You generally eat takoyaki using toothpicks or chopsticks, but in some stores you are asked, 'How many sticks do you want?' when you order, and three pieces of takoyaki, pierced by a bamboo stick, are served.
一般的に爪楊枝または箸を用いて食べるが、注文の際に「何本?」と訊かれて3個ほど竹串に刺したものが供されるところもあった。