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It can be challenging to find a dependable place to get food you cannot make yourself, and I am so thankful that I am privileged enough to be able to get food from this restaurant often. Although an expectation of any restaurant, Takara’s consistency is a standout for me in terms of NJ sushi, of which I have had plenty. It is a joy to eat their food, and I hope they’re able to continue far into the future. I wish them the best of success as I eat my lunch today.
Pictured is the “Montclair Roll”, which is shrimp tempura, spicy crab, topped with avocado and crab salad, with some tempura crunch. It’s awesome. Please try it.
TL:DR 5/5: I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting the family-run and owned small business Takara Asian Bistro in Montclair for a long time, but I remember meeting Alan and the staff and always having a lovely, low-key, price-fair, gourmet night. Every tongue’s palate is unique, but for what it’s worth, without a recent photo, I review many seafood restaurants and try to leave 5-Stars as a Google Reviewer for specific features, so I need to be clear and direct here: Takara Bistro has some of the freshest sashimi in North Jersey. Gemstone. Like a sunny day in February. You can taste the difference.
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[More Experiences] One of my family members had eaten at Nobu in Manhattan and remarked that Takara could match them with the quality of some of the choice cuts of the fish. “Different. But good. Better.” – was the summary of what we’d say together every night. Any business that serves fish faces the challenges of keeping it fresh and preparing it intentionally, and Takara generally plans for a complete experience every time possible. Some places are overhyped and have 4.9 reviews because it’s trendy or unaffordably expensive in another state’s city of three million residents or look like a nightclub, but the sushi is only okay. Takara is a local place that wants to make sure you leave full and happier.
I’ve taken childhood friends here after work. I’ve ordered delivery on the apps multiple times, and if I didn’t feel like waiting, I called the store directly or ordered takeout and drove to Montclair from Clifton. I’m not qualified to write for Michelin or anything fancy, but I will say if you taste the food here two separate times, you can’t un-taste it by comparison if another restaurant isn’t doing it as well.
Health and happiness to the quiet and hardworking chefs behind the bar. It is a regular-sized interior and BYOB, so if you drink, I suggest sparkling or white wine from one of the stores in town.
Some more extensive and expensive sushi venues in Montclair have lines out of the door on weekends. If you have someone you care for on an idle Saturday night, you can dine in or order out without breaking the bank.
They are extremely understaffed. On a Friday night they only had 1 server and 1 chef.
There’s piles of boxes out in the open and the menus were sticky and gross.
I quality of sushi was meh and it took over an hour to come out. Even our water and soda took 30 minutes to get to us.
Maybe takeout is a better option here.