Lunch in Fort Bragg Family lunch and, luckily, the restaurant wasn't too busy at 2:30p because our party occupied all the seating inside the main dining area... party of 17. Our waitress, Katie, did a great job handling our big group. Not only did she singlehandedly took care of us but her attitude and smile throughout the time we spent there made our first time dining experience here nice and pleasant. Not to worry, there was another section in the restaurant where other patrons/guests could sit... I'm not sure where they were headed, probably an indoor patio area. Anyway, I ordered the Shrimp Tempura Roll. Perfect and delicious. The last orders to be served was the Dragon Roll. I think four of the young ones in our party ordered this. It was my Mom's birthday and towards the end of our meal Katie brought out a small ice cream dessert for our celebrant while we sang Happy Birthday to Mom. It was a nice dining experience over all. Thanks to Katie. The restaurant is next door to Cowlick's Ice Cream on Main Street. All street parking here. Review #1232 read more

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Worst food I have ever eaten. Cucumber salad- very dry did not eat, deep fried prawns-fishy rubbery, chicken-dry NO FLAVOR, all deep fried items veggies were RUBBER. So very sad. So disappointing read more

We were figuring on where to go for the bday dinner, Tired of Italian and pub food and didn't want heavy Mexican so we settled on here. Figured the Chinese would be made for the Gweilo. So from the menu choices, and it being a fishing place thought it wouldn't be so bad. I ordered the curry chicken and a spider roll and the guy ordered a salmon teriyaki dish. Both came with miso, which was lukewarm. The rice wasn't fluffy, definitely not fresh. The curry was interesting. It was like they took the grilled teriyaki chicken and shred it and then added loads of black pepper to the curry sauce. At least my guys salmon was grilled right. And the sushi. Anyone used to sushi, no not, a sushi snob, but your average sushi consumer would know this was not it. My spidercrab didn't even remotely look like what I've had and the caterpillar..no. Do yourself a favor. Skip that part. The staff however is friendly so that's why I gave 3 instead of 2. read more

We are in town for one night and wanted something local. Stopped in for sushi and really enjoyed it. Food is fresh, service is good, and outside seating is nice. Prices are a little on the high side. Good stuff, worth the stop. read more

It was pretty tasty. I felt like food coups have alittle more taste to it. But the service was good and we were seated promptly.

Was skeptical of sushi in a small coastal town, but this place really surprised us! One person played it safe with Teriyaki (very nicely sliced and cooked), but it was the Rainbow Roll and the nigiri sushi and sashimi that stole the show. This was a Monday lunchtime, if that makes a difference as to the freshness of the delivery and who is manning the sushi knife. Service was prompt and friendly. Good (typical) beer selection. Miso tasted like the ocean, but then to me it always does. Big side room beyond the little dining room and sushi bar. Bathrooms in back (ask for the key). read more

I really enjoyed my place at the sushi bar! The Odon soup was very good. The broth was good and the sushi roll that I had was also very yummy! I will be back. read more

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Great customer service. Thoroughly explained the menu. I called and ordered the dragon roll, spicy tuna tempura roll, spicy tuna roll, and the chicken teriyaki bento box with sashimi. The food was made fresh and ready to order. I ordered in advanced and did pick up for later. The total was $42. Overall I think the food was very delicious and would order from them again the next time I come to Fort Bragg! read more

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The food was good and service was quick. Happy we got to try it. We had rolls and Uni. Overall it was good and affordable.

I ordered to-go when we visited the Fort Bragg. I ordered three lunch boxes and when I arrived, the lady said I only ordered two. I'm not sure why the lady only wrote down two of them, but she blaimed me for only ordering two not three. So I had to wait for another 20 minutes to get my to-go order. Make sure to confirm your order with the lady at least 3 times before hanging up. Otherwise yoh'll just sit there starving. read more

Eaten here many, many times. Looove Takas! Great sushi, service, and sweet simple atmosphere. Thank you Taka!!! So wonderful to have a reliable restaurant here in town. read more

CHIRASHI Like any chirashi, this has the variety of fish you would expect over sushi rice. Salmon, mackerel, hamachi, squid, unagi, tamago, shrimp, etc. CALIFORNIA ROLL Their version uses whole imitation crab (not the imitation crab mixes with mayonnaise) TEMPURA UDON The tempura was served in the broth which became soggy. Typically we're used to having the tempura on the side. Average at best. UNI We were hoping they would have Uni since the locals highly recommend them. Unfortunately no uni for us that day :-( Overall the food was the average Japanese food. Not bad but wouldn't go out of the way to come here. read more

We really like Japanese food. This place gets very busy food is great they give you large portions we were not able to finish it. Thank you

Went today, drove up from Santa Rosa for other reasons, but wanted more uni today for lunch. No change in price ($8 for two) and fresh off the uni diver's boat. I had 3 orders. Best around I kid you not folks ! And what's the beef with the service? I thought the service today was very good as busy as they were. Sat at the bar, and within about 15 mins had the plate you see in the photos. read more

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I am a big sushi fan and I'd say I'm fairly satisfied with the quality of the sushi. They had a semi outside eating area which was quite pretty. Service was fairly poor and not very helpful read more

Food was extremely subpar, but the service was lovely. The chicken katsu was burnt, and the sukiyaki beef was in chunks and a bit hard to chew. The noodles in the sukiyaki were undercooked. The dragon roll was good, but small, and the tempura udon was standard, but the tempura felt soggier than usual, perhaps it was sitting in the soup for a while before handed to our table. The waitress was very sweet, and checked with us a few times, but overall I would not recommend eating here to anyone used to traditional Japanese food. read more

One of my favorite sushi places in the whole world. I've eaten there several times over the years (I live 3 hours away so don't go often), and every time they deliver! Casual service, but fast enough for sushi. I had the mango/salmon roll this time and it was awesome. I highly recommend it. read more

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Great sushi and great service. Caesar is awesome. Pleasant atmosphere. Rama always has fresh fish.

We got the shishito peppers and the Sakura and Taka's combination sushi. It was ready pretty quickly, which was nice. The owner, Taka, made our order which I thought was pretty nice. The price was really good for the amount of food we got. Everything was great. Cannot comment on the ambiance because we took the order to go. Would definitely go back! read more

Amazing sushi at an incredible price. Deserves far better reviews than it has on this app. The poke salad is great. The sushi is better.

The staff was FRIENDLY. We came in with 5 kids ranging from 15 down to 4 so we are used to rude servers unfortunately. Not here! We felt welcome and we weren't rushed. They food was decent. Definitely fresh. I knocked off a star for the sushi specifically. It wasn't great, especially for being right on the coast. Our last roll I ended up asking which was one of the popular rolls and our server said the Ahi roll, which was in fact the best roll we ordered. We will definitely go back for the service and since it's next to the best ice cream place ever. read more

Ordered the chicken lunch box with salmon for take out. I was totally satisfied, everything tastes fresh, and portions were generous. read more

Taka's Grill - Chicken lunch box with salmon. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Fort Bragg, California

After driving in from a long drive through PCH and spending an hour trying to figure out what to eat in Fort Bragg (there are not many options around 8pm because many places close at 9pm), I recommend Taka's Grill. Not only is the service great (we were lucky to have a bright-eyed, big smiles waitress), but the food is good. The portion size of the handroll is small compared to what I am used to, but it did the job. I ordered a flavorful hot soup bowl of shrimp tempura and soba noodles. The soup base was delicious, the shrimp tempura was just right, and the temperature of my soup was hot enough to take in delicious slurps of noodle. This is an good location for a meal to fill you up. I also enjoyed my free refills of green tea ice tea. It's not a place for everyone one, but I enjoyed the flavor in its simplicity. read more

Best sushi I have ever eaten. So fresh so delicious will definitely come back. Hands down this is the best place in whole state for freshly made sushi read more

I hate to say it but my true experience is less than a two star review. I'm giving an extra star because they're a local place with roots in the area and they make a lot of locals happy. That means something to me and maybe I hit it on a particularly bad night. However, my actual experience as a stinking tourist (who adores sushi) was truly negative. Our food took four times as long as it should have (and our server was new and couldn't answer any questions about what certain menu items were), the food was small portions, flavored and presented poorly (spicy yellowtail carpaccio and salmon skin), the atmosphere was really uncomfortable (for me, the bad Feng Shui was palpable) and unattractive (bright light and haphazard decor). I'm glad many people love this place however the next time I head to Fort Bragg I'll be headed to Italian or Mexican or...pizza instead. ;-/ read more

Love their chicken katsu. Taka's is a must go if you are in fort Bragg. Good food and you get your moneys worth in the quality and portion size. Always extremely satisfied with this place. It's a weekly staple in my house :) read more

We came here for our anniversary dinner and it was SO BAD! The tempura was alright but the sushi was terrible. The spider roll had fried soft shell crab on top that tasted very old and not flavorful at all. Expected more from a sushi restaurant that's across from the ocean :( read more

Sushi was great! Taka was awesome to watch Chicken was great as well I will return for sure read more

Three of us on a Saturday night were seated fast and friendly. We had Shrimp and tempura bento box teriyaki chicken dinner veggie Goya and California rolls. Food was brought at reasonable time. Everything was fresh tasted great and well presented. My child loved the teriyaki chicken and shrimp tempura. Red seal beer was a good local beer choice. read more

I love sushi and been to A LOT of sushi restaurants. I have been lenient on my reviews but there are instances where I feel restaurants should read upon their reviews/feedback and work on how to get better. Taka's can work on getting better and it can start with customer service. When I entered the restaurant, it took almost 10 minutes to even get an acknowledgement that I was there, they weren't even that busy on the day of my visit (every other table was vacant). Wait staff seemed adequate and you can see their kitchen from the waiting area; they were at least 5 people busting their chops in the kitchen. When I step foot in a sushi spot, I always order sashimi as an initial gauge to see if their fish is fresh or not. This visit seemed that it was probably either not fresh or was not properly prepared/stored prior. Their rolls were also small and not rolled tight that I am accustomed to. Their pricing was also above what I would usually pay but I'll factor in that I was dining at a seaside location. At the time (7/2021 visit), this was the highest rated sushi restaurant on Yelp. Should I go back to Fort Bragg, I would probably give the other joints a shot. read more

Uni uni uni! Generous portions ultra creamy...all other nigiri sushi on point with well seasoned rice. Japanese chef. Totemo oishi Des! read more

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Extremely underrated sushi joint! Ordered an assortment of nigiri and was astoundingly impressed at chef's technique and flavors. Not a single grain of rice fell off the nigiri and the sushi rice was extremely well seasoned. Nice hints of vinegar accentuating the ankimo, marugai and more! Top attractions, local uni nigiri and yellow tail belly nigiri. So so so good! I'd go here again for the sushi in a heartbeat. read more

This place is close to my work and they make incredible food!!! They are also able to do custom rolls which are always sooo good!! read more

Taka's Grill - Sushi Bars Near Me - Fort Bragg, California

We had been driving for 6 hours and needed to eat something other than fast food before we stopped for the night so I found this place while googling. It looked good so we decided to stop. Service was awful. We got seated immediately but our waitress didn't come by for 10-15 minutes after. All she said was,"Do I need to come back?" She never introduced herself or asked what we wanted to drink. We had to order everything all together and then it took another 10 minutes for her to bring our drinks. She came back with the food soon after that and walked off. We had to go and hunt for our own silverware because she never brought any. Food was pretty good for the price but the service really soured our meal. read more

I am very forgiving about most places and try to be as fair as possible when giving reviews. However, Taka's Japanese grill in Fort Bragg, CA is not a very pleasant retreat. It was very dissatisfying to us that the staff was not very nice. After sitting for almost 15 minutes waiting for a server to at least acknowledge our existence, my husband finally got up and let the waiter know that we were ready to order. We then waited another 10 minutes, meanwhile all the other guests were being waited on- and those were the guests who arrived after we were seated. Our order was finally taken, and then another waiting game began. After about a half hour, and I kid you not, seeing all the other customers being served, my husband got up again and asked how our order was going. The waiter said, "oh it's on the way." We were finally served or lunch. Oh, and by the way, there were not very many customers to begin with. Like I said in the beginning, I am very forgiving and will give the best review I can, but along with their bad service came our lunch (chicken teri bowl, Teri beef bento, udon soup and cod fish bento)that was FAR from being tasty. Under seasoned and very "basic" is a fair review, considering our "first impression" of this place. Being from the Bay Area, there is NO COMPARISON to the amazing Asian cuisine choices we have. With a little more love in both their cuisine and the general atmosphere of Taka's, this place could soar to greater heights! Good luck to y'all read more

Service was great! Lady was very friendly and attentive. Started our dinner with bland miso soup. The soft shell crab appetizer was great with the tempura sauce but not with the soy sauce/lemon sauce it came with. The tuna nigiri was very fresh and the dragon roll was pretty good. The cod special bento box dinner was not good. The cod was not fried like the picture I saw on yelp, but wet with no flavor. Have had better sushi in Bay Area and Sacramento. read more

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We really enjoyed the food, it was dinner time but we requested the lunchbox and we got it they know how to make a client happy. Service was great, and prices were reasonable. We definitely come back read more

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Perhaps I didn't order their specialty, but the chicken teriyaki was not good at all. Chicken was very cold compared to the rest of the food. It was also very dry and did not have enough sauce. read more

Absolutely horrible food. Horrible service. Do everyone a favor and close please. 30 minute wait for water and a beer. About and hour wait for disgusting Japanese noodles. Do not go there. read more

Well, I'm on the fence here about this review. Firstly, they actually run their restaurant during operating hours unlike Off the Hook, which I've never seen open, but by some misjustice of the universe has more Yelp stars. I got the Assorted Sashimi Plate with Hamachi, Yellowtail, and salmon. The salmon and yellowtail were good and skillfully cut, but the Hamachi, which I ordered there before and was very good was cut this time with a lawn mower and not that great. The chef asked me how everything was and I told him about the Hamachi and he really didn't seem to seem to care, even after I handed him back my plate with two pieces still on it. No replacement, no refund. So, I guess I gave them a gift with an extra star, but they should know better about selecting fish for sashimi. Also, check you bill! I have caught more than one mistake. No wi-fi!! :-( read more

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