Tahk Omakase Sushi — Restaurant in Colorado

Tahk Omakase is an absolute GEM and a shockingly pleasant addition to the blossoming food scene in Steamboat Springs. It is hands down the best sushi in the entire State of Colorado. (Yes, better than Sushi Den in Denver). I lived in NYC for over 20 yrs and have had the privilege of being fed by some of the best sushi chefs in the world. Chef John has studied under many of them and the experience at his chefs table is top notch.

Unfortunately, the purpose of this review is to publicly dispute claims made 2 days ago by another diner who has since decided to try and disparage this fabulous tiny establishment. We were forced to wait 30 minutes for the other party to grace us with their presence so the shared omakase dining experience could begin. From there, they ignored, talked over, and eventually argued with the chef. If anything, he showed tremendous restraint not throwing them out half way through the meal. To suggest the chef was rude in any way is false and blatantly dishonest. At one point members of the party even threatened violence and disturbed the entire restaurant. They should be ashamed of their behavior, not posting bad reviews.

As a frequent diner at the chefs table, I can say that it is a privilege to have the opportunity to share a meal at Chef John's table. With his exceptional skills on display, he engages everyone in a friendly manner and it typically leads to new friends and a memorable night for all. He takes pride in teaching people about the fish and explaining his techniques. The entire staff is an absolute delight and work unbelievably hard to keep everything Covid safe without missing a beat service wise. With restrictions in place, it is incredibly difficult for people in this industry to even survive. Their efforts should be thanked and applauded. Purposely disparaging them and trying to harm their business is atrocious in itself in these times. When your party's behavior is outright deplorable, its...

We recently dined at Tahk Omakase and had the 12-piece Omakase at the bar (note: you have to call to make reservations for this experience, the online reservations are for normal table service). While I thought the fish was high quality and well prepared, unfortunately the rice was nowhere near the standard I would expect for this type of experience. It was dry, poorly seasoned, and cold. The rice was like supermarket sushi and not what I would expect for a high end Omakase meal. I did ask when it was made, and apparently they do it all in one batch prior to service. I was in the later seating (730pm) so it was in fact hours old. Most proper Omakase experiences will make the rice fresh for the service.. some even do multiple batches so the later portion of the meal has fresh rice.

In addition, the evening that we went, there was an enormous amount of tension between Chef Tahk and his staff. The bartender was scolded by Chef (something about a few misplaced tickets) creating a scene with the bartender walking-out mid-shift. Chef Tahk also berated a few other servers in front of the group, for not immediately responding to his beckoning calls. All of this created an awkward and uncomfortable dining situation. While I know he was frustrated, the chef needs to learn to deal with these issue in private while you have diners paying $95+ per person right in front of you.

All in all, while there is great potential in this experience, and I'd likely return for a 'standard' sushi experience here, I can not advocate for the Omakase at this cost, with terrible rice quality and the 'Kitchen Nightmares' style interaction between the Chef...

My husband brought me here to celebrate my birthday with the omakase experience. The sushi was the best sushi I've had. However, the customer service was lacking, which made all the difference for me.

The restaurant is fairly pretentious and cliquey. If you're not a regular customer, you are not treated with the same respect as a regular. Sometime during the dinner, while my husband was speaking to the man next to him, the chef was presenting the next sushi. My husband hadn't heard what the chef had said. The chef decided to grill my husband as if he were a school teacher grilling a student who hadn't been paying attention right in front of the other guests sitting at the bar. The chef asked my husband what kind of sushi was in front of him. The bar went silent. When my husband didn't answer, I answered for him. The chef then went on to scold my husband for not having paid attention when the sushi was presented. I could tell my husband felt humiliated, and the man next to him (who was a regular customer) spoke up to tell the chef that he hadn't known what kind of sushi it was either. The chef made no response to the man's comment, and continued doing what he was doing. Admittedly at that point, we should have left the restaurant, but for some unknown reason we stayed. The rest of the evening was uncomfortable, and we felt out of place. The only redeeming qualities were the people we were sitting next to and the quality of the food.

When one is in the customer service industry, one should not be belittling their customers, no matter how great of a chef or whatever position he...