I ate dinner and had a drink here on Friday.
Ta-Ke - This is a sushi bar that is operated by a Vietnamese family. I think they said they have been here for a year or two. I think it was an Italian place before that. The sushi was pretty good. I had conch sashimi for $5, yellowtail sushi for $5 and Wasabi Bomb sushi for $5. The conch was fresh. The yellowtail cut was long and thick and I think they used wild yellowtail (browner). The "bomb" was wasabi infused fish eggs. It was a first for me. Good differentiation. The rice prep was ok. The place is small (thirty) and the AC barely works. It's not visually impressive. However, it seems like they try and source well. The menu isn't the cheapest (even lunch specials) and parking is limited (try the public lot across the street that looks like it is Gargi's lot). Service was good and knowledgeable. It was close to full. The name means "bamboo".
Lucky Lure - This is a bar next to Ta-Ke. It's a long, narrow, open air joint with a pool table and misters. The theme is island/surf casual. They have an ok selection of booze. It had a diverse crowd (thirty something women who could have gone to Rollins, red necky guys that might have gone to Rollins and now fish for a living/pastime, old Florida biker/sea dogs that probably own a profitable business yet still dress like children and jailbait. It was a fun atmosphere and I should probably have seen where it would have gone, but, I had to try two places downtown that I had been curious about. I'd go back.
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