Mikado — Restaurant in Los Altos

I ordered delivery twice from Mikado this week because the first time was excellent. 1st photo was my first time ordering delivery earlier this week. I got the salmon and seared salmon nigiri, Boston roll, and Alaskan Mango roll. The fish was really fresh and the salmon tasted really good, which I didn't expect because the ones I usually have were tasteless unless I order from the $$$$ places. The Alaskan Mango roll was fantastic. It's not mango season anymore but you can just tell how good the mango was from looking at the color of it. 2nd photo was my second time ordering delivery later this week because it was such a good experience the first time. I ordered the same thing except I didn't get the Boston roll this time because I want more nigiri. The salmon and seared salmon nigiri were the same - very good. However, I was a little disappointed as you can tell the Alaskan Mango roll looked completely different from the 1st photo. There's no mango sauce, no masago and no mayonnaise! And the mango didn't look or taste as good anymore because it's not ripened, or they used a different kind of mango..? It still tasted okay but that's not what I paid for.... One more thing is that the textures of the wasabi were different as well... Didn't capture the wasabi from the 1st order, but that one was more moist than the 2nd one. I'm not sure why, maybe the chef who made my first order wasn't there the day I ordered my 2nd order... Anyway, this is still a place I would recommend my friends to come. I just hope that whoever made the sushi can make sure they've made the same thing every time. I would give 5 stars for the first time and 3 star...

6/3/2025

Mikado 161 Main St. Los Altos, CA 94022

I was walking and exploring DT Los Altos on an early Tuesday evening and stumbled on this somewhat hidden place (obscured by vegetation). I am more of a Bento Box and Entree over sushi guy and they had a strong menu of these selections. Parking in the surrounding city lots was ample but gets tight during high lunch and dinner times.

It's a long and narrow clean contemporary booth and sushi bar setup. I was seated promptly and ordered the Calamari Tempura Dinner. The okay salad and above average Miso soup were brought promptly. The squid consisted of long tubes with a crunchy panko breading, no tentacles. This was very tender, indicating the cook knows not to overcook it and turn it into rubber. The accompanying tartar sauce was okay but I would prefer a spicy cocktail sauce. If you like long squid tubes, this place is for you, it's kind of unique.

Service was good, obvious attention to detail and worth a repeat for...

Review from 7.19.2014

I had bad fish here once. Lessons learned: 1. Never order/buy fish during the weekend (I thought this one was a myth, especially if it's a seafood restaurant) and 2. Make that first time the last time. In case you're wondering: I'm old enough to know myself well and I'm positive my sickness was from the Chirashi Sushi I ordered here. I thought I would leave it up to the chef to choose what's freshest; it seems I was woefully wrong. Other than that it was an OK experience: no outstanding (either bad or good) service, no note-worthy/very unpleasant decor or ambiance. 3rd lesson learned: take a look at a sushi place's menu and if you see ridiculous sounding items like "Sushi Pizza Roll" and "BBQ Roll" among other traditional sounding items, it means they're trying too hard and that inevitably means they'll fail. I know they failed me; after 2 weeks of symptoms, I'm feeling better but I wouldn't...