Mashiko - Seattle

“We thoroughly enjoyed the Okina O Shiri experience with a variety of Sake pairings. Every dish was delectable, and well explained. Mariah is a true artisan, and the entire team is an absolute delight. Mariah-San, thank you for an incredible evening (I’ll be dreaming about that okra and octopus for a long time to come)!”

“Had a lovely dinner here with my partner. The server was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their craft. Everything was prepared SO exquisitely. I'm going to have a hard time eating rolls elsewhere now that I know what they could be like. Unique flavors that left me wanting more despite being full.”

“we went here for a birthday dinner and the professional staff was wonderful in making our experience as smooth as possible. the food was delicious, a little on the pricier side. the only thing i'd want to see improved is interior decor, lighting and ambiance to truly make this a 5-star spot.”

“Really disappointing experience. The karaage was barely flavorful and not crispy at all — just greasy and soggy. The sushi was also extremely underwhelming: very little fish on top, way too much rice, and overall bland with almost no flavor. The presentation already looked rushed, but the taste was even worse. Definitely not worth the price and I wouldn’t order again.”

“Famous and disappointing place. Excited to try out this place after our first visit 12 years ago. End up this could be our last visit based on the service and price point they set. First off, let’s start talking about the pros of the restaurant. - no wait - nice fruit/vege infused water for everyone - sushi 🍣 taste maintain average Nows let’s talk about the rationale we decide not to come back. We have been the regular in some popular and higher end sushi place in Seattle such as kashiba in pike place, Shiro’s in belltown, I love sushi, and thekoi in Bellevue. We would take guests and our special occasional to the omakase in kashiba and shiros and they charged around. 130-170 per person. This evening we had an ad hoc dinner and without booking and with the Seahawks game on a Saturday night, I just tried my luck to find somewhere with good reputation for sushi instead of going to our regular as I know they are pretty busy. End up I spent a good 15-20 mins for picking our dinner from the menu. It was eye opening for me to see a sushi place charge $18 for California roll without the actual real crab. $24 for a roll I would expect something big and a little more dramatic such as baked lobster roll instead of a regular trout +cucumber and top with ikura. $7 for a bowl of miso soup, $60 for chirashi that doesn’t even have uni or more expensive fish (take a look of review and photos, their chirashi looks pretty standard). By the way, why I even pull out my phone to look at picture to start with, the server with mask on tell us he has no idea what kind of fish the sushi chef would put on it and it depends on what’s ’left over” for the night. They charged $14 for vege tempura and with option to add seafood for additional $7 so for a $21 tempura starter, I asked what kind of seafood and many pieces of seafood it comes with, the server again respond as he doesn’t know and depends on the size of the seafood. I was speechless, and I had the need to order some sake to calm myself down at that moment. It sounds almost funny but it was true!!! End up I order one role $24 for something I thought it worth $14 in other neighborhood sushi place, a tonkatsu $21 that was not fluffy at all and looks pretty sad and dense. The seared cod nigiri and saba turned out to be not seared but completely cooked under their torch. Food was OK but price is 50% higher. I know my places to get good food if I am paying $24+ for a roll, a regular tamago sushi $11. With this price, you can get the iconic tamago cake sushi from kashiba. Their sushi (2 pieces) are range from $11-$17 and something as ikura (fish roe) they are charging $14 normally other higher end place maybe around $9-11. I love high quality sushi and I would be happily to pay for what it worth. This place is over charged and I felt like they may have change of management and owner along the years. Otherwise, they can’t accumulate this good review rating with today’s customer knowledge when they eat in many other competitive sushi place. Look at my photo and compare their menu with others and you would know what I am referring. For sushi, try shiros, kashiba you end up paying similar price but top notch sushi experience. For tonkatsu, try KOBUTA AND ODEAMI.”