i'm so sad! this used to be my favorite place in Chandler. Like... visit once a week, tell all of my friends, dream about eating here favorite place.
I think success might have gotten to their head but they are no longer the sweet little hole in the wall secret sushi place i knew them once to be with the amazing customer service and great food.
i recently went for happy hour with my mom... let's be honest, their happy hour was never that amazing but it was decent. enough to make the excuse to come in.
we order... which takes a while, despite there being only being three other tables. we were ignored for a while. not a deal breaker. i get that you might be busy or new. everyone seemed to be a new face so i let it slide.
every visit, my mom orders the same thing... tuna tataki -- not super spicy. it's her favorite thing on the menu & we've been ordering it for at least two years that way. we were told by three different people that wasn't possible. tuna tataki is naturally spicy so there isn't any way to make it not so spicy. they finally cave & tell us they'll do it for us this time... when she gets it, it's still pretty spicy & she can't eat it.
i ordered scallop nigiri. the sushi chef asked if i wanted spicy scallop which should have been my first clue... nope. just regular please. the thing was drenched in lemon juice but that couldn't hide the intense fishy smell. i know scallops are hit or miss in arizona but i could always look forward to coming to mikado & getting something fresh... i guess i just trusted them more not to serve that. i was wrong.
i ordered the albacore onion sashimi also & was completely baffled by the texture of the fish. it was mushy & fishy tasting... despite the ponzu & onion to cover up the taste. i couldn't finish it.
we didn't receive our salads. waters weren't refilled. it was the worst experience i've had at mikado & after an intense decline in customer service and food quality, i've decided to retire it from my favorite places in phoenix. :( it's sad but i'd rather spend my money elsewhere.