Da TAKE — Restaurant in Kanazawa

In one word, superb!! I’m vegan and was absolutely blown away by their willingness to accommodate my needs and customize items for me. I have traveled Japan extensively and can quite honestly say this was the best experience I’ve had in a restaurant. Most importantly, the food was excellent! On par with some of the best I’ve eaten in Italy, back home in California, and around the world…I got the green salad with fresh seasonal veggies and vinaigrette and a wood fired margarita pizza (both without cheese)… I added garlic, onions, mushrooms, olives, and truffle oil to my pizza… it was to die for! Crust was absolutely perfect and they serve it with a hot and spicy oil on the side which was heaven! Wish they packaged and sold that oil so I could take some home. I asked. They don’t. The rest of my family is vegetarian and eat dairy so they got the regular margarita pizza with cheese and added garlic, a four cheese pizza and added truffle oil, and the Cacio e peppe without the anchovy paste. They simply loved their food as well. The service was above and beyond… warm, kind, friendly and they even brought out a beautifully decorated dessert plate with tiramisu and macrons for my daughter’s birthday at the end. Only wish I had asked our extremely sweet server’s name before we left. She took wonderful care of us! Such a lovely, special, memorable...

Firstly this place is large and spacious and convenient. Nice ambience. However, it seems to be staffed entirely by university students. Friendly vibe but the food itself is served fast and is unremarkable. The pizza was passable. But the pasta portion size was super small for the price. I expressed my surprise and dissatisfaction and the college-age staff did not know how to react excerpt to say it was 100 grams or something. Good value on the mugs of beer though the menu doesn’t indicate the exact amount. This place is also nearly empty on a Friday night which is telling. Come for the beer and pizza....

I have to say I was super impressed with the pizza on offer here. It was well made, properly cooked in a wood fired oven and tasted as it should, if it had been cooked in Italy. The bismark pizza we had, with prosciutto and truffle was absolutely delicious. The staff were super friendly and welcoming too. The Italian radio playing was also a nice touch, really liked that and thought it added a little something. If you feel like you need some western food while away this place will...