Mikoto Sushi — Restaurant in Takayama

I don't know why this place has such high reviews... The sushi rice was so messy and did not stick together at all... The chef also kept sneezing... the table seemed sticky and unclean (as did the restaurant generally.) The miso soup was not good. All the reviews mention the staff being very friendly-- I mean, there's an English menu and they aren't rude, but I didn't get a particularly friendly vibe (even though I am fluent in Japanese and usually strike up easy conversations with people in this city.) The fish was also not fresh. The salmon was not bad though. There is so much wasabi in each piece too and not in a "this is just the chefs recommendation" way... It seemed almost rude or at the very least uncaring. If there is literally no where else open and you haven't really had good sushi in Japan, I mean, this won't kill you and I suppose it's better than starving. But there are other sushi places for the same price that if you go early enough you don't need a reservation for (I'll check and edit the review to remember the name later but...

We were initially attracted by the nice exterior and the good reviews, but once inside...no good experience.. For the first time ever, I saw salmon sushi cut with a visible side of coagulated blood, which was quite unappetizing. I cannot imagine any Japanese customer being served that cut, so perhaps it was given to us because we were Westerners.

Moreover my salmon slice was so thin...

Moreover I asked if it was possible for our child to have a little more salmon, tuna, shrimp rather than the other items composing the full mixed sushi plate. At first he said no, but after..incredibly he decided to simply take all the salmon, tuna and shrimp from other plates and put on his.. This is something we could have done ourselves, but it just left the rest of us without those items.

Overall, we were disappointed and cannot really...

This is a small and charming sushi restaurant, with an English menu available. When my husband and I went, we were seated immediately and there was just the sushi chef and one other woman working. The restaurant ended up being at full capacity at one point and the one woman was running around lol. That being said, the woman was still timely at taking our order but afterwards the service was on the slower side. But all the food was delicious and fresh (made it worth the wait). We got two set meals and our total came to ¥4700. All in all, a great experience. The staff were so friendly and the chef also poses for pictures (cute) and they speak English, which helps all those non-Japanese speakers, such...