Midori's Floating World Cafe Minneapolis, MN

Okay...everyone knows I hate waiting.

And waiting 30 minutes for 8 pieces of sushi was a little bit ridiculous.

Especially when our entire order also included a caterpillar roll, a dynamite roll, a mango roll and a rainbow roll!

I felt so bad because I just kept staring...we all kept staring...at the people that worked at the restaurant because it wasn't busy and we were starving.

BUT...

All very tasty and well presented in a cute crescent shape lined on a square platter.

And the waitress was cute and pleasant and felt so bad for us that she gave us some edamame while we were waiting for the third portion of our order which took another 20 minutes or so. (We had to place a second order for another caterpillar roll and thier tuna advocado roll).

I had to inquire whether or not this was a regular occurence. How does this place keep its door open when they take forever to serve their customers? So...I asked our waitress. She told us it is because their sushi chefs keep leaving without warning...so the owner (this very skinny and meticulous lady) has to make all the sushi rolls herself. And since she's not very experienced and still wants to present her sushi well...it takes her a very long time. Oh and she also can't cut them really well because the rolls were separated into HUGE pieces. I couldn't figure out how to put it in my mouth so I could neatly chomp it down into two pieces. Maybe this gives one the impression that they are getting more for their money?

So if you have time to wait...I think Midori's is a good place for sushi. It's less main stream and makes me feel like I'm supporting a small family business (which is always a bonus in my book).