Taku

"At his lively Capitol Hill restaurant and Osaka-style bar, star chef Shota Nakajima focuses on marinated, battered, and twice-fried karaage with dry and wet seasonings including curry, teriyaki, and salt and pepper. A “Fuckit Bucket” easily feeds three or four people with three full pounds of chicken over a pound of fries and some shredded cabbage, and a late-night dine-in-only menu with Japanese egg sandwiches and fried rice is available until 1:30 a.m." - Eater Staff, Jade Yamazaki Stewart

"Shota Nakajima’s Capitol Hill fried chicken restaurant serves a late-night menu until 2 a.m. on weekends and midnight the other nights. Besides the signature double-fried karaaage (with a variety of flavors), you can also order a spicy fried chicken sando, oyako don, and mochi ice cream." - Eater Staff

"If it’s midnight on Capitol Hill, your stomach is growling like an N64 controller’s rumble pack, and you don't feel like having a pizza slice or hot dog, there’s always Taku. The karaage at this Japanese spot is an ideal vehicle for their incredible yum yum sauce, a savory mayo packed with sesame flavor that makes everything delicious. In fact, we'd order extra bonito-coated furikake fries just for the stuff. If you’re looking for something more filling than fried potatoes, we find the karaage sandwich to be much better than the chicken by itself, thanks to tartar sauce, tart pickles, and spicy habanero powder jazzing up the dredge." - Aimee Rizzo, Kayla Sager Riley

"If a tasting menu sounds a little... stuffy, check out Shota Nakajima’s Capitol Hill restaurant, which this New Year’s Eve is hosting a “Black, Gold, and Anime” bash. For $280 you get a ticket to a party with a DJ, interactive games, raffles, custom cocktails, grilled oysters, fried chicken sliders, and we don’t even know what else. Also, if you dress up as Guy Fieri or an anime character you get a free raffle ticket. For more info and tickets go here." - Eater Staff, Harry Cheadle

"While you would normally find us at this Capitol Hill bar for late-night karaage, Taku is hosting a "Black, Gold & Anime" event that sounds like a solid time. For $280 per ticket, you can snack on chicken sliders and grilled oysters while tossing back Champagne cocktails and dancing (courtesy of a DJ) until 2am. And if you dress up like an anime character, you'll get a raffle ticket to win prizes autographed by chef Shota Nakajima." - kayla sager riley