Taka Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Kamloops

Updated review from prior:

We used to stop by Taka every time we drive through Kamloops from Alberta to Vancouver. The last few times we intentionally visit as we loved the sushi here - fresh, priced reasonably, on par with sushi from Vancouver.

This past week we stopped by and immediately I felt like the owners may have changed. Wasn’t sure whether this was the case but everything was way off from our prior experiences.

The chicken karaage was burnt (black) when it came out; the fish was not fresh on our nigiri. Ordered two omakase and received different sushi… felt like we got leftovers.

Likely will not return in the future.

— What was meant to be a pit stop from an Alberta to Vancouver drive ended up in the discovery of a fantastic new Japanese restaurant.

Ordered omakase nigiri and salmon oshi, both were up to par and comparable to excellent quality Vancouver sushi (without the high price tag). Although there was a pick up discount during COVID season, I would definitely return if ever in the area again.

Fish were fresh and flavour was delicious. Only critique would be if the sushi rice had a bit more vinegar/was a bit chewier. Otherwise it wouldn’t have been far off from Miku. Would highly recommend a try.

(No photos because we devoured the food before thinking of taking...

Our first trip to Taka but not our last! Wow! We ordered 10 sushi rolls for takeout on a Friday evening. In only 30 minutes they were ready for pickup. Several people also came in to pick up their orders too as well as Skip drivers; busy place which is a great sign. Very friendly service and they had kindly labelled each roll on the box for us. The rolls we ordered were: Popeye, Volcano, Spicy tuna, Torch boy, Hot Lava, Spark, Avocado, Dynamite(huge!!), Chopped scallop, and the Salmon Oshi. Everything was beyond delicious and beautifully presented, so fresh tasting, sprinkles of green onion, toasted panko and sesame seeds, drizzles of amazing sauces, lots of wasabi and pickled ginger on the side. So much flavour. And I can tell you that the rolls were double the size and way tastier than all the other sushi places we’ve eaten at in Kamloops and we’ve been to every single one. I guess we saved the best for last!! Looking forward to all our leftovers for lunch today, many future orders and...

Great tasting food at decent prices, plus friendly and attentive service. Portions are good too, you’d probably get away with ordering one set of food for yourself unless you’re absolutely starving. The three of us ordered 4 dishes and almost couldn’t finish without stuffing ourselves.

Enjoyed everything we ordered, especially the aburi shrimp sushi, spider roll and the beef ramen. Ramen broth is silky and smooth, while full of flavour (similar to ox bone soup from a Korean restaurant). Not too salty or full of MSG, so not overly thirsty after. Aburi shrimp is buttery and Smokey, and melts in your mouth. Spider roll has deep fried crab that’s crunchy and not overly oily.

Also ordered chicken teriyaki and beef teriyaki (not pictured). Tender and nicely marinated. Comes with bowl of rice and miso soup.

Will definitely visit again when I visit Kamloops...