Maido open for lunch

Toki told me last night that she is now open Mon-Fri for lunch. It is a buffet for $8.50 that includes a rice dish, a noodle dish, sushi and other items. Right now she is waiting on tables too- she said she hopes it will give her an opprotunity to get to know her guests better. And it gives us lucky eaters another choice for afternoon eating in Cresent Hill.

Great news! Maido is one of the best places to eat in the city and that is saying a lot. Their sushi and tapas-like dishes are always tasty and perfect.

I just wanted to add that I went to the lunch buffet today and it was fantastic. There were about 7 different sushi rolls, vegetable gyozos, a noodle dish, a fish dish, a delicious sweet potato soup, salad, and rice. Only 8.50 for the best sushi in town. I will definitely be going back next week.

I went with my girlfriend after stashing the kids in parent's day out, and what an incredible break!

We began with kabocha squash soup. It tasted like a classic dashi broth with some sweetness from the squash and earthiness from the miso. It was perfect.

Then we had the rest of the buffet. There were tuna and salmon rolls, spicy mock crab rolls, california rolls, a fried roll with tempura shrimp, and a lovely roll with mock crab on the inside and avocado and salmon on the outside.

For hot dishes, there were vegetable noodles with a nice, gingery sauce, stir-fried rice, gyoza, and fried fish.

Everything was brought out in small batches, so it was always hot and fresh. Sometimes, not all of the dishes were there, but that made it a nice surprise when we went for refills.

I'd say at 8.50, it was positively a bargain. I usually hate buffets, but I'd go back anytime.

I checked the buffet out on Tuesday, and I was not disappointed.

Like Eliza, I generally stay far, far away from buffets. However, as she noted, everything was kept fresh and appropriately hot or cold. For the bargain price of $8.50, I sampled several hot dishes and 6 or 7 sushi rolls. I was especially pleased to see that my personal favorite, the Serendipity roll, was included among the afternoon's offerings.

Maido was already one of my favorite dinner spots, and now it looks as though it will become a favorite lunch spot as well!

I really hate not being able to have lunch in Louisville regularly...

Mr. Graves and I had the lunch buffet today. Everything was incredible, I think the mushroom soup was worth the diminutive price alone.

I tried to have lunch at Maido today but the restaurant was dark when we showed up. I noticed while on the way back to work from Ray Parella's Maido was bustling. Turns out they are only open from 12:00pm-3:00pm. Looks like I will make my second approach next week.