Makoto Japanese Restaurant

So fresh! I have meant to stop in for years, but the long wait time for take out during the pandemic always dissuaded me. I'm not much of a forward thinker when it comes to food. I'm hungry and then go find it. I visited around 12:30pm on a Friday and ordered the takoyaki, California roll and salmon sashimi. Everything was very fresh, tasty and the presentation thoughtful. I will definitely eat here again. Sadly I did not see the kitchen specials until after my meal - soft shell crab, BBQ black cod, oyster fry and more. The space is cozy, seating less than 20. Serve yourselves tea and water. Appears to be run by a husband and wife. Lovely man, I look forward to chatting with him on my next visit as he was busy with the hustle and bustle of running a restaurant. Prices are reasonable for the times and good considering the superior quality and freshness compared with some larger outfits like sushi garden.

Amazingly delicious salmon don. The salmon itself was fresh and perfectly cut, and the rice was perfectly cooked and perfectly seasoned. One of the best salmon dons I've ever had. Plus, the portions are huge too so you really get a bang for your buck. Would definitely come back! Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options many tofu dishes Parking: Lots of free parking right outside the restaurant

Been ages since we’ve been back to Makoto. Same Japanese husband and wife combo. No more cheap $2.00 saba nigiri. - Assorted sashimi $28.00 for 12 - salmon and hokkigai were the best pieces. Good quality but on the thin side. - Futomaki $7.00 for 5 - the sakur denbu was not to my liking; sweet like sugar. - Umeshiso roll $4.00 - love the touch of sour/tartness. - Negitoro roll $4.00 - excellent. - Chopped scallop roll $6.00 - mediocre. Too much rice, not much scallop. - Nigiri - saba $3.00, toro $4.00, hamachi $4.00 and tamago $2.50. Delicious but the saba nigiri is still the best thing to order. 3.5 stars

I ordered the Chirashi Don and the rice was cooked perfectly. Everything was good; however, I would've preferred Ikura with the don like other places. Self-served, he definitely needs help being as busy as he is. Japanese owned.

Me and my GF decided on this place last minute tonight and I feel like we found a diamond in the rough. We ordered ebi tempura and it was very fresh! Then ordered a couple of the special rolls and a rice bowl. Everything was definitely a cut above other places in the same price range. The owner and chef clearly know what they’re doing.

I haven't been back in ages and thought I'd give it another chance but I was disappointed again. The service is lacking. There needs to be another person helping with clearing tables and taking orders. The chef cannot run full speed and do everything! Tonight I had ordered take out, took too long to make and the rolls were made in a rush. Plus they forgot to pack my yaki udon noodles. I had to drive back to pick up. Very disappointing. It used to be better but honestly, paying a little more for better service makes a huge difference!

Small, authentic Japanese restaurant with fresh sushi and delicious dishes. My favourite is the pork shogayaki, or ginger pork. A must-try! The owners are very nice; the husband usually takes the order and prepares the sushi. The wife is usually in the kitchen, cooking up the yummy dishes.

New favorite Japanese restaurant in the neighborhood run by Japanese couple. Price is moderate for the quality of food you get. My must have items here are the toro sashimi and seafood salad. Sometimes you need to refill your own tea but I don't mind. It's a family run restaurant that serves good food.

It's a tiny local real sushi restaurant. Feels like Japan. Dishes are tasty and carefully made with quality ingredients. I keep coming back to this restaurant for over 10 years

I called to put in an order I asked for the bento box but apparently they don’t serve it during dinner time which is after 5pm which is okay but the person who picked up the phone literally hungup on me assuming that’s the only item I wanted to order. I found that very rude because I wasn’t done ordering at all and he just decides to hangup. Good food and all but the customer service is whatever.