The other locations we once frequented for Japanese food have fell off and I decided to try Tachikawa. The bento box with Salmon amd shrimp tempura was tasty and fresh. Their rendition of Lionking was good and I like the way the salmon was rare, but feel like they shouldve asked me first. I wish the portions couldve been bigger for the price, but I suppose inflation has alot to do with that. I'll be coming here to try again the next time I get the craving. 4 star rating read more

Love their happy hour menu! Their sushis are great. We've never had a bad experience here.

Favorite sushi place. I always come with my best friend and order the same thing and they always friendly and greet us with a smile. read more

I've been going to this place for about eight years. Each time I've eaten in I was seated wherever they had an open table. If I had to wait, I was the first to be taken to an available table. Until tonight. A friend and I went to this place and had to wait for a table. We were told by the hostess they were cleaning off a table for us. Soon after another group arrived (3 people). A few minutes after they arrived the same hostess took them to the table that was supposed to be of us. She never said to word to us as to why she was doing this. It was like we had arrived after them. I asked why did this happen and she said the table is for three. This has never been the case and this should not have happened. You take people in order of their arrival. I will NEVER darken their doorstep again. read more

This is the spot! It was the spot pre-covid, it's the spot during covid, and it will be the spot after covid! Server Nhi and the rest of the crew puts effort and care into their food, and we look forward to eating it whenever we can. They're super friendly, too, which makes us want to keep returning that much more. Thanks, Tachikawa! read more

This place is great! Way better quality than Happy Sashimi & way better prices than Genki House in Hercules. Service is outstanding - they take care of you here! I always get good recommendations from the staff. Going for lunch again today! read more

I don't know exactly when this place got so bad. To be fair it wasn't a 5 star place to begin with. But I was so incensed about paying $40 for a dinner that was not even close to worth it that I had to review this place even though I didn't check in. So disappointed with everything I didn't even bother taking pictures. Hazards of living in a small town, not many choices to begin with. Chicken teriyaki bowl : $7.95 I really don't know how it's possible to mess up grilled chicken and teriyaki sauce, but they did it. The rice was soggy, the sauce was bland, the best part of the bowl was the un-sauced chicken. Don't even get me started about the dinner portion size for that price. If you're gonna try to cut costs by limiting the chicken at least add more veggies. You'd probably be better off getting a chicken teriyaki bowl from Panda Express. Bubba roll: $8.95 Shrimp tempura, cucumber, cream cheese roll, salmon on top. I eat enough nigiri and poke to know what fresh fish is supposed to taste like. Before I even took a bite, I went for the smell and I wasn't impressed. This was almost gummy and there was no flavor whatsoever. I tried my best to add flavor (soy sauce, wasabi, ginger) and nothing. I ended up picking off the salmon and ate the shrimp tempura roll. But hey, you get what you pay for I guess. I wouldn't pay any amount for any of their rolls with "fresh" fish. Bento box: $14.99 One thin slice of meat sliced for "beef teriyaki" (4oz seems like a generous estimate) and an avocado roll. Side of soup, salad, and rice. Here was my issue with this, their avocado roll sells for $4.50. Which means I just paid $10.49 for that ridiculously small portion of beef teriyaki. When your mom that doesn't eat a lot to begin with and always brings home the food she can't finish says she's still hungry after that bento box, you know it's bad. I can name two places in Oakland that have both a cheaper and more expensive bento box, but one thing they have in common is that they have bigger portion sizes. I never complain about prices, I've paid a lot more money for less food, but at least it was good. But when you feel like you wasted your money, it's never a good thing. No respectable restaurant can sit there and command these kind of prices without justifying it somewhere. Can't be rent, they're in some dingy tiny plaza away from the center of the city. Can't be portion sizes, because they clearly skimp on those. Can't be the delicious food, because everything was underwhelming. Can't be the staff, they have one sushi chef and two servers. And for reference, I still tipped properly, I wasn't rude or sent anything back, that's not the type of customer I am. I just feel like everyone needs to know that this place needs some help if they want to stay open. If you're gonna charge prices that warrant some sort of quality, please deliver. They're charging Berkeley/Oakland prices for food you wouldn't pay Pinole prices for. The one extra star is for their service. The servers are nice and attentive, it wouldn't be fair to them if I rated them poorly because of my food experience. Sorry to say I won't be back. read more

Oh Yes roll was awesome! Service was good! Definitely will do this instead of Happy Sashimi where the Service was poor and dirty! Will be back for sure!!!! read more

Been eating in this place for years. My personal fave is Bento-Salmon Sashimi and Cali Rolls.

They have a very good happy hour on their sushi! Make sure to check out the time on their website.

THIS SPOT HAS THE BEST SALMON !! IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING FRESH GET THE 49er all the rolls are super good had the best food experience here and the miso is the best I've been to a lot of sushi restaurants and the miso wasn't that good compared to this one also everything on here is really good I will keep coming here for a very very long time read more

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We returned to Tachikawa for the first time in about a year, this time for a sashimi-centered lunch. (My wife has just discovered that she likes sashimi.) Not at all crowded; we were seated at once by the one server on duty. The starter was miso soup: thin, salty, with only a few green onion slices, and very little tofu. Our entrees were: - Chirashi: Mixed sashimi, tofu, and shredded daikon over white rice. -Tempura mix: Prawns, broccoli, zucchini, potato, and sweet potato, accompanied by salad and rice. All perfectly satisfactory. Probably our second-favorite Japanese restaurant in the area (out of a field of three, after Happy Sashimi and ahead of Genki). read more

So we went there ordering so many foods from appetizers to drinks and main courses. We didn't like one of the dishes and beside one sushi that we tried , it was untouched. They did refused to take it if and said if we make it you have to pay for it no matter one. I am not joking!! read more

Best sushi in the bay! Prices are great and sushi is so good! Haven't tried their bento boxes but I've heard great things about them as well! To top it off, the service is great every time I go. read more

service was completely horrible. trusting your sushi place is a big deal as they are prepping raw sushi for you to consume and i have to part ways with them. the food quality went down and the service is even worse!! went there for 1 roll and waited for over an hour for me to finally get it and it wasn't even BAKED like the menu clearly says. i asked them to fix and and they told me to go bake it in my own oven at home. i'm done and don't recommend this place to anyone read more

They have a really good selection of items on the happy hour menu. Although, the happy hour menu has gone up, it's still super reasonable! The California rolls are good. The service is great! Happy hour wine is decent! It's usually a good crowd in here as well. My family usually orders the bento boxes and they are always pleased with their food. I would recommend to others. read more

Great Sushi place! They have lots of selection. Family and I ate there on a Saturday night and were not disappointed. We started out with the Rainbow-Dragon Roll; all I can say is its DELECTABLE! I really like the Yellowtail, it was very tasty. I also got the Lion Queen; Crab and Avocado inside and Scallops outside, baked! SO, SO GOOD!! ( I'm coming back for that one.) Love the service. The waitress was so nice and friendly, my 7 year-old son was flirting with her. Very, very nice. See you there soon!!! read more

Are you serious?! My wife and I went to eat at Tachikawa after visiting my in laws. Passing through Pinole several times before, I had seen Tachikawa but never really thought much about it. I was let down by other Japanese restaurants in the Pinole and Hercules area so my ignorance took over and I said to myself that Tachikawa would be just the others. Man I was wrong. I owe Tachikawa an apology for even thinking that. I'm beyond amazed by how great the food was! No shit, Tachikawa has to be one of the best Japanese restaurants that I have eaten at. That's something serious to say as I had eaten at probably every Japanese restaurant in San Francisco and others not just around the bay but around the United States. Let me break it down. 1. Deep fried California roll was probably the greatest sushi roll that I have ever had. 2. Salmon sashimi, was amazing. I just ate at Roka Akor in the city a few weeks ago and had the salmon sashimi there, and Tachikawa is was damn close. 3. My beef teriyaki bento box was perfect in portion and the big plus was they give you wakame as a side in your bento box! 4. The beef teriyaki needs some work. That's the only downfall of my bento box. Very thin cuts of beef. Almost beef jerky thin. If Tachikawa used a different cut of beef or maybe a thicker cut with some char flavor from the grill, then Tachikawa might have the best bento box that I had. The teriyaki sauce also can use an adjustment. It doesn't have the punch behind it that a teriyaki sauce should have. It's a light flavor that doesn't quite do it I need to go back and try their tempura and a few other things. As of now Tachikawa is holding a high spot on my list. It's great to find restaurants that create outstanding meals without having to go over board on spending. Tachikawa is great for the folks in the Pinole area. Now I need Tachikawa to open up in Japan town in the city or something. Lastly, Tachikawa should open on Sundays. That would be cool and my go to when I'm in the area. Thank you Tachikawa, amazing food, great service, nice vibe inside. I'll be back soon. read more

The owner does not know the concept of customer service. Tachikawa is close by and my wife and I have been regulars. 2 to 3 times per month. We usually order an appetizer, entree, and sake or beers. Today I ordered the sushi sashimi combo (the most expensive item on the menu). It comes with a california roll. But I am not fond of california roll. Ala carte, California roll is the same price as tekka maki so I asked to swap the California roll for tekka. The answer was "No" "Really?" I said "he knows we come here all the time?" "Yes but still thae answer us no" So I asked " how much extra would it cost to swap the California roll for the Tekka? " The waitress left to ask and returned with " no he wont swap it but you could have a cucumber roll". What a foolish shortsighted cheap little man! Whatever scrap of fish he saved cost him our business because if he cares so little about his good customers then I do not care to patronize his restaurant. He can kiss the $200/month from us sayonara. read more

One star good customer service One star place is nice Food was not impressive. It used to be an awesome place to go for Japanese food. Everything we had today seemed watered down (for lack of a better description) The flavor is no longer there! The sushi did not taste like sushi but just plain rolled rice. The soup did not even have any green onions floating nor tofu getting stuck between your teeth. The teriyaki looks dark but lacks the teriyaki taste. The tempura had no flavor at all. I don't know what to think, all I know is that I asked what happened? read more

I was looking for a sushi spot in the area to have my birthday dinner so I checked this place out before I commited to reserving a large party. My family came here for dinner and we ordered 2 bento boxes (chicken and beef teriyaki for both), the Oh Yes roll and Lion King roll. Here's the breakdown on the food: Miso Soup - very salty that I couldn't even finish it Chicken and beef teriyaki - had NO teriyaki sauce on it! When I told our waiter and asked for some, she brought it out in this dinky little sauce cup (like what you would get your cocktail sauce in when you order shrimp) to be shared between two people. Needless to say, I ended up mostly eating dry meat. Oh Yes roll - just okay and to be honest, forgetable. Lion King roll - BIG DISAPOINTMENT. Sauce tasted like mayo and soy sauce mixed together and the worse thing about it is that I know that the CA roll was previously made. How would I know that? It was still cold inside (even though being baked) which led me to believe they used a refridgerated roll. Customer service wasn't all that great either. There were only 2 parties there that night (me another a group of teenagers) and we were basically ignored throughout the entire time we were there. The other party of teens got waited on hand and foot and when we were leaving, I finally found out why... because they were friends of the owner. Never again Tachikawa. read more

Love this place!! My husband and I try to come here on a weekly basis. The sushi is fresh, creative & fun. The servers are friendly and courteous. The owners go above and beyond for their customers. Our favorite things to eat here are the Double-Oh roll, Rock & Roll, Crazy Horse, Tiffany-roll, the chicken teriyaki bowl, any sashimi (soo good!!), and pretty much everything else. We haven't come across anything we didn't like here. Happy hour is between 5-6:30p with delicious salmon skin handrolls for $2 each which they serve in shotglasses (so clever!). Give it a shot! You'll love it :) read more

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WORST food I've ever had! We got take out and got beef teriyaki bento box. WTH kind of bento box is this (TOP PHOTO) it was only 6-7 pieces of THIN slices of meat. Paid to much for this and they couldn't even accommodate. Compared to other places we've been too (BOTTOM PHOTO) this is worth paying for with more options! PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE FOR SUSHI OR BENTO BOX THEY WILL JUST RIP YOU OFF YOUR MONEY. read more

Tachikawa - WORST food ever!! TOP PHOTO of a beef teriyaki bento box!compared to other places like BOTTOM PHOTO which has more options! - Japanese Near Me - Pinole, California

My rating is true, I am a fan. They have mediocre service, but it's being improved upon with each consecutive visit. The rolls are tasteful. The Oh Yes is heavensent. A deep fried roll with cream cheese, crab and avocado. Not the healthiest, but packed with flavor that melts perfectly together. Delish. Lion Queen is another favourite, especially for us scallop lovers. The salmon terriyaki was mediocre at its best, a little overcooked. read more

I've only ordered takeout since the reopening. The sushi was pretty good. The service was really SLOW. I called it in and they told me to come in 20 minutes. I ran my errands and got there after the 20 minutes and my order wasn't ready. There were only 2 people in the dining room and another 2 at the sushi bar. It took another 5 minutes before my 3 rolls were ready. Two weeks later I decided to try again. This time my order was ready. I had to wait for the girl to see that I was standing there but she did apologize for the wait. Place is worth a try if you aren't in a hurry. read more

Valentine's Day. One of the few nights a year that my husband is willing to take us out as a family and eat at the restaurant. We mistakenly chose Tachikawa. We arrived and there was a party ahead of us. First, the server tried to seat us before them. I asked multiple times, are you sure? They were here first. No, no, they want to seat 5 people, this table only seats 4. To say the least, that party threw a fit, because there was no reason they couldn't fit that table. We stepped back, no problem. We waited another 15mins or so before we were seated at a new table. I requested a high chair for our infant, 'sure, no problem, let me go get that.' -- Then she disappeared. I thought she was looking for the chair, then I see her helping another customer, then another customer. So I asked my husband to get it. So there we were, seated, with no menus. After another 5mins, I had to request menus. After a couple minutes, we were handed 2 menus, for 3 people. At that, the 2 menus were handed to myself and my child, my husband was passed over. We sat for another 5mins. We weren't offered anything to drink or if we were ready to order, nothing. It's not as if we were quietly sitting there either. My infant child was throwing a huge fit (baby was thirsty) and causing a huge commotion, of which my husband got up and took the baby outside so as not to bother the other guests. My older child and I sat for another 5mins, without being helped at all, before I just said screw it and we got up and left. We spent an hour in this restaurant and it was by far the worst service I've ever seen or experienced. Sadly, I can't even comment on the quality of the food, seeing as they never got around to even asking what we wanted to order. read more

Been a while since I've been to this place, and it's possible I haven't been here since the last owner/mgmt change... Food was ok, but a bit on the small side serving size wise. As another poster mentioned, their dinner bento box portion of beef teriyaki may be generously estimated to be 4 oz at most. Some of the rolls, while cheaper, was quite a bit smaller than expected. The soft shell crab has imitation crab... Service is really slow, even if the place was half full with 2 people going around. I think they forgot our order of rolls (2 rolls, 2 bento box, and 1 dinner plate) as the rolls didn't come until after I asked for them, when we were almost done with the bento boxes. read more

When we moved to the 'hood we didn't know where anything was for a while. We were craving some good sushi and decided to drive around and see what we found. Woala~ we found Tachikawa! We decided to try it and boy were we ever so happy! We got the Cherry blossom roll, Lambada roll, Lion King & the Salmon and tuna sashimi to start. We got our order to go and were pleasantly surprised. The rolls were neat and well put together, lots of color, and flavorful. The fish was indeed fresh and overall the experience was great. The people there were extra friendly and we vowed to go back soon and try other rolls.... read more

A great sushi place that offers a happy hour of sushi & sake at reasonable prices! Great food & great customer service. You must try the sinful "oh yes " roll. I;) read more

This sushi place is probably the only sushi place along San Pablo Ave in Pinole and you won't find another one until you get to the city of el Cerrito... This is why I come here. For the location. It's real near my office. Although this wouldn't be my first pick, i seem to always have a somewhat abnormal experience. It's always a mixed feeling. From the first time it was about the prices and how the food just wasn't up to par in pairing with it. The second thing was it's service and how I was always on the waiting end and yet there are empty tables around. The third is the quality of food they serve never taste as fresh as it looks in pictures. Nevertheless I always end up here and keep coming back for more. Maybe I'm just a sushi whore. read more

Never really ate sushi before trying this place. My co-worker got me the Crunch Roll and it was awesome! For those that do not do raw meats, like myself; this would be the one! It has shrimp tempura with crab meat rolled in rice and seaweed. It was very expensive at first, around $10 dollars. Now it is lowered to 8. This would have been my complaint because I Love Teriyaki in Concord makes it a little bit better and for cheaper... Want to try new things but a little bit scared...will contine to eat here... read more

Service, poor. Even though it wasn't busy. Food quality. Fair. Had tempura in my bento box and tasted it all night. This place really doesn't deserve anyone's money or time. read more

I have always passed by Tachikawa but I usually go to Happy Sashimi- But because of SLOW service I'm done with them. I think because of the location , it is in a older style shopping center on the edge of Pinole I just never gave it much thought. A friend and I decided to give it a try and we are glad we did.This was my 1st visit and I have to say it was great. The fish was yummy and fresh and the food came out quickly. Our server was attentive and very nice. The price was reasonable and the food was really good. We ordered the Sushi and Sashimi platter,the Dancing Ebi and the the Dragon Roll. I'm not usually a fan of Sashimi but I have to say the fish was fresh and I actually enjoyed it. The Dragon roll sauce was on the thicker side which made it really really rich but it was still good. Overall, the experience was good and I totally recommend it to everyone. read more

Even though it looks closed, especially in that small plaza, it's not.. so come on in! I come here sometimes for their happy hour specials. Particularly the salmon skin roll and the sake. Food was made promptly, and it was good as well. Their other raw fish rolls aren't as fresh as I am used to, but still good, especially deep fried. The servers are extremely nice. When I say extreme I mean it. The chefs aren't Japanese, they are Korean.. which is common now a days. They were very respectful and made everything per my specified order. Yes, I am very picky and choosy. Come visit for the Happy Hour Menu. Solely my review is toward the service, sake, and salmon skin rolls. Oh yeah, how can I forget their green tea ice cream, seriously, such a treat! read more

My boyfriend & I were the only - and last - customers late on a weekday night. Starved, we ordered Vegetable Tempura as an appetizer. Bento box for him, two sushi rolls for me. His dinner came with Miso soup, and the waitress offered to bring me some too - free of charge - just because. Now, if you've read any of my reviews, you know I hate soup with the burning passion of ten thousand suns, so I politely declined. But it was sweet of her to offer anyway. The veggie tempura was delicious, as usual. Not too greasy, not too soggy. Perfect! I ordered the Daniel Roll & the Salmon Skin roll for dinner. My sushi was delicious, and while two rolls is practically a standard order in NJ/NYC, it was beyond filling! I was only able to eat a little more than half of my food, and took the rest home. But who complains about bonus sushi? My boyfriend loved his dinner too. I snuck a few tastes of the Beef Teriyaki from his plate, and I probably would've taken it all if I wasn't so full from my sushi. All in all, it was a solid meal, with a friendly and attentive waitress. But we left with one question: who chooses the music? We laughed/cringed through our entire meal, as we listened to this Asian duo and their awkward lounge-y covers of classic Beatles songs. Each song was more painful than the last. Maybe next time they can try something instrumental instead ... read more

We have been coming here for 8 years now and it just keeps getting better. The Lambada roll rocks and so does the service. My kids are always treated well too and have come to love Sushi because of this place! IMHO it is Way better than Happy Sashimi. What are you waiting for? read more

Ok small sushi place better than the other choices in the area. Those other places are overrated. As an aside, the sushi choices in this region are not as great as in the South Bay or San Francisco. Anyways, the place is clean, service is ok, food is tasty, not too sweet or salty. They also give a discount for my work which is nice. read more

We always come for happy hour! Rolls are good with the happy hour price and portion. We had Crunch Roll, Oh Yes Roll and Deep Fried California Roll and Gyoza. Skip the Agedashi Tofu, it's tasteless. read more

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I've been coming to Tachikawa for 4 years and this is THE BEST sushi in Pinole. I really don't understand the 3.5 star rating. The sushi is fresh and super flavorful. I feel like this is my Cheers, hahaha. Every time I come in the owner's son checks in and asks how me and my son are doing. If you want quality sushi in the Pinole area, come to Tachikawa. read more

This place is decent for Pinole, it's much better than happy sashimi, although most people don't even know this place exists. I've had uni here before and I have started to judge some sushi restaurants by the quality of their uni and the rice :) I've gone here several times and tried several of their rolls, some can have a bit too much sauce and dressing on them, but they are still great, the rolls are one the big side so it's easy to leave stuffed (as I have on multiple occasions) their Tiffany roll with macadamia nuts is the best one on the menu. If you are craving sushi and don't want to drive all the way to Oakland for some good stuff, this place should do the trick. Shokuyoku! :) read more