Just moved into the 'hood and looking for takeout the night before Turkey Day. Read some of the reviews--typically all over the map. Solid Japanese/Chinese takeout. The Bento Box (shrimp) was outstanding. My wife ordered the crispy crab claws. Not sure why, but I thought...I'd be doing the "cracking thing" ala lobster like where we're from in New England. Instead, crab meat was removed from the claw, breaded, and deep fried. Excellent! The Yummy Sauce is indeed, yummy! The Jumbo Shrimp Hibachi was solid, with the friend rice definitely imbued with hibachi flavoring. Portions are large, so you'll have leftovers, for sure. Will definitely do take out at Mikada Express again.More

This place is like a junk drawer: you're in a small space wondering how that got there and why. There's a counter space with a couple of chairs, a tiny yard sale in the corner and snacks for sale on a table with a cushioned/taped...up corner, I'm assuming because it was sharp and people kept running into it. Also, like similar restaurants in the area, lots of homemade signs affixed to the walls and counters with Scotch tape. Plus a homemade open side out front. These quirky types of things bring me great joy and I was tempted to point to the yard sale and exclaim,"What's your best price for all of it?" I started with sushi: the simple salmon roll and something called a Boston roll, which I've never heard of. In case you're a person like myself who yearns for random knowledge that may only every help them on Jeopardy, here's the definition: A Boston roll is a simple Eastern United States adaption that pays respect to the Japanese roots and celebrates the Boston-style seafood. The substitution of imitation crabmeat with poached shrimp is also appealing to the farming enthusiasts who prefer using other seafood instead of endangered fish to create rolls. It had lettuce instead of avocado and something called "Japanese Mayo" which is essentially creamy, spicy mayo. It wasn't horrible, but I'd probably pass again. The salmon roll was moist and had flavor, so that was a win. Then I ordered (to go for later) the lo mein (just the noodles--I know it's impossible to believe, but I've never had lo mein), sesame chicken, avocado bubble tea, and tempura sweet potato, which I've never seen. The sesame chicken was subpar. The yellow/orange rice didn't have a decent texture or flavor. The lo mein was good, and I'm excited to try it again and a nice establishment. The tempura sweet potatoes weren't bad, but had only a mild flavor of sweet potato. The bubble tea was so bad I tasted it and threw it out. It was like you bought some cheap powder at a convenience store, mixed it with luke warm water, and served it with tapioca bubbles. The lady who worked there was nice, so I feel bad that I didn't have a better experience. Not horrible, but not an "I'll try it again" either.More

I can't write a proper review of Mikado Express since I only dined there once about four years ago right after they opened and just randomly happened to get some sushi for take-out tonight when my roommates decided to go there, but I will say...that I probably would not go there for sushi again when Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse, Kyoto Japanese Steak & Seafood House and Suzaku Cafe are equally close by. I am sure their Chinese specialties are much better, but I did not get any feedback from my roommates after they got back, tossed my sushi on the table and went into their room to scarf down whatever they ordered. We did use the convenient 10% off coupon on their website so the sushi was only $4.99 for the spicy scallop roll with avocado and $4.25 for the spicy white tuna roll with avocado for a total of $9.24 minus 10% equals $8.34 plus tax. I really couldn't tell these two apart except that I think the spicy scallop roll may have had cashews in them unless those were the scallops.More