This place is a gem! We were hankering for something fresh, warm, and light nearby our stay in Göteborg, and the internet's promise of hot udon led us to Mikado.
We eat a LOT of Japanese food in the States, and with that prior experience, here's what stands out:
The portions are super generous. When our server brought the food, she mentioned she assumed we are sharing. We were expecting smaller, one person portions but the sashimi and udon in particular were huge. Both the sashimi and gyoza meals came with miso, salad, and rice, too. The sashimi was very generous with salmon, which is usually the fish we find ourselves wishing we had more of, so that was a nice surprise.
The service goes out of the way to be child friendly. They surprised us with an extra, kiddo friendly salad on the house for our 4yo child, and at the end of the meal offered her a free scoop of ice cream. This was super kind and our daughter loved both!
The flavors are fresh and unique. Even the salad was more interesting than typical for a meal set - a balance of slightly spicy and tart,,filled will a mix of greens, corn, edamame, several seaweeds, and cucumber. The gyoza came with a dipping sauce that seemed like it might contain Szechwan pepper - I felt like I noticed a few Chinese culinary influences in the seasoning and techniques - which worked really nicely. The seafood in the udon tasted incredibly fresh and perfectly cooked - some of the best I've had. We loved the gyoza too - the wrappers were tender and the fillings flavorful - everything seemed really well executed.
The server mentioned this was Göteborg's oldest sushi restaurant - we can see why! read more