Takka Sushi Grill - Santee

TERRIBLE customer service. We have been here many times before but after this last time we will not be back. They can’t get the orders right and the portions have gotten smaller and smaller over time. My 7rd old daughter wanted to have her birthday dinner here (she only eats the noodles) so we load up the family and head over.They seemed to have this weird attitude and there was a different vibe in there than before. We asked if we could sit in the back so that we could have ample space. The booths are tiny and don’t fit two full size men next to each other. So as a family of four we need more space to enjoy 7x rolls , rice and the beloved noodles and drinks. We told them we could wait if they needed us to but that the booth isn’t comfortable and we need more space. Never been a problem here before. Mind you that one of the two back tables currently had a party of 4. And the other table was unoccupied..Like what??They are rude and of course stop talking in English to each other , until one replies in English clearly explaining that they wouldn’t sit us there unless party of 5 or more. Again more talking to each other in another language (I don’t know what language) but that’s not the point. The point is the talk to each other in front of your face and then convert the decision to English. The staff all speaks very good English so this was definitely a red flag. We decide to leave and then the owner chimes in , in perfect English “Sorry guys”. What a joke.I don’t want to spend my money at a place where they can’t have a decent conversation and good customer service. They use language as a barrier when they don’t want to understand. But when you check out and pay they speak very clearly to you.We won’t be back.

Always go to Taka for my sushi! We love love love the Spanish roll. Ring of fire and tempura shrimp roll are awesome also. Sushi is always fresh and prices are great!

Quaint place with great sushi. Servers and staff were courteous and attentive.

Went just after lunch on a tues. Food was great! Service was ok. Server a bit inattentive, she forgot something we ordered and didnt seem to care. We only had sushi and really enjoyed it. Two of us dropped 50 bucks on 6 items.

We've always enjoyed sushi, from when we met in 1982. We fondly remember so many sushi bars that have come and gone Kazra's downtown with the Shintu-priest proprietor whose voice was raspy from too many cigarettes, the Elvis-look-alike sushi chef at Kinokawa in Chula Vista, the family who ran Kamon in La Mesa who brought Karaoke to San Diego. They have all come and gone, but their artistry remains firmly planted in memory.In our neighborhood, Covid seems to have done a number on our neighborhood sushi bars. Tsuki Sushi has mysteriously vanished, Narumi is content with preparing Take-Out only orders and customers are no longer welcome to dine there in person. Ahi Sushi is no longer our go-to as the nigiri becomes smaller and the hours posted online are inaccurate, as we found out the hard way. Therefore, Takka in Santee, is like the glimmering gem spotted on the bottom of a pond.We went in last night and had an amazing experience. The sushi was super fresh, the albacore was so tasty, and they had fresh ikura! It's been two years since we had that!Suffice it to say, this is our new go-to sushi bar, thanks to the prowess of sushi chef Jack and the rest of the staff. Excellent!