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| - Came here for Winterlicious - in particular, chose lunch as I felt it offered a better deal / bang for buck. For only $33, I was able to sample the sashimi plate, signature aburi sushi, and green tea opera cake. It was so delicious!
I started with the sashimi plate, while my roommate ordered the Miku Zen (four small plates). The restaurant was very accommodating and switched the Alberta short ribs to fried fish and chips, as my roommate is pescetarian and cannot eat meat. She thoroughly enjoyed her appetizer, while I felt that the sashimi I had was super fresh. Every piece was perfectly al dente and portioned. Not too large or small by any means. I particularly enjoyed the red tuna - you can immediately tell that the quality is infinitely better than other shops.
We both got the aburi plate, which is Miku's signature sushi. That said, I wasn't a huge fan... The fatty tuna, the otoro, was by far my favourite, but I felt that the fresh taste of the fish was overpowered by the complex sauces added (e.g., the Kewpie mayo). The salmon aburi is their most famous one, but I found it likewise overdressed.
The green tea opera cake, however, was a showstopper! It takes three days to make and is composed of 7 distinct layers. There's a sesame brittle, red bean layer, green tea mousse and ganache. Personally, I found it slightly on the sweet side, but when served with the green tea ice cream, it was the perfect balance and sweet and bitter. Absolutely amazing, and would definitely order again a la carte!
The service is also impeccable and so friendly. Can't wait to come again to try their a la carte options.
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