Mikimoto

This place has fast delivery and good food. They told me 45 minutes for my order and they took less than 30.

This place is awesome! Whenever I don’t feel like cooking or rolling my own, this is where I go. Their sushi is always fresh and just rolled.
Some of the rolls are not my taste. Some I’ve straight up thrown away after a bite. Everyone has their own tastes though.
They’re quick to roll, too. I can appreciate that on days I get home late!

Our service was wonderful but the food was awful! I had chicken hibachi with an order of sushi. The chicken had a weird taste to it… like it did not taste like chicken at all. The «fried» rice tasted like regular rice doused in soy sauce, and it tasted like the burnt part of the grill. The sushi was only okay after we drowned it in eel sauce. Me and my friend were both highly dissatisfied. We couldn’t even finish our food because it was that bad.

Five stars for the food! And Daniel the server! For food I love the baked scallop, seafood yaki udon, and crawfish roll. GOT THE BEST FRIED CHEESECAKE! OMG so good.
This place even has a drive thru! Order before picking up on the phone.
The food isn’t always cooked to perfection each time but it’s always good. Pretty small joint.

Very good sushi restruant. The only complaint I have is that the parking lot is very small and a truck can barely park there. I love how they have a take out drive thru window. Very convenient. The sushi is great. I love anything with salmon in it.

A small spot introduced by a friend. It’s not the sushi that gets to me but their appetizer dishes. The waitresses are nice on most part, its not your typical fancy sushi spot, but more of a casual place to get a quick bite.
My experience was so far so good except the last time I came by. I ordered one roll and it ended up to be $ 15.00. They extra charged me for the wrap because they couldn’t fit the roll in the regular seaweed paper, and on the receipt said extra charge for tuna $ 2.00. That’s totally fine but at the end of that line was another $ 2.00 charge which didn’t have a specification next to it. I asked the waitress what it was for and she said the tuna so why wasn’t it originally just $ 4.00 instead of $ 2.00 and an extra $ 2.00. Anyways, she should have said how much the roll would cost since with all those extra charges. Pretty ridiculous considering this is not that authentic sushi spot.
These are the two things I only come for and the only things I will stick to next time.
–Baked Scallop (⁵⁄₅) Scallops with enoki mushrooms topped with creamy spicy mayo. Amazing.
–Noodle Salad (⁵⁄₅) Very simple dish, regular noodles with cucumber, carrots, sesame seeds. It has this mayo and sesame oil taste to it, but it goes great with the baked scallop.
Great quick place to grab a small bite for me, I would have given his place a 5 star if they would at least tell their customers the extra charges they give their customers.

My favorite Japanese restaurant in NOLA. Delicious food that’s reasonably priced. I looove their salmon teriyaki and they have fried ice cream for dessert. What the what? LOL sooo good.

Nothing too fancy and the service is usually lacking, but it’s easily affordable, the food is amazing, and they deliver! I used to get delivery here twice a week because I’m lazy. the violet roll and the mango roll are my personal favorites. they even have drive thru takeout. Miki motor has been a favorite of mine and my friends for many years. Definitely a must try.

I went here for a quick lunch yesterday, and am so sad to write this bad review! The wait staff was helpful and friendly, but the food was awful.
I started with a sake margarita, which tasted nothing like a margarita and everything like watered down sake on ice.
I then ordered the miso and the Sex and the City roll, and they brought out a free «salad» that consisted of rice noodles, a slice of cucumber, two carrots and 80% mayonnaise. Hey– I’m a mayo fan… But this was basically mayo soup.
Onto the roll. When they brought it out I was pretty surprised — it looked like they used an entire pack of faux crab meat, mixed it with a jar of mayo, and plopped it on top of a really badly rolled sushi roll. None of the pieces were consistent sizes and were pretty hard to eat as they were soggy from the mayo drenched crab.
All in all, the best part was the powdered miso soup. :(

My last update I had to remove a star because my rolls were sub par, generally sloppy in composition, and the normal amount of «filler ingredient» (tuna, shrimp, etc.) was off based on several experiences with the same rolls here.
This time I ordered out again instead of dining in because 1) I already know Mikimoto is strong when you dine in, 2) I like ordering out, and 3) I wanted to give them a second shot because I believe they are one of the strongest sushi options in New Orleans.
Tonight I ordered the Geaux Saints Maki Roll (specialty roll with crawfish, tuna, snow crab, and avocado topped with salmon, escolar, and black flying fish roe). I also ordered two spicy tuna rolls for tomorrow because the specialty rolls are really filling and I wanted to have something leftover for lunch tomorrow.
All three rolls were perfect in composition and looked incredible. The specialty roll was exactly like when I first tasted it at the restaurant and the presentation was on point. The spicy tuna rolls looked great and appear to have been made with care and placed in the box with care. This was not the case last time!
Good job Mikimoto! You have redeemed yourself in my eyes and are once again among my favorite places to get sushi in NOLA.

Ordered the Chirachi dinner.
Had the fishiest mackerel I’ve ever had (I know it’s usually very strong, but this was actually bad), the octopus was very chewy, and one other fish included with the dinner was also very chewy. Shrimp did not seem very fresh. Overall, the entire dish smelled overly fishy.
I will not be returning due to Mikimoto being consistently bad the past 4 – 5 times I have been.

I just had a delivery from here. I have never actually been inside the restaurant. I am not impressed. I am befuddled by the five star reviews.
I called two minutes after they opened so I was sure that I would get only the freshest ingredients. The delivery was prompt and the order was correct, but the sushi rolls were just… plain. I used the California roll as the measure of quality since that is very simple and standard at all sushi places. They were hastily assembled and it showed. They were loose and falling apart. The cucumbers were just haphazardly arranged, some listing this way and others another direction.
I know California rolls are basically a throw away, but if they didn’t take care to even assemble that neatly, then how much care could they possibly take with the rest of the rolls? All of them looked sloppy.
They had crammed everyone’s order into one box, which was very annoying, but sushi is supposed to be social right?
Overall I can only say, «Meh, no thanks.»

Never a disappointment.
Love the tuna tartare and the beef tataki.
My son loves the noodle salad here, as well as crescent city roll.
Boyfriend loves the Cajun roll and I think tiger roll.
Uni was very good.
Service is always consistent.

Whew! I can honestly say it’s been a while considering the fact that I’ve taken a month off from Unilocal to tend to school and such! I’m happy to be back, so let’s start out with the exterior of the restaurant. The parking lot is pretty small so you’ll have to go around to the back, that way it’s much easier to park. The ambience of the restaurant is pretty typical, dimmed lights with the Japanese theme. The inside of the restaurant on the other hand, was actually sort of big enough in terms of room to bring a good amount of people on any special occasion! With that being said, let’s start with the review of what I got:
Crunchy Roll
Rating: ⁴⁄₅
What ya’ know about that crunchy stuff? Nothing? Yeah, me neither! I actually found out it’s made from the batter scraped off tempura whenever it’s made! A more appropriate name would be crunchy tempura crumb. One of the greatest things about the crunchy roll is the texture, and if you’re like me, I NEED texture in my food as well as an excellent amount of flavor.
However, one of the things that seemed to be off about the roll was the heavy amount of crunchy tempura crumb, call me picky, I know. For some reason it was overpowering, but still satisfying in terms of the portions I was getting. If you do order the crunchy roll, ensure that you get some eel sauce or sriracha on the side to really add some kick to your tastebuds!
Eel Roll:
Rating: ⁵⁄₅
This was the one that reminded me of my absolute LOVE for sushi, the texture was amazing alongside the eel sauce drizzled on top. Typically I’m not too big on avocado, but the creaminess was definitely brightened by utilizing it within the roll itself. The eel was soft, and the sea weed it was wrapped in made it sort of chewy, which was definitely the highlight of the dish. Additionally, the fact that the roll had so much sheer flavor in comparison to the crunchy roll without condiments encouraged me to give it a solid five rating. Definitely give it a try if you’re looking to stay on a budget but get the most bang for your buck!
So, the total for these two magnificent rolls came out to around $ 10. Since it was my first time trying the place, I thought I would’ve come out of the restaurant searching for more food to fill my tastebuds. On the contrary, after eating 12 or so rolls, I was filled. Can you believe it?! Me neither. Everything was getting good, like a climax in a movie, or the bass when it drops, I had to do it… that’s right… DESSERT!
Banana Tempura
Rating: 4.5÷5
So the cost was around $ 5.50 but, the dessert was definitely worth it! It comes with two scoops of ice cream of your choice, traditional flavors (vanilla, strawberry, etc.) and than the more unique ones like green tea, red bean, and mango were also offered. After much decision, I went with the mango and green tea! Dessert didn’t take too long to come out, just about five minutes, and the plate was lined with four fried bananas drizzled with honey! The best way to go along eating this is to chop a small portion of the fried banana off, and grab a bit of the ice cream on your spoon, and then, INDULGE! I honestly felt like I had gained a hundred pounds afterwards, but hey, that hundred pounds was worth it.
Bring some friends with you whenever you go! That way you guys can split rolls and actually sample everything on the menu! That’s what I did, and everything was delicious!

Absolutely terrible. I was hoping for a good sushi experience in a new city and what I found was a total disappointment. I can get at least 10x better sushi in rural, Amish country Pennsylvania.
I got the spicy salmon which resembled sweet potatoes in a roll and the tiger roll. Neither tasted fresh. In fact the sushi was warm and tasted several days old. I can get better sushi at my local grocer that’s been sitting out for half a day. WHAT A TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY. Please, don’t go here.
Service is great — only redeeming factor.

In my opinion, the best sushi you can get in New Orleans! I’ve moved away from NOLA now but still crave some of the items the way they prepare it here…
Their rainbow roll is the best out of any that I’ve had at any other sushi restaurant anywhere. I also highly recommend their squid salad and creamy noodle/​cucumber salad.

3 stars for consistency and an extra star for the fact that they deliver to lazy people like me and never make me wait too long. Definitely not the best sushi I’ve ever had but far from the worst. From about the twenty times we’ve ordered from Mikimoto in the past couple of months, I don’t think we’ve ever been disappointed. Maybe it’s because we order the same rolls all the time (Metairie roll, crawfish roll, violet roll, crunchy roll, rock n roll, etc) …i can only go with my own personal experience and I can’t lie, I love me some Mikimoto.

This is an upper 3.5-stars review. Ten+ years ago I would come here once a week. It was my first favorite sushi place. The food was consistent and fresh, and the service was great. Today I tried it again for the first time in maybe 6 – 7 years. The service was as good as I remember it and the noodle salad was just as awesome. I think though, that I was a little bit sad that *everything* was the same as it used to be right down to the same green mints in a basket as you walk out the door. I didn’t see any changes or additions to the menu I used to have memorized with my undergrad buddies and the décor was exactly the same. New Orleanians love tradition to be sure, but I wonder if some of the stagnancy means that the owners/​management have lost their zest for running the place? I could be entirely wrong– maybe they’re just doing what works for them.
PRICING: The prices are still good (great even) in comparison to the sushi places I frequent in/​near the Quarter.
FOOD: We had the salmon teriyaki lunch with pan fried rice and a house salad, crunchy rolls, veg tempura, noodle salad, and a Boston hand roll. The salmon was great and I usually hate salmon. We enjoyed all of it (though the tempura was a bit overdone) very much but none of it made me want to come back to MidCity for another go at it any time soon. Overall it was GOOD, but not great.
SERVICE: Excellent. We were there between meal-​times so there were only a few other tables. They had several pick-​up/​delivery calls while we were there, so I was glad to see that keeps them busy :-)

somebody def went to town with the pepper on the Seafood Yakiudon. and when I say went to town I meant they were prob doing the spice dance, the cha cha, the electric slide and whatever else come to mind, shaking it all over my yakiudon bc all you see and taste is black pepper. I ordered it again bc the sauce they used the first time to cook made it sooo good! now I don’t even wanna touch it I gotta down a whole bottle of water after like two bites of it. bleh! And then the baked scallops I had last time with my group, dining in, there were hardly any of the sauce they baked it in it was like… almost dry. I usually like to eat with my white rice but, there was hardly the need for it.
consistency= no. what’s up wit it Mikimoto?
maybe I came on their «off» days. I know everybody has a couple. I’ll still be back though, rest assure.

Mikimoto is a pretty solid sushi place, probably my favorite in The city. Yes. It’s pretty hard to find outstanding sushi in New Orleans. And yes, it’s safe to say that there may not be an outstanding sushi place in New Orleans at all. Yet, you won’t really walk away feeling disappointed if you find yourself at Mikimoto. All of the staples are tasty. I would recommend the baked mushrooms which are absolutely incredible, especially if you are a mushroom lover. In my experience, all of their rolls are tightly rolled and symmetrical; which, for me is one of the most important attributes of tasty sushi. And, they have a drive through window for when your not in the mood to get down. Enjoy!