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| - Miku is a high end Japanese-American restaurant that is beautifully elegant in interior design. The food isn't bad either.
I have to say that Miku is not a traditional Japanese sushi place. It caters to a more western clientele. Take a quick look at the menu, and you'll see phrases such as "Fish and Chips" and "AAA Sterling Silver Prime Rib". Point made.
That's not saying Miku doesn't have any good traditional Japanese food. They have the usual sashimi plates, rolls, and nigiri found in restaurants such as JaBistro and Yuzu-no-Hana. And Miku is just as good as the two previously mentioned restaurants. In fact, I actually preferred the aburi at Miku than JaBistro!
This is what I ordered on lunch for Valentines day-
Premium sushi lunch: We each got one so we didn't have to share ;) It comes with a sampler of pressed sushi, aburi, nigiri and their red wave roll. No complaints at all, as every piece was delicious, except for their pressed ebi one. They gave us cocktail shrimp... Regardless the pressed salmon here is amazing. The torched flavour combined with their "Miku sauce" have a great initial taste. The red wave roll with real crab meat was also very delicious. I strongly recommend this lunch order for value, taste and experience at Miku. 4.5/5
Miku roll: This roll is excellent and looks exactly like JaBistro's Jabistroll except it is slightly lacking in favour when compared to JaBistro's. I feel like they use less uni and less fish roe. Still great and a strong recommendation. 4/5.
Matcha chocolate fondant: Everyone on Yelp raves about Miku's desserts...and for good reason. This dessert was absolutely delicious, and I would say the highlight of the meal. It's strange to say that dessert was the best thing at a Japanese sushi restaurant, but I've already stated that Miku was more Americanized than they want you to think. Anyways, this matcha cake was filled with white/dark chocolate filling and worked really well with the jasmine ice cream and jelly. 5/5. Get a dessert.
Very cool place. I wouldn't come to Miku if I was looking for a true Japanese experience. I'd go back to Yasu for that. But this place is great for dates, company outings (explains why they're on the PATH) and family dinners. Just don't bring the children, get a babysitter.
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