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Takara Japanese Restaurant: Traveler Reviews

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#7 of 53 restaurants in Marathon
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  • Cuisines: Japanese
  • Average price*: $ 10
  • Address: 3740 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050-2390
  • Tel:  (305) 743-0505

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“Wow! Best place to eat in Keys”

Takara Japanese Restaurant

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5 of 5 stars
Vancouver, BC
Jul 16, 2008

We stayed in the keys for a week, eating out at least 3x times a day. We're from Vancouver, and were craving sushi on our last night (sashimi- we ate fish quite a bit, but we wanted it uncooked!).

Boy, am I glad we found this place. My partner, who is incredibly hard to please food wise, complained we didn't find it on our first day, so we could have gone every night. That's how I felt. He has the sashimi, and a couple fo rolls. I opted to go for a special house Thai dish, after a neighbouring table had it delivered. It was chicken, and tasted heavenly.

This place is a hole in the wall- if you aren't looking for it,you'll pass it right by. It also remind me of Vancovuer restaurants- looks like it was set up on the fly, with Office depot tables and ikea chairs. But it was packed- probably with locals, who know it's true value. We'll definitely be back!

I almost gave it 4 stars due to the decor, but changed my mind. Once you start eating, you forget where you are.

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“Worst sushi I've ever had”

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1 of 5 stars
new york
Apr 1, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I were vacationing in the Keys from NYC and decided to try Takara after reading some of the good reviews. We were extremely disappointed!! We are used to excellent, inexpensive sushi and thai food in NYC and this place was awful! First of all, several members of the staff were sitting at a table in the restaurant chatting when we came in (and were the loudest people in the restaurant). Others joined them as we ate. Needless to say, the service was terrible since everybody was socializing rather than working. Even the sushi chef was playing with his child in the restaurant rather than behind the bar! My husband had Pad Thai, and the portion was very small for the price and only mediocre in taste. The maki rolls that I ordered were awful...the rice was soggy (tasted like it had been refrigerated overnight), the spicy tuna sauce terrible. Overall, a very disappointing experience. We weren't expecting NYC food in Marathon, but this place is definitely a far cry from the other reviews.

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“Don't miss it!”

Takara Japanese Restaurant

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5 of 5 stars
Indianapolis
Mar 30, 2008

We ate at several places during our stay in Marathon and didn't have a bad experience at any of them. Takara, however, was our favorite by far. The food was outstanding and Sue is a sweetie. Our waiter was a lot of fun, though we didn't get his name.

Because of it's less than flashy appearance and less than ideal location, it would be easy to miss this great place, but do yourself a favor and don't.

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“I Have A Real Passion For Sue's Takara!”

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5 of 5 stars
Des Moines, Iowa
Mar 13, 2008

Best crispy duck ever!!!...will cook anything on their menu specifically to your wants and needs. Real cheap compared to its actual value. A 5,000 out of 100/must try right now!!!

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“our favourite place in Marathon”

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5 of 5 stars
Delaware
Jan 25, 2008
2/3 found this review helpful

While on vacation here in marathon for 2 weeks we visited Takara 5 times total. 4 times for dinner and 1 time for lunch. (they're open for lunch 11am-2pm).
This was definatelly our favourite place to eat here. We tried a handfull different dishes and all of them were awesome. We love thai food, but realy enjoyed GOOD thai food.
I have to admit that i had one of absolutelly best dishes in my entire life. It's called Pad Prick and i had it with beef. Simply awesome. My girlfriend enjoyed sweet and sour seafood combination twice. Sushi we had for lunch were very good, fresh and large.
It's a family run business and that's why it's just good. Service is very good, place makes you feel like at home. The owner's make you feel like you're their family.
Place is closed on sundays.

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3740 Overseas Hwy, Marathon, FL 33050-2390
Tel: (305) 743-0505
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