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2013-07-10
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I have heard very mixed reviews about Maki-San before I tried it - ranging from raves to downright refusals for a second visit. From the exterior, it looked really interesting: a sushi counter with many ingredients compartmentalized neatly.*Sushi chefs hard at work*1. Submit Order Form2. Make Payment3. Collect OrderIt's 100% self-service except for the preparing of food, and therefore you get to skip the service charge. Not a good idea for a formal meeting. I love the quirky pictures on the wall
*Sushi chefs hard at work*
1. Submit Order Form2. Make Payment
3. Collect Order
It's 100% self-service except for the preparing of food, and therefore you get to skip the service charge. Not a good idea for a formal meeting.
I love the quirky pictures on the walls!
Here is Maki-San's menu! They have the salad menu as well as the sushi menu. Since this is a sushi bar, recommended to try their sushi. It's like Subway (you know how Subway works, right) but it's sushi and not sandwich. $6.90 for Little San (Wrap + Rice + 3 Essentials + 1 Sprinkle + 1 House Sauce), $9.90 for Mega San (Wrap + Rice + 5 Essentials + 1 Special + 1 Sprinkle + 1 House Sauce)
Don't belittle Little San. I was stuffed at the end of Little San, and trust me it's more than enough. I began with an empty stomach! You also can choose "Essentials" and "Additionals" (ingredients to go along). The number of "Essentials" and "Additionals" you can choose depends on the size of the sushi.
Recommendation for ordering:
Size - Little San, and leave some space for dessert.
Essentials - Roasted Mushrooms, Tamagoyaki (you may think it's a waste but it raises the comfort food quality of the sushi)
Special - Teriyaki Chicken
Sprinkle - Roasted Sesame Seeds
House Sauce - Quite a bit adventurous but I loved the Yuzu Honey Vinaigrette I tried
Here the sushi chef is preparing my maki.
My sushi comes in a super pretty long box! Which I collect now.
The taste of the maki was quite interesting, especially the yuzu house sauce with a tangy flavour that is normally not found in sushi. It was the highlight of the sushi; the sauce was the saving grace of an otherwise mediocre sushi bar.The supposed "sprinkle" was almost non-existent unless you concentrate really hard. The tamago was a sweet addition to the otherwise flat flavoured sushi. They could have done better in terms of the temperature of the sushi, it was room-temperature and almost slightly warm. I definitely like my sushi colder.
Overall, I don't think I'll visit this place again because the food is hardly to be raved about. It is more of the novelty of the idea of a mix-and-match sushi place and also it's pretty affordable as well for a full meal in Orchard/Somerset area.
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