Joan says

    January 11, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    Maybe we should try the Karaoke then. Thanks for the tip!

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