Takoyaki Bar
“Really good small restaurant serving delicious octopus balls – and in our opinion even better – fried chicken buns.”
“Totto ramen is right next door and I'm surprised there aren't more people ordering takoyaki as a quick snack as they wait for the ridiculous ramen line.”
“Enjoyed the last 5 pieces really tasty and creamy texture with modest amounts of chicken/octopus with the right temperature.”
Takoyaki Bar
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
4 reviews
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WOMP. WOMP. WOMPP.
I was excited a Takoyaki Bar opened up because who DOESN'T LOVE takoyaki? Me? I LOVE IT.
Unfortunately, this isn't the place you'll want to venture out to.
We tried the various flavors including, TakoYaki Mayo, Negipon Mayo, Takoyaki Ball and Spicy Tako Ball. Each ranging from $5 – $6, I expected nothing but galore.
Before consumption, I noted a few things. The workers were all Japanese. (This is truly, very rare.) The place is SO tiny. This is more of a to-go tako yaki shop. And unfortunately, the cashier is also making your takoyaki in the same gloves he accepted your cash in. (UH….. sanitary team, where'd ya go??)
Okay, let's get down to business. Flavor was OK, it truly didn't blow my mind. The dishI liked the most was the Spicy Tako Ball and my least favorite was the Negipon Ball. The true disappointment is how LUKE WARM they were. It was borderline cold which was surprising because we saw him take it out of a, what we thought was a heater but maybe it was just a display case.
The shop also blasted extremely loud music.
I didn't want to leave extremely disappointed so I gave it one more go and tried their vanilla ice cream with matcha sauce.
Oh boy, don't go there for the ice cream. DEFINITELY not worth it. A scoop of store bought ice cream with bitter matcha sauce made for a BLECH dessert.
Stick with Totto you aren't missing out on anything here.
I was excited to try this place for some time. My friend and I came for a snack before dinner. We tried the negipon style Takoyaki and the regular style Takoyaki with chicken. Both were really good and very well made. They were both very much representative of Takoyaki as a food and tasted just like what we used to get in Japan. One thing I would caution folks on is that they don't serve alcoholic beverages in case you thought it was that sort of bar, and the place is a bit small. The flavors were great, and the staff were friendly though. It's also the only place I've been that offers a chicken option and lots of different sauce styles. It's a good place to grab some Takoyaki if you're in the mood and in the area.
Limited menu (see picture); they basically have different variations of takoyaki and fried chicken bun. I got the standard takoyaki ($5) and the chicken bun ($5). The food is premade and kept heated in a display and finished with sauce and garnish when you order. I came during a weekday around 1pm and it wasn't busy at all, likely b/c it's new but I think they would greatly benefit from making it fresh when someone orders. I understand pre making it when you have high turnover and it's busy but not now when business hasn't totally picked up yet. The takoyaki was a tad mushy and deflated but the taste was good. The chicken was a tad thin for me but again taste was pretty good. Pickles and lettuce were standard.. This rating leans towards more of a 3.5 with room for improvement if they made it on the spot. Would definitely come back to eat as a snack as I ordered this as a meal for lunch and it was a tad heavy. Totto ramen is right next door and I'm surprised there aren't more people ordering takoyaki as a quick snack as they wait for the ridiculous ramen line.
Side note they also serve ice cream with matcha sauce.
Nice attempt of Totto ramen (right next door) to deal with the long line of waiting customers. This newly developed takoyaki bar is created by the totto ramen. They serve exactly what you think; takoyaki. At $5 a pop for a set of 6 balls it's not a bad deal if you don't want to starve to death. The takoyaki was alright. Very small size with small piece of octopus inside. But the flavor was good.
I would come here only if I go to totto ramen and have to wait more than 30 mins for a seat. Then I would get the takoyaki so I can buy some more time before I starve to death