Reader: Thanks for the memories, and the miso soup, at Taki's

For almost two decades, Hisashi Takimoto ran Taki's on East Colfax Avenue. The location would change, the name would change, but his hospitality and flu-killing miso soup remained constants. But since Takimoto passed away in 2009, nothing has been constant at Taki's -- and now the place is closed altogether...

By Patricia Calhoun

November 26, 2013

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For almost two decades, Hisashi Takimoto ran Taki's on East Colfax Avenue. The location would change, the name would change, but his hospitality and flu-killing miso soup remained constants. But since Takimoto passed away in 2009, nothing has been constant at Taki's -- and now the place is closed altogether. "It died with Taki," says one regular. "Just a matter of time 'til the doors closed."

Other longtime fans of Taki's spilled more memories at the news. Says Sarah:

When it was on the other side of Colfax and was Taki's Golden Bowl, it was the best. The interesting man with the fu manchu mustache that worked the counter was my favorite. When my daughter and I would visit, Taki himself would bring her a plate of edamame....It hasn't been the same in years, but it will be missed.

Says Shannon:

Too bad, that whole area has almost changed completely since I moved in 2010. Colorado Comics, Wolfe's Barbecue, Jerry's Record Exchange, Play It Again, the Walnut...a lot of great memories/history...

What do you remember about this stretch of Colfax? What do you miss most? Will you miss Taki's?

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12's public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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