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Taro Sushi

446 Dean St., Brooklyn, NY, 11217
nr. Fifth Ave.
718-398-0872

6.7 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
66% Would you go back?
66% Would you take a date?
66% Would you take kids?
33% Would you go on business?
33% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.0
Service: 7.3
Décor: 5.3
Value: 7.0
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Fantastic!

valvita from 11205 | Posted on 6/6/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 8
Value: 10

This small, friendly place serves great fresh, delicious sushi and a nice selection of other interesting traditional Japanese dishes. The chefs and staff are really friendly, and it's reasonably priced. After visiting Japan last year for the first time, and sampling the cuisine in its home country, I still rate this restaurant as one of my favorite sushi places of all time.

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A great deal on Dean St.

foodlovingteacher from 10012 | Posted on 6/24/08

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 4
Value: 9

There are no frills at this edge-of-park slope sushi stop. While the food is reminiscent of any overpriced Manhattan sushi, the homey decor and humble pricing reminds us that we are in Brooklyn - and we love that.

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3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

NY Mag's review of Taro is completely off.

isyoox from 11101 | Posted on 1/7/08

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 2
Service: 5
Décor: 4
Value: 2

When I read "exceptional," I assume a place will be at least decent. My first mistake was going to the bathroom, which reveals the interior of the Kitchen Nightmare. My fiancee ordered the omakase, hoping for the best. I don't think chef Sano from the review was anywhere to be found, because three Chinese guys were back there in what looked liked amateur hour. They were preparing the monkfish liver as part of the omakase (Taro #1 appetizer according to the menu) and were sniffing it, tasting it, and spitting it out right in front of us! As if that weren't enough, the one "chef" asked us if we still wanted the monkfish liver as part of the omakase, stating it wasn't very fresh (like we hadn't just witnessed the horror before). I don't know why we didn't get up and leave right then, except that we were running late and hungry. We couldn't believe the rest of what they served as part of the omakase for what they were charging. We were thankful not to get sick later.

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