It would be hard to envisage a more obscure location, barely signposted and 100m down an industrial lane-way in Ranelagh.
But what this tiny Japanese restaurant and takeaway may lack in passing trade it more than makes up for with its loyal regulars, word-of-mouth referrals and curious newcomers impressed enough by Michie Sushi's growing mountain of press to give it a go.
What began as a small sushi takeaway service quickly expanded (albeit by a few scant metres) into a brightly coloured, clean-lined room with about six neat tables, a large window onto the quiet lane-way and a counter and stools for customers to wait for take-out food.
On entering, diners are greeted by a friendly, kimono-clad host with a pot of complimentary green tea before being offered menus along with a clear miso soup.
For those new to sushi the waiter is happy to explain the many options and offer advice. The menu is made up of gleamingly fresh, mainly fish (raw salmon, tuna, smoked eel or crab) sushi, which you can order by the piece or as part of a varied combination set menu, and a selection of hot specials that include soba (thin) or udon (thick) noodle stir-fries.
Another Japanese staple is katsu (breaded and fried) meat or fish curries, sushi rolls (little seaweed wrapped bundles of rice and fillings), or sides - for those not keen on raw fish - like sticky yakatori chicken skewers, seaweed salad or delicious steamed edamame beans in soy sauce.
Bento boxes, served at lunchtime, are essentially compartmentalised plates with a choice of meat or fish lightly stirfried with slivers of courgette in a light soy dressing, traditional sticky rice, some salad and a couple of pieces of seaweed-rolled sushi with accompanying fiery wasabi and ginger.
This Dublin restaurants daily dessert specials might include a green tea crème caramel or a subtly sweet nutty red bean paste rolled in a jelly-like rice flour.
Sake or plum wine is available by the small or large jug, there's delicious Japanese Asahi beer and the house wine is extraordinarily reasonable value at under €12 a bottle.
Incidentally if you're a fan of making Japanese food at home, they have a variety of condiments such as mirin, soy sauce, gyoza and chilli flakes beautifully packaged in bottles and for sale at a fraction of the cost you'd find them elsewhere in Dublin.
Tue-Sun 12-10pm, Last orders 9.50pm, no delivery service between 4 and 5pm
