Taiko is right in the middle of the trendy El Segundo location that includes the new ArcLight theaters, PF Chang's, and McCormick and Schmick's. So we might not expect to find high quality, authentic Japanese food at Taiko, but something more along the lines of Americanized Japansese food. In this case, our assumptions would be wrong. Taiko serves up a variety of authentic Japanese cuisine right in the middle of more mainstream corporate faire. … more