Miku Toronto

I don’t really eat a lot of Japanese food because my bf doesn’t eat sea food at all so if I do have opportunity to eat seafood with friends I am always very excited! I had an early visit at this location back when MIKU Toronto first opened, the food was quite good but service was bit slow. I wrote a honest review n MIKU management actually contacted me directly to come back for a revisit even emailed/​called me to personally apologized and thanking me for helping them to improve service. I was impressed and very excited to come back.
Me and my friends came back for lunch, she actually brought her 2 year old son this time :) hah the seating is quit comfortable we requested to change table for the toddler they disnt hesitate at all :):) My friend’s son was playing with a table setting n dropped it on the floor. The passer by waiter who wasn’t even for my table was aware of it n said no need to pick up from floor. Instead he gave us a new one.
Our waitress was very attentive and very warm. She was very helpful. We were looking for an dinner item at MIKU, they didn’t have it for lunch but they totally bent it backwards n made accommodation to make that dish for us anyway.
The dishes we ordered were Totally delicious! We got fish and chips, and calamari tempura for starters. They were the BEST fish and chips and fried calamaris I have had! The fish came in small pieces two-​bites-​size I can tell they were NOT frozen fish by their texture. The batter was light golden n fluffy. Very moist bitting into. It came with Thin slices yam chips! I was thinking even if my bad didn’t like fish, if we order this dish he could dig on sweet potato chips. My friend’s tod loved the yam he pretty much ate all the rest :):) you also get quite a few pieces too 3 of us were able to get at least 2 pieces each person. Unlike some Japanese food u get very tinny serving. The calamari had tinny sea weed pieces in the batter. When the word «seaweed» might sound scary to some people in the batter, if you r open mind please give it a chance. It’s very tinny amount and does not over power whole flavour of calamari at all. It’s drizzled by some other brown sweet savoury sauce. So good I can eat this all day!
We also ordered the 12 pieces Shoshi that each piece were diff kind of their own, and the samon sushi. The samon were lightly seared n raw under so you have two kinds of texture biting into. The rice came with sushi is well seasoned/​flavoured. They have the most delicious sushi I have had. U do not need to dip soy sauce or other stuff.
We also ordered baked muscles that came with bacon and Russell sprouts also seasoned in garlic and n flavoured dipping olive oil. So good.
Over all I love the atmosphere of this place. It’s very warm and inviting. I came before for dinner, this time I came for lunch. The lunch is quite nice since they have high ceiling and all glass window u get quite exposure of sun light for a winter season, any extra sun adds coziness :)
I am very satisfied with the food and service here. They present the true culture of Japanese food at the same time they are very Canadian. I also like the uniforms of employees that they wear well fitted white shirt/​tie/​vest. Even our waitress her outfit actually looked good on her. Kinda sick of some places like Earls or KEG have waitstaff wearing short skirts or Joey wearing cocktail dress. That I can imagine they can make ladies slightly older or kids feel uncomfortable. This place seems more upscale and more friendly towards all ages. Even my friend brought her 2 yr old son it was fine. It’s obviously for adults but don’t restate to bring ur little one for a lunch treat at Lake front :)
Expecting for about $ 35 plus tax n tip for lunch. I am very happy with the food n service. I think you do pay for better Japanese food than average sushi joint! Their stuff is much better seasoned, much Freshier. And the food is packed in flavour ! Each single piece of sushi is individually seasoned in perfection in meat and rice separately. Takes a lot of work making just one plate. And the rice was warm when served which is little but important detail. I’d love to come back soon in the near future and I totally recommend this place to others :) Japanese culture present a lot of meticulous work in arts n food. This place u can totally experience that if u love seafood :) Hope they have more items for such as beef and chicken for non seafood eaters in the future so if ppl are going for a date, the ppl don’t eat seafood can find something to share. But if you are sushi fan u this place will ruin the rest sushi places for u (in a good way) hah.

I came here to celebrate my birthday a few days ago because of all the great things I’ve heard about it! I was super excited, and rightfully so. This restaurant has a bit of a fancy vibe to it and looks great on the inside and outside. The atmosphere is really nice for a celebration, but probably still okay for a casual meal. I came mainly to try the aburi sushi, and it truly was the highlight of my dinner!
The service was GREAT. Everyone was so polite and friendly from the moment we walked in to when we walked out. The servers are so sweet and the food expeditors really make sure to describe what your dish is made out of. I really liked that. They always check up on you! The place is pricey but it’s worth it for the quality of food and service. Overall, I had an amazing time at Miku!
Here is a small breakdown of what I ordered and my thoughts on it:
Albacore Tuna and Wakame Tartare ($ 18) — thought this tasted pretty good. The tuna was fresh, and it came with avocados which is my favourite. It was a cool item to try, but I probably wouldn’t buy it again.
Salmon Oshi Sushi ($ 17) — this was the best part of my dinner and I would honestly come back just to buy this again. I absolutely love it! And you probably won’t be able to find aburi sushi like this in Toronto (other than at JaBistro).
Red Wave Roll ($ 18) & Miku Roll ($ 22) — got ½ of each. Both were must haves! I personally enjoyed the red wave roll much more though (not a big fan of uni, but I LOVE tuna).
Aburi Sushi Sampler ($ 20) — perfect dish to start off with because you get to try a variety of different things! I’d totally recommend this to anyone who’s in for trying something new.
Atlantic Salmon Sashimi (6 pieces for $ 16) — salmon sashimi has always been one of my favourite things to eat, but I didn’t find anything too special about the sashimi here. Tasted great, fresh, but not TO DIE FOR or anything like that! Just average.
Uni (Sea Urchin) and Cho Toro (Tuna Belly) at market prices — I LOVED the tuna so much! I want to go back just to have more! Didn’t enjoy the uni at all though. It was my first time trying it, and it tastes extremely seafoody! It’s a bit of an acquired taste and was certainly not right for me.
Green Tea Opera Dessert ($ 13) — the green tea ice cream tasted pretty regular to me, but the CAKE with many layers to it was absolutely delicious! Must try if you’re into the green tea flavour.

I’ve been to the MIku restaurant in Vancouver and loved it, and to see it open in Toronto I was ecstatic. I’ve been to this restaurant 3 times so far and had a great dinner experience every time. The waiters and waitresses were all very friendly and attentive and the open concept kitchen is very nice if sitting by the bar. During one visit. my waiter asked if I was celebrating a special occasion and I told him it was my birthday and when we ordered dessert the plate came with a happy birthday message with my name on it (he knew my name by looking at the reservations); excellent service!
As for the food, everything was excellent from preparation to presentation. My favorite items would have to be the Miku roll, and the salmon and mackerel pressed sushi, extremely flavorful, fresh and tasty. Expect to spend at least $ 60 per person for dinner or else you leave hungry. Also recommend to reserve ahead of time as this place is very busy for dinner, especially on weekends.

Miku is a place that really stands out from the crowd. Its more of a modern upscale Japanese restaurant with great food. I came here to celebrate a birthday with the gf and from making a reservation online to arriving at the restaurant everything was grade A all the way. Ill break this review up into two main sections food and service.
Service — its good to know that a place isnt just good for food but the service you are receiving is on par with the food and Miku delivers. From simple things like a confirmation call from the restaurant the day of the reservation to following through on wishing my gf a happy birthday by first name was just amazing. Waiters are very attentive and service is prompt and courteous. ⁴⁄₅.
Food — if the presentation of the food is not enough to wow you the food itself is even better. The sushi is fresh but I think where they really stand out is the pressed & torched sushi. Definite must try items here include the Miku roll, Salmon & Mackerel Oshi sushi, and make sure you save room for desert, particularly the Green Tea Opera and Chocolate Hazlenut. If you are someone who likes to sample everything I would recommend the Miku Kaiseki course which gives you a sample of everything across the menu. I wouldn’t put the sushi as good as places like Zen but comes very close in terms of freshness and variety. Solid ⁴⁄₅.

Sushi has become my new pizza. I crave it allllll day long. I could eat it every single day. Last night after a quick drink at Ki, my friend and I decided to head over to Miku for dinner — we’d heard amazing things about it and any excuse to try a new sushi place. I was surprised on a Thursday it wasn’t busier, however our server indicated Monday and Tuesday are their busy nights but we were promptly seated and everything came out so quickly, I’m not going to complain about the lack of noise around me.
Although not for me, they offer sake flights here which I think is really cool but our server made a sake recommendation to me (unfortunately I can’t recall what it was) and I loved it.
In terms of food, we had the salmon Oshi sushi (the pressed sushi, they’re known for) which was really tasty, the red wave roll, good but I’d probably pass on in the future and try something else and the Miku roll that I couldn’t get enough of. All their sauces are incorporated inside which took me a while to notice but everything had really nice flavor.
My biggest fear with new sushi places is that they always start out blowing my mind ie Kasa Moto and then as time goes on everything just goes down to subpar. I really hope Miku sticks to what they have going because I’d return again… and again… and again… and again. :)

I first heard of Miku when I was visiting Vancouver last year, but wasn’t able to try it there because the wait time was about an hour and a half. Naturally when I heard they were opening a location in Toronto, I got very excited and dragged my parents there to try it with me (and so they could foot the bill: P)
We came on a Wednesday evening pretty late (around 7:30 or 8 PM) without reservations, and luckily didn’t even have to wait for a seat.
One standout thing I will note about Miku right off the bat is the level of service here. The staff are incredibly attentive, and each time they bring out a dish they will explain it thoroughly to you and describe all the ingredients in it. It was particularly impressive in our case, because one of the things we ordered was the Miku Signature Sushi Selection, which came with 10 completely different pieces of sushi. Our main waiter also did a phenomenal job of checking up on us periodically, chatting with us, answering our (mostly my) questions, and generally making sure we were happy and satisfied. It also helped that he was cute ;)
In terms of the food, I particularly enjoyed the Miku Signature Sushi Selection, and honestly I wouldn’t mind just ordering this for myself because of all the variety. All of the sushi are seared/​blowtorched, and if you haven’t tried anything like that before, then let me tell you… you have to. The slightly warm sushi ends up being incredibly creamy in texture, and it is super flavourful and delicious.
Other items we ordered:
Miku Roll — This is one of their blowtorched rolls (8 pcs.) which includes salmon, crab, uni, cucumber, tobiko, and Miku sauce. You also get one of these in the signature sushi selection, described above. Quite delicious, I enjoyed this a lot, as I did with all of the torched sushi.
Sashimi — 6 pieces of atlantic salmon and 6 pieces of bluefin tuna (I think). The sashimi came arranged very attractively in this big bowl thing and also tasted fresh, but to be honest it wasn’t anything that was amazing. It comes with two types of soy sauce (sweet and normal), but to be honest the difference between the two of them was very slight.
Dessert — ordered their famous green tea opera cake, which according to our waiter takes 3 days to prepare because it is made up of seven unique layers (green tea, chocolate, hazelnut, red bean, etc.) It came as two small rectangular slices, a scoop of matcha ice cream, and a very thin sesame wafer thing. I enjoyed it and appreciated the artistry of the presentation and obviously the skill and effort required to make the dessert, but at the same time thought it was pretty pricey ($ 13.50) for such a small portion.
Miku is a beautiful restaurant, and I would absolutely come again for the delicious food and stellar service. The amount of food we ordered was sufficient for 3 people — we were satisfied but not grossly full. The bill can rack up pretty quickly, so I wouldn’t make it a regular thing, but it’s nice for a special occasion or if you just feel like treating yourself.

I was super excited to try this restaurant because my brother raved about his experience at the Vancouver location.
I decided to come here for lunch because it was slightly more affordable. I got the Premium ($ 29), Ebi oshi sushi ($ 17), Miku roll ($ 22) and Sous-​vide rib eye with heritage green salad ($ 24).
The premium is a selection of trdational and Aburi nigiri, oshi and sushi rolls (12 pieces). I highly recommend getting this so that you can experience all the different type of sushi they have to offer.
We ordered the ebi oshi sushi (pressed prawn, lime zest, ume suace) because the waitress told us it’s not part of the premium that day. Before ordering any of the sushi, I would recommend that you make sure you’re not doing any repeats. This dish tasted good but it wasn’t memorable compared to the other dishes.
Next, we had the Miku roll (salmon, crab, uni, cucumber, rolled in tobiko, Miku sauce). This is a must get. The tobiko was extra juicy (I don’t know how else to describe it) and tasted very fresh.
Lastly, I ordered the sous-​vide ribe eye with a salad (6 oz AAA sterling silver, stilton cheese, pear, endive, yuzu vinaigrette, soy balsamic reduction, wasabi chimichurr) for my dad because he can’t have anything raw. I thought that this dish was reasonably priced, filling and it tasted very good. The steak was very tender and the salad was very fresh. I would recommend this if you can’t have sushi but you’re here with your friends.
The food was great and the service was awesome. I can’t wait to come back here again!

I like aburi (torched) style sushi so I was excited for Miku.
Came here at lunch on a weekday during the holidays and it wasn’t very busy. We didn’t make a reservation so we were seated near the chefs which is also away from the windows facing Queens Quay (could also be because we weren’t dressed in suits?).
The aburi was well done, not too torched. The seafood platter was good for sharing between 2 – 3 people.
The staff was great but our food came out slowly.

Super fancy must-​try melt-​in-​your-​mouth sushi!!! If you’ve never had sushi that melts in your mouth like chocolate then you need to try this place!
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Atmosphere: This place is relatively new. Had to venture through a commercial building to find the front doors to this place and boy are their doors huge! Once you enter the chefs all greet you and everything is very nicely decorated in white!
Price: Priced on the higher side this is not your everyday sushi joint. Best to save this spot for a really special occasion or celebration. I came here with two other girls and we ordered maybe 4 dishes and a dessert and three flights of soju but our bill was $ 300 so you can estimate about $ 100 per person.
Presentation: Everything was so nicely decorated and presented that seeing the food already made me drool! All the fine details in their presentation definitely made the tasting experience even better!
Taste: OMG I have never had sushi that melts in my mouth as if it were chocolate!!! I will be dreaming about their sushi for months from now! Soooo incredibly scrumptious!
Portion: Expect the portions to be small here… similar to tapa styled restaurants! This is definitely not a place to go to if you are expecting large portions.
Service: Excellent customer service. They are extremely knowledgable about their dishes and know every single ingredient. The waiter who was explaining the dishes to us did so in a way that made us feel very excited and happy about them!

The atmosphere is nice. It’s very trendy and feels classy. The servers are very attentive and enthusiastic about the food here… like really enthusiastic.
Ebi Fritters
— White tiger prawns, herb-​beer battered, sweet chili aioli, chili powder, soy-​balsamic reduction
— I still prefer me some shrimp tempura over this, especially in regards to the batter. Not worth the $ 14 price tag. We ordered this due to our highly enthusiastic server who kept raving about this appetizer.
Salmon Oshi Sushi
–Pressed BC wild sockeye salmon, jalapeño, Miku Sauce
–This was just so-​so. The salmon was not flavourful enough. And because there was way too much rice than fish, you can’t really taste the fish much. The jalapeño gave it a good kick though.
Saba Oshi Sushi
— Pressed house-​cured mackerel, Miso sauce
— Really loved this. If I were to come back here, this is one thing I’d definitely order again. The aburi on the mackerel just brought out full-​on flavours and the sauce what subtle enough to enhance the fish without overpowering it
Miku Roll
— Sockeye salmon, crab, uni, cucumber, rolled in tobiko, Miku sauce
— This is pretty much similar or the same as JaBistro’s signature roll, Jabistroll. However, for some reason, I liked JaBistroll way better. There was just something off with the execution here such that the ingredients didn’t synergize as a whole. It ended up feeling like there was so much going on in one piece.
Green Tea Opera
— green tea genoise, matcha butter cream, dark chocolate ganache, adzuki bean cream, hazelnut wafer, matcha ice cream
— This is more unique and apparently it takes 7 days take (not too sure why though). Really liked the overall taste of the cake. But can pretty much only taste the matcha and bean cream.

I’m a huge Miku fan… and a fan of Miku’s sister restaurant, Minami in Vancouver (both are the daughters of Seigo Nakamura, the founder). And, when I first saw the Miku sign appear a few months ago along Waterfront, I became excited. It was like having an old friend from the West Coast come to visit me in Toronto.
The restaurant has been open a month and some of the West Coast favs are on the menu: the Red Wave Roll, Salmon Oishi Sushi, the Aburi Sushi Sampler… but there are some East Coast specific items: poached lobster, soft shelled crabs, bouillabaisse, and the Smoked Soy Grilled Octopus. It’s a West Coast sushi experience with East Coast fish.
The one thing that is on both menus is their fantastic Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta, which I will could all day, every day. Also, my favourite roll is the Red Wave, which pairs well with a tangy wine like the Hansen Cabernet.
I’m sorry to say that *unfortunately* I notched all other sushi restaurant reviews down one star because Miku raised the bar for sushi in Toronto for me. The atmosphere is upscale and trendy but they won’t turn you away if you’re wearing casual clothes (like sushi restaurants do in San Francisco). The service is completely fantastic.

Miku is everything I expected it to be and more. The service was phenomenal. Food was some of the best sushi I have ever experienced.
Firstly, AJ the server, was the simple the best. Make sure you get him if you decide to visit Miku. He was attentive, polite, kind and did his job and more. I cannot praise him enough.
The Miku roll, scallops and green tea desserts were the highlights of my meal. I highly recommend those choices! The only knock against Miku is that its expensive. Despite that, this is a great resto for a special occasion. Highly recommend and I would come back! 5 stars *****

Miku is a known Japanese restaurant from Vancouver with lots of good praises from Vancouver, so when they opened their Toronto store, I told myself I HAVE to come here!
Booking was easy as they are on OpenTable, but just remember when you book, you are booking the Toronto and not Vancouver location (they have different websites!). Including myself with 4 other friends, we made a booking for Friday at 730pm. As we walked in, we had people immediately greeting us, offering coat checks and quickly seated at our booth table. First impression, decoration is very modern, upscale, bright and beautiful. Our booth seats were very intimate and comfortable.
After browsing through the menu, we ordered:
Smoked Soy Grilled Octopus, Pan Seared Scallops, AAA Sterling Silver Prime Rib, all three Aburi Oshi Sushi (Salmon, Ebi, Saba), Miku Roll, Miku Signature Sushi Selection, Green Tea Opera and Fuji Apple Tatin. We also ordered Gold Omachi and Nakano Ume Sake!
Appetizers (good for 4 people per order):
The Octopus from the Smoked Soy Grilled Octopus appetizer was grilled to perfection, the tentacles were very tender and easy to chew. The other ingredients blended in well with the octopus. The Pan Seared Scallops on the other hand, although beautifully displayed and large, the taste lacks a little flavour.
Entrée (Good for 6 people):
AAA Sterling Silver Prime Rib (10oz) was a lot larger than expected, it comes auto medium rare which was perfect for me. Prime Rib was juicy and the sauce was great. The side baked potatoes and mushrooms were also equally as impressive! I highly recommend.
Sushi:
Out of all the three Aburi Oshi Sushi, I highly recommend the Saba and Salmon as both had great amount of oil from the blowtorching and the sauce pairing were tremendous! I recommend eating the Salmon before the Saba as the latter has a much stronger flavour that will overshadow the salmon.
Mike Roll was decent, but was not superbly impressive, still worth a try if you are feeling for rolls with Uni (Sea urchin) and don’t actually taste it much. In terms of the Nigiri we got from the Miku Signature Sushi Selection, I though the Nigiri was the weakest link in terms of their sushi lineup. The fish was just normal as it didn’t give me the «wow» moment compare to my first bite on the Abrui Oshi Sushi.
Desserts:
Out of the two we ordered, I preferred the Green Tea Opera more. It comes with a VERY strong matcha (green tea) ice cream with match cake on the side. Both were very delicious and 5 of us did fight for this dessert more than the Fuji Apple Tatin.
Sake:
Large selection of Sake, but they were EXPENSIVE and tasted good! The Ume Sake was a little too fruity and sweet for me (plum sake) so I preferred the Gold Omachi more (suited for warm drinking sake style). The Gold Omachi was VERY smooth and I really enjoyed it.
Overall, I really enjoyed my dinner experience on Friday. I would give this 4.5 if Unilocal allows, but since it can’t and I have to pick between a 4 or 5, I had to give this restaurant a 4. The 1 missing start is because this restaurant was a bit weak on the Nigiri sushi we had, and I think for a Japanese restaurant, Nigiri is and should be one of their better items on the menu. Having said that, I will definitely come here again for another meal!

I’ve been to Miku Vancouver, which was a restaurant with a stunning sea-​side view and gorgeous sushi. Miku Toronto is similarly near water but is tucked inside a huge building. We couldn’t find the entrance at first but the waiter let us in through the back door. Everyone immediately exclaimed «IRRASHAIMASE!», regardless of whether or not they were of Japanese descent (some of them had slight accents). They have coat check and they give you a number to hold onto.
It’s a very spacious restaurant swarming with young Asian teenagers (y’know, rich second generation), the wealthy elderly and families trying Miku out. My friend and I probably ordered the least amount of food in the whole restaurant. It’s kind of funny because the tables beside us had piles of artistically crafted food that never seemed to stop coming, but we ordered a humble portion and a dessert, splitting the food between us. The waiter highly suggested the pressed sushi, which Miku is famous for, so we ordered salmon aburi, as well as beef carpaccio and calamari as appetizers. The food came pretty quickly and the appetizers definitely tasted interesting. The calamari had a black sauce that tasted really good with the squid– otherwise the calamari itself was rather bland. I liked the carpaccio because it had chunks of fresh Asian crystal pear to eat it with!
The pressed sushi is very… buttery? One can even call it oily. It’s in a cute rectangular shape with a secret layer of salmon inside of it. It’s worth trying out– it does taste good– but I may try a different kind of aburi sushi next time. The dessert is instagram-​worthy. You should really save some room to eat one of these babies. I think the matcha opera seems to be a popular choice amongst the customers! When we walked by other tables the pretty viridescent dessert sparkled under the light.
I will probably come back to try out other dishes, but on a more special occasion. I just popped in because it was their grand opening at the time. With four dishes, we spent around $ 70~$ 80? We didn’t order any of their huge dishes though, so if you go, the price might be wildly different than what we spent.

I was anticipating great things from this newly opened resto with its spot-​on food pics and the apparent hype so the subsequent letdown was pretty rough.
Located inside the RBC Waterpark building, miku doesn’t have street front entrance so it could be easily missed. With its high ceilings, bright lights and fancy décor, this newly renovated space seemed promising BUT when it got to the food, my money on a final bill of $ 200 for 2 ppl (including tax & tips) could have been MUCH better spent elsewhere.
1) Aburi Oshi Sushi ($ 17) — this is their famous flame seared pressed sushi. We ordered half order of salmon and half order of the mackerel (the salmon was better). Honestly I think our server hyped it up a bit too much for us, she made it sound like it would be life changing but honestly it was just alright. It was obvious from the first bite that the quality of sushi rice here was not on par.
2) Miku Roll ($ 22) — salmon, crab, uni, cucumber and their Miku sauce. Sounded great on paper but was underwhelming. wasn’t able to taste the uni but I did like the crunchy salt pieces they had on top of the flame torched salmon that added interesting texture.
3) Miku Signature sushi set ($ 36) — this set had all their favourites so seemed like a good option to get a bit of everything (including the aburi oshi sushi and miku roll) so if you get this you might not need to get #1 or 2 above.
4) Aburi Prime ($ 55) — reasonably priced omakase experience and was supposed to be the highlight of the night. However, not the freshest fish and I think all the toppings they put on top of the sushi really takes away from the whole experience as seemed much more gimmicky than for taste. Japaleno, orange and okra pieces on top of your sushi?
To be fair they serve Japanese fusion here so if you enjoy fusion style sushi or having prime rib as an option on the menu, you might like it better than I did. but to me it was a classic case of wishing the real thing tasted as good as the photos. You are looking at a place that serves sake in a wine glass. it may rock some people’s boat but unfortunately not mine.