OMG!!! We went to Midori because we heard some really good things including the reviews on this website.
I feel I owe it to myself and all of you to tell you about our awful experience!!!!
Let me preface my comments by saying our first trip to Midori was good so we were excited to go back. BIG MISTAKE!!!!
We first sat down and the ambiance leaves a LOT to be desired - a mom and pop joint, old and dated. As long as the foods good, the decor can be forgiven. NOT the case here!! We went in tonight at 6:45 pm. Prime dinner hour, right? Counting us, they had 4 people in the restaurant. Never a good sign.
We ordered 2 rolls of sushi. We knew it was coming when the microwave dinged in the kitchen. Another bad sign!! That's 2, if you're counting. We ordered the ""Crazy Roll"" and it had old salmon that had warm and cold spots. Yuuuuuccckkkkk. The microwaved hot sauce drizzled on top was a classy touch. We also ordered another equally forgettable roll which name escapes me. We ordered the mixed tempura appetizer which came with a piece of fried carrot, eggplant, sweet potato, and shrimp. The tempura batter should be light and fluffy, but it tasted heavy and flat!!!! And the veggies were too thick and while fried on the outside, hard and raw in the middle... kinda gross.
The manager pulled herself away from the television set (must have been a commercial) and stopped by to ask if we were ready to order our entrees. My wife tried to ask her a question and the manager managed to just walk away!! Awesome guest service!!!!! Eventually our waitress came by to take our entree order. I ordered the ""dolsot bi bim bap."" It was fair at best. My wife ordered a soup with tofu and veggies, which came with rubber... I mean calamari. I tried it and it was inedible!! We told our waitress and she took it away. The best part of the meal was the time we spent together; everything else was HORRIBLE!!! The manager knew we sent the food back because it was inedible yet she didn't feel it was important enough to get off her fat ass and check on us. I'm sure she thinks she's good at her job though!!!!
I hope they read this review!! Head's up - start cleaning your kitchen and invest is some plastic gloves!!! I will be calling the health department in the morning. If you don't believe me, please go in and take a look. Just do yourself a huge favor and bring your own food!!!!
BTW, we were charged for the soup!!!!! I asked our waitress to take it off our check and she said her manager said NO. I told our waitress that was fine; we just will never be back!! The manager, who was sitting at a table about 6 feet away, STILL DIDN'T FEEL THIS WAS SOMETHING SHE MIGHT WANT TO GET UP FOR. SHE LITERALLY GLANCED OVER AND WENT RIGHT BACK TO WATCHING TELEVISION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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