Takumi Taco Reviews Summary

Category: Japanese restaurant New York

Address: 75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011, USA

Phone: +12129894200

Rating: 4.1
based on 140 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Absolutely loved this place. Draft Sapporo to wash down a couple of delicious Japanese/Mexican fusion tacos."
  • "Wonderfully tasty fusion of Japanese and Mexican food."
  • "The short ribs were excellent."
  • "These tacos were awesome! The hard shell is what makes them unique, they are not your typical hard shell taco."
  • "The Japanese Curry Beef taco was one of my top 5 tacos ever, so unique and flavorful!"
  • "The crunchy taco with lentil stuffing was better than anything else we tried."
  • "Everything was incredibly delicious and flavorful specially the spicy tuna tacos."

Cons:

  • "Braised beef was a little disappointing, slightly dry and coleslaw not creamy."
  • "The chipotle shrimp tacos are served cold and flavorless."
  • "Nothing too special about the shortrib one, it taste pretty much the same as the ones I had before."
  • "The tacos are small but full of meat. That being said it was sort of bland."
  • "Japanese inspired Mexican 🌮 taco. The Japanese curry beef is very interesting but the spicy tuna is a bit disappointing."
  • "All the tacos were just kind of sad and frankly disappointing."
  • "The flavor of veggie and tofu tacos were not very synergistic."

Service

Pros:

  • "They are very good about checking on you and service was very quick."
  • "Service was quick and friendly."
  • "The service was also friendly and fast :)"
  • "Staff were friendly and the food came out almost immediately."
  • "Staff is friendly and they put the fast in fast food."
  • "Great customer service from Leslie the bartender!!"
  • "Service was really good though."

Cons:

  • "The waitress was a little rude, but maybe she was just having a bad day."
  • "The male waiter got upset because I requested food without cheese because I am a vegan."
  • "The service wasn’t good the guy serving the food wasn’t helpful."
  • "The service was horrendous."
  • "Asked me for my card after I ordered a drink. I watched several others order drinks and food, and not once were they asked for their cards. Discriminatory and upsetting."
  • "They had a bad attitude, they didn’t want to listen well."
  • "Very poor and rude customer service."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Feels like an indoor food truck."
  • "It’s bar seating only which is usually full and the only downside but Totally worth the wait!"
  • "Vibes are cute though!"
  • "Stumbled across this in Chelsea Market and we certainly made the right decision."
  • "You get to sit around the counter and watch the staff make the tacos in front of you."
  • "Love the atmosphere of the Chelsea Market, but the guy took awhile to get us a menu and never checked on us during our meal."
  • "Nice little bar setting in Chelsea’s main market."

Cons:

  • "Only a few bar chairs to sit down so it’s mostly to go."
  • "The downside is that there's not enough seating available. Some seat on the stairs."
  • "Came here at 6pm on a Tuesday night and there was no capacity to sit inside."
  • "Seating is limited but everyone's in and out you'll find one without much of a wait."
  • "Very crowded- right in the middle of Chelsea Market, good luck finding a seat :/"
  • "Bar seating. We were lucky to grab 2 seats as someone else was leaving."
  • "Seating is difficult to find in Chelsea market."

Value

Pros:

  • "Their 2 tacos + side combo way to go."
  • "The prices are reasonable, my meal cost me 21$."
  • "Excellent fusion style tacos. We tried four different varieties with the bento box option. Huge portions and good value."
  • "The bento box (~$13) is a great value in terms of quality and quantity of food."
  • "We both ordered bento boxes. 2 tacos and a side for $13.78. Not bad for lunch."
  • "Amazing Salat that came with a lot of protein within the price of only 14$."
  • "Fast, delicious, and great prices."

Cons:

  • "Also kinda cost a lot for very little."
  • "I was charged too much for close to nothing. I feel like I got scammed."
  • "While the serving was generous I don’t think anything called a taco should cost $6!"
  • "This is fusion Taco Bell at 4x the price."
  • "Got the bento box $14 with carnitas tacos (2) and the portions were really small!"
  • "Worst burrito ever. Burrito was completely dry!"
  • "Very average taco place that's overpriced."

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