MAI Japanese Restaurant

Overall it's ok for sushi. They do have a hibachi style menu. I cannot comment on that as we did not order from that menu. The prices were fair. Though the quality of the sushi was not the best. The fish had a very muddy flavor to it. We had the yellowtail roll which was not my favorite and was probably the worst yellowtail roll I've ever had to be honest. Hot lava was the other role, which had imitation crab. At least the texture and taste made it appear as it was imitation. And I don't remember the name of the third one. The one in the photo with all the "stuff on top" it's hot! Lava. Our waiter was very nice. The restaurant was not very busy. We did not have to wait long but that could be because it wasn't very busy when we arrived. Overall, it's worth going to this restaurant to try for yourself. Give the hibachi a try. Maybe it's better than the sushi. Or maybe we came on an off day. We might go again but I haven't really decided yet for sure. If it's worth my time and money. I will say that the prices for the sushi do seem fair considering competition. Although I am no aficionado or expert on sushi, I do believe there is better value for the money we spend. For three rolls of sushi, two glasses of water and one order of edamame including tip. I paid over $50. Don't take my word for it. Go and try it for yourself to see if it's worth your time and money.

This place used to be somewhat decent…edible and very close to home. So since it was so close I tolerated the dry chicken and 1 very small scoop of rice with the chicken teriyaki entree I always order. But the last time I went there, it was terrible. The chicken was so dry I almost choked. Even with drinking water immediately after I took a bite. The zucchini was rotten and there was several rotten spots on the outside skin. It also looked like they used a lot of soy sauce and burned the inside part to make it harder to see the rot.🤮 The mushrooms looked rotten too. I didn’t dare taste them. Broccoli old! When the green turns a different color, the broccoli is no longer good! And one thing that grossed me out the most was the put EGGS IN MY FRIED RICE! They have never EVER done this before and it was absolutely disgusting!!!!! One more thing, I got only 11 very tiny pieces of carrots! I will NEVER eat here again! Charlotte has THE WORST food out of every city/town I have lived in or visited. No good Japanese or Chinese. Fast food is horrible. The grocery stores have rotten or out of date food. I have tried many different places in this city and 85% of them end up to be TRASH. You will be disappointed if you eat at Mai.