TAKO - Vancouver

TAKO has been on my to-try list for a long time now! I suggested it to Latte for dinner, who has been a couple of times already and enjoyed it!. TAKO is quite unique in that they serve Korean Mexican fusion food- burritos and tacos with kimchi fried rice, beef bulgolgi, etc. It is located across from Rogers Arena and is pretty small.

TAKO is a Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant serving up delicious Korean food with Mexican influences. They are located right next to Rogers Arena, so it makes it a great stop for some quick and delicious eats. They have a variety of dishes that have a lot of Mexican flair like burritos, tacos, and quesadillas and more traditional dishes like fried dumplings, Korean fried chicken and bibimbap.

YUM! We didn’t sit in for dinner but ordered a bunch of stuff off the menu. Delicious, fresh and lots of flavours. The chicken was tasty and whatever sauce was in the burrito was so good. Will definitely try this place again to check out the tacos.

I’ve never heard of Korean-Mexican fusion food before that fateful day where I discovered Tako. Tucked away under Stadium-Chinatown Station, you would almost pass it by without so much as a glance ….and that would be quite a loss. I recalled that many colleagues had come to get takeout from here during lunch and to drop by during their “happy hour” for marked down tacos and burritos. Nothing but rave reviews had come from that place, and everyone can’t be wrong right?

TAKO creates a Korean Mexican fusion restaurant with their TA(cos) with KO(rean) fillings such as bulgogi and fried chicken.  I kinda enjoyed their play on words with the restaurant name too it could also be Tako just because of the way it is pronounced (aka Taco).  I stopped by this place a couple times on a recent trip out to Vancouver and found the concept unique, but overall fairly average.  I got their Seoul and Jeju tacos.  The tacos are somewhat small, which is justifiable considering their price.  The tacos were flavourful and definitely did not skimp on ingredients.  I also really enjoyed their tiny boxes they use to store the tacos!<br/ <br/ The service was friendly and definitely gave it much more of a personal locally owned restaurant than a big chain company.  The decor of the building was bright and friendly, which can provide a stark contrast on rainy Vancouver days.  I was honestly put off by seeing a rat near their front entrance though.  He scurried away into a little hole near their front door.  Ugh.  But the place seemed pretty clean from the outside, so I would probably treat it as an isolated incident.<br/ <br/ All in all, I really enjoyed TAKO but at the same time it wasn't amazing.  The rat didn't help either.  Recommended.