Miku Restaurant would like to thank their current property management company as well as the patrons of the Guiness Tower at 1055 West Hastings Street, for a very successful four years.

To view a list of all the winners, please check out Where to Dine Award Winners.

Expansion was never an ‘if’ but only a matter of when and where.  When the opportunity of a spot in Yaletown arose, we knew it was the right place and time.  We are honored to take over the lease at Goldfish Seafood and Chops, a place that was well loved by many Vancouverites.  Bud Kanke has been nothing but supportive and his guidance and advice has proved invaluable to the team.

Miku’s new sister restaurant, Minami, is scheduled to open early this Summer.  Minami is the name of Seigo’s youngest daughter and when written in Japanese; Minami  symbolically means ‘a beautiful wave.’ This is to follow the footsteps of his first venture in North America, Miku which is the name of his eldest daughter, meaning ‘a beautiful sky.’  Minami will be the younger, more relaxed sister of Miku while still focusing on our Aburi brand.

Our corporate philosophy, ningenmi, is a term to describe the belief that success can only be achieved when it is built upon the passion and pride from each individual embracing it at heart.  What we keep in mind on a daily basis is the philosophy that ‘to bring joy into someone’s life, joy will follow in our life.’  Our goal is to offer a great dining experience to each of our guests and we do this with our whole heart everyday.

We are honored to be a part of such a vibrant neighborhood and are excited to showcase our love for Aburi style cuisine and most importantly, our passion for great service and people to the Yaletown community.  Seigo believes when surrounded by the right people and environment the world will present itself with limitless opportunities.  Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to open Minami Restaurant, we look forward to celebrating with you on opening day.

For any updates on the progress of Minami, keep checking back on our blog!

Miku Restaurant loves what Growing Chef! does for the kids in our community, and most importantly, we wanted to support an initiative that is making an impact both environmentally and socially. To celebrate this partnership, we have decorated our Christmas tree to represent this collaboration. So next time you come and dine at Miku, please consider ordering Vivreau , because every bottle goes towards educating children about making healthier and more sustainable lifestyle choices.

Yesterday, the sushi chefs had some very special guests join them behind the sushi bar to learn about the secrets of making Aburi sushi.  It’s not very often people are let into the sushi bar, but yesterday was an exception — it was the 17th year for Take Your Kid to Work Day.  Over 200,000 grade 9 students across the nation participated and tagged along with family, friends or complete strangers to learn about their trade of work.  The range of Take your Kids to Work Day is vast, students have the opportunity to go anywhere they like.  For instance, kids can go to a corporate office, work with fire fighters, go into a bank vault — the possibilities are endless.  In Francesca and Kelsey’s case they joined us to work behind the sushi bar, just for the simple fact that they LOVE eating sushi. Sushi Chef Kazuhiro took them under his wing for the day and taught them how to make our signature dish — Aburi Salmon Oshi Sushi.  They surely impressed the team with their skills and even had a hand at using the blow torch.  Who knows, maybe in 15 you will see Francesca and Kelsey behind the sushi bar!

We have successfully integrated the Squirrel POS software on Apple Ipad in our restaurant, and we couldn’t be more excited!  With it’s easy navigation and intuitive manner, the Miku staff have had a smooth and easy transition from our previous POS terminals.  Eventually, we will take this system and implement it in all of our North American locations – watch out for it!

Please click HERE for the official press release.