Mikato Japanese Restaurant

3800 Gulf Shores Pkwy #200, Gulf Shores - 36542
200 reviews
Sushi Bar Cocktail Bar
(251) 968-2525

This was one of the best hibachi experiences we've ever had! The waitress was very attentive. Our chef, Sonny, was top notch. He cooked everything to perfection and was very entertaining. He was great with our kids and made it a fun experience. The sushi was some of the best I've ever had. We tried the crunchy crab and Tokyo crunch.

We enter here for dinner while on vacation. Was tucked back in a shopping center where you wouldn’t just pass by and see it…we found them online. We went for dinner around 6 pm one evening and got right in within 5 mins for Hibachi…then we did have a little of a wait for a cook…overall the food was very good and well prepared…we had the steak as chicken hibachi and the service was good and the people were very nice! Would be 5 stars if not such a long wait for the food service…worth the visit!!

The service was fantastic. We sat at the bar, the hostess was vio servings and checking on our group. Everything came out timely, the food was great, the sushi bar person were hospitable.Later released that our waitress was actually on a break, the way the hostess was on top of it, we had no idea she was covering.And to think, we almost went for Italian Food, but found this gem mid lost in the shopping center looking for Pasta

What a fun place! The staff is very attentive and efficient. The grill master's performance was delightful. The food was delicious. I will return. Go, you won't be disappointed. The chicken teriyaki was about $17-19 and the steak was $22. Worth it.

The lady in front looked grouchy wasn't nice. Fast forward waiting 45 min for main dish other than that they brought small stuff like soup, salad and sushi. Than came chef he was really sweet and friendly also the service was slow but nice. Anyway food was great got to see everything... ordered same stuff id order at any other restaurant and pay 50-70 here i blew 113..if u want an expensive dinner this is the right place .

Couldn’t handle a large order. This place is probably nice if you just want a snack. Ordered 9 rolls, 3 were incorrect and two were missing altogether… After another long wait the correction for the order was brought to the table by a lady who proclaimed that surely we didn’t order that much sushi ?. I think after I explained the situation to her she realized but the whole situation was unpleasant. Mistakes happen and usually I think nothing of it, but don’t act weird about getting my order right. Outside of everything else the food was good and my original server was very nice and tentative.

We have been going to this restaurant since 2014. Since 2014 the service has not changed unfortunately not a good service except there were few good servers over the years but don’t see them anymore. We have waited so long for our service many many times. One occasion the couples were behind our table just left. They were not served at all. They waited so long no one came to even give them menus, water, nothing. No one came to this sushi side of the restaurant to make sure all the customers were taking care of.Sadly the last time we were there we were charged “None Cash Adjustment(surcharge)” on our credit card. Giving written notice to customers and offer to have them choose either card or cash of their choice will be a good business practice if they are upfront about it. Charging “Debit Card” a surcharge is against the law I heard?Sushi is OK, but not consistent every time we’ve been there.Sad to say but after 8 years we’ve been going there we are not going back. We hope they will change and make it better.

We're local and used to eat in this place weekly. The service has really gone downhill as of late. We decided to give it another shot and they weren't terribly busy. The older woman that seat us ignored us. We never got drink refills, the sushi chef brought out our food. We even had to go ask for our check. Service was just terrible. As a result I only tipped $4 on a $63 dollar check. I found that they altered my check and added additional tip totaling $11 tip. We will NEVER step foot back in that place.

Went here to eat with family as we were craving sushi. Walked in on a Tuesday night about 7pm or so- place not crowded but about 10 people sitting in lobby and no one at the hostess stand. I go up and wait for someone to greet me so I can check in and put my name on the waiting list. I stopped counting at 52 times I saw an employee walk by (within 2-3 feet) and not even give an ounce of effort to greet us or tell us they will be a second. I am pretty sure the owner walked by about 10 times (he looked like the guy on the picture with Morgan Freeman behind the stand) and no kidding, guy did not even glance at me once. We waited about 10 minutes and then left like the other 3-4 families that came in after us. I get staff issues but to not even greet us and say they would be with us shortly was craziness. The most unwelcome and uncomfortable I have felt in a restaurant in a very long time. Clean it up there Mikato- clean it up.

Excellent food. Will definitely go back. Only draw back was we were in the Sushi side and spouse ordered hibachi. We were 4 people and spouse didn't get his hibachi food until we were all finished eating. Next time we will order hibachi first as spouse does not like sushi.