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Executive Chef Taek Lee (Taka), former executive sushi chef at Zuma in Miami, offers Japanese-Korean fare aimed at leaving diners in a state of extreme happiness, as the definition of “takato” suggests. Tucked inside the oceanfront Conrad Hotel, dishes include crispy tuna with spicy aoili, duck bao buns, short rib kimchi tacos, lobster with yuzu shisho butter, and A5 Wagyu Hot Stone- buttery slices of steak diners sear on a hot stone before dipping in accompanying sauces.