Assorted Sashimi $13.80 (12 pieces)
You’re probably thinking… this girl says that she loves her Japanese food, but I haven’t seen any Japanese restaurant on her blog for 2 months, what gives… has she changed?!! I’m sorry! I swear, I haven’t changed! I have still been eating my fair share of Japanese food, it’s just that I’ve found myself frequently a lot of my regular haunts recently. But, when I saw this little Japanese restaurant pop up along Broadway, I knew that I had to try it.
Maki Maki has been open for about 3 months. I can tell that it’s popular with the student population around the area. There is the option to purchase take-away or to dine in the restaurant. You can also see the chefs working at the back of the restaurant, which is always a bit of a novelty for me. The first dish we ordered was the assorted sashimi. The standards – salmon, tuna and kingfish. The salmon was wonderfully melt-in-your-mouth fresh and tasty, however the tuna and kingfish didn’t blow me away as much.
Seaweed Salad $8.80
We really enjoyed the seaweed salad which was two types of cabbage, carrot, seaweed, radish and flying fish roe dressed in a ‘maki salad dressing’. It reminded me a lot of the ‘yee sang’ just by the look and because we had to mix it all ourselves! I liked the sweet dressing and I am a seaweed fiend, so this was perfect for me.
Philadelphia Sushi $7.80 (6 pieces)
The Philadelphia sushi a pretty standard combination of salmon, cream cheese and avocado, but I always love the combination, so I decided to order it. I thought that the sushi rice could have been a little bit softer as I found it a little bit hard, but the gooey cream cheese, avocado and salmon made up for it!
Tony Special $7.80 (4 pieces)
The Tony Special sushi was a cucumber & avocado filled sushi roll, wrapped in baked salmon and topped off with spicy tuna and crab meat. And yes, when they say spicy, they mean spicy! This roll was creamy and gooey thanks to the crab meat and spicy tuna, and the cucumber & avocado were simple and refreshing.
Overall:
A satisfying little joint that won’t break the bank. It’s perfect for a pre/post movie meal, or a post shopping meal. It’s convenient, the food is good and the wide menu selection is sure to please anyone. I’ll most definitely be back for more.
Maki Maki Japanese 169 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007 Tel: (02) 9212 2665 Open 7 Days
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I love my Japanese food too and yet for some reason its been ages since I’ve feasted out on such delights. Time to fix that I think
I miss Sydney and it’s Sushi!!!!
Have walked past Maki Maki a couple of times and wondered what it was like. I’m a bit worried about the sushi rice in the Philadelphia roll being hard, and you’re right, the seaweed salad does look like yee sang! Good to see a generous portion of tobiko though.
haha…I love japanese food too, but I only eat it once every couple of months =) The food looks delicious! I love how its so colourful! The Tony Special sushi looks especially good….I want one now!
Despite sounding like it should be in a pizza joint, the Tony Special looks so good! Don’t worry, we knew you hadn’t changed
Hi Anna: Definitely time to fix that!!
Hi Smurf: Come back and we’ll have a sushi feast like no other!
Hi Helen: Yeah, I think I’ve become quite picky with my sushi and sashimi now, but it’s pretty decent.
Hi Von: Oh wow, I have to have it at least once every couple of weeks, otherwise I will go into withdrawal. haha.
Hi Conor: Haha it totally sounds like it belongs on a pizza menu! haha. Phew
Maki Maki was a great addition to the Sydney sushi experience, aside from Goemon sushi in Mosman, and possibly Kokoroyo (Waterloo and Maroubra) getting good makizushi here is pretty difficult, with most places serving fairly pedestrian recipies (and far too often cooked fish!).
If you’re used to the California sushi experience, MakiMaki will hold you over. I’d recommend the Tiger Roll (tempura prawn, spicy tuna inside – cooked prawn, avocado outside, garnished with tobiko and a light touch delicious sauces. But there are several other recipes.
Tony (after whom the Tony Special is named) lived in California (LBC) for about 17 years, and knows what it is to make good maki. If you’re from Irvine or ever visited Palm Springs the MakiMaki restaurants there (Irvine city or Rancho Mirage mall) are related to this Maki Maki, although you won’t find the same menu. (No ‘cowboy rolls’ here
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Hi Jason: I must admit, I’ve never tried any of those places you mentioned, so I’ll have to write them down – thanks! Ah, so that’s the story behind the tony special! Thanks for sharing
I’m intrigued by cowboy rolls now!
Hi,
probably you are not aware but makimaki isn’t really Japanese because all the workers are in fact Korean. But I still like their food though
Hi Shinichi: I didn’t know that all the workers were Korean, but they are serving yummy Japanese food, and that’s all that matters to me
I can’t fault this place, I used to live in BC Canada, where the sushi is amazing and this place comes close with it’s styles of maki. I also work at Sake in the rocks but will often eat at maki maki on my days off. Thumbs up from me!!!