Taku (restaurant)

Taku
The restaurant's exterior, 2024
Interactive map of Taku
Restaurant information
Established	2020
Closed	2025 (2025)
Location	Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°36′51.1″N122°19′22.8″W / 47.614194°N 122.323000°W / 47.614194; -122.323000
Website	www.takuseattle.com

Taku was a Japanese restaurant located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood at 706 East Pike Street. Owned by chef Shota Nakajima, the restaurant opened in 2020. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Description

The name "Taku" means "table" in Japanese. ^[5] Taku's menu offered marinated, battered and twice-fried karaage nuggets and wings. ^[6] Additionally, it included a F*ck it Bucket, chicken karaage rice bowl, a curry karaage burger and a selection of classic Japanese sides like mac salad, furikake fries, cabbage salad and miso soup. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

• 
  Container of twice-fried karaage

History

The restaurant closed in 2025. ^{[11] [12] [13]} It was replaced by Gol Mok Korean Market Bar. ^[14]

See also

• History of the Japanese in Seattle
• List of defunct restaurants of the United States
• List of Japanese restaurants

References

1. Guarente, Gabe (April 19, 2021). "Chef Shota Nakajima's Taku to Reopen in May with Karaage Focus". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
2. "Shota Nakajima's Taku headlines 29 new restaurant openings in Seattle". The Seattle Times. May 22, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
3. "Cooking At Home While Revamping Restaurants With Shota Nakajima". Zagat Stories. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
4. Kelly, Leslie. "Seattle's Top Chef Star Shota Nakajima Is Betting His Fried Chicken Will Fly High". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
5. "Meaning & History of Taku". Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
6. "With 'twice-fried karaage nuggets' and wings, Taku ready for comeback on Capitol Hill". Capitol Hill Seattle. July 10, 2021. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
7. "Taku's Japanese-style fried chicken has Seattleites lining up". Seattle Refined. May 12, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
8. "Shota Nakajima Reopens Taku as a House of Fried Chicken". Seattle Met. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
9. Guarente, Gabe (December 17, 2019). "Star Chef Shota Nakajima's New Capitol Hill Restaurant Set to Open in Late January". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
10. "Chef Shota Nakajima To Open Taku, Osaka Street Food on Capitol Hill". EatSeattle. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
11. "感謝 — With Taku closure, Chef Shota says goodbye to Capitol Hill (and maybe Seattle?)". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle News. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
12. Cheadle, Harry (March 12, 2025). "'Top Chef' Star Shota Nakajima Is Closing His Seattle Restaurant". Eater Seattle. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
13. "Local 'Top Chef' closes last restaurant on Capitol Hill". The Seattle Times. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
14. "35 happy hellos and 18 sad goodbyes in 2025 Capitol Hill food and drink". Capitol Hill Seattle Blog . December 29, 2025. Retrieved December 29, 2025.

External links

• Official website