Takayama Sushi Lounge
“Then a rocky balboa roll, which was topped with sundried tomatoes and was excellent, too.”
“It's a higher end sushi joint equipped with a new age menu and DJ.”
“I also had a great time hanging out at the bar afterwards with a couple of my friends for a friends birthday.”
Takayama Sushi Lounge
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Staten Island sushi sounds scary to me. I live in Seattle where it's fresh and good in most places. My sister hyped this place up so were took a drive to Takayama.
It was delicious. Our server was very nice. The cocktails were yummy too! The tuna roll was nice and fresh but the Phoenix Roll was the best. Order the spicy edamame appetizer!
The atmosphere is modern and casual. It's not a cheap place to eat but worth it.
The venue is beautiful and the customer service is great. I love that they have excellent vegetarian options. The food is a bit pricey. My peanut avocado and avocado cucumber rolls were 5 dollars each and the rolls were small. The reason why I give them 4 stars is because I asked to take my food to go (Doggy bag) and the waitress discarded my food instead.
Definitely my favorite sushi place in Staten Island so far. It's not authentic purist Japanese sushi, but if you're into special rolls, this is the place to go.
Takayama has a nice loungey vibe to it and has pretty spacious seating with a back area. If part of your party doesn't want sushi, there's also a big selection of Chinese food.
The highlight for me were the special rolls and handrolls. The seikou roll was really good and was comparable to a black truffle roll I had at Sushi Samba once. Then again, truffle makes everything delish. Volcano roll was good too and generous in their spicy tuna portions. Special rolls are $15 but well worth it. I also really loved their wasabi crawfish handroll. Generous amount of crawfish, and flavored nicely.
I definitely plan on returning while I'm in Staten Island.
Came to Takayama for drinks and a small bite of sushi with some girlfriends. We sat at the bar and although it was pretty empty for a thursday night, our bartender, Melissa was phenomenal. Not pushy/smothering on top of you but always there when you needed her. We ordered a few rounds of drinks, shots, and maybe two sushi rolls to pick on. Spicy tuna roll was presented creatively and fish was fresh.
I know it was a thursday night but found it strange that their Dejay played music SO LOUD we could hardly hear each other conversation and there was probably 8 people in the restaurant… uh, big pet peeve.
I was really excited to try this restaurant, but left with just an "eh" impression. The specialty rolls I have were delicious. I had the volcano and sunset roll. Both were very filling. Our appetizers, dumplings and calamari, were okay. We waited some time in between dishes and my bag kept getting knocked our by the wait staff. Our table was wobbling, until we brought to their attention. The restaurant is nice and clean, with a separate bar/lounge area, but not worth the hype.
Good sushi on the island is hard to find. It's either cheap and tastes cheap or good but overpriced. I'd say it this place falls in the second category. The speciality rolls were all about $15, decent quality and medium sized. One thing I really liked is how unique their rolls are. Chilean sea bass is rare on this island and they had a special roll with it. I didn't try it, but I will on my next visit.
To begin we shared the tuna pizza. The flavors blended well. It was unique that it had olives on it, but the flavors jived.
Then we both ordered the American Dream roll. Once again it was different that it was rock shrimp tempura. It had a flavorful sweetness to it that we agreed was delicious. Next I had the Seikou roll. Truffle on a sushi roll-hey, I'm down! I'm not one to eat the rolls in a full bite because then it's hard to carry a conversation, but since their rolls aren't that large-it was possible. All the flavors blended well to create a roll like I've never tried before. The creamy sauce was the perfect finish. Although, when I did take a closer look the crab looked like that cheap imitation crab. I pretended to ignore that part. Also, I had a spicy salmon roll with avocado. It was good. I tried my dining partners sesame chicken. It appeared to be all white meat and had a nice sweet sauce. It was surrounded in broccoli and served with white rice. It was a decent portion.
The drinks are about $12. There are no prices on the menu. I do think they need to extend their martini selection. Their drinks were made well.
The ambiance is loud and trendy. It attracts a lot of people celebrating and dates. They have no shame letting everyone around them know that they want "shots, shots, shots".
Overall, I would recommend it.
This place is good. Staff is great very attentive.
Will start with the good points. The spicy tuna roll was great very fresh. The volcano roll was also good. The vegetable fried rice was very good. Whatever we ordered was delicious.
My bf orders sushi and unfortunately whatever he wanted to order besides the basic salmon tuna and mackral they didnt have. Come on. Your a SUSHI RESTAURANT you should have whats on the menu. If you dont want to stock it take it off.
Good chic ambiance. The sushi was fresh and tasty and the service was good. Parking can be a bit hard, but it's worth a trip.