Takumi Japanese Restaurant

Place is just so small and sometimes have to wait for a table. But their bento box is so good, steak teriyaki and shrimp tempura are my go to, I like their side salad and dressing and miso soup. Fresh fruit smoothies are great too.

Understated, unassuming, and undeniably delicious! I had lunch by myself and got to sit at the bar. As usual, my food arrived quickly, despite being busy. I had the sushi sashimi combo with a salad. The salad was yummy, a typical side salad that one could expect from a Japanese sushi restaurant. In terms of the sushi, it consisted of perfectly cooked and beautifully seasoned rice, very fresh fish, and generous portions. As always, service was kind and attentive. Overall, the perfect spot for a yummy lunch!

I used to love this place. Very cozy Japanese with a great vibe. No they have moved to a much larger place a couple blocks away. Very sterile, the prices went up and it has no atmosphere. It feels like eating sushi in a Home Depot. We won't be back!

Visited the restaurant for a work team lunch on Wednesday. Wasn't very busy inside so it was easy to seat all of us. We all got their any 3 rolls lunch special and all the food came at once. Friendly service and very attentive staff. Plenty of parking but the restaurant is a modest size. Great food!

The best sushi on the east side of Madison. Consistent and always delicious. Always start with an order of gyoza. My favorite roll is the dynamite roll. Super filling for two people after the app! Always friendly and prompt service as well.

Come to Madison east towne and discover the weight loss sensation that will soon be sweeping across the US like the Beatles. Forget ozempic, this place will have you back in those hip huggers before you know it. First off the sign is still from the old Japanese restaurant, no signage for poke bowls. Once you enter you realize it's the poke bowl place because you can see the coffin where they store the food on the far end of the dining room. My dining companion and I both ordered small bowls, one with brown rice and one with sushi rice. They both arrived covered in a brown sticky teriyaki type substance, maybe it was the cover up the fact that both (yes both) types of rice were rancid, my best educated guess would be they probably sat at room temperature for three days to achieve this level of funkiness, I know fermentation is big right now but I don't think rice is a very good vessel for for helping that healthy gut biome. Let's move on to the avocado, still nice and green but tasted like the way the inside of your garbage carriage smells in summer. At this point you might be asking yourself, are you a vegan or something? No, in some blissful attempt to have something I enjoy but rarely eat I ordered the octopus. It was probably from a can (do they even do this?) and make me want to boot my breakfast right on the spot, thankfully that happened a bit later on after I left the restaurant. My partner had the intuition to just stop eating, I had 5 bites or so. Trying to figure out just what the hell was going on, That brown sticky sauce did a good job really confusing my palette for a few minutes, I was kind of in shock, the lady working was very nice and didn't speak great English so I held my nose and paid the bill. As it stands I was unable to think about dinner, and breakfast is not something that I will be participating in either. So far between the boot with no rally and skipping several meals because of a general disdain for anything non liquid going into my mouth I am feeling pretty lean. Maybe it's a good fit for Madison, poke bowls are trendy and college girls are always trying to shed that pesky freshman 15. I hope it's just a one off but this poke poke is not what Its all about.

I took my husband to Takumi for Father's Day and the food/show did not disappoint. My husband was craving habachi since we frequented Benihana's in LA. This restaurant does not have the size or atmosphere of Benihana but it is a quaint little restaurant with two hibachi tables near the back. The show wasn't quite as fanciful, but the waiter did a good job. My daughter was terrified of the fire, so we may wait a little while before coming back with her.

The food? Incredible. So fresh. So flavorful. Happy to make the 40 minute drive! Service is always amazing. They always come to check on you throughout the meal, and are very personable. The new restaurant is beautiful! Decor is fabulous.

I found Takumi in my search for local poke bowls, and found an amazing spot here in East Madison! The woman working behind the counter was enormously friendly, welcoming and helpful with all of my questions about ingredients and sauces. She was very meticulous in preparing the four bowls ordered. I ordered a shrimp poke bowl and all of the ingredients (pineapple, corn, cucumber, carrot and crispy onions) were very fresh and beautifully arranged. The poke sauce is well balanced with the right amount of soy, sesame, garlic and ginger without overpowering the freshness of the rest of the bowl. The restaurant is very quaint, clean and inviting, as well. I would HIGHLY recommend visiting Takumi for poke bowls in ALL of Madison!

Their new restaurant in front of East Towne is the BEST I've ever had!!!They had it all...great food, service, ambiance, and a great bar.