Not entirely too sure what all the hype is about for Makino. Went here during Thanksgiving and even though my party of 3 got there at 5pm (when the restaurant opened at 5), we had to wait an hour because the restaurant first opened its doors for reservations, aka parties of 6 or more. Maybe it was because we had to wait in the cold for an hour but food was pretty standard of an Asian buffet with some redeemable qualities.
Ramen was kind of tasty.
Miso soup dispenser.
I know its weird to get miso soup from a dispenser but I am a miso soup fiend and I hate asking my server the sixth time for another helping of miso soup. So at least I can continue to keep getting more so I won't feel as bad when I get my 15th bowl of soup. For that reason alone, I bumped up this review to a 4.