Mr Max Cafe Nippon

We love this restaurant! The 1.5h drive from our house is worth it! Be there when it opens at 5 if you don’t have a reservation! “Tapas” style menu. It’s hard to not fall into temptation and order too many of the options offered. Everything we tried there is delicious.So nice to have a casual different option in the area. The seating arrangements are kinda cool, specially because it’s so hard to find restaurants with real tatami rooms.

Small and a little tucked back, this place has a super chill vibe and was really cool to visit. Although, definitely does not look like it from the outside. Staff was super friendly, food was absolutely fantastic, and price was well worth it. The tonkotsu ramen was easily the best I have had outside of Japan and the chef's special with beer was such a nice touch. If I am ever in Dallas again, I will make sure I go back.

Absolutely amazing experience, the ambience, the food, the staff. They were so busy but still took great care of our orders and made sure we had everything we needed. The food was amazing! Best Ramen I've ever tried and all their food was very unique. Definitely one of my top experiences. Make sure you call ahead to make reservations!!

Food and service in this place is phenomenal! Came here with my sister and brother-in-law, we came super early (30min before they opened) because we were unable to get a reservation and it was worth the wait! Everything comes out hot and fresh and great quality. Price is very reasonable. We ordered a lot of different things from the menu and everything was great. Only took a few pictures because food was just too delicious to take a picture of every dish. I highly recommend coming early or setting up a reservation however they’re booked almost 2 weeks in advance. The wait is definitely worth it! Pictures below are the sashimi mixed platter, fried Kobe beef patties, grilled squid, and beef tongue.