Japanika - CUAJIMALPA DE MORELOS

Food was simply AMAZING! Ever since I arrived, I got a cold shoulder from waiters as they saw I was eating alone. The restaurant was very empty for a Thursday night 4 tables were occupied at the moment, albeit a little early for dinner in Mexico, it was just 7:45 pm. As I started ordering, the lady was not to informative or friendly (Mexico’s customer service is usually amazing, had tough luck that day) and was not very thorough explaining the options or with recommendations. I started ordering, and can say I have been to many Sushi restaurants in the world, some expensive and elegant ones and some almost street corner ones, but had never had a better tuna than here, fresh, tasty, and a great amount for the price. As I asked about the “unfiltered sake” she got interested and even though the bottle was a little too much for me (300 ml), and the restaurant did not offer single servings, there she saw an opportunity in the upselling, she never even offered it until I asked. Needless to say it was one of the greatest sake I have ever tasted. The killer was the dessert, I do not recall the name (it was called “the unexpected” or something like it) bit it was the greatest mixture of cold chocolate I have ever had, coming from a chocolate addict. Ice cream with hard chocolate, it did not melt, the flavors blended incredibly and by then I was being helped by a young waiter (more like a runner or a trainee) that basically made up for the “more experienced” lady’s discomfort of serving only one customer in her table. After paying for the bill I might have not been too bad of a customer, or a bad tipoer! Absolutely coming back and recommending. GREAT FOOD unfortunately not a 5 due to service. Another piece of advice, you are located in a strange location, and I was not able to get any assistance to find the Uber pick up spot. Even as I asked it seemed as if your job was done after I ate and paid for my food. The parking lot area seemed dark and deserted, so just a little thought, I had to ask the policemen who were not too knowledgeable or friendly!

The ambiance is very dark, the food is average and the prices are high for the quality given. We had a tepanyaki and it wasn't very tasty. They don't accept American Express

The ambiance is very dark, the food is average and the prices are high for the quality given. We had a tepanyaki and it wasn't very tasty. They don't accept American Express