May

Miyako Japanese Restaurant – Doral, Florida

As I’m clicking my heels (I don’t wear high heels before some of you jump to conclusions), I’m saying to myself,” There’s no place like a burger joint. ” Since I can’t live by burger alone (I guess I could but let’s be honest here) , I will occasionally attempt to eat at establishments that don’t have a burger in sight. Miyako is known for being a sushi place which is problem number one since I don’t like sushi. So how did I end up here? My parents brought me some Fried rice (Fried rice in a Japanese place? I thought it was exclusive to Chinese places) a few weeks ago and I was left speechless by how good it was. Whenever I order fried rice, I always get vegetable fried rice. This fried rice had no meat and/or seafood in sight which is good for me. It really was the best fried rice I’ve ever had. My parents decide they’re heading out to Miyako and I tag along to see what else I may be able to consume. They both get Miso Soup, I’m not a fan of it since it looks like water where you would hand wash your clothes.While they’re downing their dirty water, our Shrimp Tempura appetizer shows up.Besides the 2 long breaded shrimp there are some vegetables as well as sweet potato type fries. Not too shabby. I order for my meal, Katsu. Katsu is boneless, breaded and then fried chicken. So I played it safe but there was nothing I was willing to go out on a limb and try, so sorry. I also ask for a spicy mustard and before you know it, I’m crying. My mother orders the Salmon Crunch! She apparently really loves this thing because before I could even get a picture about half of it is gone. My father orders the Volcano Roll, I guess the deal with this is that it’s spicy. The one last item I ordered was the fried rice, that’s a double order in the picture.I still can’t get over how good that rice is. Our waitress ends up being pretty funny, and she’s not Japanese but Chinese. The person serving us our drinks was Cuban and the manager I believe is Nicaraguan. So, not all things are as they appear except for the rice, that thing is really good as was the dirty water.