Tasu Asian Bistro - Craft Ramen — Restaurant in Cary

Went last night with my dad for an early Father’s Day dinner. I’ve been here 3 times in 3 months and the food has been consistently excellent. That’s the reason I’ve been back, despite it being so poorly managed. As others have commented, the lack of servers is uncomfortably apparent as 2 waitresses scurried around for the 2 hours we were there trying to wait on the inside and outside tables. Our waitress was very attentive as we were taking our time to order and enjoying the weather and outdoor seating. (I also wholeheartedly agree with previous comments that the indoor environment is way too warm to the point of sweating during dinner- $$ issues?). We ordered a poke bowl and hibachi which took awhile to get but enjoyed our wine while we waited. Then I asked for another round of wine. The waitress came back with one partial glass of wine and explained that they ran out. No Chardonnay in the entire restaurant at 7:30 on a Tuesday night. So dad ordered a gin & tonic. 10 minutes later he received a gin & soda which he sent back and explained he wanted tonic. She took the drink back and the manager/bartender/server ( he was filling many roles and none of them well) came out to tell us they ran out of tonic. Dad settled on a beer. While disappointing, we were more concerned with how upset our poor waitress was over the confusion and having to come back repeatedly to apologize. We assured her we were not upset, and definitely not upset with her, and I left her a nice tip.

We won’t be going back any time soon and my guess is they won’t be in business at that location much longer if they don’t get it together. Very...

PSA: This is a brand new restaurant as of September 22, 2025–a craft ramen place with a Japanese chef. I have been to the previous restaurant before and thought it to be just fine. This new ramen restaurant is leaps and bounds better and is the best ramen I have had in the Triangle. It might be the best I’ve had outside of Asia, even after living in Boston and Philly for a few years. The flavors and textures are delicious and authentic, quite unlike the oftentimes one-dimensional salt-bomb you get at a lot of Asian fusion restaurants. The noodles are absolutely incredible. They are freshly made in-house, and this highly elevates the ramen. Ramen is my husband’s least favorite form of noodle soup, but he cleaned the bowl to every last noodle and drop of broth and declared that we must be back soon. We shared an app of chicken karaage, my husband had the chicken ramen, and I got the tonkotsu ramen. Everything was fantastic, even the chicken. I was previously a hater of chicken-focused ramens as they are usually lesser in flavor and richness, but I tried some of his and to my surprise, it was just as tasty and flavorful as mine, and the chicken melted in the mouth. The space is the same as the old Tasu, but now with cute Japanese-themed decor. The service was very friendly, and we got our food quickly despite this being only day 5 of their service. Note that right now (not sure if they plan on changing this), you order at the counter and water is self-service. We immediately told our family to check out this place, and now you know to do...

Lack of communication, poor management, terrible service. I watched our food get delivered to the wrong table. I asked the waitress if they could remake it and she informed me that it is still being made. At this point we have been waiting for 30 minutes for our food. Why would you lie about that like I didn’t just watch our order get delivered to the wrong table. I am a very understanding person and I get food runners are capable of making mistakes. Two different waitresses went to the other table where the wrong food was served and they apologized profusely to them. Even management came and spoke to the other table and apologized. I was ignored. We were waiting for our food for about 40 minutes at this point. Sushi does not take more than 15 minutes to make. We had to ask to speak to management and they said “yeah I know, sorry about that.” Very unprofessional and inconsiderate for our situation. My husband and I were nothing but kind and patient. In the end, they did not give us any discount for the wait, the lies, and the lack of communication. I have worked as a waitress before and my husband has as well. I would consider us very understanding but that was unacceptable. The family next to us complained and was also irritated and looking for the waitress. They were asking “does it usually take this long for them to take our order?” Overall I would avoid this place. If you’re looking for mediocre sushi,...