From the restaurant's website:"Taka Watanabe has been making sushi for over 20 years. He arrived in the U.S. in 1986 from his native Brazil, where he was raised by Japanese parents but educated in Portuguese. His parents instilled in him a love of good food and cooking. He remembers fondly watching his mother make sushi for the family on special occasions. As soon as he arrived in the Bay Area, he immediately found work in a Japanese restaurant, where he quickly learned to make sushi. In 1989, he met and married his wife, Susan, and shortly thereafter, relocated to Sacramento. In Sacramento, he apprenticed under the watchful eye of Shige Tokita of Shige Sushi for six years. ... In 1998, Taka opened his first sushi bar in Midtown Sacramento with a former partner. In 2001, he opened Taka's Sushi in Fair Oaks with his current partner, Peter Kwong."
Beer, wine and sake available. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.
ADDRESS
11773 Fair Oaks Blvd,
Almond Orchard Plaza ,
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
LOCALEATS AWARDS
Top 100 Restaurant
DESCRIPTION
From the restaurant's website:
"Taka Watanabe has been making sushi for over 20 years. He arrived in the U.S. in 1986 from his native Brazil, where he was raised by Japanese parents but educated in Portuguese. His parents instilled in him a love of good food and cooking. He remembers fondly watching his mother make sushi for the family on special occasions. As soon as he arrived in the Bay Area, he immediately found work in a Japanese restaurant, where he quickly learned to make sushi. In 1989, he met and married his wife, Susan, and shortly thereafter, relocated to Sacramento. In Sacramento, he apprenticed under the watchful eye of Shige Tokita of Shige Sushi for six years. ... In 1998, Taka opened his first sushi bar in Midtown Sacramento with a former partner. In 2001, he opened Taka's Sushi in Fair Oaks with his current partner, Peter Kwong."
Beer, wine and sake available. Serving lunch Mon–Fri, dinner nightly.