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Mira Kuru is not really an Italian-Japanese fusion restaurant; the menu mostly separates the Italian & Japanese dishes, with only a small number of fusion items. There are plenty of vegetarian dishes to go with the fish and meat. I decided to go with the Italian & let my dining partner do the Japanese side. We both ended up happy, although with some qualifications.
I am on a minestrone kick recently, so that was my starter, and it was ok. Unfortunately, they perched the large piece of toast (sun dried tomato & herbs, I think) on the side of the large & deep soup plate, so it was pretty soggy from the soup slopping up the sides as it was carried up the stairs. Not an attractive dish, but an ample one, fairly fresh tasting.
Pizza is very good! Neither thin nor really thick, the bottom was crisp even once it had been sitting for a while. I went with the margherita, and will happily order again. Good sauce, tasty slice, and a good value at $12 for the small. I took the remainder home.
My partner had the rainbow roll and several pieces of nigiri. He found the fish very fresh & the roll (with real crab) very flavourful. The rice did not hold together, however.
Service was a bit spotty but not terrible.
Website says the happy hour special is $5 wine, but we were told it was actually $4 pints (20 oz. proper pints, in fact). Yet my $9 glass of wine was billed at $4. Not sure if that was because I mentioned the soggy toast (although I said I was not complaining or asking for any compensation. You think they would tell me if they were comping me, right?) Anyway, yay for affordable booze!
Sadly, not accessible, as they have a lot of stairs.
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