Miku Toronto *.

😻  It's Winterlicious season!! 😻 

(happy belated Winterlicious - it's been busy! :P)

PB and I revisited Miku to try out their Winterlicious menu. Miku is now officially my favourite Japanese restaurant in Toronto!! The menu items were the dishes that we liked from our last visit and this was sooo worth it :) The menu was $48pp which includes appetizer, entrée and dessert (3 options to choose from each category). Service was excellent. Our server was very friendly.

DRINKS:
* Stoneburn Sauvignon Blanc (mine) 
* Underwood Pinot Noir (his)

Appetizer:

* MIKU SIGNATURE ABURI SUSHI SELECTION (5/5)
(salmon, ebi, coal harbour roll, queens quay roll, aburi nigiri)

We loved each selection of the sushis in this dish.. Our favourite was the scallop and aburi nigiris.. Their rice is so rich in flavour and creamy!! I love it!

Entrée (We ordered different mains):

* KYOTO SAIKYO MISO BAKED SABLE FISH & YUZU BUTTER POACHED HALF ATLANTIC LOBSTER TAIL (5/5)
(kale and root vegetables, cauliflower fritter, eggplant purée, quinoa, wasabi chimichurri, tomato chutney)

You know you're making the right decision when you order anything fish-related at a Japanese restaurant haha. I ordered the cod last time at Miku. And, of course, this time I'd order fish again. The sable fish was nicely marinated. All pairing dishes were also delish, particularly the cauliflower fritter - it was deep fried and was paired with the eggplant purée - perfect combo!

* PETITE BEEF TENDERLOIN AND PAN SEARED MISO FOIE GRAS (4/5)
(tamari soy veal jus, wasabi spinach purée, shiitake mushroom, charred broccoli, baby carrot, garlic arare crumble)

P ordered this. Loved the pan seared miso foie gras!! It was soo delicious - I wish we had a bigger portion haha. The beef tenderloin is small in portion but I think the amount is just right because the appetizer and dessert will definitely fill you up. Highlights of the side dishes are the shiitake mushrooms and the wasabi spinach purée. 

Dessert (We ordered two different desserts):

* GREEN TEA OPERA (4/5)
(green tea génoise, matcha butter cream, dark chocolate ganache, adzuki bean cream, hazelnut wafer, matcha ice cream)

We ordered this the last time we visited Miku as this was deemed their "signature dessert", quoting our previous server haha. Delicious! Love the different textures in the cake. It is both crunchy and soft :)

* CHOCOLATE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING (5/5)
(miso salted caramel sauce,Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, candied sesame pecan)

This was our first time trying this dessert - and omg, I would come back to Miku just to eat this dessert again. The bread pudding had a crunchy crust and a soft breaded interior. It's the best dessert at Miku by farrrr - LOVEE this!! P actually ordered this and when I tried a bit of it, I requested to trade desserts with him hahaha. THANK YOUU :D

Miku Toronto

$$$  Japanese, Sushi Bars

10 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2R8

Miku Toronto *.

We came to Miku restaurant for Pbb's birthday.  

❤ Happy birthday PBB  ❤

Miku is now our new favourite Japanese restaurant in Toronto :D Service was excellent. The quality and portion of food was perfect. 

We started our birthday adventure with Little Mermaid's Musical in the afternoon.. it was perfecttt omg I loved it. We watched Beauty and the Beast earlier this year but I think Little Mermaid's musical performance was better. Beauty and the Beast won in terms of production though :) 

Miku's interior is very spacious; a modern Japanese resto-feel.

I wouldn't mind sitting at the bar area actually, but I would prefer the table seats rather than the sushi bar because you cannot see the sushi chef make sushis due to the design of the bar.

We ordered the KAISEKI four course menu which was the perfect portion [for Piggy K].

DRINKS:
* Paua Bay Sauvignon Blanc [White] - Mine
* Otokoyama Tokubetsu Junmai [Sake] - His

First off - the appetizer! What a cute display :)

* 1 - COAL HARBOUR PLATTER 

(fresh oysters, oyster shooters, mussels, clams, jumbo prawns, poke, and scallop ceviche with kale gomae)

This was so fresh and delicious. 
We noticed the chefs really like to use daikon to pair with their sashimi. 

It was soo good :) Rich in flavour and did not take away the freshness of the seafood. Loved it!

* 2 - MAIN DISH 
(we chose the Prime ribs and Sablefish)

My sablefish plate ❤

P's prime ribs (medium rare)

My sablefish choice was better than PB's prime rib choice :P 
This happened so many times already LOL.. I loooved the marinated sablefish! 
It was sweet and soft - perfect. I will order this again when I re-visit Miku.


* 3 - ASSORTMENT OF FLAMED-SEARED SUSHI

❥ It's too geeewwwddd - how'd they make the rice so rich and creamy?!

Definitely one of the best highlights of our meal. 
So delicious - I loved all of the assortment of sushis.
One of the best picks of our assortment was the rolled tuna sushi and also, the pressed sockeye salmon in Miku's signature sauce with jalapeno. 

* 4 - MATCHA OPERA CAKE (Dessert)

The matcha opera cake consisted of 7 layers: matcha butter cream, hazelnut wafers, chocolate ganache and azuki ( アズキ) bean cream. There was also matcha ice cream on the side. 

❣ Birthday boy and his green tea cake ❣ 

I was super full by the time our desserts came so Pbear nommed the rest of my dessert for me, lucky him haha. 

^ Look at my attempt to hide the waiter LOL.. D:

We loved our experience at Miku and will definitely return to try more things on the menu.

Miku Toronto

$$$  Japanese, Sushi Bars

10 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M5J 2R8