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| - I have been a fan of Takamatsu since 1998. This restaurant was one of my first reviews when I started Yelp but guess it disappeared since it was so long ago. It's been a couple years since our last visit, and went for dinner on a Saturday night, in early February. Thankfully, there were some open tables, despite the large party in the back room and busy dining room. We took a grill table booth. Be careful of the gas lines and metal under the table. It reduces leg room, but the four of us managed to fit. We intended to order two grill items to grill at our table but decided to amend our order once we got an eye-full of the menu. To use the grill, you must order two items. Since we only ordered one, they cooked it in back, which I was fine with too.
We started with the Hamul pajun (seafood pancake), no jalapenos, unless you can handle that level of spicy. It's huge and very intense if you get it with jalapenos. We also had an order of Jap chae. For the main course I had the amazing Galbi (or Kalbi) with lettuce, garlic and fermented bean paste. My hubs had teriyaki sirloin. With the delicious banchan and hot sake, it was a decadent meal.
Service was fast and super efficient. The ladies are the same ones from 20 years ago. I am sure they don't remember me but they always recognize me 7'1" stepfather when we walk in. I introduced my mom to Takamastu and she loves it just as much as we do. My stepdad used to travel to Korea, Singapore, and the islands, for work and is happy to help me demolish a seafood pancake anytime I want to go, when we visit the Valley. Found memories built around great food and great dining experience.
They also have a great sushi menu but we opt to save our stomach capacity for the other great menu items. So.Much.Food!
Definitely a family place or casual date night.
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