Ta-Ke Sushi Restaurant — Restaurant in West Hollywood

We LOVE coming here! It's one of our favorite spots in all of Los Angeles (and it just so happens to be right here in our backyard!). Chef Kino is always prepping fresh sushi 🍣 behind the bar, and his wife Yoyo is always so sweet, greeting us with small talk and kindly offering new suggestions from the menu or helping answer any questions we may have at the time. The server (may be their son?) is also always a pleasure to deal with every time...Very kind.

My girlfriend & I often like to take a walk and eat a late dinner. And on a few different occasions, we accidentally arrived a little TOO late, as they were about to close, and instead of turning us away, they insisted that we come in to sit down & stay to eat comfortably. This sort of "old school/family-style" treatment is so rare in today's world...So, I wanted to be sure to give them a shoutout & big thanks for this :)

Everything we've tried (both food & drink) has been totally delicious 🍱🍶😋, and all for very affordable prices $$ (ESPECIALLY, for being in the heart of the Sunset Strip!).

If you haven't been here before, I strongly suggest you come give it a try...

Oh man ! love this place so much, my friends started a ritual where they go every Monday. i decided to join them and had an amazing experience. Was a little busy and the space is small but worth any small wait. The front bar where the master sushi chef greets you and makes the most unbelievable sushi. The quality was unbelievable. We also had the Cold Soba which was my first time and i was blown away by the freshness and style, was like cold ramen that you dip (didn’t take a picture we ate it so fast) . My buddy got the chicken teriyaki which was ok i took a bite but was not the best thing we ordered. Overall was a great experience and so many more options to try. They have combinations on the menu so you can get a meal with all the sides for a decent price. They ended up giving us a free saki on the house for the wait which was very kind. oh lastly the dessert we had was a special rice with a raw egg they give you (not sure if it was a dessert) but wow was definitely unique and was an exotic new dish (the video i posted is us mixing the egg in the rice) ....

I visited Ta-Ke around 9pm on a Sunday for the first time. The restaurant itself is quaint and cozy. Very intimate seating only a small sushi bars and a few two-top tables along a mirrored wall.

I sat at the sushi bar and ordered the: 10pc omakase. Omakase means to entrust the chef to give you the best of the best of what they have available to offer that evening and let the chef prepare it how he wants. They asked me if I had any allergies or aversions, to which I answered, “no” and the night began.

Chef is an older gentleman but an expert. His fluid movements packed each piece of nigiri perfectly and you could taste each grain of rice falling apart against the palate.

I recommend visiting and letting chef prepare your meal at his discretion. He knows what he’s doing. Just don’t forget to buy him a beer!

Disclaimer: I am not a good critic, I’m just a guy posting his...