Japanese restaurant Takumi recently opened at the Westfield South Shore Mall in Bay Shore with ingredients sourced directly from Japan. According to an announcement released by the restaurant Takumi is the sister restaurant to 110 Japan in Huntington.
The restaurant features a main dining area, sushi bar and hibachi grills.
Sonny Lin, owner of Takumi, described his restaurant as fresh, fun and flavorful.
“We take pride in only providing the highest quality food that’s sourced responsibly from local farms,” he said in a statement. “Takumi was designed for every celebration, from a big night out with friends to a quiet dinner with someone special. Long Island has many sushi restaurants, but very few restaurants offer the intimacy of the customized omakase experience and food quality that we have.”
Photo: Courtesy of Takumi.
Takumi joins Bay Shore’s thriving restaurant scene.
The menu is described as authentic but not traditional, offering an Asian-inspired offerings not necessarily limited to Japanese food. They have build-your-own poke bowls, sushi wraps and ramen.
The restaurant can seat up to 200 people and features an outdoor patio for seating in the summer.
Some signature dishes include, Spicy Seafood Soup with tofu, egg, assorted seafood and veggies, Takumi Sushi Tacos with pan-seared yellowtail, lettuce, scallion and ponzu dressing, the Takumi Style Hand-roll Combo with spicy tuna, jumbo lump crab meat, yellowtail jalapeño, salmon and mango salsa as well as the Sashimi Pandora Box, which is a Japanese style antipasti.
Photo: Courtesy of Takumi.
Takumi is offering social media incentives to celebrate their grand opening. Customers who check-in or post about the restaurant, tagging Takumi on any social media platform, will receive one free appetizer up to $11.
Location: Westfield South Shore Mall, 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore, (934) 888-6888.
