City: Outer Banks, NC

Category: Restaurants

Telephone: (252) 449-8895

Description: This Outer Banks restaurant serves sushi all day, for lunch and dinner. Taiko’s sushi is top-notch, rolled tightly and cut into perfect, bite-size pieces. Our favorite is the spicy tuna roll, with fresh raw tuna, a kick of spices, and a hint of crunch. The miso and clear soups are refreshing, as are the udon and soba noodle dishes and the seaweed salad. Japanese-style entrees include steak teriyaki, shrimp tempura, and chicken sukiyaki. Lunch boxes combine sushi or sashimi with seaweed, rice, and a shrimp dumpling.The dining room is peaceful and serene, with soft music and tasteful, understated Asian decor. Japanese beer, sake, plum wine, green tea, and many other beverages are served. Everything at Taiko is available for takeout. Taiko is open year-round, serving lunch and dinner daily in season. Call for off-season hours.