MAKI Japanese Restaurant - Japanese restaurant in Portland - 12430 SW Main St, USA

Great little “hole in the wall” authentic Japanese sushi restaurant. The food was legit! But this is definitely not the place to go if you are in any kind of a hurry as the service is pretty slow. However, I believe that has more to do with the freshness and quality of the food they serve rather than the employees themselves, so it’s a fair trade off if you’re looking for something other than your average run of the mill sushi-go-round that you can find anywhere. Oddly enough, they take your order table side, but then immediately ask you to pay for your meal upfront before they will put your order in with the kitchen. Not necessarily a bad thing, just a bit odd. But the food here is top notch, with generous portion sizes too. I wouldn’t make a special trip, but it’s definitely worth stopping in for a visit if you are in the area.

MA & PA MAKI This place is a Tigard gem. It’s so good that I wouldn’t want it to become popular and overwhelm the folks who own it. They seem to prefer smaller crowds and so a great job with service when their little restaurant isn’t packed full of hungry people. They get the same fish that every place in Portland area gets, but slice and present it beautifully in a very clean environment. Prices are reasonable for what you get and I would be hard-pressed to pick one of the popular local chains over this joint. Housemade gyoza are delicious and worth a try. The beer on tap was a little flat. Next time, I want to order the salmon or yellow tail cheek. Hopefully they are not paying much rent here, as the building is literally crumbling and shows many signs of dis-repair. Pro-Tip: There is a free public parking lot behind the restaurant in case you struggle to find street parking out front.

Not greeted on entry, no instruction on a table. Great ambiance, well maintained. Purchased sushi special, Alaska roll, and tempura vegetables. Very fresh, wonderful service settings and good sushi rice. Tempura was light and crunchy. Everything was liked, one in party mentioned the portions as smaller. Will go again.

My favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. Ran by at least three Japanese people, unlike a ton of other "Japanese" restaurants that are actually ran by non-Japanese owners. The flavor of everything I've tried thus far is exactly how it tastes in Japan. Too many chefs try to do their own "take" on Japanese food, but Japanese food is traditional. This restaurant gets it right. Extremely polite service. Please give them a try if you love Japanese food.

This time the sushi was a bit lacking primarily due to the fact that they don't have enough business to justify purchasing finer cuts of fish. Before covid...5 star sahimi! However, this time the katsu Don was superb

The best Japanese food around. Since moving to the Tigard area 4 years ago, my family and I have never come across a better home style Japanese food. The owners are lovely, the food NEVER disappoints, and they have a great sake selection. Takeout or dining in, I won’t spend my $ anywhere else. Including a photo of my delicious soft shell crab tempura because we ate everything else too fast!

Perfectly seasoned rice reveals a lot about the quality of the ingredients. And MAKI has the best of both. Japanese owned restaurant on Main Street in Tigard. Worth the drive from downtown Portland.

Cute little place in downtown Tigard. Came here for a date night. We got miso soup, edamame, and a few sushi rolls and everything was delicious. Great service and we are looking forward to going back soon!