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| - Tako was on my foodie lists for months and a friend and I finally had time for dinner there last week. We had an 8:45 reservation and we arrived around 8pm so we started with a drink at the sister restaurant, Butcher and the Rye. To our delight, we were seated within ten minutes! The place was packed but the table space was ample. We were greeted by our very friendly waitress and she gave us the drink menu, food menu and separate MTO gauc menu. SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!! MTO Gauc?! Dreams do come true. They have a menu dedicated to creating the perfect bowl of gaucemole. Needless to say, I couldn't wait to place my order dive in. In total, we ordered Papa Bravas, gauc with pickled habanero pepper, onion, corn, and pepitas, and one of their specials- roasted butternut squash tostada with pistachio butter, feta cheese, cilantro and roasted veggies. For drinks, we ordered the daily frozen feature of the merlot marg and their strawberry yuzu.
The drinks were fantastic. Fresh & smooth with just enough of a kick.
Our gauc and papa bravas arrived first. I'm happy to report that despite my extreme excitement for the gauc, I took time to savor each bite so that I could give the Yelping world a fair review...so, here it is: Excellent gauc!!! Seriously, 5 star creation. Unfortunately, the gauc was paired with awful chips. I don't use the word awful lightly. These chips were a huge disappointment. They tasted like Tostito chips that were tossed in a warming pan for too long. Processed, non-authentic corn chips, WOMP :( I expected more out of Tako!! The chips didn't ruin the experience but they certainly knocked my review from a 5 to a 4. Alright, on to the next...
Papa Bravas: sweet gracious, I am going to dream of these scrumptious taters. The crunch of the fried potato combined with the spicy tomato sauce offset by the garlic aioli- I am salivating while typing this- The oregano butter didn't pull through for me but that's okay, this dish was amazing.
Finally, our butternut squash tostada arrived. I didn't realize it came with feta but it was my fault for not asking. I'm sure it tasted good with the cheese but I picked mine off since I am not a dairy fan. Regardless of that ingredient being removed, the dish was great but not perfect. The pistachio butter was my favorite part, I almost licked the bottom of the plate (don't judge) The butternut squash was a bit too crunchy and under cooked but the rest of the veggies were bursting with flavor and the combination of it all made for an delicious and filling end to our meal. We wanted to try the tacos but we were bursting at the seams! The portion sizes of everything were larger than I expected, definitely worth the cost.
The service was well executed the whole night and overall, I am very pleased. I am looking forward to going back to try the tacos and more of the drink menu!
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