Breakfast Menu "Taka" Asbury Park

Perfect Location and Beautiful Facility. I visited for a birthday dinner and the service was quick and attentive. All of the dishes I tried from sushi to entrees were fresh. The cocktails were varied and interesting as well. I will definitely be returning to this Asbury Park mainstay!

We ordered all appetizers. We had shrimp and vegetable tempura, tsukune, yellowtail with jalapeños, and crispy spicy tuna. All were delicious. The crispy rice cakes of the crispy spicy tuna were different. All seafood was fresh. The service was great and friendly. It’s popular and lively.

This sushi place was absolutely fantastic! The only hiccup that the staff remedied immediately was forgotten ginger on my plate. I love ginger 🫚 We got miso soup and edemame for appetizers. I got the Jun-San roll and it tasted perfect. The pieces were a little large so it was hard to eat each in one bite, however; the party next to us ordered their sushi in a higher piece count aka smaller bites. I also got a dark and stormy which was pretty average. Still refreshing. Overall good experience! 👍

Amazing experience! I finally find the perfect sushi place. The staff was very friendly, and prepared. We ordered 3 rolls: the firecracker, aburi salmon, and tataki shrimp… all absolutely delicious! I promised myself to try something new next time, but it’s going to be hard not to order those delicious rolls again. 100% recommended

The sushi is good, but ultimately over priced. The service was lackluster. I loved my spicy tuna roll, but there's nothing compelling me to return to Taka over any other sushi restaurant.

I was damp and mildly shivering throughout this meal, and yet it was pretty much the perfect experience otherwise. My Millennial Chum and I came here for a post-hike meal on Saturday, after spending approximately three hours walking around in light rain. Expectations were low, and the goal was to find a dry place to eat for an hour or so. We were both a little concerned that any legit establishment in Asbury would turn us away at the entrance looking like drowned rats, but the host at Taka was very nice and escorted us to a table immediately. The interior reminded me of an upscale Ikea - the ceiling especially by the island bar area is covered in bubble-like lamps - with a lot of modern furnishings and a dash of exposed brick. It's a shame the building itself from the outside is so poochy; it looks like a nondescript municipal office, so hopefully Taka gets the opportunity to put their personal touch on the exterior as well. My number one goal was to get a rosy hue on my cheeks again after tromping around on the metaphorical set of the X-Files all day, so I ordered the Smoked Old Fashioned ($12). Literally the best Old Fashioned I've ever had, and that's saying something. Just scrumptious - I tend to really like Old Fashioneds that enhance the bourbon sweet by including something like brown sugar, but I think I'm team smoky now. It came with a coaster covering the top of the glass to keep the smoke in, but that had a very cool chimney-like effect when I uncovered the beverage. Huge recommend. If they didn't have the alcohol content of a tank of gasoline, I would have gotten more than one. I was in a special roll state of mind, so I went with the Firecracker ($15) and the Jun-San ($17). The waiter did warn me that the Firecracker was "the spiciest roll in Asbury," which I have no doubt is accurate based on what I encountered. This bad boy had both spicy mayo (one of my sushi faves) as well as sriracha. If your sinuses are clogged, this should clear them up pretty quickly. It was very good, but I think in hindsight I would have gotten something that didn't overwhelm the palate as much, especially when I was so intent on maximizing the taste of the Old Fashioned. Very fresh fish and quite a zip. The Jun-San was my favorite though - lots of different types of fish involved, and the caramelized soy sauce was a nice touch. Neither lasted long. This was already pretty astounding, but the dessert was really mind-blowing as well. With very little discussion, we both zeroed in on the Triple Chocolate Cake with Toasted Marshmallow The Millennial Chum is far more disciplined than me, so I ended up eating about 70% of it, but no matter. Heavenly. You can kind of see it in the accompanying picture, but there's literally the vestiges of a toasted marshmallow under the cake. What a concept. What an idea. A perfect way to end the meal. Service-wise, we both loved the waiter. He clearly knew his way around the fairly lengthy menu, and everything came out promptly. I was equally impressed with the price point; in Asbury, a lot of this stuff could have been at least $5 more, particularly the smoky cocktail, but this was very affordable for a pretty nice restaurant in a very trendy area. Huge recommend. I can't wait to come by when I'm dry.

Had lunch there today! Friendly and fast service. Has a beautiful bar area, and tables near the bar that far the floor to ceiling windows. I really enjoyed the view and felt it would be perfect for a date night. They did have a private area that would be nice for a party or large group. Pricing was good and they have high chairs available for babies. Food was good but I’m not a mayo person. Spicy mayo was really spicy. Tea came in a cute kettle, coffee was in a large mug. They do bring fresh cream with the coffee, mochi was amazing. Sushi fish was super fresh. Katsu was well done and crispy. Overall: 9.4/10

we went on Saturday afternoon at 3:30. They had no reservations at night for the whole time we were in the area (weekend in the summer) . Very happy we decided to go this route, wasn't crowded and we had great seats at the bar. Bartenders very knowledgeable, made fabulous cocktails, very attentive. Nice people at the bar too. Food was excellent and we had kitchen foods as well as sushi. Will definitely come back again. I like the afternoon, parking was easy, not too crowded and fabulous service.