Maki of Japan

I should’ve read the bad reviews before going here or any mall type establishment. The sample they gave was good but wasn’t impressed at my teriyaki chicken. It was burnt and lacking flavor. Their portions aren’t equal and my pieces were small. As I was picking up my box and looking at it, i thought it was a rip off for $ 9 bucks and some change. Only thing good about it was the coke. Meh!

I just want to say that after eating the fried rice and teriaki chicken from this nasty place last Saturday, my sister and I had a terrible disgestive infection and she is still sick now, 48 hours later. I am sure the food caused it because we shared the same plate and both of us atarted having cramps 15 min after eating. Please don’t eat there.

The hubs got his meal from here today. I shared it. This is pretty much Sarku; teriyaki chicken with noodles. The lo mein was the usual mall greasiness and the chicken had good flavor. Good portion sizes, and prices were on point with other places. The employees were friendly. It’s not gourmet by any means, but it’s what you get if you dig mall faux Chinese.

Let me start by saying that I had very low expectations of this place, being that it’s in a food court. Even with that bar set waaaay low, this place was disappointing.
The whole time I was ordering, there was a guy behind the counter literally shouting «Chicken teriyaki $ 5.49!!!» at the top of his lungs. It was very off-​putting. There was basically nothing on their menu aside from _​_​_​_​_​teriyaki (various proteins) and a few fried things you can get on the side. Chicken sounded safest to me, so that’s what I ordered. It comes with a big scoop of steamed rice and some sad MSG-​laden cabbage. The chicken was not horrible, but it was nothing special. My toddler spit out her bite and refused to try any more.
This place would benefit from offering bento boxes of some sort and serving fresher food. Kinda funny to be called «maki» of Japan and not even offer a cruddy California roll.

Nasty. I had lower expectations being that I was at the mall but this was just nasty. Cheap meat. Dirty prep area. Veggies consisted of one piece of carrot and a bunch of undercooked cabbage.

Nothing special. Just adverage mall food. I cant say anything great or bad about this place other than it is about as good as any Japan food is in the any mall. The prices are about the same of any mall and the service is well not of america but they seem to understand what you are saying when you order. You get your order when you order which is nice because i seem to always be in a hurry at the mall.

Had a nibble of my husbands food from here; and the sample they had out. My husband says it wasn’t that great but honestly wasn’t that bad either. It is what you expect out of a food court japanese food served cafeteria style. He could have used a little more food than what comes from a single order; he ended up having to order a double … and it was heavy on the onions and cabbage which he usually ends up not eating from those kinds of places … if he goes there again he’ll ask heavy on the other veggies instead.

I was desperate for Japanese food or something that resembled it. I was in the food court. I remember that the teri chicken I sampled yesterday was not bad. So… I looked at what they had and ordered the chicken/​shrimp tempura plate. I realized my mistake since I Unilocaled once I ordered the food and saw the dismal ratings.
The batter that the chicken & shrimp were cooked in was too thick. The veggies that accompanied the dish was primarily cabbage with a few slices of carrot and a couple of slivers of broccoli.
Since the people running the place were Japanese, I didn’t think they could screw it up. They did.
Then, there’s no sauce that accompanies the tempura so I went looking for some at the local Tom Thumb. Mistake #2. You can’t find the variety in the middle of Texas unless you went to an Oriental specific market.
Ate some of it, the rest is in the fridge which will probably be tossed out tomorrow.

So the guy with his shirt untucked and baggy jeans tempts you with grilled chicken lacquered with a sweet soy teriyaki sauce…
So then you still have your toothpick in your hand and you walk up to the counter then you see about 15 dirty toothpicks thrown on the counter
(hygiene and sanitation is not a high priority here)
My first intuition was «is my tetanus shot up to date?»
Our food did not match the sample at all! Old bait and switch trick
if you don’t mind unwashed hands, undercooked meat, improper food holding temperatures this place is for you!
If you don’t mind sitting in the food the court and gazing at Maki’s sneeze guard that resembles a truck stops bathroom wall this place is for you!
If you like to play russian roulette this place is for you
Do not check in here unless you work for the center for Disease control and prevention
Dear owner,
clean up the place, fire everyone, put up a big flashy sign under new management. and I will come back.

After the test taste, I was suckered in!
Too bad the real thing wasn’t as good. The veggies are an overstatement as well.
The cooks comments were the most troubling. After he threw chicken on the grill and some fell in the sauce, my boyfriend thought it was the right thing to do to let him know. Well, he wasn’t phased by the contamination. His reply, «It’s okay man, it’s okay.»
Interesting!

The teriyaki chicken sample they give out taste better than the actual dish. Maybe the horrible fried rice ruined it.

Dear Maki of Japan,
Soba =/​= flat white noodle.
If you are going to advertise Vegetarian Soba, there better damn well be buckwheat noodles involved. I would not have ordered from your restaurant had you truthfully advertised «bland flat noodle with cabbage and undercooked mushrooms.»
That is all.
Love,
Kim
PS. Ewwww