Here is the thing, around the end of November, my wife wanted to go out and celebrate her birthday. So, I started to look for places to go. I was looking for some night clubs but since there appears to not be a single decent nightclub in St. Louis, one without fights, shootings, thugs, or with at least somewhat dance-able music, we skipped the dancing. I was thinking of places to go when I noticed that a restaurant had "Liked" my facebook page about Tasty-Magazine. I wondered if that was because the restaurant liked to read the blog in general or if it wanted to be reviewed. Either way, I thought it should work. My wife could order the Sushi and Sashimi choices and I could order everything else.
So, we arrived at Miso, on Meremac, on a cold and rainy Saturday evening. We came in the upstairs area and upon seeing it packed, it was suggested that we move downstairs and then go and enjoy the full service in the Lounge area. We walked down the stairs to a dimly lit area with some nice music and we were led to a smooth couch with some glass tables, lit with candles. The are was pretty romantic, except for the big screen showing some college football.
I wanted to try many things and have a good time. So, like other famous reviewers, I made a wide selection of foods as my wife stayed along things she enjoyed. I ordered many items on the "Share Plates" selection as these were meant to go with many people but I ordered many, thinking that the serving sizes would be small, since the way the restaurant seemed. I was wrong. The overall severing size was quite large as you would need what I would guess to be 4 people to eat one Share Plate.
I first received the "Sesame Dragon Wings" with a creamy cilantro dressing. I like the hot wings, which were good hot wings, a 3 out of 5, but there was nothing special about them. Someone had sprinkled black and white sesame seeds on the hot wings and they were not overly spicy either. The sauce wasn't that good, as it was described as being a creamy cilantro dressing but was really blue cheese dressing with a sprinkling of dried cilantro. They were good and I think people should order them, but I have a thing for hot wings.
I then ordered a plate of "Kobe Sliders", which were described as coming with "carmelized onion, Yuzu truffled aioli and “Tokyo” style fries". What I received was a plate of sliders, which is the term now for small hamburgers. I forgot if there were four or three of them on the plate. They had butter grilled buns, a large heaping of grilled onions and Kobe beef in the middle with just a dollop of sauce. The burgers were cooked right for being Kobe beef, which meant that they were seared on the outside and pink on the inside. The meat, by itself was very flavorful and moist. The "Tokyo fries" was not what I had expected. The fries were also an item on the "Share Menu" and a small discussion with my wife had resulted with a thought that the fries, which were said to be "nori-furikake style fries", should have been fries with the rice seasoning of seaweed and spices. All that could be tasted was regular French style fries with salt on them. I know what the nori-furikake seasoning tastes like as my wife has several cans at home for her use and they all have a stronger flavor than what was on the fries here. Don't get me wrong, the burgers made up for the fries, so it wasn't a failure. Just don't expect some outrageous fries with your outrageous burger. The burger was a 4 out of 5 and the fries were a 2 out of 5.
We then had the "Steamed Pork Pot stickers with pork, shrimp, soy vinegar sauce". I'm not a huge fan of seafood and while I thought that the pot stickers wee very tasty, a 3 out of 5, the sauce was very fishy and I avoided it. The pot stickers were light, crunchy and flavorful as the sauce was heavy and fishy.
I also ordered some sushi rolls for my wife, who loves sushi. She said that overall the quality of the fish was very good, extremely good. She loved the meal but had some misses in her hits. The idea was that the classic sushi rolls were excellent. Although, when there was a signature roll made by Miso, the flavors seemed to not work together and either fall flat or be to complicated to get a good harmony of flavors out of it. One of the rolls which my wife ordered said it had Kimchi in it and was supposed to be Korean inspired. However, my wife loves Kimchi, proper Kimchi, the kind which had been fermenting for up to a year, like REAL Kimchi. The Kimchi that was placed within this roll, however was not real Kimchi. The Kimchi tasted like lightly picked cabbage, not even pickled enough to taste like sauerkraut, but just like someone took some cabbage and poured some white vinegar on top. My wife couldn't finish that roll and was quite displeased. I think she would have given her overall sushi experience a 3 out of 5 though.
So, overall, it would appear that Miso is a good place to go. It ranks right up there with some of the nicer places in St. Louis. I would say that if you are looking for a nicer place for a Sushi date, then you need to go to Sushi.
So, we arrived at Miso, on Meremac, on a cold and rainy Saturday evening. We came in the upstairs area and upon seeing it packed, it was suggested that we move downstairs and then go and enjoy the full service in the Lounge area. We walked down the stairs to a dimly lit area with some nice music and we were led to a smooth couch with some glass tables, lit with candles. The are was pretty romantic, except for the big screen showing some college football.
I wanted to try many things and have a good time. So, like other famous reviewers, I made a wide selection of foods as my wife stayed along things she enjoyed. I ordered many items on the "Share Plates" selection as these were meant to go with many people but I ordered many, thinking that the serving sizes would be small, since the way the restaurant seemed. I was wrong. The overall severing size was quite large as you would need what I would guess to be 4 people to eat one Share Plate.
I first received the "Sesame Dragon Wings" with a creamy cilantro dressing. I like the hot wings, which were good hot wings, a 3 out of 5, but there was nothing special about them. Someone had sprinkled black and white sesame seeds on the hot wings and they were not overly spicy either. The sauce wasn't that good, as it was described as being a creamy cilantro dressing but was really blue cheese dressing with a sprinkling of dried cilantro. They were good and I think people should order them, but I have a thing for hot wings.
I then ordered a plate of "Kobe Sliders", which were described as coming with "carmelized onion, Yuzu truffled aioli and “Tokyo” style fries". What I received was a plate of sliders, which is the term now for small hamburgers. I forgot if there were four or three of them on the plate. They had butter grilled buns, a large heaping of grilled onions and Kobe beef in the middle with just a dollop of sauce. The burgers were cooked right for being Kobe beef, which meant that they were seared on the outside and pink on the inside. The meat, by itself was very flavorful and moist. The "Tokyo fries" was not what I had expected. The fries were also an item on the "Share Menu" and a small discussion with my wife had resulted with a thought that the fries, which were said to be "nori-furikake style fries", should have been fries with the rice seasoning of seaweed and spices. All that could be tasted was regular French style fries with salt on them. I know what the nori-furikake seasoning tastes like as my wife has several cans at home for her use and they all have a stronger flavor than what was on the fries here. Don't get me wrong, the burgers made up for the fries, so it wasn't a failure. Just don't expect some outrageous fries with your outrageous burger. The burger was a 4 out of 5 and the fries were a 2 out of 5.
I also ordered some sushi rolls for my wife, who loves sushi. She said that overall the quality of the fish was very good, extremely good. She loved the meal but had some misses in her hits. The idea was that the classic sushi rolls were excellent. Although, when there was a signature roll made by Miso, the flavors seemed to not work together and either fall flat or be to complicated to get a good harmony of flavors out of it. One of the rolls which my wife ordered said it had Kimchi in it and was supposed to be Korean inspired. However, my wife loves Kimchi, proper Kimchi, the kind which had been fermenting for up to a year, like REAL Kimchi. The Kimchi that was placed within this roll, however was not real Kimchi. The Kimchi tasted like lightly picked cabbage, not even pickled enough to taste like sauerkraut, but just like someone took some cabbage and poured some white vinegar on top. My wife couldn't finish that roll and was quite displeased. I think she would have given her overall sushi experience a 3 out of 5 though.
So, overall, it would appear that Miso is a good place to go. It ranks right up there with some of the nicer places in St. Louis. I would say that if you are looking for a nicer place for a Sushi date, then you need to go to Sushi.
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