Mikado Japanese Grill & Sushi

(713) 568-3344

5709 Woodway Dr Ste B
Houston, TX 77057 29.7636 -95.4782

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Neighborhoods: Great Uptown, Westside

Price:

$$

Last updated 6.15.10

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Business Dining, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Japanese, Sushi

Recommended Dish:

gyoza - pan-fried meat dumplings,hibachi chicken, dessert

What People Are Saying About Mikado Japanese Grill & Sushi

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The Scene – Brace yourself for a Japanese steakhouse with theatrics similar to Benihana's. The sushi bar buzzes, but the high-energy hibachi room is where all the action is. Celebratory groups gather to watch master Japanese chefs twirl knives, juggle raw eggs and ignite meats in high flames. Kids shout "Cool!" as the chefs perform culinary tricks. – – The Food – Although the show is fun, silver palates will prefer the ultra-fresh, creative sushi. Nibble on the artistic caterpillar roll, a curvaceous critter plated in glowing avocado slivers; Mikado's crunch roll, with…

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The Extras:
Offers weekend Special- Between the hours of 12-4pm receive a free smoothie/ice.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. The ambience is so-so, the "staple" orders are wonderful and the service is fine, but, without exception, try the Mikado roll - a fresh plethora of fish, rolled in cucumber and served over shaved ice a side of special dipping sauce!
  2. sushi chef made a special sushi combo plater for my birthday, the decor of the sushi plate is fantastic.
food quality
90.90999603271484% positive
  1. Then waiters didn't even bother bringing us all of our food!
  2. Great sushi and great value!
  3. The food was bad but when I got to the bottom of the dish I found all of these fish bones and a piece of very nasty hair.
  4. Took a little longer for lunch then it would have to just order the food from the menu, but it was well worth it!
  5. sushi chef made a special sushi combo plater for my birthday, the decor of the sushi plate is fantastic.
  6. The ambience is so-so, the "staple" orders are wonderful and the service is fine, but, without exception, try the Mikado roll - a fresh plethora of fish, rolled in cucumber and served over shaved ice a side of special dipping sauce!
  7. have been several times, and the food is always fresh.
  8. had never been to Mikado until yesterday and the sushi was great!
  9. and the fish is so fresh.
  10. Great food, very fresh!
  11. They need to work on their customer service skills, other than that, food was delicious!
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Took a little longer for lunch then it would have to just order the food from the menu, but it was well worth it!
  2. nice menu.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Reasonable prices and a great place to take a group!
service
75.0% positive
  1. They need to work on their customer service skills, other than that, food was delicious!
  2. have had very consistent service, and the portions are excellent.
  3. went the next day, thinking that I deserved an apology from the manager for the awful service.
  4. The price was very reasonable and the employees were friendly and curtious.
  5. Then waiters didn't even bother bringing us all of our food!
  6. The ambience is so-so, the "staple" orders are wonderful and the service is fine, but, without exception, try the Mikado roll - a fresh plethora of fish, rolled in cucumber and served over shaved ice a side of special dipping sauce!
  7. The server/chef was great!
  8. The staff is very nice and prompt.
  9. The waitresses were not friendly or very attentive.
  10. tell the manager my story ; speaking over me, and very rudly, he denied the bad service and the agreement we had previously made with the owner and woman.
value
100.0% positive
  1. Great sushi and great value!
  2. The prices are great, too.
  3. Reasonable prices and a great place to take a group!
  4. The price was very reasonable and the employees were friendly and curtious.
  5. have had very consistent service, and the portions are excellent.
  6. Took a little longer for lunch then it would have to just order the food from the menu, but it was well worth it!
  7. They told us that since we were moved twice we would get a "huge" discount.
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/15/09

Erased again

by frank02

This will get erased again because they complain but I will keep writing it. I was there about 2yrs ago and was not impressed with the prices and how clean this place is. To add insult to injury I was charged an extra $100 when I accidently left my wallet. I came back an hour later searching for it and my credit card was out of place. I have heard stuff like this happen before here and im not impressed. I do have a fraud report I made with HPD so anyone doubting this I do have proof. Also 5 months ago I drive by and several asian men are fighting outside and 6 HPD units showed up. What kind of place is this right in the middle of the elite Tanglewood area.

  • Pros: Location
  • Cons: Everything
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/18/08

Fantastic Sushi in town

by littlenini

I had my birthday party there last week! it's great! All of my friends really enjoy it! I have been there since they opened... but i feel they do the better now for the sushi, kitchen food... sushi chef made a special sushi combo plater for my birthday, the decor of the sushi plate is fantastic... and the fish is so fresh...

mikado, we lover u so much....

2 Star Rating: Below Average

06/01/08

Cheesy

by ajishi

The food was ok, but the place was cheesy. I felt like I was stuck in the 80's with the whole hibachi cook theme going. Not only that, we were treated to a fabulous strobe light show (which came from the fan hood). I thought I was at a rockets game when the lights dimmed. It was quite entertaining actually. But you get the picture.

  • Pros: sushi was decent
  • Cons: Better light show than galleria on thanksgiving, cheesy novelty theme going
1 Star Rating: Poor

08/28/07

Mistake after mistake

by fanny23

After having been there one time and liking it, I took my mother visiting from France and my daughter for the Hibaschi experience.

After 15 minutes a women tell us to change of table because this one was reserved . We gladly move to another table in the back room. They had just turned on the air, so we fanned ourselves with the menu. To appologize they offered a soda on the house. The cook arrived and made our food. In 5 minute he was done, NO FUSS, NO FUN. Surprising considering the fact that the table next to ours' cook (table of 4), having started before us, was still there after our's had long gone. After just having received my forgotten rice, WE WERE TOLD TO MOVE AGAIN! Then waiters didn't even bother bringing us all of our food!

By the time we began to eat, IT WAS COLD! They told us that since we were moved twice we would get a "huge" discount. We ordered dessert and the waitress says it would be on the house. Then the bill arrived. WE were charged for the "free" soda, the only discount we had was the dessert. I didn't want to make a scene and having my mother inconfortable. I asked the waitress about the discount and the soda, she came back a $12 discount on a $75 bill (still charging us the "free" soda)

I went the next day, thinking that I deserved an apology from the manager for the awful service. I was met by the same woman and the owner who then apologized, offering me lunch, a refund, as well as another meal for free. I declined lunch offer, agreed for a refund. After checking with my bank and not seeing the refund, I called them. I tell the manager my story ; speaking over me, and very rudly, he denied the bad service and the agreement we had previously made with the owner and woman. In addition to that, HE COMPLAINED ABOUT NOT HAVING LEFT A TIP!!! He then told me to never come back or he would call the police.

All this could have been avoided from the start if they had just said they COULDN'T SERVE us.

Try Harder...

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/02/07

Great customer service

by kda1982

Went here for lunch the other day with a group of co-workers and had an awesome experience! The hibachi style cooking was wonderful. The server/chef was great! Very entertaining and energetic. Took a little longer for lunch then it would have to just order the food from the menu, but it was well worth it! Prices are also great. Very reasonable for lunch!

The Details on Mikado Japanese Grill & Sushi

Place Categories:

  • very fresh great food
  • great prices
  • favorite crunch roll
  • curtious employees
  • great place
  • very attentive waitresses
  • very nice staff
  • awful service
  • more lunch sashimi plate
  • fantastic decor
  • huge discount
  • wonderful orders
  • usually order california rolls
  • fresh plethora
  • great value
  • excellent portions
  • not even bother waiters
  • bad agreement
  • love volcano rolls
  • wonderful hibachi style cooking
  • fabulous strobe light show
  • great sushi
  • love scorpion roll
  • fresh fish
  • great serverchef
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