Mikado – St. Denis

we had a bit of an aggravating experience here. we called 3 hours in advance to make a reservation. once we got there we were seated and sat there pretty much forever before anyone came over to take our drink order. a table was seated next to us about 10 minutes after we arrived who ordered basically the same amount of stuff that we did (sake, appetizers, sushi, etc.) by the time we ordered our food they were already getting their appetizers, and by the time we got our entrees they were paying their check and leaving. once we asked for our check it took at least 25 minutes to flag down our waitress to take our payment. all in all we were here for just over 2 hours which is just absurd. the only reason I am giving it a second star is because the guy refilling drinks was ON HIS GAME. you couldn’t take more than 2 sips without him immediately topping you off. the second you finished a plate he had it off the table. I only wish the rest of the staff could have taken a page out of his book. in fact we pretty much had to use him as a middle man between us and our waitress the whole time otherwise wed probably still be sitting at that table waiting for the check.

Mikado is about to celebrate 30 years! How many restaurant do you know that have last this long and is still great? They keep updating the place here so it does not feel dated at all. The setting is quite cozy and confortable. We came yesterday to have a late night meal have the graduation ceremony in which my older son got his master’s degree. Many restaurant would not have accepted a group of six people here at 10 pm (we had a reservation though), but here, we didn’t even felt pressed for time. They still allowed us to choose from the full menu and even advised us near the official closing time (11 pm) that we could order more from the sushi bar (we did) and that we could still take our time for the dessert. We stayed and chatted until past midnight without feeling pressure to leave from the staff. Talk about a dedicated crew!
Mikado has three locations in Montréal. It’s still owned by the same vietnamese family and traces it’s root to a vietnamese restaurant that was located on that side before (I ate there almost everyday when I was studying at Cegep du Vieux-​Montréal around 1982).
Service is attentive, friendly and professional. The sushi are still among the best that I ever had in Montréal and they have a wide menu selection that include steak and other traditional japanese items if you are not into sushi. The sake list have grown and they now have a few private imports.
All in all, I think that Mikado is now as good or better as it ever was in it’s 30 years history and you should try it is you haven’t in a while!

one of my favourite place in town great atmosphere the bar is awesome a real sushi bar creative miss it will go back soon

Great ambiance, great food. The best sushi I ate at Montréal. We got the private room with the low table (and place to put our feet under) it was really nice

We were ignored for the first 15 minutes we sat at a table and then it took another 30 minutes and one comment to another waitperson to get a glass of wine. They are only open until 10:30 and we arrived at 8:45. Straight sushi, no twists, we finally were served at 9:45 and the sushi was average at best. Definitely not worth the wait or the effort to visit again.

It was delicious. Sometimes, I find that for sushi restaurant, it’s often hit or miss and in that case, it’s a hit.
For 2, it cost us 70 $ but I really felt everything was so fresh and the ingredients were high quality
I will definitively go back

Overall a beautiful experience for the eyes & pallet. The service is excellent & very discreet. The sushi pieces were enormous but I thought the rice missed a bit of flavor.

Favourite sushi restaurant ever. Delicious fusion sushi with so much flavour. You can sit at the bar & watch chefs creating their master pieces. Wait staff & chefs all super friendly & helpful.

Fantastic service, huge pieces of sushi, gave us free appetizer when out of sake we ordered. Great recommendation on replacement sake and sushi was fresh and delicious.

First night in Montréal with my husband; we wandered down Rue Saint-​Denis searching for something light and easy after a long drive. Mikado looked clean and inviting with warm and attentive staff. We were pleasantly surprised by the lobster tempura (yum!), but as one commenter previously alluded to, when even your edamame is off (bland and soggy) you have to wonder. Our rolls… were not fresh. My dragon roll in particular was overpowered by mayonnaise and I could not detect an identifiable taste of eel. It’s too bad; our waiter was quite lovely.

This is probably the worst sushi I’ve ever had. We got take out and I was pleasantly surprised by the inside of the restaurant and thought it might be a cute place to eat in. I am new to the city and noticing that this place was a chain (3 locations) I figured it must not be too bad. Man, was I wrong! I couldn’t choke down more than three pieces.
The rolls were large and stuffed with over-​cooked (?) fish in them. They sounded good but were not as appetizing as described on the menu. Each roll came with a ‘special sauce’ that was just bad mayonnaise with either something spicy or something brown added. It also did not taste very fresh.
I will never eat there again. I don’t know how they can call that sushi.
The only positive thing I can say about it was that the staff was very polite.

La bouffe est normale… le service est lente… sauf que la soupe de fruit de mer est généreuse.,.bonne portion!! si je vais retourner?? po sûre…

This is a place I visit during each visit to Montréal. The sushi is solid, the service is spot on and the restaurants’interior and ambience is very charming, it is a pleasure to sit there. We all have been to some sushi restaurants that are quite cold and un-​inviting, this place is the opposite. The only reason why I did not give 5 stars here, the shrimp tempura roll was a touch disappointing and thee edamame was saggy (how can you screw up edamame?). After visiting other sushi places in the area, and spending more, I’d still go back to mikado to give them a chance. Overall a very positive experience. Beware of coming Friday and Saturday nights, this place gets very busy, plan ahead.

The best sushi I’ve had in Canada by far and possibly North America. I enjoyed everything I tried. The sashimi was thick and assortment of rolls beyond what you see a the average sushi restaurant. Highly recommended!

*3.5 Stars*
This street that Mikado is located is hip, jiving, and what a great atmosphere! I loved how most restaurants made use of the sidewalk and put mini patios, but without making the space cramped.
My bf mentioned that this used to be a Vietnamese restaurant, but the same owners decided to turn it into Japanese (?). Even though we arrived pretty late, the place was still packed. After we sat down, there were more people coming in. Because we weren’t that hungry, my bf and I decided to order a couple of things to share: Agedeshu Tofu, Cod, and several rolls. Over all, the food was good.
I loved the service. It was personable, and efficient, yet unhurried. A gentleman (part owner perhaps?) was patient in describing what their most popular dishes were.
This is my first Japanese restaurant I tried in Montréal (and I am sure there are a lottttt more), but I wouldn’t mind coming back here. It’s in a great part of town and the food and service is great.

Sushi was ok at best and plates were not clean. A fly landed in my water… Wait staff was marginal at best, staff was hailed multiple times.
Not authentic Japanese food
Proceed with caution

Mikado () is a word used for the Emperor of Japan. This restaurant is located within the core of downtown Montréal. All things considered, the restaurant was good, but not outstanding. The service which was received was pretty good, they filled the water pretty quickly, the people were nice enough, if slightly distant. The food was good, I liked the sushi was ordered, and the tempura that we got was very decent as well. The food seemed fresh, the rolls seemed made well. The decoration seemed fine.
There were a lot of things about the restaurant that were good, but not great. I honestly can’t say there was anything about the restaurant that would really make me want to go back there specifically, rather than try a different Japanese restaurant in town. At the same time, there is nothing about the restaurant that would make warn people off about the restaurant. It was definitely, A-​OK.

I travel a lot and Mikado is my favorite sushi place. The sushi are fresh, tasty and the presentation is really nice. The prices are reasonable for sushi. The location is nice, in the heart of the quartier Latin. The décor is simple, but really nice. I like the ambiance. It’s close to a subway station.

Mon mari et moi cherchions un bon resto japonais pour célébrer mon anniversaire cette année, en décembre.
Je sais que Montréal n’est pas le meilleur endroit au monde pour les sushis, mais Mikado m’a réconciliée avec ma ville et ces petites bouchées japonaises.
Premièrement, l’ambiance est calme et relaxante. L’endroit est petit, mais le comptoir pour les sushimen est très grand et on peut y manger.
J’ai commandé l’assiette de sushi et sashimi (nigiris, makis et sashimis). Le poisson était fondant à souhait et né goûtait pas le surgelé, ce qui est essentiel pour obtenir un sushi de qualité, à mon avis. Les bouchées étaient bien préparées et nous nous sommes régalés. Avec un bon saké froid, c’était divin!
La faune était éclectique. À côté, une famille avec deux enfants, là-​bas, des couples bon chic-​bon genre, des amoureux et des copains qui veulent bavarder et bien manger. Donc, tout le monde peut y aller et se sentir confortable!
Kampai! (Chin-​chin! À votre santé!)

It hurts, physically hurts, to give Mikado just two stars, when on my last visit to Montréal I gave their sister restaurant, usually not nearly as good, many more, but tonight was atrocious.
We made the trip to Mikado from Cote St. Luc because we knew that every time we’ve gone, the food has been superb. Ok, small issues with customer service (when they tried to convince me «usuzukuri» was a type of fish and not the preparation of it), but the food made up for it.
We arrived around 6:30, and ordered about 10 minutes later. My father’s entrée arrived in about 15 minutes, a decent Chicken Katsu. My mother and my appetizers arrived a few minutes later. The first was Hamachi Sashimi that was so fishy-​smelling and slimy, after one piece each we returned them to the waiter. He made no comment about it, not even the basic apology we usually expect when one returns inedible food.
The green salad was nice, the salmon tartare decent but nothing to write home about.
About 50 minutes later, we received one more dish, the salmon/​tuna tempura, my ABSOLUTE favourite Mikado roll, and were told our Jazz roll was «coming.» This roll is lightly seared and then tempura fried — but when it got to us it was so cold it felt like it had just come out of the fridge, and the tempura was chewy. Again, we returned it unfinished, and this time he tried to convince us that the roll was fine and that we’d just misunderstood the way it was made.
Then we sat back to wait.
And wait.
At 8:25, almost two full hours after arriving, and more than an hour and a half after ordering, we canceled the Jazz roll and asked for the bill.
The only reason they got the second star in this review is because without us having to request it, they took the Sashimi, the Jazz Roll and the Salmon/​Tuna tempura roll OFF the bill. We still paid $ 60+ tip for a meal that left most of us hungry, and heading home for a bagel to fill up, though.

Funny enough, I found some of the best sushi in Montréal in the Latin Quarter. I also walked by the restaurant twice before realizing I was standing right in front of it.
The inside is a peaceful ambiance with tables to the right and counter seating to the left. A busy scene behind the sushi bar will keep you ordering new things by simply pointing, smiling and nodding.
Fresh sashimi, beautiful presentation, original rolls and familiar favorites.
Fair portion and quality for prices that are a little above average and well worth it.

I’ve been there a long time ago but I remember everybit. I’ve been there to accomodate my sisters who’s picky and wanted different things. The only thing they had agreed was Japanese. I knew my friend worked there and choosed to encourage my friend restaurant. Really good experience and amazing experience of Japanese Cuisine. The menu is separated in two. One card is a self-​service that you give to the Waiter when you’ve made your choices and the other menu à la carte is offering some decent selection of choice. They don’t feel into those extremly long asian menu über-​complicated with huge amount of things we don’t know. The result is that you only have the best on the Carte. I’ve had a home specialty: crusty tuna with some sauce. Amazing!
It had cost me a lot because i’m a well-​built man that likes to eat and I had invited my sister so it came to 220 $