Congrats to him, always friendly and always great food.
Where can we sign his petition?
September 9, 2019 at 10:01 AM
Anonymous said...
YAY! Chef Jack. great guy! Great neighborhood sushi.....
September 9, 2019 at 11:04 AM
jk said...
wishing him all the luck in keeping it alive
September 9, 2019 at 11:23 AM
Anonymous said...
This is such heart-warming news, especially in this day and age when profit typically prevails above all else and loyalty means very little. So nice that the owner has a different approach. Jack the Chef is great - I love sitting at the sushi bar and watching him cook in his calm, unruffled manner even when the place is heaving on a busy night. Congratulations to Jack and props to the owner, Mr Takahashi! Thank you for your neighbourhood gem of a restaurant.
September 9, 2019 at 11:49 AM
Anonymous said...
LOVE JACK AND LOVE TAKAHACHI! Good for him! We go once a week!
September 9, 2019 at 3:18 PM
EVQP said...
SO happy for Jack! His smiling face is always so welcoming, along with the rest of the staff. SO SO SO happy for us regulars!!!
Takahachi, the 29-year-old sushi restaurant at 85 Avenue A, will have a new owner.
Jack Hlaing — aka Jack the Chef — will appear before CB3's SLA committee tonight for a new wine-beer license for the restaurant between Fifth Street and Sixth Street.
Hlaing, who has worked here for 19 years, says in a letter to CB3 that owner Hiroyuki Takahashi is giving him the opportunity to buy the place.
"I have no intention to change [the] method of operation or [make] alterations related to new business," he writes. "It will be resumed as it was before."
You can find the letter with the questionnaire on file at the CB3 website.
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[Photo of Hlaing from 2018 by True World Foods]
Takahachi opened here in 1990. The owner later expanded to Tribeca with a restaurant on Duane Street in 2002 and a bakery on Murray Street in 2010.
As The Infatuation wrote about the East Village location: "On any given night, it’s safe to assume 75 percent of the restaurant are regulars. It’s that kind of spot. Good food and a personal connection, no wonder people keep coming back. Next time you need sushi in the East Village, Takahachi is the move."
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Close this window Jump to comment formCongrats to him, always friendly and always great food.
Where can we sign his petition?
September 9, 2019 at 10:01 AM
YAY! Chef Jack. great guy! Great neighborhood sushi.....
September 9, 2019 at 11:04 AM
wishing him all the luck in keeping it alive
September 9, 2019 at 11:23 AM
This is such heart-warming news, especially in this day and age when profit typically prevails above all else and loyalty means very little. So nice that the owner has a different approach. Jack the Chef is great - I love sitting at the sushi bar and watching him cook in his calm, unruffled manner even when the place is heaving on a busy night. Congratulations to Jack and props to the owner, Mr Takahashi! Thank you for your neighbourhood gem of a restaurant.
September 9, 2019 at 11:49 AM
LOVE JACK AND LOVE TAKAHACHI! Good for him! We go once a week!
September 9, 2019 at 3:18 PM
SO happy for Jack! His smiling face is always so welcoming, along with the rest of the staff. SO SO SO happy for us regulars!!!
September 9, 2019 at 6:43 PM