Taneda

"Fantastic meal. Best omakase in Seattle. Good selection of sake as well. Staff and chef were jovial"

"Best omakase experience. Everyone here is so kind. Food is just off the chart delicious. Sushi will just melt in your mouth. Good choice of drinks(sake) too. THE best omakase sushi restaurant in Seattle bar none"

"Taneda restaurant is overhyped. The food in general is very good and the service is certainly phenomenal. However, for the price ($350/person), you need to begin judging the restaurant at a higher standard. Certain courses missed the mark on flavor and creativity. Having tried several other top tier omakase places around Seattle and the rest of the country, I didn’t leave Taneda with any memorable impressions. If this is your first encounter with high-end sushi/kaiseki, yes you’ll be blown away. However, compared to its peers, Taneda is, in my opinion, overpriced."

"First off, I just want to say that I know Taneda-san personally, in that my husband worked with him sixteen years ago at a sushi restaurant. When we decided to visit Seattle (we no longer live there) for Thanksgiving break, we really wanted to try out Taneda-san's new restaurant. We read online that reservations seemed really hard to get, so we set up an official Tock account and entered all our credit card information in advance. When the reservations opened up, we immediately logged in to Tock and tried to get a reservation. We were happily surprised when we snagged a reservation for when we'd be in town! We are not bots, and we did not get any preferential treatment when making a reservation. I guess we just got supremely lucky to get a reservation on our first try! I say this not to rub it in anyone's face who has been trying for many times, but perhaps as encouragement that it's not impossible to get a reservation. Taneda-san and his staff offer a welcoming dining experience from beginning to end. Omakase can be an intimidating experience, but Taneda-san is open to answering any questions about ingredients. He takes time to describe how each dish was prepared and how seasonality was taken into consideration. One of the highlights of the meal was tasting ingredients I've never had before. Our evening at Taneda is one we'll never forget."

"The best omakase experience we’ve had so far. We travelled from Houston for vacation during my birthday. The service was exceptional, and we really loved the sake pairings because they were very individualized based on taste. The meal was incredibly unique with many fishes more commonly consumed in the summer. 100% would come back here the next time we come back to Seattle."