Put Your Maki Where Your Mouth Is…

Next time you find yourself in the mood for sushi, take a break from the touristy spots on South Beach and instead head to Sunset Place in Coral Gables, where you’ll find Sushi Maki. There’s a good chance they’ll have something on their menu to suit your mood.

This relatively small sushi place has never let me down. The slightly modern interior give the place an upscale look yet is still practical enough that you can enjoy a meal there regardless of your attire or plans for the evening. Small, dark wooden tables are scattered around the restaurant, which is painted in various hues of brown and beige. Of course there is always the granite counter at the sushi bar, where you can watch your various rolls come to be.

The menu has enough options so you will never be bored, but you also won’t become overwhelmed by an excess of options. The menu is also far from limited to sushi, they have options for those who aren’t necessarily fans, so you can still take your non-sushi loving friends. They offer noodle rice courses such as pad thai and fried rice, as well as curries and various teriyaki platters. Not to mention the long list of salads available.

Though some of the rolls can be a bit expensive on their own – some reaching the $12 range – they have excellent deals. Sushi combos provide you with two types of rolls for the price of one, or if you’re looking for something a bit more, they have the Maki Madness deal.  This option provides you with a three course meal for $12.95, it features a miso soup or typical salad with ginger dressing at the beginning, followed by an appetizer of Edamame, Chicken Gyoza (chicken dumplings), Shrimp Shumai (shrimp dumplings), Seafood Sunomono (conch, crab or octopus in a sweet vinaigrette) or Hiyashi Wakame (chilled and marinated seaweed salad). Finally, you have a choice between five different rolls, and this list includes some of their most popular options. I would definitely suggest the Dragon Roll, you’ll have dreams about it for weeks to come.

The staff is incredibly friendly as well, they make a point to be as accommodating as possible, and are always happy to help with suggestions. Sushi Maki offers delivery or curbside pickup options as well, in case you can’t make it to them.

So in the end, I suggest you take their advice, and “put your maki where your mouth is”, you’ll thank me for it.

Sushi Maki

5812 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
Ph. (305) 667-7677

There are various other locations around Miami (including ones on the campuses of Florida International University and The University of Miami) for alternate locations and a complete menu, check the website –http://sushimakirestaurants.com/