Taiko Japanese Restaurant
Taiko Japanese Restaurant
4 pieces. Assorted nigiri sushi.
8 pieces. Assorted raw fish.
6 pieces. Jalapeno stuffed with spicy salmon and cream cheese, deep fried with chef's special sauce.
6 pieces. Sliced yellowtail with jalapeno peppers. Served with ponzu sauce.
With yuzu sauce.
6 pieces. Pan-fried dumpling.
Boiled soybeans with salt.
3 pieces. Japanese spring roll.
6 pieces. Steamed shrimp dumpling.
Deep-fried shrimp with mixed vegetable. Served with tempura sauce.
Deep-fried mixed vegetables. Served with tempura sauce.
Octopus wheat balls topped with sauce and fish flake
Chicken broth, scallions and fried onions.
Soybean broth, tofu, seaweed and scallions.
Clear broth with shrimp, scallops, kani, fish cake and mixed vegetable.
Tofu, mushroom, asparagus and napa.
Garden salad with house dressing.
Mixed crabstick, spicy mayonnaise tobiko, scallion and cucumber.
Mixed crabstick, spicy mayonnaise tobiko, scallion and cucumber.
Cooked marinated squid. Served with cucumber and ponzu sauce.
Mixed raw fish with cucumber and avocado. Served with spicy mayonnaise and ponzu sauce.
2 pieces. Maguro.
2 pieces. Escolar.
2 pieces. Hamachi.
2 pieces. Sake.
2 pieces.
2 pieces.
2 pieces. Suzuki.
2 pieces. Saba.
2 pieces.
2 pieces. Unagi.
2 pieces. Ebi.
2 pieces. Tako.
2 pieces. Ika.
2 pieces. Kani.
2 pieces.
2 pieces.
2 pieces. Ikura.
2 pieces. Smelt roe.
2 pieces. Fly fish roe.
2 pieces. Eggcake.
2 pieces. Inari.
Salmon and avocado.
Smoked salmon and cheese.
Steamed shrimp, cucumber, lettuce and Japanese mayonnaise.
Tuna ,salmon and wasabi sauce.
Tuna, yellowtail and jalapeno.
Shrimp, kani and crunch.
Soft shell crab.
Baked eel and cucumber inside with avocado and masago on top.
California roll inside with tuna, salmon, white fish and avocado on top.
Shrimp tempura inside with spicy kani and masago on top.
Spicy tuna and green tobiko on a yellowtail and avocado roll.
Baked eel and avocado inside with spicy yellowtail and masago on top. Served with eel sauce and spicy mayonnaise.
Shrimp tempura and asparagus inside with spicy tuna on top.
Salmon tempura with spicy mayo and eel sauce, surrounded with fresh salmon.
Spicy salmon crunch inside topped with tuna and super white tuna. Served with miso sauce and honey wasabi sauce.
Tuna, yellowtail, salmon and super white tuna lightly batter and fried outside. Served with wasabi sauce.
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail, kani and avocado wrapped with cucumber.
Spicy tuna and crunch wrapped with thin strips of avocado. Served with ponzu sauce.
Deep-fried scallop, spicy kani and avocado with chef's special sauce.
Shrimp tempura inside, spicy salmon and fresh lobster on top with chef special sauce.
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and avocado inside with steamed jumbo shrimp on the top. Served with chef special sauce.
Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna and avocado wrapped by soybean paper. Served with chef's special sauce.
Seared super white tuna and asparagus tempura wrapped by tuna, yellowtail, backed eel and salmon. Served with chef special sauce.
Spicy lobster, yellowtail and jalapeno inside with fresh scallop and yuzu wasabi on top.
Layers of spicy tuna, salmon, yellowtail and crunch rice in sandwich form with tobiko on the outside.
Fresh lobster and mango inside with spicy tuna on top with chef special sauce.
Mango shrimp tempura and spicy tuna wrapped by yellow soy bean paper and topped with mango and avocado. Served with yuzu mango sauce.
Tempura white fish, steamed shrimp, fresh mango and avocado inside wrapped with soybean paper, spicy king crab and crunchy. Served with spicy creamy sauce.
Spicy tuna and cucumber inside with avocado, fresh tuna, lemon and peanut on the top. Served with light ponzu sauce.
Pepper tuna, spicy king crab and shrimp tempura with green soy paper and chef special sauce.
Tuna, salmon, yellowtail and super white tuna wrapped by fresh white seaweed, baked eel sauce and avocado. Served with eel sauce and spicy mayo.
Shrimp tempura cucumber insideeel and avocado on top with eel sauce
Served with white rice, miso soup and house salad.
served with white ricemiso soup and house salad.
Served with white rice, miso soup and house salad.
served with white ricemiso soup and house salad
Served with white rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with white rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with rice, miso soup and house salad.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable. / choice of well done, medium rare, medium, medium well, rare
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
Served with clear soup, salad, fried rice and vegetable.
3 pieces of tuna, 3 pieces of salmon, 3 pieces of yellowtail and a dynamite roll. Served with miso soup and salad.
4 pieces tuna nigiri, 3 pieces of tuna sashimi and 1 tuna roll. Served with miso soup and salad.
4 pieces salmon nigiri, 3 pieces of salmon sashimi and 1 salmon roll. Served with miso soup and salad.
9 pieces of assorted nigiri and spicy tuna roll. Served with miso soup and salad.
18 pieces of assorted sashimi and a bowl of rice. Served with miso soup and salad.
5 pieces of sushi, 11 pieces of sashimi and a signature roll. Served with miso soup and salad.
Assorted fish over sushi rice. Served with miso soup and salad.
Broiled eel and ika seaweed salad. Served with miso soup and salad.
16 pieces of nigiri and 2 special rolls. Served with miso soup and salad.
8 pieces of nigiri, 15 pieces of sashimi and 2 signature rolls. Served with miso soup and salad.
Chef choice 40 pieces sashimi,with miso soup and salad.
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice. well done, medium rare, medium, medium well, rare
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice. well done, medium rare, medium, medium well, rare
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Served with miso soup, salad, California roll, pork gyoza, and white rice.
Your choice of any 2 rolls. Served with miso soup and house salad.
Your choice of any 3 rolls. Served with miso soup and house salad.
5 pieces of sushi nigiri with a California roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
13 pieces of raw fish. Served with miso soup and house salad.
4 pieces of sushi nigiri, 9 pieces of sashimi and a tuna roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
5 pieces salmon nigiri and salmon roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
5 pieces tuna nigiri and salmon roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
Baked eel over rice. Served with miso soup and house salad.
Choice of any chef special roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
Choice of any signature roll. Served with miso soup and house salad.
3 pieces.
Spicy
8. Sweetie Roll and Salmon
Sushi assortment
We were still actively eating, so a bad pic but food was good
Green tea ice cream
the menu for the restaurant
a plate of food and a plate of ice cream
Lychee saki
5. House Salad and 2. Miso Soup
Sweet Potato Roll, Avocado Roll, and Chicken Tempura Roll
Beef hibachi
Chicken and Steak Hibachi with extra fried rice
a piece of cake on a plate
Beef Fried Rice
Taiko Roll
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Mickey Roll and Boston Roll
Sushi assortment
menu, sushi and sashimi
side of miso soup, and salad.
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food, crepes
Nichole C.
Feb 26, 2025
Incredibly nice service, the staff were on top of everything. My son was absolutely spoiled by the waitress, he loved it. The food was so good! I think the best crab ragoons we've had here. Kani salad was huge and delicious. The rolls though, so good! Huge rolls and served so neatly creating a display! Can't wait to go back, this is my sushi spot now
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Ashley W.
Feb 16, 2025
My friend and I went here on a Sunday midday and had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious, and had wonderful presentation. The spicy tuna and sweetie rolls were great! The appetizers (ginger salad and miso soup were yummy) and had a wonderful green tea ice cream dessert. The service was attentive and very kind. The decor of the restaurant was very well done and thought out. Loved the wall decorations and ceiling lighting. Will definitely be going back again. Highly recommend!
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Janelle A.
Dec 18, 2024
Received a menu at my door so my mom and I decided to go inside and check it out. Everything was TOP tier! The food was phenomenal, the service was outstanding and our waiter/waitress was so accommodating. My mom ordered sesame chicken with fried rice and I ordered Chicken Hibachi with fried rice. We also had crab Rangoon and ended up ordering 2 because 1 just wasn't enough! This is likely my new favorite spot! The only downside (which really isn't that big of a deal for us) is they are unable to cook in front of you. This didn't matter to us because the end goal is good, quality food and we definitely received that! ITS A MUST!!!!
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Clara S.
Mar 12, 2024
Enjoyed a late lunch at Taiko on Saturday with my kid. We shared dumplings, takoyaki (wheat flour octopus balls), and she ordered the Salmon Lunch Box, which came with salad and soup. I ordered two rolls (the only ones that did not have rice): Naruto Roll & Phoenix Roll. The Naruto roll was tasty and the cucumber was nice and crunchy. The Phoenix roll had spicy tuna with avocado on top - also delicious. Both came with a yummy ponzu sauce that I alternated between dipping with soy sauce. We capped off the meal with a tempura fried matcha green tea ice cream that was crunchy on the outside, a tiny bit cake-like on the inside and sweet as it sounds!
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Dana Z.
May 24, 2024
Where did I recently read people online debating the slang definition of "smash"? Some were saying it was to demolish a meal. Some were saying... well you could probably look it up. I am going to use it in the sense of demolishing a meal:Now, I have this weird relationship with sushi. I never order it alone. I could be at the store and you'll see little to-go sushi's and I think "I should get that!" but I never do. But when a friend says, "let's get sushi" I'm like YES. LET US!So above friend usually orders from Taiko. After perusing the menu online, I got a spicy tuna roll (standard!) and a mango lobster roll. When it arrived I was like oh man I'm not gonna be able to finish this. No. I SMASHED IT. I don't know which one I liked more. It was so good. It makes me want to break my sad eating sushi alone unwritten rule, and order from them all the time. The thing is, I want to order this again because it was so good but also want to see what else is on the menu and try all the things!
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Victor ..
Sep 8, 2024
I had a chance to visit this little gem and I told them about how great the restaurant is. After ordering my meal they accidentally gave me a different dish. I ordered Tempura but they gave me the Tempura roll instead of the regular Tempura dish I would normally order. I'm sure it was partly my fault but this opened up a great opportunity. They offered to take my order back but I said, that's OK it'll be a nice surprise. To my surprise, they also gave me my regular tempura order at no charge. Now, is this a great place or what? !
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K O.
Jun 29, 2024
Excellent sushi! and service!!!! Very fresh fish. I would absolutely eat here again. Everything we ordered was perfect. Highly recommended!
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James L.
Jan 18, 2023
Thwarted in my attempt to have dinner at nearby Thai Ghang Waan (https://www.yelp.com/biz/thai-ghang-waan-springfield) since I was a n00b and forgot to make reservations, my party of five decided to head across the street to Taiko Japanese Restaurant. At first I was a bit hesitant since I last ate here in 2018 and the experience was...fine. Not terrible, not amazing, but fine. And you know what? In 2023, after eating here again after 5 years, the experience is...fine.Located in a strip mall off of always busy Backlick Road, Taiko is like any other suburban Asian restaurant. Generic in it's design elements while serving up cuisine that tries to appeal to a wide audience as to not offend anyone.The motif is punctuated with hardwood floors, with dark browns and blacks being the predominate color palette. The design aesthetic straddles between trying to be "modern" while giving off a sushi joint vibe complete a sushi bar towards the back of the dining room.Several folks at the table got sushi entrees, and surprisingly, they were pretty good. The fish didn't have a slimy texture or off putting smell, and the rice wasn't too sticky and had the right amount of vinegar mixed in.The table also shared a deep fried tofu appetizer which was okay. Pieces of soft tofu was sliced in cubes, and then after a light breading, given a deep fry bath which gave it a crispy exterior with a soft interior. Could've done without the bonito flakes as garnish.I opted for the Udon noodles since I wasn't in the mood for sushi and again...it was fine. A large bowl contained a good portion of udon noodles, chicken, the customary pink/white fish cake, and some veggies. I asked for some togarashi powder and soy sauce since the broth was on the bland side. However, I will say, the tempura shrimp were tasty! Two shrimps were laid flat and had a generous panko coating of bread crumbs and were nice and crunchy. I also had some of my friend's "hibachi style beef" and while the meat had a nice sear from a high heat grill, the flavor was...fine.Taiko is not the most authentic Japanese restaurant, but not the worst place. The dining room was pretty busy and there was a steady stream of take out orders, so they must have their fans.If I'm being honest though, it'll probably be another several years before I eat here again...and that will be "fine" with me.
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Jeri S.
Oct 5, 2024
I stopped by on Saturday to have sushi. I wound up trying new food items that have been added to the menu. I had the Fire Phoenix roll, the orange chicken, edamame, and an ice cold Sapporo. The orange chicken was fire. Cooked to perfection and came out piping hot . The other food was good too. This is my go to place fir sushi and now the entrees. Service is good and efficient.
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Abby G.
Jan 14, 2025
We love this place! My girlfriend and I don't eat out much but we come here about every other week because we love it so much. The food is delicious and we love the staff. It's also a very cute restaurant inside and we love the ambiance.
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