Mikado Restaurant

12/11/2008 Posted by picasso7

This was a great find. It's tucked away n the avenues of of Salt Lake, and is a great place for an adventuresome meal. The first thing that I liked was the Japanese style seating, with the futons and low tables. It made for a great atmosphere. The tempura was the best I"ve ever had, and the sushi rolls were incredible. A great find, and great for dates!

Pros: Atmosphere, food, service

Cons: A bit pricy

09/11/2008 Posted by thepuzzleplace

I love the atmosphere here. I do not know what people are talking about with the mean service. Our service was awesome, funny, friendly... It was a great experience. And they knew about each roll and the other dishes. For those who complain about parking, it is downtown, I am not sure what they are expecting. It is an amazing dining experience, but do expect it to be a little pricier than the norm, but nothing over the top. The rolls are unique. And, my favorite appetizer is the asian fries. They are outstanding!!! I recommend getting your own order though and not sharing... they are just too good.

Pros: Atmosphere, food, big groups friendly

Cons: No discount nights

09/06/2008 Posted by mPat1982

You call this food?! You mean dog food?! -Bad Parking -Long waits in line -half hour before any server came by to ask for drinks -An hour before DRINKS are brought to the table with NO MENU! -2 hours before food is served -LAZY server messes my order, complainer, and never came by to check on us or refilled our drinks (I think my server was name Jen. It was some girl who needed to learn some manners) -Sushi Chef layout of sushi on our plate was a big FLOP (Seriously?) -Manager did not do anything about the problem The location and environment was OKAY (nothing to do with the people that works there), but you can definitely find somewhere else with better environment, servers and customer service. BAD FOOD, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EMPLOYERS/EMPLOYEES/CHEFS. 4 hours of dining? NOT WORTH YOU'RE TIME AT ALL! This place was so bad that I had to take my time and make an account on citysearch just to tell everyone how bad it is! Trust me..... "Sushi's not worth it's price and bad customer service is not worth your money!!!!!!!"

Pros: Lucky location (nothing to do with workers)

Cons: Customer service, chefs, managers, employees, food, price

09/05/2008 Posted by TinaPhan

Mikado gives the WORST SERVICE I've ever had in my life. Lazy service and VERY RUDE servers. They don't care about customer service at all! For example, the dumb waitress did not wrote down my order and it turns out that she messes up my order afterwards. Not only that, she argued with me and said very rude things like "well... I can take that off your order, but it only costs like 15 bucks so..." Also, it took them an hour to get my group seated, half hour to get our drinks, and a full "never ending story" before our food was brought to the table. [Note: It was a slow wednesday night when I went. Can they not handle that?] In conclusion, Mikado gives bad customer service, lazy rude uneducated servers, and the food was not that great at all.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Bad customer service, rude & uneducated servers, cheap & nasty food.

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07/30/2008 Posted by happydowntowngirl

I have eaten sushi all over Utah and Mikado always comes out number one. My husband and I go there at least once or twice a month. The sushi is ALWAYS fresh, the rolls are good-sized, and we have never gotten a roll we didn't like. Some people have said their rolls are expensive but I haven't thought this at all. Their rolls may be a dollar or two more than some places but they are literally almost twice the size so in actuality I have found them to be less expensive. Sometimes the service is lacking, but overall I am ADDICTED to this place and I have yet to find any place that does sushi as well as they do. If you love sushi, the only place in Utah I would recommend that I have been is Mikado.

Pros: Amazing sushi, good atmosphere

Cons: Sometimes the service isn't that great

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03/22/2008 Posted by gastronomicslc

We had a great meal at Mikado this month. A varied menu, excellent sake and some very creative and unusual sushi creations. Definitely a new favourite for me. Read our full review over at Gastronomic Salt Lake City.

01/25/2008 Posted by dreamcharade

My husband and I often frequent mikado downtown. They used to have discount sushi days with a customer card that you sign up for but it has recently been stopped. I live for the connect roll. The miso soup is so-so but my husband really likes the salad and teriyaki chicken although the portion size constantly changes with the plating, which can be disappointing. It's a little over priced so we don't go as often as we'd like but it's not enough to keep us away. Be aware of conventions in town, the place can quickly become packed as it is across the street from the convention center.

Pros: tasty sushi

Cons: parking, crude talk at sushi bar when rest. is near empty

01/28/2007 Posted by cslaughter1

We went to Mikado for Saturday lunch (1/27/07). We were promptly sitted in the "basement" dining section and I thought it was a nice atmosphere, different than other restaurants I've been in. I asked the server a question and he let me know that this was his first shift so he didn't know a lot. That should have been my first clue that there would be trouble. There were no other servers assisting or training him in this section and they were very busy as a retailer convention was in town. We ordered 5 different specialty sushi rolls, emimame (soy bean appetizer), and their Asian Fries. The first 2 rolls arrived fast and so we thought this was going to be our sushi restaurant that we would frequent from now on. The rolls were good, nothing excellent though. The Asian Fries were way over-priced for the amount that you got. For around $5.00, you got 4 Asian skinny fries about 10" long. For that price, I would have expected double the amount. Then the nightmare began ... we waited literally one full hour and our other 3 sushi rolls still had not arrived. I order all my rolls with no avocado and I heard the server deliver a "no avocado" roll to the table next to me. After the table ate it, they told the server that they ate something they didn't order! Guess that was ours! Our water glasses were empty during this hour and I finally had to ask for water. My husband almost had us walk out. The server explained to us that the kitchen was backed up. After 1 hour, 2 rolls were delivered. 1 1/2 hrs later, we received the final roll however it wasn't the one we ordered. We were so put out, we just ate it and called it good. The waiter then told us that he would try to get us a discount but when he came back he told us that he wasn't able to do so. A table with Asian visitors next to us also complained that they had waited 1 hour to receive Udon soup! The service was horrendous, sushi was average at best, and we'll not be returning. If you go, plan on paying for 2 hr parking.

Pros: "basement" dining atmosphere was nice and cozy

Cons: VERY slow service, no water refills, SLC downtown parking

01/20/2007 Posted by cechols123

This is honestly the best sushi i've ever had. happy sumo has nothing on Mikado. It is nice fun, and relaxing environment. On thursday nights when there is a DJ from 9-10:30, it is really fun and throws a little edge into the scene. All of the servers are very nice, helpful and qualified. I crave this sushi. If, i lived closer i would seriously eat there everyday.

Pros: the flavor is phenomenal. I feel like a queen when i eat there. food is quick

Cons: parking is a little frustrating, but what place in salt lake isn't?

10/31/2006 Posted by danamoroberge

If you find yourself in the state of Utah, do yourself a favor and visit Mikado! The sushi bar is out of this world, but the private dining rooms offer a unique experience. Outstanding service and to-die-for stuffed mountain trout.