If there is one thing we'll miss in Vancouver, it's Japanese food. Almost every weekend, we searched for the best sashimi, gyoza or ramen in town. We were hardly ever disappointed over there - the fish was always fresh and the rolls were always super.
We heard Maki Yaki is the only Japanese restaurant in Naga (someone correct me if I'm wrong) and so we decided to give it a try the other night with family.
Maki Yaki is a cute, clean little restaurant on the first floor of Avenue Square (although there is another branch at SM Naga which I hear has a limited menu). The food is good - of course we cannot say it is the best Japanese food we've ever tasted - but it's flavourful and decent. The pork gyoza was tasty and surprisingly, the sauce had a sour kick to it (much vinegar and not enough sugar but still okay). The miso soup was a little on the salty side (for me, but alright for Tom), but was neutralized with the other dishes we ordered.
The sushi boat was alright. The sushi rice was sweet and moist and quite tasty on its own. Although there was not much variety in the boat we ordered, we enjoyed it nonetheless (it was mostly tamagoyaki [egg]). There are more rolls on the menu that looked promising, so we'll come back to try them some other time.
The food was served quite quickly but when it was time for dessert, it took way too long. It's possible though that we were there way too late, as it was almost eleven in the evening. They might have had to reopen the whole kitchen. I don't know.
Overall, it was a good dining experience. We will go back to try the rolls and the sake.
TOM'S GRADE - 3 out of 10
TAM 'S GRADE - 5 out of 10
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