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Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

By Bob & Leilani Souza

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Souza Realty 916.408.5500 California DRE #01262541

March 13, 2011 12:38 PM

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

As major sushi aficionados, Bob and I have been to many different Japanese restaurants and sushi bars throughout California...and Mikuni Japanese Restaurant is our favorite place to have sushi in the Sacramento area! Mikuni has locations in Roseville, Fair Oaks, Midtown Sacramento, Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Davis, Northstar at Lake Tahoe and Park Meadows in Lone Tree, Colorado (just south of Denver).

Bob and I decided to try something new the other night and order from their Seafood Plates menu, since we've always ordered sushi and sashimi in the past. We'd definitely order both of these plates again, but my favorite between the two was the Pepperfin...it was like having sashimi with a sauce!

Besides having one of the most extensive sushi roll menus around, Mikuni has a secret dish that does not appear on their menu...the 12 o'clock (my very FAVORITE treat!) which is featured in the first photo below. Bob and I decided to try something new the other night and order from their Seafood Plates menu, the Pepperfin and Sauteed White Tuna. We'd definitely order both of these dishes again, but my preference was the Pepperfin...it was like having sashimi in a sauce!

12 o'clock
raw oysters topped with uni (sea urchin), tobiko (fish eggs), green onions and a quail egg yolk
12 o'clock - Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

Pepperfin
thin slices of albacore tuna seasoned w/ spicy peppers, a twist of lemon in soy sauce & sesame oil
Pepperfin - Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

Sauteed White Tuna
sauteed white tuna with garlic lemon sauce and cilantro
Sauteed White Tuna - Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

If you're having a birthday celebration, Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar in Roseville, CA is a fun place to come! I celebrated a couple of birthdays here and I got to spin the Mikuni Wheel of Fortune - one year I won a bag of rice and another year I won a marble soda. :)

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
1565 Eureka Road, Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 797-2112

Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (Roseville, CA)

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Rick Thomas

Fort Myers, FL

Like what you're doing with the blog! The pics and the sushi look great!

Mar 13, 2011 04:44 PM

DeeDee Riley

Windermere Real Estate - El Dorado Hills CA - El Dorado Hills, CA

Realtor - El Dorado Hills & the Surrounding Areas

Leilani - My husband and I love Mikunis! Next time you go try the BBQ Tuna with White sauce (it's seared slightly) and the Black and White! Two of our favorites.

Mar 13, 2011 05:35 PM

Leesa Finley

RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC

RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Oh my goodness, Mikuni's sounds like a terrific place for sushi lovers! (Like me) I love the pictures and yes, that Pepperfin looks amazing!

wake forest nc house chick

Mar 14, 2011 12:25 AM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Leilani, you must be having restaurant week, as all this food looks fabulous!

Mar 14, 2011 06:15 AM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Leilani, this looks like a great place to eat. I have never been that bold to try dishes like that, but I did like the lomi lomi salmon when in Hawaii. (does that count?) ^_~

Mar 14, 2011 02:12 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Thanks, Rick...glad you like it! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 03:41 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

DeeDee, thanks for your recommendations...I'll remember that for next time if I'm not too tempted to order the Pepperfin again! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 03:45 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Thank you, Leesa! Mikuni's is definitely a sushi-lovers heaven! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 03:45 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Joan, I'm just getting caught up on my hyperlocal restaurant posts...but I wish we had a restaurant week in Roseville! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 03:47 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

You're funny, Bruce! Lomi lomi salmon is quite an accomplishment for meat & potato people (not sure if you're one or not, though)...the 12 o'clock ranks high up there on the "daring" scale, with sea urchin, fish eggs and a raw oyster! :)

Leilani

Mar 14, 2011 03:49 PM

Bruce Walter

Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Leilani, I just absolutely loved the lomi lomi salmon and would try and have it several times whenever we visited the islands. I just have always been wary of eating raw fish because of the potential for parasites. You are much bolder than I!

Mar 15, 2011 12:59 AM

Michelle Gibson

Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL

REALTOR

Leilani - My husband and son would LOVE Mikuni Japanese Restaurant, they can't get enough sushi.

Mar 15, 2011 04:47 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Leilani Very picturesque and appetizing post on a local Japanese restaurant - you know how to make it temping

Mar 16, 2011 03:16 AM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Bruce, you know you're an honorary kama'aina when you start eating lomi lomi salmon with poi...and that's not raw, it's just the taro root pounded into a paste! :)

Leilani

P.S. Bold I am when it comes to food. I eat (and love!) deep fried shrimp heads...eyes and all! It's sort of a delicacy called "amaebi" in Japanese restaurants and they serve it with the raw body of the shrimp as sushi.

Mar 16, 2011 02:39 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

And not you, Michelle? ;)

Leilani

Mar 16, 2011 02:40 PM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Thank you, Karen...this was an easy meal to photograph, especially with the beautiful colors in the first dish. :)

Leilani

Mar 16, 2011 02:42 PM

Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate

M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Leilani, My sister absolutely loves sushi. Each time she comes to visit from N. Florida we head out to a Sushi Bar.

Mar 17, 2011 10:28 AM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Sandy, your sister sounds like me...I'd hit the sushi bars even BEFORE I head out shopping! :)

Leilani

Mar 17, 2011 04:45 PM

Mike Young

203kOnLine.com, covering the USA - Hickory, NC

FHA 203k Consultant 916-758-1809 cell direct

Before I had ever tried Sushi I felt I wouldn't like it at all. A friend took me there for the first time a few years ago and was so excited that I liked to try new things. When I found out it was a Sushi bar I was a bit discourage but her enthusiasm overwelmed me and I kept my mouth closed.. She took over the ordering and was I surprized to see there was lots of dishes there I actually enjoyed. Now, I'm up for it, and these photos are wonderful... so life like. thanks for sharing, M

Mar 20, 2011 08:42 AM

Bob & Leilani Souza

Souza Realty 916.408.5500 - Roseville, CA

Greater Sacramento Area Homes, Land & Investments

Mike, thanks for sharing your sushi story...this sounds just like how I introduced Bob to sushi when we first started dating! I'm glad he passed the sushi test. :)

Leilani

Mar 20, 2011 04:11 PM