We had lunch here as a group of 15. The restaurant was empty when we walked in and that should have been a sign. The worst service EVER. 3 people in our party had to wait an additional 15 minutes for their food to arrive. Water glasses not clean, the place smelled like bleach water, and some many other things not good. We won't be back. read more

Pictured: remnants of a bulgogi bento box and 6-pc sashimi. Lunchtime meal. The sashimi was good, and the quality of the fish was, as usual, an excellent predictor of the larger meal. I cannot praise this bento box highly enough. Apart from the top-notch bulgogi, the box comes with a variety of excellent pairings that make for a palate of outstanding bites, like bulgogi+radish and bulgogi+kimchi. The dumplings were only so-so, and rice is rice, but the rest of box was truly delightful. Oh, and the order came out in maybe 7 minutes, which is always a pivotal point to someone as impatient as myself. Other notes: - I'd call this a hidden gem, but the restaurant has been noticeably populated for the 1-2 pm hour on a Friday. - As usual, service is only mentioned if it's poor, which it was not. Not the best service I've ever had, but it left little to be desired. - This place seems pricey to me for a Tucson restaurant, but this is the type of place I'd bring a smart business associate who appreciates high quality more than pomp. read more

Takamatsu - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

If you love sushi this is the place to go and especially during happy hour!!! A friend of mine took me here and I've gone back four or five times since within six months. read more

We perchance the all you can eat sushi and they wanted to charge us an extra 17.. because we left 2-3 pieces of Shushi and they said we had to pay full price for each piece that we did not eat???. I know some people would be intimated and pay...not me. the service was slow and they need to be educated on the law and should not be able to even suggest such a thing. SERVICE WAS TERRIABLE read more

Been hearing about this place from friends and finally got the chance to try it out. They started me and my friends off with some miso soup and being someone who loves miso soup, I can say that I approve of it. Ordered the chicken yakisoba noodles and loved it! The menu had a lot of options in my opinion for anybody's taste buds and cravings to be satisfied. Overall I liked it and will most likely come back again to try another thing on the menu! read more

Takamatsu - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

We never had a bad time here, always order one Korean & one Japanese entree. I had the Matsu sushi boat while my husband had the Beef bulgogi, plenty of food & never left hungry. Service is always very good, and attentive. The only thing they should improve is the bathroom, could be cleaner. read more

I used to love going to this place great food , but for some reason they took off the all you can eat sushi from the menu. Now I feel like it's not worth the drive for me. I do hope they bring the AYCE back read more

Went there for lunch last Saturday and holy shiznit! I mean-- worst service EVER. Not that it was fantastic the first time I went but at least the server we had was nice and she came around more than three times to check on us. Latest server? Very little English and I think she came around two, possible three times? And then when all was said and done, she brings us our checks-- and she's tacked on an 18% gratuity. And then I didn't want to even give that so I spoke to the manager--owner? whichever and she started arguing with me! And that large gratuity all for coming around thee times. Takamatsu, you and I are done. I will never go back. And I'm talking to my bank about that gratuity. read more

Just got back from this place after months of debating due to the reviews. We finally gave it a shot tonight and they were pretty busy. Upon arriving, we were asked to wait for our table as they are still cleaning, but a group came after us and got seated first. Not sure if they have reservation but it was odd. We finally got our booth and looked through their menu, they have a good selection of Korean bbq meat, noodles, and Japanese food (sushi). I was shocked at how expensive their Korean noodles and soup are, starting at $15.99 for a bowl of soup or noodles. We ordered pork belly, beef short ribs, lettuce set, a cocktail drink called something Seoul, and two sake bomb. The sake bombs are huge with individual hot sake and beer of your choice. They're not the typical glass ones, but I think it's great. We had a good experience and our server was attentive during our visit. We would go back again if we are craving Korean bbq but not Korean food due to the high pricing. We spent $70 for two. Overall, it decent and should be fun for a group, but I don't recommend kids especially babies due to all the cooking and smokes. read more

Takamatsu - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Decent sushi. It's an average dining room that lacks any vibe at all. I used to go here years ago and it's definitely gone down hill from when it first opened. read more

Perhaps it was because I came here after a long hike and had a big appetite, but this place satiated my bearish-hunger in all the right ways. Firstly, I absolutely love the concept of tables with a center grill. It's fun, social, and I control how much is on my plate. Secondly, the menu is huge. We settled on the Korean BBQ pork and whatever the thinly sliced pork was called. The first was everything I wanted. It was incredibly flavored and was very tender. The second could have used a bit more flavor, so we found ourselves dipping it in the sweet sauce provided to us with our peanut sauce. The food also came out with 5 Korean side dishes: radish, kimchi, spicy cucumber, bean sprouts, a salad, and some sort of green vegetable that was surprisingly good. Thirdly, the service here was pretty decent. Out waitress was good-humored, attentive, and patient with all of our questions. The building is incredibly large and spacious, bathrooms were clean, and booths were comfortable. This place is a bit pricey, but comes with a very large quantity of food. I also got a boba tea, but probably could have been okay without it. Come with an appetite. read more

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It doesn't matter if the food service is slow, yes it's staffed by younger adults that are deer in headlights- I don't care. It's the best KBBQ in Tucson, food quality wise. I knew what I wanted, had my list of orders ready, and indulged in an exquisite feast. The sushi was also fantastic. If you know KBBQ, and are willing to overlook inexperienced/innocent/sweet younger food services workers - go to this KBBQ over the other ones in Tucson. The meat is inedible at the other place up the road and the pay as you go here ended up being less expensive than all you can eat. read more

I had the all you can eat sushi, which was pretty delicious! I pretty much stuck to salmon nigiri and smoked salmon nigiri. It was all really good and I've had the korean bbq a couple times and that is also really good. The service has always been good and I do like coming here for happy hour if i can make it in time. read more

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Yellotail boat was excellent - kirin light was ice cold and excellent- had tge tepura and the dipping sauce had no flavor (watered down) ordered fried rice and it was bkand and flavorless- and last but not least the service was poor - didnt offer a second beer i had to go get it myself and an imposition ttpe attitude ruined what could have been a great meal read more

Went here for my birthday and was delighted with the food! Dolset Bi Bim Bap was wonderful! My mom ordered the Bulgogi lunch (She's 83, not an experimental eater but was indulging my birthday cravings) and absolutely loved her meal! Look forward to returning to enjoy another wonderful meal! read more

Absolutely the best!! The owners are amazing. Food is exquisite. Service is on point. Love love love

We waited 15 minutes for 2 orders of Flying Fish Nigiri. 15 minutes! When I mentioned to the waitress that the wait was ridiculous we weren't given any apology, only the excuse that they were waiting for it to defrost because "it's not popular." We won't be returning. read more

Ehh... a meager 2.5 stars is all that is deserved. That is the first thought in my head regarding this place- from the food (sushi & teppan), the service, even the ambience. This place delivers on nothing other than dull. read more

Husband is a self-proclaimed Korean BBQ addict because he had a Korean nanny growing up so he knows how to use chopsticks better than I do and always tries to recreate the childhood bulgogi recipe. BUT, he had NEVER had Korean BBQ, well, before Takamatsu. We first visited Takamatsu in Chandler, AZ. Initially we were skeptical because the name sounds ambiguously Japanese and the menu includes a quite substantial sushi selection. But when we saw the numerous small plates of appetizers (various veggie kimchi, fish cake) that covered the table top, we started to realize this is serious business. We ordered short rib and spicy pork to grill on our table. The portion was enormous; the marinade was heavenly; and the grilling was fun. The meal was so meaty (in a very good way) we had to box most of our grilled ribs and pork. Even the left-over was good. Husband made ramen noodles with the spicy pork. Also, we strayed and got a side of sashimi. We ended up grilling the sashimi because 1) we were so full and 2) grilling was so much fun. We came back the next weekend. This time in Tucson. The Tucson location is the original, so it is more upscale and spacious than the one in Chandler, and has a full-blown sushi bar. We got spicy BBQ pork and bulgogi beef. I also ordered a tofu seafood stew. Spicy pork was outstanding; bulgogi dried up more quickly on the grill so it was not my favorite, but still good; the tofu stew was filling. Overall, we love this place. I highly recommend venturing into the Korean BBQ land with a group of friends. It is good food, relatively inexpensive, tons of fun, and highly addicting. read more

Still 5 stars... I just wanted to share that the leeche mojito is AMAZING and I urge everyone who is 21+ to try one. read more

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One of the better sushi places around before they had a fire. They have re-opened and reinvented themselves. They still have the sushi bar. Gone are the teppan tables. They now have a cool buffet and an even cooler looking bar. A sampling of items in the buffet: Beef Bulgogi, Teriyaki Chicken, Sesame Chicken, Fried Rice, noodle dishes, fish katsu, egg rolls, crab puffs... most of the stuff you find in Chinese buffets with other offerings. Sushi from the buffet is still better than some I have had from sushi restaurants. Maybe I need to get out more. I am a fan of the new format. Apparently they have some happy hour offerings in the spiffy new bar. Gotta check that out someday. I will definitely be back for lunch. read more

Anyone who thinks the all you can eat sushi here is good is straight up crazy, insane, and has never had good sushi before. Service was INCREDIBLE SLOW. We had the all you can eat and waited 45 min in between orders. RIDICULOUS. they also pack the hell out of each nigiri so that you get full. I've been to a lot of AYCE sushi places and none of them really purposely do it. The experience was so ridiculous I almost didn't know how to react to it. We all just ended up laughing out of shock. read more

I'm shaking my head in sadness and awe as I write this review. It pains me to have to write such a negative review for a local establishment...one which I found delicious in the past. I don't know what the heck happened to this place but Goddess help them...it's bad. My friend and I had heard that they had a new all you can eat sushi menu with a few choice starters on it as well. So we went over there after a good workout the other night...I really wish we hadn't. I wish we would have went to Sushi Garden which is like a 5 star restaurant compared to our experience at this place. Alas, we had made our beds and now we needed to lay in them. So first the service. In one word...horrible. In too words....really bad! We waited 15-20 minutes just to get water. Then another 15 min to order from the all you can eat menu. We had told the server we were going to order from that menu to begin with and she said she'd "be right back"...sigh...this continued the whole night with us having to flag people down to get a refil of water. The miso soup was great. Some of the best I've had, though it's hard to mess up miso soup. We ordered some japanese potato pancake type of things which were really good....the rest of the food was aweful if not downright gross. We ate it, we were hungry....but part of me wishes we hadn't. The sushi was warm...which would be fine if it were just the las vegas and tempura rolls...but no. All of the sushi rolls were warm. There is a reason why every other sushi place I've been to puts the las vegas rolls on a separate plate from the cold rolls....but i digress. The fish did not taste fresh. It was very tough and rubbery. The rolls were cut into huge (and I mean HUGE) pieces. The fried rolls were overly greasy on the outside and oddly soft on the inside. It's hard to describe unless you had the fortunate luck of tasting them. I'm sorry takamatsu but unless you up your game, you may not be open for long...at least not for sushi. Skip this one if you want sushi. Go if you want some of the other, more rare entrees they offer and try it out for yourself. I'm not that adventurous. read more

Very disappointed. When we arrived, we put our name on the list and were told 20/25 minutes. After 90 minutes of waiting, we were finally seated, only to wait 10 more minutes to have a waitress take our drink order. It took 10 minutes to finally get our drinks and then 10 more to get the sides for our Korean BBQ after we ordered. If it wasn't a Saturday night and I wasn't so hungry, I would have walked out. They were very busy, understaffed, and on top of that, I had to cook my own food. read more

The dinner last night was absolutely perfect. Our waiter, which coincidentally was our waiter last time, was perfect! He suggested a delicious dish. You'll have to forgive me but I forgot the name. It's a stew that normally comes with seafood in it but because my husband is a coward when it comes to new things, we had ours with pork. It also had tofu in it. So very delicious it was!! lol This place is definitely becoming a favorite of mine! read more

2.5 Star. I don't enjoy leaving poor reviews so I opted to round up on this one. A little bit of improvement and this place would be much better. This is my fourth try at this place. Previous visits were hit and miss. Today was the first time it was made clear that the $21.95 all you can eat sushi also includes the buffet. It would have been nice to know that; it is not indicated on the menu. We arrived for opening at 11am this trip and were the only customers for about a half an hour. I would expect the entire place to be at its cleanest and tidiest of the day. Past visits have exhibited lack of attention to detailed cleaning and today was no different. I used the restroom upon entering. Toilets were dirty. Bathroom floors littered with debris. There is a feel of not wanting to touch anything. The first buffet plate I picked up was wet and greasy on the bottom. Buffet items were very fresh and the selection was good. Food was nothing exceptional but it was ok. Service was slow; sluggish, at best. Friendly and polite server but long periods of not having a beverage and long waits for him to pick up sushi orders. Turnaround time on sushi orders were unacceptably long. This place is consistently inconsistent. I've never been impressed with the cleanliness. There were tables throughout as I walked through that were smudged by poor wiping practices; several tables affected. I will likely not be back. I have grave concerns of cleanliness of the kitchen and food handling. read more

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I've been going back to this place despite their shortage of staff and crazy wait times for food this past year. I understand it's rough times during the pandemic, and the food was decent and their Korean menu is extensive to fill that craving where I don't feel like making it. The owner is always nice as well. But, today was the last straw. I order my food way ahead of time and my SO goes to pick it up. He still waited an hour in the parking lot for it. Okay, fine I guess cause their wait times have always been that long when dining in lately. Brings home the food, and oh the mess unfolds. The bibimbap is missing the rice and the sauce. I called the restaurant to see how they could remedy it, and the person that picked up wasn't even sure what went into the bibimbap. She transferred the phone to another girl, who then also wasn't sure if the dish had rice or sauce and asked if I should be having rice. In my head, I was like the Korean word for "rice" is LITERALLY in the dish name, and yes, comes with sauce. Just try to tell this Korean it doesn't. I didn't pay all this money to just have veggies and a fried egg. I just calmly said, yes...it should. She then was like whatever, you can come pick it up. At that point, I'm like y'know what, I'll just heat up my own damn rice and make my own damn sauce cause guess that really is what I gotta do from now on instead of ordering from this place. They also pre-mixed the bibim naengmyun, which they usually don't, and just created this hard ass blob that was miserable to eat (pic attached). Was like biting into a buckwheat mush dough. Even the sushi smelled a lil funky. This ain't worth $50. Side note: I also dined in this past Sunday, and it took over an hour to bring out my sushi roll and two hours for the nigiri (two pieces of sushi). Didn't even bring out the soy sauce with it or my friend's dipping sauce for her tangsuyook. It's just ridiculous. Until this place gets their act together, I'm just gonna avoid it from now on. There's only so much try to "understand their situation" and then encounter such carefree attitude regarding their business like this. read more

Takamatsu - Bibim naengmyun, whole thing sadly hanging off the chopsticks. - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Very nice people, were visiting out of town and the two person combos vary from 50-70 and were perfect. It could honestly feed three people easy. The decor is nice and the korean tv shows playing is a plus for us since we love the culture. Meat was tasty and well seasoned and the sides are your typical fare. Everything came out fast and we cooked it ourselves. read more

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Place smelled great upon entry from the sizzle of meat being cooked. Greeted by a friendly waitress, and was seated immediately. Unfortunately we didn't meet our server u til about 10-15 minutes after being seated. The server was immediately rude acting as if we inconvenienced her. After she left we waited another 20 minutes to order food. After waiting that amount of time we were fed up and left. Heard great things about this place, unfortunately won't be back after this. read more

Takamatsu is a great restaurant with three venues under one roof. They offer Sushi (with all you can eat for $19.95), Chef prepared Teppan Yaki (grilled cooking), and Korean BBQ. I highly recommend that you make reservations. I'm sorry to say I haven't tried their Sushi or Teppan Yaki because I come here with small groups of folks to partake of their Korean BBQ. Its fun to cook platters of raw meat at your table on a gas grill right embedded in the middle of your table (sometimes they use portable ones). It's a blast to cook, chat and drink while sampling some of the eight small dishes of sides (kimchi, fish cakes, spicy dried shrimp, etc.). The sides do change from time to time. Each order comes with rice. Additional orders of rice are extra. You'll get leafs of lettuce to wrap your meat and rice (ask for more when you run out). Be sure to try several of the sauces they bring, they really enhance the flavors of some of the meats. I normally order the huge portions of Bulgogi (marinated thin-sliced beef) $14.95 and the Pork (spicy marinated pork) $13.95. The Kabli (marinated short ribs) $21.95 is fantastic, but don't get much for your buck so I rarely order. You'll leave here full, satisfied, and SMELLING LIKE YOUR DINNER. Recommend you don't come here if you have plans after dinner as the club might not let you in or your date will want to go home and wash her hair ;o Update: Posted a photo of our last visit. You see a huge portion of Pork (spicy marinated pork) waiting to be cooked and an order of Kabli (marinated short ribs) cooking in the in-table grill. Far side is chicken and prime rib that we are cooking on the portable grill. All around you can see several sides. read more

Takamatsu - Korean BQ - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

The website and sign outside show all you can eat sushi. This is not the case. They haven't had that for about a year. The staff does not have name tags or uniform to wear so they look like customers themselves. We went there and left along with others that wanted the all you can eat shush. Don't go there because of false advertisement and staff is a bit rude read more

Came here many times, there is not that many places in Tucson that have authentic Soon Do Boo Chigae, a tofu hot pot with seafood or other proteins, a Korean dish that is popular. I know not many people line tofu so they have other stuff that is just meat line the Korean BBQ that you grill right in front of you on the table. Also you have to grill the raw garlic and eat it, it will taste strong and stingy if undercooked but awesome! The bulgogi raw rib eye slices for the BBQ is a good price at $19 per plate, the short ribs are expensive at $30/plate. The Korean side dishes are a must when You come to a Korean restaur read more

They keep raising their prices. What used to be at $14.95 went to $17.95, then $21.95 and now to $23.95 for a skillet of spicy pork. They've changed their prices 3 times within a year. There's something to be said about that. It's not like they are an ALL U CAN EAT place like Taegukgi down the road on Speedway also. For some reason the owner is getting very greedy and it's like he's price gouging on his food. The food is ok but not worth paying that much either and the service is not really up to par. read more

My absolute favorite Sushi restaurant in town! Top notch rolls and a great atmosphere! Been coming here regularly for 10+ years now and I am never disappointed. Their Alaskan Roll is unmatched. read more

The food is great but their service is awful. You rarely see your server. Trying to get a refill or your check feels like an impossible task. The food is so good that I come anyway but I always leave frustrated. Please improve the customer service here. read more

I got the fish roe and regular tofu soup and it was really good. A few items are pricey though.

They used to be decent, but seems to get worse with service, price, and overall food quality. Service is honestly one of the worst in town. Waiters/waitresses always seem inexperienced and slow. They are never around. If the prices of the menu are rising then at least try to serve quality food, but no. Food does not taste great, and they take forever to come out. read more

Hi ,its robert again with an update on my favorite restaraunt Takamatsu. I been a customer over 1 year now . frequenting the sushi bar , with chef lee and chef carlos. Im always happy with the excellent service and friendlyness of the staff.. Takamatsu is by far my favorite restaraunt in tucson. Ive tried a handful of different sushi bars in town and nothing compares to takamatsu...there all you can eat sushi is the best with alot of items to choose from ..my new favorite rolls are the sunkist, the 6/22 and the s.o.s. roll...and to top it all off at the end of my meal..tempura ice cream is the absolutely best desert in town . thanks for reading Robert read more

Takamatsu - They should call it the Robert roll its so good . Yellowtail , cucumber inside and salmon outside with spicey citrus sauce . - Japanese Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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We have enjoyed several wonderful means at the sister restaurant in Phoenix. The Korean dishes were fine but the sushi was very disappointing. The rice was very under cooked and the fish seems less than fresh. read more

ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI is an amazing deal. Borggggggggg. I will never do that again. It was delicious and great fun to try new rolls and sushi ........ but rice expands in your gut ........ they had to roll me back to my truck in a wheel barrow ....... poofffffffff. Very nice people. Clean setting. Sports on TV = snore zzzzzzzzzz. I will go back and try the Lunch buffet but I will take a food coach to stop me from porking out .......... snort, snort..... read more

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