Mirakuya Sushi & Steak House

The staff here is friendly. The food is okay. It is typical hibachi fare with lots of butter, garlic, and salt. The soup and salad are so-​so. The sushi is not bad for Northern Maine. They have a fairly well-​stocked bar, too.

Staff were friendly but disorganised. I received my Sushi and was almost done eating before my wife received her food. Needs improvement but there’s potential here for a great sushi place.

Love this place! It is entertaining and the food is delicious!

Fun and delicious! I’m a sucker for the pomp and circumstance of a good hibachi restaurant, and these guys did not disappoint. Flaming onion volcanoes, food flying across the room, etc. Good times, good times. Oh and their sushi was a hit with my little one.

This place has been recommended by several local friends as best (and only) hibachi in Waterville and it is very good. Standard hibachi with good service and entertaining chef. Sushi and sashimi well very good too, sashimi portions are big, tuna and yellowtail were both excellent, no complaints. This is a hopping joint on Saturday night 1-​2-​2015. Packed but service and food quality still excellent and prices reasonable.

Stopped while passing through town and were starving. If you are looking for something semi quick this is not the place. Two hours after we sat down for our meal we finally walked out of the restaurant. It wasn’t overly busy so the wait was a bit ridiculous. The food was good and our chef did great with interacting with all of us. There was a tiny human (child) at the table and he really catered to him to get him excited and involved.

Cons: no draft beer, I ordered a strawberry Daiquiri and I am 100% sure there was no alcohol in it, I brought this to the attention of our waitress who said there was alcohol in it. Big rip off. Waitress was slow, we needed drinks several times though out the meal and she was never around. My biggest complaint is my children ordered a sushi sampler app. My 10 yo daughter, who never cries and is tough as nails split an eel roll with her sister. A very small leaf looking thing on the top fell off to the plate when they split it. After eating her sushi she ate the leaf. She immediately complained her mouth was burning, and within a minuet was crying– I had to find the waitress and request milk. Her stomach was on fire and she could not enjoy any other part of her meal or the show. I had tums in my purse and she are those. 2 hours later at home the pain began to subside.
Pros: very good hibachi chef, he was entertaining and funny, sushi is very good and fresh, food was overall good with the clear exception of miso soup is very bad.
I have been to this restaurant for just sushi about 8 other times. The service is always poor but generally worth the wait because the sushi is so good. The alcohol selection is very poor.
After tonight’s experience I will never go back.

I only give one because went in to order some food. There was about 30 people in the bar/​host area. Wait staff running no bartender at the bar. My guess is that 3 people called in sick for the front of the house. But no acknowledgment of people standing there. To be fair I would Suggest trying it another night and see if was just a bad night, because they happen to everyone. Sorry ! first impression as it was my first time here.

We loved the sushi here, cant believe we haven’t gotten here over the years. Nice space inside, friendly service, and crazy low priced lunch sushi menu!

I decided to eat here along with my family based upon the glowing reviews of this establishment. While the food lived to up expectations (our family had hibachi meals), we were deeply disappointed in– and quite frankly appalled– by the manner in which we were treated. The hibachi «show» began with the chef thrusting a spatula in my wife’s face and interrupting a personal conversation due to her lack of attention to his work. This was disconcerting, but things only declined from there, so in hindsight this was the least of our problems. Following that incident, the chef began making remarks about my 15 year old daughter (e.g. calling her «sexy» and making comments about her physical appearance relentlessly). Needless to say this was uncomfortable for our entire family and is extremely inappropriate. Our eldest daughter had multiple pieces of zucchini thrown at her at the same time– something you’d expect at a middle school cafeteria, not a restaurant. We frequent hibachi restaurants and are accustomed to traditional playful customs–
this is not the case! Our chef’s behavior was completely out of line and he crossed boundaries that are wildly inappropriate. Our apparent discomfort around him was clearly not conveyed because he proceeded to squirt water directly in the faces of my two daughters and my wife. We entered the restaurant expecting a lighthearted dinner with entertainment, but not to be ambushed by throwing objects. Following our meal, I spoke with one of the employees, but I am not confident that our disgust was conveyed. Overall, the food was adequate and our service was disgraceful.

The sushi and sashimi are all very fresh. One serving of the chicken teriyaki could feed two girls with appetites that are not too huge. Hopefully there would be more ramen and bowls in the future.

We went for lunch and had hibachi style. The waitress was great the food was excellent and the chef did a fabulous job with cooking. Thank you for the fun atmosphere and food

Favorite Restaurant! Consistently great sushi and maki rolls every time and the hot sake is wonderful :-) On a busy night the guests at the hibachi are a bit loud but it adds to the fun atmosphere. The servers are friendly and accommodating. The menu has something for everyone, even my picky 13 year old son found something he loved.

Went here last year on my 17^th birthday. Entertaining service with great food cooked in front of you. Planning on going again for my 18^th birthday the 25^th of this February.

My boyfriend and I recently went here for our anniversary. We both are big sushi fans and we have tried many different types in the past, so we thought we would check this place out. We visited this place on 1÷25÷15 around 7 o’clock. It was fairly quiet, they layout of the restaurant was actually very nice, modern, and clean. You would never be able to guess that from looking at the exterior. We we seated at a booth and opted out of the whole «hibachi» experience. Our waiter was a young woman who was very quiet and unfortunately hard to understand.
We both started with the peppered tuna appetizer. Our appetizer promptly came out after about 5 minutes after ordering. The presentation was very nice. Approximately 6 – 7 slices of peppered tuna on a small bed of greens and a special dressing/​sauce. The tuna was nice and pink. The flavor was wonderful and the texture was just right.
This place does not have forks… Only chopsticks! I thought it was so much fun! Laughing at each other while pathetically trying to eat with out chopsticks certainly kept this visit fun.
We then ordered the Yankee Roll and the Volcano roll. Both were fairly spicy tuna based rolls. I believe we got 6 pieces of sushi per roll. Again, the presentation was very clean and nice. The freshness and taste of the food was wonderful!
Lastly we ended our visit with a little desert. The hazelnut truffle was our choice. A chocolate hazelnut (basically Nutella) center surrounded by hazelnut gelato, rolled in crushed hazelnuts… IT WAS DELICIOUS! Although it was on the smaller side it hit the spot and was worth every penny.
Overall based on this visit I would give this place a solid four stars because of the quality of food and the atmosphere.
I do suggest if you are in the Waterville area and like sushi that you check this place out… Don’t let the cheap sign and unattractive building fool you. This place is a gem.

Every time I go here I do not have connectivity when I am inside to be able to check in or leave a review.
Aside from poor 4G and no open WiFi this place is awesome :-) I’ve been here many times and tried a good portion of the menu. Everything is good. My family loves that you can get Hibachi meals without sittings the grill. Sometimes you want that to but just want to chill and not dodge flying cleavers and 6 foot flames. Sometimes you do but here you get a choice.
Sushi is fantastic and we love to come for lunch Mon-​Thurs for half price sushi. Can’t beat it. Thx for coming to Waterville. We’ll keep you busy.

Awesome food, can’t beat their weekly lunch specials. One of my favorite restaurants in Waterville.

Went back for the sushi and was just as impressed. The fish was very fresh, great texture, and the rolls I had were very original. The Mr. Right roll was nicely savory and the Fantastic roll with yellowtail and mango was very clean & bright.
Another plus is that they staff more than one sushi chef at a time, so the sushi is made to order very quickly.
I’ll definitely be back again. And again.

Let me first say that I totally agree with Jason from Chelsea. I have always loved Asian cuisine and love eating at pad Thai too on kmd but the sushi bar just down the street has a better sushi selection. This restaurant pleases many interests and the sashimi I ordered was absolutely fantastic. Tender… melt in your mouth. I will be recommending this restaurant to all, and I will return to enjoy the hibachi chef. Excellent addition to Waterville dining and night life.

Just enjoyed dinner at Mirakuya last night with our friends and children and we had a great time! We were a group of 4 adults and 3 kids, ages 11 and 12. We enjoyed a great meal at the hibachi table and enjoyed the ‘show’ the chef puts on while cooking our meal. The kids REALLY enjoyed the meal preparation!
I ordered the combo of steak and scallops, which I shared with my son. The meal was more than enough for the two of us — plus he’s not a big eater so it was nice that they allowed us to share. Everyone’s meat was cooked to order and there were no complaints from any of us regarding our meal. My only negative was the drink I ordered. I ordered a Mojito and so did of one my friends — there was barely any alcohol in it. Just tasted like soda water with mint… a little disappointing. We didn’t make a big deal of it but hopefully this was just a fluke and not common for other drinks they serve. The kids ordered fried ice cream for dessert and loved it. The next time we go we plan on trying some of the sushi, which I’ve heard is quite good. Overall I highly recommend dinner or lunch here if you’re looking for a little fun along with great food! We’re happy to now have a GREAT Japanese restaurant in Waterville!