Sushi Taka
Japanese · Irvine
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About Sushi Taka
At Sushi Taka, we strive to provide an exceptional dining experience in the heart of Irvine. Our restaurant offers a unique blend of traditional sushi techniques with modern twists, all while maintaining a warm and inviting ambiance. From our signature dishes like the baked Salmon Roll and fresh was...
At Sushi Taka, we strive to provide an exceptional dining experience in the heart of Irvine. Our restaurant offers a unique blend of traditional sushi techniques with modern twists, all while maintaining a warm and inviting ambiance. From our signature dishes like the baked Salmon Roll and fresh wasabi, to our attentive service staff who ensure that every guest feels valued and cared for, we aim to exceed your expectations. We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients and strive to create dishes that are both visually stunning and deliciously prepared. Whether you're looking for a quick bite or a leisurely dining experience, Sushi Taka is the perfect destination for anyone seeking authentic and delicious sushi in an approachable and welcoming setting.
What Customers Say About Sushi Taka
Sushi Taka receives mixed reviews. Many praise the fresh, high-quality sushi and friendly service, especially highlighting Jon and the owner. Common raves include the Taka Plate and Pink Lady roll. Some customers report inconsistent quality, rude service, and order issues.
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Tip: Happy hour is all day during the weekends.
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Sushi Taka Irvine Reviews
Only after I sat down did I notice this place didn’t have the best reviews. I wanted to hop on here and give my honest review. I am not sure if maybe they changed ownership or management recently, but I actually thought the food and service were very good. The food was good quality, it was made quickly, and I thought the staff were very friendly. I stopped by for a quick bite before girls night to have something in my stomach before drinking. I would return again. Here’s a photos of my Sexy Lady roll. It was quite tasty. I’d give them a chance if you’re in the neighborhood.
My 2nd time here I had the baked Salmon Roll. The first time I ordered this the Salmon was cut much thicker on the roll which I enjoyed. The 2nd time ordering the salmon roll the fish was much thinner. Consistency would be nice such as the thick slices that was made the very first time. 🙏🏽👍🏽I love that its baked cause i dont always like to eat raw fish. Long story short this food was delicious!!! And customer service I had no issues with the staff checked on me and was very attentive. I’ll definitely be back. Thank you! -Rachelle
I don’t understand the reviews hating on the customer service here. I’ve been like seven times and they’re always really cool and nice. Maybe they started out understaffed and that led to the problems. But anyway the sushi is good and I recommend this place.
I really enjoyed my lunch at Taka! I had two different rolls + some sushi and it was delicious, fresh, and well prepared and designed. The server was very nice and kind. The place is also clean and cozy! They have a great happy hour deal which is all day long during the weekends! I highly recommend this place.
I haven’t been here forawhile and i decided to give it another shot. it was very high quality and fresh!! My favorite was pink lady, amazing!
Such great fish and the sushi 🍣 is above and beyond always ♥️ & Jon is so nice every time I come in. I’ve not only liked the food here but the atmosphere is peaceful.
Only after I sat down did I notice this place didn’t have the best reviews. I wanted to hop on here and give my honest review. I am not sure if maybe they changed ownership or management recently, but I actually thought the food and service were very good. The food was good quality, it was made quickly, and I thought the staff were very friendly. I stopped by for a quick bite before girls night to have something in my stomach before drinking. I would return again. Here’s a photos of my Sexy Lady roll. It was quite tasty. I’d give them a chance if you’re in the neighborhood.
My 2nd time here I had the baked Salmon Roll. The first time I ordered this the Salmon was cut much thicker on the roll which I enjoyed. The 2nd time ordering the salmon roll the fish was much thinner. Consistency would be nice such as the thick slices that was made the very first time. 🙏🏽👍🏽I love that its baked cause i dont always like to eat raw fish. Long story short this food was delicious!!! And customer service I had no issues with the staff checked on me and was very attentive. I’ll definitely be back. Thank you! -Rachelle
I don’t understand the reviews hating on the customer service here. I’ve been like seven times and they’re always really cool and nice. Maybe they started out understaffed and that led to the problems. But anyway the sushi is good and I recommend this place.
I really enjoyed my lunch at Taka! I had two different rolls + some sushi and it was delicious, fresh, and well prepared and designed. The server was very nice and kind. The place is also clean and cozy! They have a great happy hour deal which is all day long during the weekends! I highly recommend this place.
I haven’t been here forawhile and i decided to give it another shot. it was very high quality and fresh!! My favorite was pink lady, amazing!
Such great fish and the sushi 🍣 is above and beyond always ♥️ & Jon is so nice every time I come in. I’ve not only liked the food here but the atmosphere is peaceful.
Great value, great food, great service. Have been to all of the other fancy (and typically overpriced) options in the area, and it’s nice to have a casual sushi place like Taka which has proven consistent over the years. Love stopping in after a walk with the dog and eating outside. Don’t listen to the negative reviews.
Really nice place, food is great, service is nice and fast.
Wonderful sushi place run by wonderful people. The quality is very consistent and the variety is welcome. Recommend the fresh wasabi, protein roll, and the Salmon Kama. It’s a bit pricey but that’s the price you pay for good quality. The best deal is definitely the Taka Plate.
I'm genuinely confused by the bad reviews, maybe people just have high standards or this place has a bad employee I didn't encounter. But the woman (I think may have been the owner) helping us was amazing and extremely kind, probably some of the best service I've ever encountered. She was literally running across the restaurant to be as efficient as possible, even the guy behind us made a comment about how it was the fastest he ever gotten his food. The sushi itself was also extremely fresh, and I myself am pretty picky about fish quality as I've had a lot of good and bad fish.
I went to sushi take when I was visiting my sisters and staying at the ac hotel across the street. We wanted sushi on a Friday night so we walked over and were seated right away. No line or wait time. Waitress was patient and gave us time to look over the menu. I ended up getting a spicy salmon type of roll, and my sister got the mango roll which she really enjoyed. That combination was really unique and I’ve rarely seen fruit in any of my sushi rolls. Great service and great sushi! Will be back for sure. Very friendly and accommodating staff. I had to have gluten free so she brought me the gluten free soy sauce. OH! They have a really rad happy hour that goes everyday and honors 15% off of your rolls, killer deal!
I'm genuinely confused by the bad reviews, maybe people just have high standards or this place has a bad employee I didn't encounter. But the woman (I think may have been the owner) helping us was amazing and extremely kind, probably some of the best service I've ever encountered. She was literally running across the restaurant to be as efficient as possible, even the guy behind us made a comment about how it was the fastest he ever gotten his food. The sushi itself was also extremely fresh, and I myself am pretty picky about fish quality as I've had a lot of good and bad fish.
Great value, great food, great service. Have been to all of the other fancy (and typically overpriced) options in the area, and it’s nice to have a casual sushi place like Taka which has proven consistent over the years. Love stopping in after a walk with the dog and eating outside. Don’t listen to the negative reviews.
I went to sushi take when I was visiting my sisters and staying at the ac hotel across the street. We wanted sushi on a Friday night so we walked over and were seated right away. No line or wait time. Waitress was patient and gave us time to look over the menu. I ended up getting a spicy salmon type of roll, and my sister got the mango roll which she really enjoyed. That combination was really unique and I’ve rarely seen fruit in any of my sushi rolls. Great service and great sushi! Will be back for sure. Very friendly and accommodating staff. I had to have gluten free so she brought me the gluten free soy sauce. OH! They have a really rad happy hour that goes everyday and honors 15% off of your rolls, killer deal!
Wonderful sushi place run by wonderful people. The quality is very consistent and the variety is welcome. Recommend the fresh wasabi, protein roll, and the Salmon Kama. It’s a bit pricey but that’s the price you pay for good quality. The best deal is definitely the Taka Plate.
Spider roll here was incredible, along with the seaweed salad. Really enjoyable food. I definitely would go back to this location, especially to try out more of their rolls.
Spider roll here was incredible, along with the seaweed salad. Really enjoyable food. I definitely would go back to this location, especially to try out more of their rolls.
Very good service ,but sushi taste are so so
Very good service ,but sushi taste are so so
The sushi they have in the cafeteria at the hospital I work at is better than this stuff. I’d give them 2 stars for the quality of the food but an extra star because they understand gluten free and have tamari sauce. My son with celiac was able to eat the sushi without incident. Their imitation crab is gluten free, although they use way too much of it in their rolls.
Will never return to this place! I came to pick up my order, which was supposed to be ready. I was greeted by a young man at the checkout. He was rude. I waited over 20 minutes for my order. The food I received looked terrible.
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Don’t even eat here. That miso soup is just like water. That is nothing other than some green onions in that soup. I ordered pickup and they won’t start preparing until you get there. I have to wait there for 20 minutes. The portion is also very little compared to its pricing. Go somewhere else!!
The person in charge is incompetent and somewhat lazy since the order that was supposed to be ready at a certain time took 20 more minutes and all because she has many tablets on her counter will have been confused and that caused her not to be able to put the order to your kitchen. Also the woman was mean and little help. I will avoid going to this sushi place again, by the way there are better than this restaurant.
On Doordash they put Promotion of buy one get one free, but raised the price to double
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Don’t even eat here. That miso soup is just like water. That is nothing other than some green onions in that soup. I ordered pickup and they won’t start preparing until you get there. I have to wait there for 20 minutes. The portion is also very little compared to its pricing. Go somewhere else!!
Will never return to this place! I came to pick up my order, which was supposed to be ready. I was greeted by a young man at the checkout. He was rude. I waited over 20 minutes for my order. The food I received looked terrible.
The person in charge is incompetent and somewhat lazy since the order that was supposed to be ready at a certain time took 20 more minutes and all because she has many tablets on her counter will have been confused and that caused her not to be able to put the order to your kitchen. Also the woman was mean and little help. I will avoid going to this sushi place again, by the way there are better than this restaurant.
On Doordash they put Promotion of buy one get one free, but raised the price to double
One of the "stingiest" sushi restaurant i have ever visited. i ordered to go and asked for small soy sauce "Styrofoam cup" to dip my sushi in (worth 3 cents cost) and they told me this was the last time they will give me a cup. They also get upset if you ask for packet of soy sauce. I told the manager this was the last time i will visit his restaurant. they are very stingy. i invite you to try them and experience their stinginess first hand.. poor service-
We’ve ordered from this location over 75-100 times! We’ve never had a reason to interact with their staff until today, when we had an issue with our order. We wanted to make a change to the roll we ordered and we were told there was nothing they could do for us given they had already started preparing our order… what? All we wanted to do was add an item on. We pushed it further and said surly there’s something we can do, so she “spoke to the chef” who basically said no. So long story short, I hope one day they realize that loyal customers are worth way more than what a simple customer service gesture would have cost them.
I wanted to share some feedback regarding my recent experiences at your restaurant. Previously, I have always been able to call ahead to place my order before arriving, which saved me valuable time. However, last night, a waitress informed me that the chef no longer allows phone orders. Instead of waiting 20 minutes to place my order in person, I would much prefer the option to call ahead, as I have done in the past. Additionally, I have noticed a significant issue with portion sizes when ordering through DoorDash. Each order consistently arrives with only four small pieces, yet two small orders cost $51. In comparison, other sushi restaurants provide 8 to 10 pieces per order at half the cost. This discrepancy in pricing and portion size is disappointing and has led me to reconsider my patronage. Unfortunately, due to these recent changes, I have decided to take my business elsewhere. I wanted to bring this to your attention in case you were unaware of these concerns.
We’ve ordered from this location over 75-100 times! We’ve never had a reason to interact with their staff until today, when we had an issue with our order. We wanted to make a change to the roll we ordered and we were told there was nothing they could do for us given they had already started preparing our order… what? All we wanted to do was add an item on. We pushed it further and said surly there’s something we can do, so she “spoke to the chef” who basically said no. So long story short, I hope one day they realize that loyal customers are worth way more than what a simple customer service gesture would have cost them.
This is by far the worst sushi restaurant I have ever been to. They are so disrespectful and add a tip without authorization. Avoid this place at all costs and the lady working there is so rude and has a bad attitude.
I wanted to share some feedback regarding my recent experiences at your restaurant. Previously, I have always been able to call ahead to place my order before arriving, which saved me valuable time. However, last night, a waitress informed me that the chef no longer allows phone orders. Instead of waiting 20 minutes to place my order in person, I would much prefer the option to call ahead, as I have done in the past. Additionally, I have noticed a significant issue with portion sizes when ordering through DoorDash. Each order consistently arrives with only four small pieces, yet two small orders cost $51. In comparison, other sushi restaurants provide 8 to 10 pieces per order at half the cost. This discrepancy in pricing and portion size is disappointing and has led me to reconsider my patronage. Unfortunately, due to these recent changes, I have decided to take my business elsewhere. I wanted to bring this to your attention in case you were unaware of these concerns.
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