Zuma Miami

Still one of our top three in Miami (another one on that list is La Petit Maison which is owned by the same group). Great food, great service, good ambiance, and an amazing check. But worth it.

This is a Japanese restaurant chain in the U.S. It's quite grand. The Japanese salad is good, the vegetables are fresh, the fried lobster is OK, it's the medium-sized lobster, fried at just the right temperature, and the rice porridge is very fresh.

We love Japanese food and have tried Zuma in other places and this was the best. Lots of good food to choose from, the lobster and black cod were very tasty and fresh. The wait staff were attentive and friendly, Ron looked after us the whole time and he was really nice. We highly recommend this place.

The day we went there was a brunch buffet, and you can choose from a set menu ranging from $95 to $395. The $95 set we ordered provided a hot pot with a variety of mushrooms and vegetables, a main course of beef, salmon, vegetables or chicken, and a dessert platter. You can choose the rest from the buffet!

Seeing the tempting color of the drinks ordered by the table next to us, someone couldn't wait to order "the same the same". But the taste was... the worst ever, no doubt about it, ketchup, chili, pepper, and wine [spit][spit][spit]. When the bill came, it looked like bloody mary [silly smile][silly smile][silly smile] The other dishes were all ok.

Zuma, we just finished our work at around 1pm and happened to pass by. We checked online and found that this restaurant had good reviews. We didn't expect that this restaurant was quite crowded after lunch time. Their sake is particularly authentic.