Maki Hibachi — Restaurant in Orlando

BEWARE OF FRAUD!!!

If I could give 0 stars I would absolutely love to! This place from staff (Max Napolitano) to management (Mya) are all very Crooked. Max not only didn't card anyone at the table ordering and drinking alcohol, but even said he "never does" otherwise "how would money be made". Max will cost this place their license and cause a shut down, he deserves to be FIRED. Max even took it upon himself to give himself extra tips from an entire party that were already charged gratuity. He literally committed CREDIT CARD FRAUD! Then when reaching out to the management team, their response was to provide free appetizers if the party decided to return there. Mya, the manager there, LIED to say that it was "a POS system error that automatically charged large parties extra gratuity". Her excuse was a LIE considering all of the extra tips that Max gave himself were separate amounts (no correlation in amounts or percentages).

On top of all that, after writing reviews about them and this location on Yelp, within 20 minutes-24 hours, EACH REVIEW WAS PURPOSEFULLY REMOVED, to cover up their actions and preserve their stars.

SHADY SHADY SHADY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM! BUYER BEWARE! KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS AND CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN HERE OR PLAN...

I saw this place on Instagram and was interested in trying it. My friend and I came in last Thursday evening. It was pretty empty. We were greeted and sat at a great table in the back where I can kind of see the whole restaurant. I can even see the chefs prepare the meals. The ambience and lighting was so elegant.

Our server's name was Darius? Damien?? I can't remember, but he was the cutest. He helped recommend a DELICIOUS sweet red wine called vipra something, I don't remember. Well we ordered the bottle, and enjoyed it very much!! He followed up with us, was super friendly, and very attentive.

The appetizers were on point!! Gyoza and Krab roll YUM! I can't remember what rolls we got, but mine had a combination of smoked salmon, raw fish, and some other spicy stuff. Everything was so fresh and filled with flavor. I was very satisfied with the service and the food. The price wasn't bad either. Pretty much $100 for 4 specialty rolls, 2 appetizers, and a bottle of red wine. I'm...

Sushi places are a dime a dozen these days. I remember when Orlando on had two or three (anyone know “Sushiman”? Anyway, I’m hyper-critical of sushi joints. On that note, this place is nicely decorated and the service was fine, but I won’t be dining here again. I ordered two specialty rolls: Hamachi Lover and Napoleon Press. The hamachi (yellowtail) wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t at all special. The Napoleon Press is what really disappointed me. This “roll” was mostly rice, with smallish topping of avocado and eel. The center of the roll was some kind of lame “krab mix” that was not very good, and there was hardly in of it in the roll. If you are going to charge me $15+ for a sushi roll, I expect NOT to be served something wi5 skimpy amounts of ingredients. I ended up having to remove the copious amounts of rice in order to even eat the roll. That alone is an outcome that informs me I’m not coming back. Sorry Maki - in the fiercely competitive sushi restaurant market, you don’t...