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Tatsu did not need a prettier restaurant template. It needed a site that felt unmistakably Tatsu, guided people to the right location fast, and held up on the phones where dinner decisions actually happen.
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7 days
Design to launch
95
Mobile PageSpeed at launch
100/100
SEO and accessibility checks at launch
Multi-location
Restaurant architecture
01
The brief was not just "make it look better." Tatsu already had a strong brand. The website needed to translate that energy into a clearer digital experience for first-time visitors and returning customers alike.
The redesign centered the site around appetite, navigation clarity, and a more confident brand tone so the experience felt closer to the in-person restaurant.
02
We kept the strategy tight: express the brand more clearly, shorten the mobile decision path, and protect the launch baseline instead of chasing those fixes after go-live.
The first screen had to feel unmistakably Tatsu: dark, cinematic, confident, and built around the food instead of generic restaurant tropes.
We structured the site so a hungry visitor could move from homepage to bowls, locations, and ordering without friction on a phone.
Performance, SEO, and automated accessibility checks were treated as launch requirements, not cleanup work for later.
03
We kept the proof close to the build: a launch-time snapshot of mobile performance, search checks, and automated accessibility review rather than broad claims we could not support.
541ms
Largest Contentful Paint
541ms
First Contentful Paint
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
329ms
Total Blocking Time
100/100
Lighthouse SEO
100/100
Automated accessibility checks
Snapshot captured during launch review in April 2026 using mobile Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix, and automated accessibility scans. These figures describe launch conditions, not a guarantee of future scores or legal compliance.
04
Once the architecture was right, the screens had a clearer job: brand first, decision-making second, clutter removed.
The homepage moved from being a generic restaurant entry point to a stronger first impression with clearer hierarchy and richer brand cues.
This screen carries the job the old layout was missing: introduce the brand with more appetite, then move a visitor toward the right next action without making the homepage feel crowded.
The menu experience keeps the food doing the persuasion while still making categories, pricing, and decisions easy to scan.
Multi-location structure was treated as part of the core UX, not buried in the footer or left to a generic directory page.
Key flows were shaped for the device where restaurant decisions usually happen, with simpler tap targets and faster visual loading.
05
The outcome was not just a nicer restaurant site. It was a clearer digital front door: more brand confidence on the first screen, less friction in the mobile path, and a stronger foundation for future menu, location, and content updates.
If you run a restaurant or local brand where first impressions matter, this is the standard we aim for: clearer positioning, stronger design intent, and proof you can discuss without hand-waving.
We design websites for brands that care how the first impression feels and how easily a visitor can act on it.
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