"real" japanese restaurant. what a great restaurant. i did not know restaurant like this existed in victoria(langford)! such a little/cute restaurant!
what i like about the restaurant is the fact maiko sushi is owned by a "real" japanese person. most of japanese restaurants in victoria are owned by korean, chinese or vietnamese. at maiko sushi, you are able to experience the "real taste of japan"...!!
not only the taste, but the restaurant is very beautifully decorated and it has a "japanese feeling" to it.
i questioned to the owner mariko about the way how the restaurant was decorated and she told me that she had decorated it all by herself!!
i sat at the counter because i always like to watch how they make sushi. the sushi chef, toshi, he was quite a character...kept me entertained for the whole time i was there. :) (thank you!)
i ordered smoked california roll, tuna roll and miso soup.
they were all so delicious that i felt like i was in japan! they said that they use japanese rice and i could definitely tell the difference in quality.
i heard from my colleague that their lunch boxes are very cheap & yummy too...so i am definitely going back to try that!!!
if you love japanese food (or sushi), japanese people or japanese whatever! i would strongly recommend this place to you!
as soon as you enter the door, you will be in japan.