Aoki Japanese Restaurant in Miri is an impressive Japanese place with an extensive menu and cute interior.
Location: Lot 2945, Jalan Bulan Sabit, Faradale Commercial Centre, 98000 Miri, Sarawak
Operating Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 11:30 am–2:30 pm & 5:00 pm–9:30 pm and Saturday to Sunday, 11:30 am–9:30 pm
Trying Japanese Food at Aoki Restaurant Miri
To start I got salmon sashimi along with some refreshing drinks. The salmon was fresh and orange with nice marbling.
Next I got the garlic dragon roll which came with a nice garlic mayo drizzled on top.
Next we got scallop tama don which a scallop stir fry on a bed of rice. It was umami and made for a nice meal.
We also got a plate of prawn tempura, they were hot, golden and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
The salmon teriyaki bento came with salmon steak, sashimi and inari with a side of rice.
We also got the saba teriyaki set too which also came with soup and rice.
The softshell crab omurice was also a nice dish with crispy crab and and soft omelet.
Lastly, the unagi don with unagi fish covered in an Umaria red sauce, soft omelet and a bed of rice.
Menu at Aoki Restaurant
The menu at Aoki restaurant started with Japanese imported ice-cream sandwiches and Japanese Hata sodas.
The inari sushi menu had many options like salmon, maduro, wakame and even mango avocado to choose from.
Next were the rice sushi in many protein variants like duck, salmon, unagi, egg and hamachi along with avocado too.
Next in the menu were Temaki and Sushi roll which were interesting and had an extensive menu.
The menu was also in Japanese for that authentic Japanese restaurant look. There was also maki along with special constructive sushi with spicy, mayo, egg and fish options.
The last few options for sushi included artisan maki which looked nicely crafted.
Next was the mains, snacks and salad menu which offered vegetarian and meat yaki, quicks bites and seafood salads with soup to pair with them
The yaki menu was really extensive and continues with seafood items too which was impressive.
They had a variety of deep fried snacks like tempura and karaage for that crunchy bite.
For soul food the menu had rice, omurice and noodle meals which was perfect as mains.
The don menu included fried seafood topped on rice and the sashimi menu displayed fresh cuts of fish.
They also had fuller meals like rice bowls, bento boxes and meals.
For drinks they offered both hot and cold options with even fresh fruit juice.
