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| - Tako is very popular, and if you're planning on eating at a more common dinner hour, you will want to make a reservation online. As for me and my wife, however, we arrived right as it opened (5pm) and were seated immediately. You can try your luck and do the same (you could also sit and eat at the bar).
Inside ambiance is truly incredible. I really love the vibe of this restaurant. It's two floors. Pretty dark. Edison bulbs everywhere. It's very trendy. They have octopus tentacle sconces on the wall . . . I mean, where else do you see that?
We came and ate during restaurant week. We received chips and guac, 2 appetizers (ceviche and papa bravas), and 2 tacos (al pastor & pollo asado). The chips and gauc and salsa were great!! Portion was huge and was delicious. The two appetizers were also very tasty. The Ceviche app was small but sooo flavorful. I was impressed. It was refreshing. The papa bravas . . . Listen . . . I swear I'd come back just for those potatoes. I can't explain it. They're perfect. They're delicious. Honestly, you'll do yourself a disservice if you don't order that appetizer. Heck, id order that over one of their tacos. Yeah. The tacos were pretty good. My wife had the chicken but she didn't care for it too much because the chicken tasted gummy. I tasted to see . . . Yeah, they were a bit undercooked and tasted semi-strange as a result (I'm sure that was a fluke and not the norm). I thought the al pastor was pretty good as well, but I honestly wasn't blown away! For the normal price tag of these tacos, I don't know id rush back. I thought the appetizers were more appealing, which gives me a huge internal conflict as the name of the restaurant suggests where the emphasis should be!
But taken as a whole, from ambiance to service (incredible wait staff!!) to meal . . . This is a 4 star restaurant and well worth your visit and the wait. I will 100% come back and try the Tako taco. That's what is apparently out of this world, and I will update this review when I do try it!
Extra: Tako also had a stand in the Christmas village in Market Square. All I can say is, wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Soooo so so good. I want the sandwiches they were selling every day of my life. If we are all so fortunate enough to see that stand there again next season, you do not want to miss!!
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