I've been to the Floating World several times now. I can't seem to find an entree that I can really recommend, but I can give the thumbs up to the sushi rolls. Their caterpillar roll is one of the better versions in town, and the rainbow roll is excellent too. (I'd skip the nigiri or sashimi in favor of the rolls.) They also have a pretty nice selection of sake at reasonable prices. Others have mentioned that the service can be a little slow, the music out of place, and the atmosphere a little too casual (more like a cafe). I would agree. But overall, this is a great little restaurant in a part of town that is in need of more dining options. read more

Food was just okay and overpriced. Service was very bad. Took us about 1 hour to get just 4 entrees and the restaurant wasn't full. I had the salmon bento. Salmon wasn't very good. They seemed to just cook it with no preparation. I can do better at home. The seaweed salad was good. The fruit was pretty sad and they should serve more rice with it. Nothing remarkable about the bentos. I've had tempura there in the past. It was too oily. Great location though. read more

I'll keep it super short: Make a reservation, NO EXCUSES. You'll most likely be sorely disappointed without one on a Friday night. Serving staff quality - D Wait time for food - F Quality of food - B+ One chef for ten tables? Understandable speed of service. Two servers for ten tables? Shouldn't take ten minutes to get a water. read more

Our favorite local spot for a light dinner. The place we take out of town visitors to prove that yes, there is good sushi in MN. Consistently friendly service, warm playful decor, and delicious sushi/tempura. read more

Good sushi! Nice atmosphere. Great lunch specials. Wonderful tea. I enjoyed the ginger latte. I had the chef's choice lunch special that included a small salad, really good miso soup and good sushi for a very reasonable price. I was full. They have a large tea selection too with eatable flowers that blossom open in you tea! I have visited Midori's often and I will definitely go back again. read more

The 4 stars was for the food. One less star for the service. I lived in Japan for 4 years, and everything we ate (gyoza, salad, rice, sashimi tasting dish, tempura dinner) was pretty spot on delicious. Nothing over the top, but tasty and fresh and better quality than I expected coming from a land locked American state. Service was not so Japanese. It started off fine, but then there was some confusion in the kitchen about something that delayed our main entree. They compensated slow service with a complimentary bowl of edamame and the server was really nice. I wish that service was more attentive (faster refill of water and meal delivery, quicker with the cheque and with change). Maybe a 3rd server on busy nights would help? Would I go again? Yes. I'm curious if it was just a one off (Saturday night busy time) and also what the other dishes are like, particularly their Donburi and curry dishes...the stuff that most people here don't order when they go out for Japanese. M. read more

Not the fastest service, but I really like the food and casual and intimate ambience. The older SA woman really is an artist in the prep and presentation of sushi. Always fresh. Try to make it there every so often. read more

I can't stop coming back here for lunch, mostly because it's convenient but also because it's incredible! You can tell the food is made with much love and care from how it tastes (we always see the lady/owner behind the sushi counter preparing the food & she seems so lovely). My coworker and I have frequented this place quite often after finding out its only 2 mins away from our work place. We love the saba bento box here -the mackerel is moist and the skin is really crispy! Whatever dressing they use on the salad is super good too, and I'm not usually fond of California rolls but I have to get them when I come here, the crab mix they put in it is so good to me. The only minor complaint I would have is the service, it seems there's really no consistency and since I go here for lunch I like everything out in a timely matter. Besides that I really can't wait to try other menu items in the future and their tea, they have a really extensive menu of tea btw (herbal teas, flower teas, Japanese tea etc.) -definitely pay Midori's Floating World a visit if you're ever in the Seward area! read more

This restaurant is amazing!!!!!!!!! I'm not even a sushi person and I eat here!!!! It is small but comfy. I love their food! I can't eat raw seafoods, and most sushi places have cooked sushi but it's just not good. But here... Amazing. Their tempura is extraordinary. Their. cooked rolls are too. The dining is a bit slow. But it is completely worth it. The best desert I've had there was the amazingly crunchy and sweet lemon custard stuffed wontons. Although the syrup tasted like sugar inducted cough syrup. It tasted great!!! Come here and have a experience you won't forget! read more

'Meh' is the perfect word to describe this place. i went on date night with my beloved and I was honestly excited about eating at this place, it was close by, had pretty decor the menu looked beautiful. We made reservations for 8:15, which ended up being a pointless thing to do. The art display tea was beautifully done, the takoyaki was tasty, the cocktails were tasty, the sushi was okay, because the chef put a dab of wasabi in each piece, which bring my explanation for my 2 star rating. If a customer asks why there is wasabi in their sushi, don't just say that it's the traditional way it is done in Japan, do t just use that as an answer for not putting down that tiny bit of info in your menus. Not every customer is a self proclaimed foodie hipster who will just nod their head and go along with what you are saying. No restaurant should serve mediocre sushi AND undeserved arrogance. That is also why I barely tipped 3.00 on a 75.00 bill. read more

Stopped here for weekday lunch with a friend. The atmosphere was quaint and relaxed with only a few other tables in use. My friend had mango green tea, which smelled wonderful and came in a beautiful hanging sachet in the tea cup. I ordered seaweed salad and the spicy salmon roll. It was fabulous- perhaps the best sushi I've had in the Twin Cities. The pieces stayed together well, were beautifully assembled, and ingredients seemed very fresh. Even the wasabi and ginger (things I usually take for granted) were for some reason exceptionally tasty! I will definitely be back, possibly on a Thursday when neighbors within the 55406 zip code apparently get 15% off, although prices already seemed very reasonable. read more

Great food, exquisite presentation, fun atmosphere. Amateur service and food comes out slow. Good for date nights where you don't mind waiting an hour between sit down to main entree because you're enjoying the company. Wouldn't go here with big groups, small children, or if you are mad hangry. I liked the weekday theme nights. You definitely get quality for your money. Overall we had a nice dining experience but was frustrated with the slow service at times. read more

Excellent tasty sushi brought by efficient very helpful wait staff. Pleasant very clean atmosphere.

Small, quiet, and very "Mom and Pop" (That's probably Midori working the register) Can't speak for sushi because I'm not a fan, but the udon noodles, shrimp tempura and grilled eel are excellent. A little light on the seasoning for my taste but never a complaint when I ask for a salt shaker - or a fork. Midori's was also one of the first on this little Minnehaha/Lake St. corner before Town Talk Diner and others made it into a mini "Eat Street" read more

this is the other side of Japan. the, not so in your face of Tokyo, that Nipon is know for now, but the honest good food of a rural town of a million or so. oh hi sashi burii. its the familly owned place that you went to down the street in Hiroshima. read more

To be quite honest, I was disappointed in Midori' Floating World Cafe, as the name within itself illustrates a beautiful image of delectable cuisine. As my guy and I arrived we were promptly seated as we were the only people in the restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised to be presented with a vegan menu and ordered their cherry blossom green tea which was outstanding and their vegan gyoza for an appetizer. As I am huge into dumplings, momos, potstickers, etc, I was super excited to try these, however was somewhat grossed out when a plate of green dumplings showed up. I always break open a dumpling or spring roll before consuming to make sure they are meat-free, and when I verified with the waitress she said they were and just had vegetables. These definitely had some form of TVP, which I would have not ordered had I known as I dislike fake meat with a passion. The texture bothered me after one bite and I pawned them off to my dining partner. When it came time for the sushi I ordered the garden roll (minus the lettuce, since lettuce should NEVER be in sushi) and the vegan dragon roll which was supposed to come with yam, but instead came with tomato (are you kidding me?!). Unfortunately they served both items on the same plate as my guy's fish sushi, which is horrible as vegan meals and pescetarian should NEVER be on the same plate. I at least give them props for not smothering my rolls with roe. Also, who charges for extra pickled ginger? Really? That should be illegal...especially when you serve such TINY portions of the glorious stuff. Speaking of tiny portions, a side of rice is about two-average sized bites. Once again, REALLY?! read more

Favorite sushi place. The chef is so talented and so hard working. My family has been eating here for over a decade. Started frequenting when they were in their first location. read more

I've never been to Japan but I get the sense this is really authentic. You will find the menu very familiar, but it's the seasoning and taste that sets it apart. Hard to describe but if you like Japanese, I'm sure you'll try it read more

We were from out of town and wanted to go out for Sushi with our son. He saw that this restaurant had good ratings on Yelp so we tried it. We were very happy with our food as all of it had great flavors. What upset us was the service. Our waiter who I believed was named Gregory was very inattentive. It took a while to get water and it took over 45 minutes to get our green tea which would not have come out to us had we not asked Gregory if we could have it before our meal. Then the wait for any of the meal was ridiculous. It took him over an hour before we received any food and our meal took almost two hours to complete because of the service. We will no longer go back there even though we thought the food was great. The service is probably the worst I've seen. read more

I love to lunch there. It's restful, easy on the eyes and the art is wonderful. Sushi specials are great, tendon is really good, great tea selections, soups and salads have great flavors. Sometimes the service is slow but if I am not in a hurry, who cares? read more

Let me start by saying Midori's. Sushi. Is. Amazing. Dynamite and Caterpillar are my favorite rolls, and I've never had more flavorful sushi anywhere else in the Twin Cities. Masu's Dynamite had bland and flavorless fish with what looked suspiciously like romaine lettuce taking up most of the space in the roll. Midori's Dynamite was SPICY; I think she chops up little chillies to put in there too because one of the bites left me grabbing for my water. The Caterpillar was also INCREDIBLE. I had an Unagidon from the Kikugawa skyway joint, and I was kind of grossed out when the guy popped my Unagi in the microwave to cook then plopped it on rice. Midori grilled her unagi properly in an oven, and it was cooked just right. The avocado on top was plentiful and fresh, with no signs of black spots anywhere. Even the gari and wasabi used at Midori's was stronger and fresher than other Japanese restaurants; it's good to know she mixes the wasabi herself instead of squeezing it out of some tube. When we asked for extra gari (because my boy eats it like candy), we got a huge heaping pile of it! The takoyaki was tasty, but I'm so spoiled by real takoyaki from Japan that nothing will match up to that for me. There was plenty of takoyaki sauce on top so I was happy. We also had a kaiso salad each because I can never get enough of it. That's the same everywhere we go, though; but their shiro miso is the best I've had since Japan. I wanted to try their tempura, but my boyfriend doesn't like fried food so I had to opt out. Will be back again to try though, for sure. I had a tea from their huge tea menu. I knew I wanted green tea, and our waitress suggested the Cherry Green tea with a bit of honey because I said I wasn't a fan of weak tea. I never knew green tea could be so flavorful. Okay, enough about the food. I'm salivating again. I came in with my boyfriend during happy hour because of their super cheap rolls and takoyaki on the happy hour menu, and we sat at the sushi bar to watch the sushi chef (I think it's Midori herself!) make her sushi. We arrived fairly early, so the restaurant was still empty, but it started to fill up so fast we were glad we made it ahead of the crowd. Our waitress sort of stopped paying attention to us when the restaurant filled up because she was running around seating people and taking orders, but that was alright since we were in no big rush. We ran out of water for our spicy Dynamite and had to ask for it, no biggie. Sitting at the sushi bar, we watched the orders pile up in front of our eyes and we felt bad for the sushi chef. Other places like Masu, Tiger Sushi and Crave always have two or three sushi chefs, but here there's this one Japanese lady making huge sushi plates by herself. We left there as quick as we could because the she was starting to get exasperated, and we didn't want to bother her sitting at the sushi bar. But again, best sushi in the cities. Wil definitely be back to try some tempura. read more

Having dined there several times, one word sums up Midori...UNACCOMMODATING!

Great little spot. Small table set ups but such a great spot. The owner came out and spoke to us after our meal and was very nice and thankful we swung by. We had great red wine, excellent edemame and geyoza. Our favorite roll was the Philly-they have very fresh veggies in each roll. You can just tell everything is super fresh. read more

The location (Lake Street) and atmosphere are good. I appreciate that it's located in a diverse, non-upscale neighborhood. The vegetable udon is fresh and beautiful, and I appreciate that you can get Shiitake broth instead of bonito broth. However every time I've been here it's been very cold inside the restaurant. There's not double door or foyer so if it's winter, every time the door is opened a blast of cold air enters the small restaurant. The service is also spotty. Last night other people were served first because of a "mix-up" and my vegetable udon took one hour to reach the table from when we sat down at about 6. Also, the vegetable tempura appetizer is strangely small. When I asked if the temperature of the room could be turned up, the server said she would check, but then never gave me an answer. She also forgot to give us hot / moist napkins-in-a-bag (but other people got them) (No big deal, but, another detail ignored). Midori did come over and apologize and comped us our meal; I would have gladly paid and had good service. The restaurant was not busy, there were perhaps four or max five other tables filled (about half the restaurant). If Midor's can fix the temperature and the service (perhaps hire more experienced/older servers?) I would definitely return. As it is, I probably won't go back any time soon. read more

Maybe my favorite sushi place in the Twin Cities - the rice seems fresher and the spicy salmon/tuna rolls are actually spicy. There are a few other sushi places that are closer and a little cheaper, but I still always end at Midori's. Service has always been fast, and the place has a very family-owned feel to it (a few times when I've called for take-out, they've been like "Let me check with Midori on how long it will take"). The ambience is cute and colorful, and it's a great place for a date or catching up with friends since its usually quiet enough that you don't have to shout over the background noise. read more

First off, I will say I have never had better sushi in the twin cities. The fish was delicious and served over slightly warm, loosely packed rice. I dream about that sushi. Why haven't I been back then? As so many other commenters have noted, the service is absolutely atrocious. With less than half the restaurant filled it took us over an hour to get our appetizer and even longer to get our sushi. It's really a shame because if the service was better I'd be going there all the time! read more

So.... the food is fine. The service?!? Terrible. My husband and I had always eaten in the restaurant. We decided to get take out tonight, and called 4 times before someone even answered the phone. When they did answer, we asked to place an order and they said that they were too busy to take it over the phone. The woman did say that they would take the order if we came in person. So we drove in only to be told that they were NOT doing take out orders tonight. When I called to complain about this after my husband got home, they said that they do take out orders only when they're not busy, which of course they gave us no indication of over the phone. They really need to get there act together and maybe have someone besides the one old lady making the sushi so that they can accommodate take out and dine-in. It just seems like really poor business, especially for pretty mediocre sushi. I don't recommend it. read more

Disappointing experience. I wanted to check this place out for years, but the fact that they close at 10 pm made it challenging. Finally made it this weekend. The place itself is very small and seems outdated and has a strange smell. Typically not something I'd like to see at the sushi place. Honestly my first reaction was to turn around and walk out, but my friends were more optimistic, so we stayed. They don't have hard liquor license, so they only serve beer, wine and sake, but their sake cocktail list was pretty impressive- I tried 2 different sake cocktails and that was the best thing they had. Even though the restaurant was almost empty, it took forever to make our order and when they brought it out we were told that they are closing in five minutes. The sushi menu was pretty basic, the sushi itself are ok, unimpressive. And to top it off we got a high bill- we paid over a $100 for two people and we only got a few drinks and a few sushi and rolls. Well, that answered our question how they still stay in business. Will never be back. read more