Mikado Japanese Restaurant

My lovely bro took me for some amazing sushi experience on the weekend. I have to say the location was kind of sketchy and not obvious at all. But surprisingly, the environment inside was really cozy and a very traditional japanese setting.

This is their fish menu. 

And yes, it doesn't list out the price of the fishes. But you should probably expect on average $5-6 for an order (with 2 pieces).

For starters they gave up this salad. 

The left is a really traditional type of Japanese veggie, it's one of my favorite (quite expensive too). I still remember i brought some back from Japan. The right is just slices of octopus. 

jumbo shrimp sashimi. 

Sweet and chewy texture, yums!

And now comes the amazing sushi. From top left to right: First one was sea eel (taste more sea fishy than normal bbq eels). next is the fluke, there is a piece of leaf under the fish which brings a minty kind of taste. I personally didn't really like it that much though, probably cuz i'm not a mint fan. The last one is Yellow tail. 

From bottom left to right: The first first is red snapper. Can you believe it? Have you seen a red snapper looking like that? I must say it's the best red snapper i've had so far. Next is giant clam. Chewy yet crunchy?, loved the taste. Next is the scallop, tasted really smooth and fresh. Lastly, is my favorite from the whole entire night! Fatty tuna. This is the fattiest tuna I've ever had, but i must say the fattiness is what made it so amazing. I definitely recommend trying this. I wanted another piece but my brother said it's like $15 for an order (2 pieces). Really expensive.

I wanted spicy salmon handroll.

It didn't taste that great, well nothing special I suppose since it wasn't even spicy. My brother said I was stupid cuz its not something u order at a traditional japanese restaurant since they dont specialize in it.

One last order, my brother wanted the red snapper again (left). On the right is mackerel, tasted pretty good.

As usual, my mom doesn't eat raw fish so we ordered a udon for her. Chicken udon I believe. ($13.75)

If you ask me, its nothing special since you can probably make the same thing at home if you have the good packs of japanese udon and soup base.

Food: Amazing

Service: The servers were really friendly

Price: Expensive

Atmosphere/Decoration: A really cute setting. It looks small when you first walk in, but they have more seating at the back. When I went I requested to sit in the tatami rooms.

Overall: If you want to try some traditional and amazing sushi, I definitely recommend trying this place. Although their prices are really expensive, the fish they serve is just so fresh and well prepared. They do serve set meals but if you are willing to make a trip here, might as well just go all out, order a-la-carte and try a variety of their fish. Most importantly, don't go for the cooked food. I personally think it's not quite worth it. Remember to make reservations before you go!

Mikado Japanese Restaurant

114 Laird Dr, Toronto