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| - I made a visit to Tako based on all the previous reviews here and many locations on the Internet calling Tako THE place to go when in Pittsburgh. As many reviews have had recalled, I was looking forward to "the best taco I've ever had". Like many other restaurants, the fish option here was clearly an afterthought. Not bad, but pretty comparable to the fish tacos at Mad Mex, which for the price point is less of a value.
I think this could possibly be the best taco you've ever eaten if you don't typically eat tacos a lot. My taco wasn't bad, but it also wasn't amazing.
Tako did have some redeemers though. For starters, I got the poke and street corn. I love street corn and thought this met the bid compared to similar corns I've had in New York and Miami. This corn was different in that it wasn't on the cob but rather loose corn. It was very sweet but it just made me question whether or not it was fresh.
The poke...was fantastic! It was a concoction like no other! One part tuna, one part guac, one part sweet sauce, one part crisps. All my flavor and texture needs were met far beyond expectation. I will say it's very much an acquired taste. But if you have it, it sends you to the moon and back.
It was okay. But for $50 a person, it's not really somewhere I'm gonna be dying to return to.
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