Here's a hint, Kyle: If you want the good food at Taki's, don't order the sukiyaki or the beef or chicken bowls. Taki puts as much good food (rice and fresh veggies) into these as he figures the Americanized palates of his new customers can stand, but basically, these offerings are for folks after the sugar-salt-deep-fry hit, with just a nod toward Japanese cuisine. It hits the spot for lots of folks, but don't complain that it's Americanized if you order that stuff. The real stuff is on the specials board. Taki's fish is the best in the city; ask him when he's getting his fresh whole fish in. Watching him fillet a yellowfin or snapper is an artistic experience; he's really skilled at authentic Japanese cooking.
And try the veggie-tofu bowl the next time you're in. Bland it's not; incredibly complex, healthy and flavorful would be some words you'd use in a review. Another visit, with an accurate writeup on this great place, would be pretty easy penance, Kyle. Or just use this one, no charge.
Tom Kowal
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Children of the Korn
I picked up the October 1 Westword the other day and looked at the Backbeat section. I was pretty excited when I saw Sean McDonald's review of the new Korn CD, Follow the Leader, but when I read it, I got real pissed off. First off, I just didn't plain like the review, but that's his opinion, so I won't go off on that.
Second (and this is when I got really pissed) is when McDonald said that Korn had accepted homosexuality since their first CD with their song "Faget." Now, if Sean McDonald had ever actually listened to the song and what Jon was trying to say, he would realize it was about how he got made fun of in school and was called a faggot. Jonathan Davis never once said in that song "I think it's okay to be a queer." Not once. It makes me mad that he said they did. Sean doesn't even know what he's talking about.
Another thing is what was said about Korn songs having thirty-second intros to all their songs. So? So do a lot of other bands. In their category of music, most bands have intros that long. If they did a short song with no intro at all, McDonald would be complaining about it, too.
Don't write a review if you don't know what you're talking about. That's ridiculous.
Nick Olds
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