I haven't ordered anything from Takus in a long time, and I thought having some would be a nice treat for me for the holiday week. I ordered their teriyaki salmon bento box, yakitori as an appetizer, and tempura yakisoba. I originally wanted to get the lobster lunchbox but I saw that it was removed from their menu, which was a bummer for I was hoping to get that instead.

I ordered take out and as soon as I arrived my food was ready, the service lady was nice, and my food was piping hot. The food was delicious, the salmon was tender, meaty, and flakey, my tempura shrimp was light and crispy, I was surprised that they gave me yakisoba soup, it was a bit of a shock to me but I didn't mind. The broth has a burst of umami flavor with a noticeable sweetness to it and they give you a lot of it.

I was hesitant about getting the yakitori, the last time I ordered some it was dry, it didn't have much sauce, and there was no green onion on the skewer. This time the yakitori was soft and only a little dry, there was green onion, and there was more sauce.

The only gripe I have with my food is that the dipping sauce for the tempura is salty, it always throws me off because the dipping sauce you get at Sakés is sweet and pairs nicely with the tempura. Takus dipping sauce doesn't taste bad at all--in fact it's good. I just prefer the umami sweetness of Sakés dipping sauce as opposed to Takus. Second, I really would love that they use boneless skinless chicken thighs for the yakitori, the few times I have ordered it, it's usually very dry and/or somewhat moist. I've had tender juicy chicken breasts before on shish kebabs but it just seems like the cooks aren't getting it right.