Elite Event – Sushi & Saketini DJ Night @ Teton Kitchen

I’d never been to Teton Kitchen before and now I can’t wait to go back! What had been a mystery of a restaurant each time I pass by on my wait to the airport is now what I realize to be a dream come true! I absolutely loved every minute of this event. The Sakitini’s were amazing — light and refreshing without the «sting» of some saki. The sushi was enormous and so much to go around for everyone! Taka was such a gracious host that shows how much he loves what he does. I had a great time and everyone did a great job. I’m making plans to go back soon!

I can’t say I have ever had a complaint about Teton Kitchen. Taka, his wife and his staff are all incredibly friendly, attentive and accommodating. Every meal I have had at Teton has been enjoyable, delicious, well prepared and well served. Every experience I have had at Teton and with Taka at other Unilocal events has been memorable.
That being said, let me describe this event simply as all of that, plus sushi overload. Taka served up incredible sushi combinations, and plates upon plates of it. Combined with their inventive saketinis, and turning their restaurant into a dance hall complete with DJ, the event was nothing short of spectacular.
Check out the event photos for all the delicious sushi porn, and make sure you stop in to Teton and say hello to Taka and his staff. If you’re a fan of sushi, you won’t be disappointed.

Awesome, awesome event. Great drinks, I usually don’t like sake or martinis, but Taka was serving something he called a saketini and it was absolutely incredible.
The food, as expected, was delicious. I learned a valuable lesson this night, which is that I do not order nearly enough sushi when I eat at Teton. I usually go with their curries but all the sushi at this event was reallllly good so I’ll def be getting some rolls next time.
Taka’s dance moves were the real star of show though. Who knew one man could have so many talents.

Mind blowing is the best way to describe Sushi and Saketini Night at Teton on Dick Road. I love sushi and I’m always trying to find somewhere in Buffalo that measures up to my favorite sushi place in Cleveland. When I and my +1 arrived, we had full intentions of getting a little something extra to eat after we left. Sushi is one of those things that when you’re sharing, you don’t always get enough… but boy was I wrong.
What blew me away about the event was the incredible generosity of the owners. There seemed to be a good bit of food to begin with — enough for everyone to have a few pieces — but then the plates of rolls and sushi and pad thai just kept arriving. All night. That was a huge investment in our enjoyment and, let me tell you, we enjoyed. (Especially the salmon sushi and those coconut shrimp rolls — and, well, everything.)
And the enjoyment was not just the high quality of the food or the bordering on excessive quantity that any of us could easily have eaten without inhibiting someone else’s experience. Rather, the enjoyment came from the sense that Taka and his wife and staff were genuinely excited to share their restaurant. It was really something special.
Add some awesome jams to dance to (the owner was out on the floor with us all night!), a raffle that included around $ 200 in Teton gift cards (plus Unilocal umbrellas), and cool giveaways at the end, and you have one rockstar level event.
Oh yeah, and I finally met Fox in person. So do I now know the answer to ‘what does the Fox say?‘
So huge huge huge thank you to Teton Kitchen. Huge thank you to Alex. And huge thank you to all the other Unilocalers who made the night a blast.

Another amazing Elite event! Thank you so Taka for being such a generous host, Alex for setting everything up, and DJ Lydia for keeping the energy up.
All of the sushi provided was delicious, and I can’t wait to come back and order some of the rolls, as well as the pad thai. Turning Teton Kitchen into a dance club was such an awesome idea — and the only time I’ve ever danced while eating sushi!
Very excited to come back soon to use the gift card I won and to introduce some new people to Teton Kitchen!

I had an amazing time at the Sushi and Saketini Elite Event at Teton Kitchen — Taka, his wife and their wonderful staff kept bringing plate after plate of delicious sushi, and Lydia and Alex worked their magic to keep people dancing on the floor.
All in all, a wonderful night! Kate and I will absolutely be back to get some delicious sushi, and we know that Taka and the incredibly generous and helpful staff at Teton Kitchen will be there to welcome us!

This was my first Elite Event. I went with my friend, Amanada E. We honestly had no idea what to expect, but we had such a great time!
The party guests were all so friendly and fun to be around. I really enjoyed meeting everybody. I also loved the owner of Teton, Taka. He was incredibly outgoing and welcoming. I was very impressed by his energy and moves on the dance floor! I love when the owners of restaurants are so down to earth and personable. DJ Lydia also provided us with some great music. She was having a great time. Her positive energy was contagious.
Alex did a wonderful job hosting. It was so nice to meet him in person. He made an effort to make sure that everybody was having a good time throughout the entire night. My friend and I didn’t know anybody at the event and he made sure to introduce us to people at the party.
The food was phenomenal! The sushi was fresh and delicious. I especially loved the Snow White roll and the Coconut Shrimp. I was SO excited when they brought out the plates of Pad Thai. It did not disappoint! The Saketinis were tasty and unique. I couldn’t stop drinking them. Luckily, I won a gift certificate in the raffle. I cannot wait to visit Teton Kitchen again and try more of their menu items!
I very much appreciate everyone who contributed to this great night. I am looking forward to seeing my new friends at the next Elite event. Thank you again to Alex, Taka, DJ Lydia, and all of the phenomenal people I met!

Absolutely an amazing night. This was my first Elite event and I’m glad it was because it now has made me and my fiancé I feel like officially true Unilocalers :) the food was absolutely incredible and the music was amazing Alex was an amazing host and I have to give it up for Taka and his family they did an extraordinary job with everything honestly this was the best sushi I’ve ever had and I got to try lots of stuff I have never had the pleasure to eat before and don’t even get me started in the sakitinia (spelling may be off) lets just say it got me on the dance floor which should be a sin In itself !!! Overall thanks for having us we will definitely be back !! Seconds third fourths and fifths

10 reasons why this Elite Event was top notch:
1. Sushi.
2. Saketinis.
3. A group of amazing and interesting Unilocalers.
4. DJ Lydia and her tunes.
5. Taka, the owner.
6. His dance moves.
7. Alex, our fearless leader.
8. The homely and quaint little place called Teton Kitchen.
9. Sweet wristbands.
10. Oh, did I mention the saketinis?
The most fun I’ve had in a while, hands down.

This Unilocal event was a smashingly fun. This was my first official Elite event and I’m super pumped for the next one. At one point when I was dancing on the floor, I was consciously aware of how much fun I was having. Besides weddings, how often do you see complete strangers (but not so complete because you’ve stalked their reviews before) breaking it down on the dance floor? Answer: Hardly ever. :)
I’ve never been to Teton before, so I only knew to expect the four and a half star rating but I didn’t know the reasons for it. I think the number one reason: Taka, the owner. The man is a gem. He was always smiling and a very graceful host. He made sure we had water when we needed water, pointed us to the bar, danced on the floor with us, and even put several gift certificates to his restaurant into a raffle. He’s very generous and helped Unilocal host a successful event.
Everything about the event went very well. I grabbed a saketini on the way in and it tasted very good! I met some Unilocalers I didn’t know previously and got into some great conversations with other Elite members. I had a blast getting to know everyone!
DJ Lydia was the bomb. She spun her own vinyls and never stopped moving her body the whole two hours I saw her there. She was one with the music and helped get us moving our bodies on the dance floor. I think she made a lot of the event a success as well because she was totally into her job and getting us out there. Once people were on the dance floor, that was it; everyone became friends. I tip my hat to her. I hope she’s at future Unilocal events.
The sushi was great and that Pad Thai was so so so good. I can’t believe I almost didn’t try it because I was «full». Does that word even exist on Unilocal?!?
Again, the staff, Taka, Unilocal,DJ Lydia… all contributed to making this event successful. I can’t say enough good things about it.

If you’ve already read my review of Teton, then you already know that the only way to enjoy Teton is to go down on Dick. And of course if you can’t find it, then just ride up and down on Dick over and over until you find it. Hopefully next time we do something on Dick, you can come. You’ll really love it, you may even become addicted to it like I am.
If you haven’t read my review of Teton, here it is.
Other than all the bad jokes, what you might spot in that review (and the 149,000 others) is that Teton has utterly incredible food, matched only by how wonderful, warm, personable and friendly the owner (Taka) and his wife are. Even if they are ABBA fans (the song Taka Chance On Me, as we know, is about them). I told him that much like the studly Morten Harket of a-​ha, he can «Taka On Me» anytime.
If you Taka Chance on this restaurant, you will be incredibly glad you did. I recommend the Thai Basil Fried Rice, and the Seafood Soup, and the Bacon-​wrapped-​Scallops, but literally everything on the menu is delicious (and so is Taka, for that matter).
I learned recently from our very good-​looking CM, that this event was «all Taka», as in Taka came up with all the ideas. But what Alex didn’t realize was that the after party in the back room was «all Fox and Taka», literally, nobody else was invited. But that’s another story, and one a little too sordid to be described on Unilocal.
Taka did a wonderful job instigating this event, and he, his wife, prepared some delicious and imaginative sushi and filled me completely (and no I’m not talking about in the back room, but that too), as well as some awesome Pad Thai later in the evening. The DJ (DJ Lydia) was fantastic, infectiously energetic, and very friendly. And Alex was a wonderful host as always, and did a great job filling the room, filling me, hitting on the boys, hitting on some of the girls too (which is unusual for him but I don’t blame him), and just doing the usual (exposing himself, jumping up and down on the tables with me, etc). So good times all round then.
But alas all events must end. So at the end of the night, we all had to fly away, like Mister Mister in that famous song.
Taka these broken dishes
And learn to fry again, learn to make tempura
When we see Taka’s dance moves
The «book of love» will open up and let him in
(And by book of love, I mean… well you know what I mean.)
Also I noticed that this event was full of hotties. There were new hotties that I hadn’t seen before, and then also a bunch of hotties that I have seen before that looked hottie-​er-​erer than ever. So here’s my shout out to all the hotties, which include, but are not limited to:
Naitik (sexy fashion sense), Taka (sexy accent), Mark (sexy silver fox, sexy Unilocalie in his pic, just sexy in general), Mitch (sexy name that reminds me of David Hasselhoff aka Mitch Buchanan, or maybe Midge Ure from Ultravox), Nate (sexy short form of Nathaniel), Andrew (sexy facial hair), Paul (sexy shiny head), Courtney (sexy Kardashian name) and Alex (sexy everything). I know I am forgetting some hotties, but forgive me, the hotness of the aforementioned is just so… idk… hot. Blindlingly hot, it’s affecting my memory.
So much hotness!
Probably my favourite event, with some of my favourite people (favourite hot people) in attendance, with my new favourite DJs, and at one of my favourite restaurants! Now I’m a little hot and bothered, I have to go and spend some quality time with my favourite toy.

Being my first elite event, I had no idea what to expect. I came with my friend Jane B., who is also newly elite. We had many speculations as to what we were walking into, and we were definitely pleasantly surprised with the outcome! We met a lot of great new people with a lot of interesting stories and backgrounds. It’s great that something like Unilocal can help bring so many people together.
The owner of Teton was fantastic. He was so friendly on the way in and on the way out. I loved that he was interacting with everyone throughout the night, and even busted some moves on the dance floor. When a business has an owner as personable as that, it’s easy to see why they have such a high rating! Of course the food garners such a fantastic rating, as well. I had so much sushi and nagiri, I was ready to slip into a delightful food coma as I walked out of the building. I tried everything that was put out, and I enjoyed every last bit.
I’m very thankful to have had the opportunity to attend this event! I’m certainly looking forward to coming to more. Thanks so much to Alex, Taka, DJ Lydia, and all of the other Unilocalers for making my first experience a welcoming and fun one!

Sushi, music, sake and a room full of friends, what more could you ask for on a rainy Sunday night in Buffalo. Attending tonight’s event was indeed a pleasure, unfortunately I had to leave a bit early. When I got home, just for the heck of it, I looked up «generosity» in the dictionary and found Taka’s picture as I thought I might. The host with the most did it again, for two hours, constantly putting out plate after plate of delicious sushi rolls and even shrimp pad Thai along with saketinis and beer. All this along with the awesome DJ spinning the tunes and of course Alex keeping everyone inter-​acting made for an awesome Elite event. Thank you to Alex, Taka, Mrs. Taka and all the wonderful staff for making this a great event and proving why after 150 reviews Teton Kitchen rates 4.5 stars. If you have never been here, you are really missing out on something great.

My first event was so much fun! I met a lot of great people. Alex and Taka, thank you for being such great hosts. I was a little scared about going out to one of these for the first time, but I really had a blast. Food was great, music was fantastic and the company even better. Really excited about being able to put a face to many of your posts! I look forward to meeting more of you the next time!

Wonderful event, as they always seem to be!
This one was just as different as the rest. I’m starting to recognize a few faces, and I’m always happy to be meeting fresh ones!
Teton Kitchen is a place I’m very fond of, but it’s out of my way so I’ve been very lax in getting there. But I have loved it the one time I was there! And this event was no different: the sushi was fantastic, I was estatic when Pad Thai was brought out (SO GOOD!!), and the drinks were great! I’m not a fan of cucumber, but the saketini was very well balanced and refreshing!
The DJ stylings were very good and I had a great time getting up and dancing (horribly) to the pulsing lights. It was silly and I totally loved it! It’s a great time, good food, and old and new friends. Such a win; thanks Alex and Teton Kitchen!
Also, if we were chatting (and even if we weren’t!), please friend me, I had a wonderful time talking with everyone and look forward to meeting other Elites at future events! :)

Full disclosure — I’m a BIG fan of Teton Kitchens food, service, atmosphere and easy parking.
So coming here tonight was pretty sure to rate highly for me and it did. Taka and his team are super generous and friendly. They want you to have a good time. They want you to like the food. They remember you when you return.
Tonight’s event had a special saketini that will be on the menu soon. I have no idea what’s in it but I’ll have it again.
Then there was sushi and sashimi. I had the sashimi, yellowtail and tuna, and really enjoyed it. One bite sizes but very filling. The sushi was devoured by the other lucky event attendees. Nothing but rave reviews from all.
We had a DJ for this event which was a great addition to the overall feel. She played nice music that people were moving to.
Alex MC’d like the pro that he’s become.
Thanks Taka and Alex for a fun Sun evening out!