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If the TV series "Cheers" were ever broadcast in Japan, odds are they would need to rename it to "Miko's".
Essentially that's what I took away from my first experience here. You take the "Cheers" bar and tack on some of the best "real" Japanese eats you can get without a passport and 'boom', you get Miko's.
Here is what you can expect on a maiden voyage to Miko's.
1. Miko's is Japanesey (is that a word?). This is a may seem like a no-brainer but you may notice that there are Japanese people working here. I know! Maybe it's me but I have found that many of the Japanese places I have frequented in the past rarely have any Japanese people in their employ. Cool thing at Miko's is that the owner, Greg, he's Japanese. Miko, his wife?, Japanese. Same goes for the sushi chef and the master preparing the hot foods. Japanese people serving up Japanese cuisine in a Japanese restaurant? Brilliant!
2. This place is a Mom and Pop joint. Expect to catch Mom and Pop there greeting customers, serving drinks, bussing tables, etc. On my first visit Greg the owned had me bellied up to the sushi bar and offered me a beer. I usually get an Asahi but Greg informed me that he had Kirin on tap. When I asked if the on tap Kirin was better than the Asahi he replied "You tell me." And he bought me one. Class act. The place just has that good vibe that puts you in a good place. People seem more sociable and on more than one occasion I've been there where an entire bar of strangers suddenly is engaged in conversation and camaraderie. Maybe it's the effect of good food, however I think the great beer and flow of sake has a good bit to do with it as well.
3. Japanese Food. Miko's is not an all you can eat sushi restaurant. You'll taste that in the quality of the fish, you'll see it in the preparation of the food. Got something in mind you don't see on the menu? Ask. The masters behind the counter have been plying their trade for a while now. You want it, they'll make it. Great sushi is reason enough to make Miko's your home base for raw fish but the great sushi shares it spotlight with a hot foods menu that is equally impressive.
So impressive that I have had great internal struggles to see where my food allegiance lies. Do I fill up on sushi? Or should I abandon the raw in favor of a "Pick 3"? This scenario has occurred more than once.
Miko's Hot Menu includes the "Pick" menu. The most popular being the Pick 3. The combinations are incredible and to vast to list but here is my pick three.
J-Recca's Pick 3
First Pick : Unagi KabaYaki
Second Pick : Hamachi Kama
Third Pick : Salmon Butter Yaki
So there ya go. Miko's. The official haunt of J-Recca. Odds are pretty good if you come late you might catch me at my favorite past time. Holding up the end of the bar.
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