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Colfax Avenue has seen a lot of changes since Hisashi Takimoto opened Taki’s two decades ago. And Taki’s went through changes, too, including a couple of locations and a variety of names: Taki’s Healthy Japanese Food Restaurant, Taki’s Golden Bowl. After Takimoto passed away in 2009, the restaurant got a new owner, Keiho Omine, and earlier this year, it got a major renovation, a new menu and another variation on it’s name: Taki’s Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar. But regulars reported that it was hard to find a time when Taki’s was open — and now it looks like it could be gone for good.
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A sign on the door reports that Taki’s has closed.
“Given that the dining room was empty I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only regular customer to turn around and never come back,” says one former customer.
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“We all miss Taki-san!” says another.
And that miso soup, which regulars swore was better than a shot for fending off the flu.