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Taka's sushi
Taka-san has retired as of November 1st, 2015. Unbeknownst to me I stupidly stumbled to Taka's at 11:30am today hoping to the beat the line. Surprisingly enough when I got there, there was no line. When I looked through the window I did not see Taka-san, instead, a young man opened the door and greeted me in Mandarin. I knew something was wrong. I asked the whereabouts of their boss and they told me he has retired since this month and he will come down once in a while to train new disciples. I'll spare you the rest of the eulogy of the Taka's TakeOut Sushi I once knew but simply put, the food has gone downhill.
The wagyu beef was dry and had a weird smell
The o-toro definitely was not cut as well as Taka-san used to. I had doubts about the quality itself from the first piece, but my second piece came out okay.
The aburi stuff tasted mostly the same. If Taka-san made it 10/10, this would be a 9/10. But then again, it's mostly covered with sauce, so they can't fuck it up that bad.
I didn't realize what an integral part of the sushi bar experience is played by connection with the chef himself. Having someone to discuss fish, flavours, senses was such an important part of the experience, not to mention having someone there to know your specific requests.
8/10 would not recommend ever again
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