Sushi Taku

Been to Sushi Taku for a couple of visits. They’re a small, Japanese run neighbourhood sushi spot a few doors down from Classic Chinese Craft Kitchen.

Sign.

Hours. Note they close for a break between 2:30pm to 3:00pm.

The inside is small with 5 tables (total of 15 seats). Service is friendly and they came by several times to refill our waters and tea.

The menu has a variety of dishes. Bento boxes are only available weekdays (11:30am to 2:30pm).

Note: no gluten free soy sauce available.

Trip #1
We dropped in on a evening (around 7:30pm). We were planning to order some takeout after our meal but they ran out of rice! Never experienced that before.

Ebi sunomono ($5.25)

Chicken karage ($7.95)
It takes about 10 minutes to prepare but it’s worth the wait. Piping hot, crunchy exterior and soft, tender inside. The sauce also added some extra flavour.

Beef yaki soba ($12.25)
Good portion.

Mango mango roll ($10.50)
Prawn tempura, crab meat and mango sauce on top. Sauce added a nice sweetness.

Salmon sashimi ($14.50 for 8)
Good portion sizes. Hard to find cheap salmon sashimi these days.

Negitoro roll ($4.75)

Spicy chopped scallop roll ($5.75)

California roll ($4.50)
Standard fare.

Trip #2
We dropped in on a Saturday afternoon (around 1:15pm).

Scallop tataki roll ($11.25)
California roll, aburi scallop and yam bits.

Negitoro roll ($4.75)
Tuna and green onions are oddly not mixed together. Don’t love how they’re made here.

Oshinko roll ($3.25)
The Japanese pickled daikon lacked a crunchy texture, no pickled note.

Deluxe assorted sashimi ($28.95 for 22)
4 salmon, 4 sockeye salmon, 4 tuna, 3 tako, 3 amaebi, 2 toro and 2 saba. For a “deluxe”, it would have been nice to see one or two other types of sashimi offered.