Cathy, Your timing on this post is impeccable. I attended a party last weekend with the owners of Takkatsu.
Takkatsu is slated to open on 161 Wing in downtown Arlington Heights this October or November.
They had originally hoped to open last spring. A combination of things happened: funding, city permits, etc.
Their chef is in Japan getting antsy, needless to say.
I think we'll find an improved Takkatsu once it opens (although the original served the best tonkatsu in the midwest. Period.) I say this because the new hostess (the wife of one of the owners), is incredibly nice, professional (all the superlatives). That was the one thing lacking with the original Takkatsu: smooth service.
I, along with so many others, cannot wait for Takkatsu to re-open!