Miga Korean & Japanese BBQ Restaurant

I liked the food and it was very crowded when I went in so I know I’m not biased, but the service could use more improvement… I forgot the lady’s name but she kept pointing out my friend’s braces and made my friend extremely unconfortable.

Came here for lunch on a Saturday and it was decently packed. My group ordered the Spicy Pork Bulgogi and Spicy Chicken Bibimbap to share. We also ordered a Kids’ Combo for a child in our group. Overall, the food here is really good, as the meat is perfect marinated. Since we only ordered one portion of KBBQ, they cooked it for us and brought it out. Everything from the banchan to the main dishes were fresh and flavourful. I deducted one star for what seemed to be often miscommunication with the servers. For instance, when we were asked what we would like to drink, they were told that everyone wanted tea. The server then proceeded to bring out water for some reason. Also, the kid wanted orange juice (which came complimentary with the Kids’ Combo) but the server brought out apple juice. It was just a few inconsistencies that resulted in the ⁴⁄₅ rating.
In terms of ambiance, the restaurant is very sleek and modern. They used traditional cues yet executed it in a modern way. I really enjoyed the restaurant, as it felt very upscale and luxurious. This should be expected however, since the price here seems a little higher than other places.
P. S.: They give out free Haagen Daz ice cream with a Unilocal check in. The man said I had to post a review first but I clarified with him that the offer was with check in only, so he shouldn’t make customers obligated to review.

I read on here «you get what you pay for» well I did certainly, and I remained hungry … Premium for 2. Ordered a seafood pancake as well. The quality and atmosphere was nice. The meat was ok, nothing crazy. Very expensive. Felt ripped off. Another star would be awarded for some extra meat, otherwise 3 for being far to expensive for such a little amount of food.

Nice, quiet Korean restaurant that offers tabletop cooking as well as a wide variety of dishes. We were immediately greeted, seated, and served a pot of tea for a Sunday lunch. I got the dolsot bibimbap with beef and veggies. It came with 3 side dishes and a small bowl of soup. The soup was kind of too salty but meh, it’s ok.
The bibimbap itself was awesome. It’s basically rice (with a hint of sesame flavour) with different cooked veggies and marinated beef on top served in an extremely hot stone pot. All the bibimbaps come with a raw egg on top (which kiiind of cooks since the dish is so hot) but I didn’t want it raw at all, so I asked the waitress if it’s possible to have it cooked. She said sure, but it costs a whopping $ 2. Uhhhh… so I just asked to have the egg out of my dish. Also, one of the veggies is shiitake mushrooms (which I enjoyed) but it does have a distinct flavour that may not agree with some.
The best part of bibimbap is that the dish stays hot until you finish it. And the rice at the very bottom of the stone bowl turns into a crispy, cracker-​like texture with a unique flavour (called nooroongji) which some people can’t get enough of.

I go to this place with my husband so many times I just realized I never reviewed it. Our friends introduced us to this place and we have been going here for the last 4 years. On average, probably once a month. Would come more often but I’m afraid then I won’t need to turn around to see my bum.
Food: Delicious!!! We have brought friends and family here and they all love it. So flavorful. It’s authentic good Korean BBQ. We love the family set. My husband loves eating the meat with salad and their tofu paste. I love their spicy beef noodle. The maki rolls are delicious as well. I like their tofu soup too. Our favorite is the premium bbq set. They have tapas now which is a nice update.
Atmosphere: lovely. lively but private as the tables are just far enough. The washroom is always clean unlike some asian places. Once we took my parents and siblings here and they gave us a private room in the back, really private and nice. For big groups, should book one of those rooms.
Service: Friendly. Prompt. Lovely staff. The owner or manager, small pretty asian lady always come to greet us and say hi when we drop by. Very friendly. They change the grill often. Always prompt with the food and overall just friendly.
Price: compared to ayce chinese run korean bbq it is more expensive but then again you get what you pay for. This place, the meat quality is really f’in fantastic. It is pretty cheap actually. 60 for the combo. Comes with refills of appetizers. Soup. Salad. Lots of meat. I am always too full so never claim the free ice cream with checkins.
Highly recommend! Four years we have been going here and the quality has always been the same — excellent. Actually we are leaving now to go there — gobble gobble gobble.

Came here for lunch. Ordered the stone pot beef and veg bibimbap … It was off the hook delicious. I’ve had bibimbap at other places, but the stone pot method was by far the best. Not greasy, lots of flavour, crunchy rice at the bottom added great texture. The small tray of complimentary apps and a side of kimchi was a perfect touch too.
The service was very quick but not rushed. Polite and very welcoming. An amazing treat!

I wasnt impressed with this place at all. They are not generous with the side dishes, most of the Korean places give a generous amount of food. They are also a bit more expensive. We asked for a dessert menu and they only have Haagen — dazs ice cream which is served in the same package is bought including the plastic spoon! Service was good though.

I have been going to Miga for the past 10 years. They are consistently good in their service, food quality and variety. Both Korean and Japanese dishes are very good and the meats and seafood are of high quality.
If you go for lunch, the specials are probably the way to go. Ordering from the regular menu gets quite expensive, and I think the main reason that the food is so good that you keep wanting to order for beef.
Like most Asian restaurants, you might find the service a bit «hurried» but just take you time and enjoy the dishes slowly and eventually the wait staff will adapt to your pace. The tables each have a call button for service so take your time, enjoy and just ring for service when you need it.

Not too authentic but GOOD enough.
Whenever I see a hybrid restaurant with its sign shining bright at the parking lot, I would turn around and drive away. I have the same impression when I saw their sign proudly displaying «Korean & Japanese Restaurant.» I said to myself, oh no, this is going to be another nightmare. I had no choice because I didn’t pick the place.
Miga greeted us with a Chinese tea pot and pricey menu. For someone who’s spoiled by super authentic Korean all you can eat restaurants in ktown DTLA, usually I don’t have to think twice about what I am going to get, it’s usually A, B, or C. This is NOT an AYCE place and It took us a while to go through the menu. My buddy and I ordered a BBQ combo for two, shrimp tempura, and a spicy tofu stew. Shrimp tempura was ok but the mashed reddish was missing (the white stuff you usually mix with the soy sauce), spicy tofu stew was a bit salty but still good, and last but not least the BBQ combo was just right, again, pork was a bit too salty.
It turns out to be a better than expected experience, not the best Korean BBQ experience, but if you want a little of both (Korean & Japanese), this place will not disappoint. This place feels upscale and it is not cheap. Not the place you will come with a big group, get intoxicated and eat loads of meat. Good for family or somewhat serious dinners.
Service was phenomenal. By the way, did I mention they provide mouth wash in the bathroom? Thumbs up to that! «Honey, let’s make out in the parking lot after dinner!»

I’m going to preface this by saying that I have been here more than a handful of times and when I was here this past Saturday it was by far one of the worst experiences I have had there. I’m not sure if they went u see new management, but they no longer sell sushi and the wait stuff are not very attentive. The only reason why I am even giving two stars is because the food was good.
When we arrived it was past the lunch hour rush. It took a few minutes for someone to even notice we were at the door and to seat us. We ordered BBQ combo #1 which included two rice, two miso soup, salad or Korean lettuce to wrap your meat, la short ribs, bulgogi, spicy chicken and spicy pork.
They started by bringing out the side dishes that were served in an aesthetically pleasing serving plates for each individual which included mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, fish cakes and kimchi. Everything was delicious except for the kimchi which was not fermented and you could taste the fishiness. After that we waited and waited and finally asked when we would be getting our food. Considering the fact that we BBQ it ourselves I didn’t get why it took so long.
When the meat finally came out the portions were very small as it says it’s enough for two it really isn’t. Once they started up the BBQ I asked if we were going to get the salad which they forgot about and they brought it out. It was basically just the Korean lettuce haphazardly pulled apart and some dressing tossed on. Very poor effort I would say. Once we started bbqing they were not quick to change our grill and the level of service was just horrible.
Bottom line is unless you want to pay an exorbitant amount of money and receive very little probably not the best place to go. The service was severely lacking and would hate to see it when it is busy.

Whenever my Korean coworker and I are on a gig together, I drag him to the nearest Korean BBQ that looks interesting, and we weren’t the least disappointed in Miga.
We were seated quickly, our server was very cool, and we got our marinated meat in short order and started cooking. The barbecues here are set down into the table and flat-​topped, so no giant metal mound blocking conversation at the table. The servers brought out a knob of pork fat and greased the surface for us. Then we started grilling our goods.
The tastes were very fine, with the spicy pork and chicken competing for first place. The side dishes, small as the portions were, were still very tasty. The lettuce leaves we were given to make chicken rolls were fresh and crispy and just right for the task. As the barbecues became charred, the servers swapped them out repeatedly for fresh ones and even re-​greased the surface for us.
While we didn’t quite finish our bottle of Soju (GUNBAE!!), we left stuffed and happy and maybe crushing just a little bit on our waitress haha.

Amazing place for KBBQ. Undoubtedly on the pricier side, but I argue that it’s worth it for the service and the quality of the food.
Banchan (sides)
Delicious! We got cabbage kimchi, potatoes with a sweet syrup, cucumber kimchi, and a potato salad of sorts. All were quite delicious (⁴⁄₅)
Mandu (dumplings)
Great dumplings – tasty filling, not too salty and comes with a great dipping sauce (⁴⁄₅)
Haemul Pajeon (seafood pancake)
Sooooooo good. Every time I come here I always get their seafood pancake because it’s jam packed with fresh seafood. The best I’ve had in Mississauga easily (⁵⁄₅)
Jumuluk (prime rib eye)
Was really fresh tasting and melt-​in-​your-​mouth delicious (⁴⁄₅)
Saeng Kalbi (AAA+ bone in beef short rib)
Meh. Wasn’t impressed really, a bit tough and tastes way better marinated (³⁄₅)
Samgyeopsal (pork belly)
I always love pork belly! It’s my favourite choice for KBBQ and Miga does it right. Please eat with the kimchi and ssamjjang! Omnomnomnom (⁵⁄₅)
Dwenjang Jjigae (soybean stew)
Not great. Sorry Miga, but you ought to step up your stew game (²⁄₅)
So we got the Premium Combo that came with the all the barbecue meats and the stew ($ 60). On the weekends, it’s 15% off so do try it out! If you’re a fan of the more popularized marinated KBBQ options like bulgogi and L.A. Kalbi, they also have those options here and they taste great. I can’t vouch for the stone rice bowls or any of the stews, but the BBQ here is fantastic and the people are great! Again, all in all out bill came to a little over $ 100, which is pricy considering that we got only 8 – 10 slices for each type of meat, but it’s fresh and delicious and in my humble opinion, worth it!

4.5, rounding up to a 5. Comfortable large space with soft music in the background, good for large groups or small. Service was great, and they gave us all delicious fried dumplings on the house. Roasted tea is yums too!
For me, the apps (small dishes) at Korean restaurants are really important, and Miga’s apps are awesome. My favourite is the seaweed. Although I’ve enjoyed the kimchi dish more elsewhere, and the potato one was a bit too goopy for my liking.
Ordered the kimchi pancake, and was surprised to find that it had octopus in it. It comes on a wooden table platter, piping hot. Loved it.
I got the raw beef bibimbap as my main. I stirred the beef around and it took a while for it to cook (it also shrunk so I think you end up getting less beef than if you order the pre-​cooked one). Next time I’ll probably stick with the cooked beef one so that I also don’t have to wait for it to cook! The crunchy rice parts from the sides of the bowl were the best part.
Tried a bit of the spicy soon tofu, and the flavour was really good.
All in all, really enjoyed this place!

Solid KBBQ in Mississauga that offers traditional experience of Korean BBQ.
Miga has been around since I was in highschool, I will spare the details on how long ago that was, but lets just say, its been a while!
My friends and I came here because we were in search of some good ol «traditional» Korean BBQ, where you get the lettuce to wrap your meat in — different from the westernized Korean Grill House chain you’ll find downtown.
For a Saturday Night, the service was great. Our Server’s name was Laurence/​Lawrence. He greeted us with a smile and maintained a positive attitude throughout our service, despite a few grill hiccups we had.
The meat was delicious, we ordered the «recommended» Beef BBQ Combo and added on a side of duck. Both were marinated well and the when cooked, had great flavour that you didn’t really need to add more sauce to.
I was really impressed that they were generous with their appetizers, I feel like a lot of Korean places kind of give you that snare after you ask for 2 refills, but at Miga they offered once they saw our dishes were empty. The lettuce was also AYCE, without an additional charge as well. Bonus!
Overall, Miga has great décor, great ambience. There is even a private party room area if you want to hold a large event.
They’ve definitely upped their game, and I won’t hesitate to come back here again.

First thing you notice when you walk in, is the inevitable smell of BBQ (surprisingly, it’s not overpowering). Immediately, your stomach sinks and your hunger level triples.
Second thing that caught my eye? The GIANT curved oled TV! And with my Blue Jays game on? Okay, these guys have already earned major brownie points in my book.
Like most, if not all, Korean places, they have a call button on every table. In addition to their private booths, Miga offers a dim, intimate-​feely atmosphere — pretty hard to come by, for a table bbq place.
Is it bad that I could munch on their cold dishes all day?
We ordered the Premium BBQ, which came with two different types of Kalbi, some pork belly, and stewed soy bean soup. For the two of us, that was the perfect amount of food. Especially when you factor in the infinite cold dishes, rice and salad.
The cleanliness in this restaurant was on point. Their waitstaff were super friendly — to the point where it was kind of scary. They certainly made us feel like VIPs, when we had their entire staff cooking and serving us. The only thing we had to do on our own, was put the food in our mouths.
**** Why no 5 stars? The one and only flaw to our visit? Here’s where it goes downhill.
The staff forgot to fill the water under the grill, which led to the pot of charcoal almost popping in our faces. Luckily neither of us had our hands or faces near, when it popped with sparks. I will mention however, some of it did hit the side of my face, where it was tingling for a few minutes. Throughout the first half of the meal, I thought for sure this would be a 4 or 5 star.
But this negligence (hopefully it was a one off), could have led to an actual burn. As apologetic as they were, they did blatantly admit one of the staff forgot to fill up the water.
At the end of our meal, once we had turned out grill off, they were very quick to clear everything and bring us the bill — before we even asked. Not even a chance to contemplate dessert. We were very friendly and courteous, throughout the entire dinner, even after the incident (as though they were rushing us out, in case we soon discover any burns or decide to argue about the bill).
As good as the food was, I can’t justify any more than 3.5 stars when you look at the entire experience as a whole.
Good service can make up for bad food, but good food can’t replace bad service.

My long wait for a great authentic Korean BBQ place is finally over!
Just thinking about Miga makes me want to go back, NOW!
They have $ 10 (including tax) take out meals that are just to die for also if you pay cash free miso soup! Comes with rice and traditional Korean side dishes and a choice of meat either chicken, pork, spare ribs, and BBQ beef. Great for lunch or dinner.
That’s just the icing on top of the cake. Great place for dine in. If you want to do traditional Korean BBQ may I recommend meal # 1. You get 4 different meats (chicken, pork, spare ribs, and BBQ beef) you get a side of Korean BBQ sauce. To start you get a delicious salad, miso soup and unlimited traditional Korean sides i. e teriyaki potatoes, kimchi, bean sprouts, collard greens, and of course steamed rice. This accompanied by a bottle of Asahi Japan’s # 1 beer is one heck of a meal!
Not in the mood for Korean BBQ? Try their Bi Bim bap or any of their hot rice bowls. Enjoy!!!

Honestly speaking, most Korean/​Japanese restaurants offer the same variety and the food can taste slightly better or worse than other restaurants depending on whether you go on a good day or bad.
However, Miga’s my go-​to place for this Korean/​Japanese food because its service sets itself way above other restaurants.
First of all, the atmosphere of the restaurant is really nice because the décor and furniture in the place are soft on the eyes – making it look classy instead of tacky. Secondly, they have TVs there so you can watch games and such while you eat. But most importantly, the waiters there are so attentive and very well-​trained. If you’re cooking your own food, there will be a waiter there to change the BBQ tray as soon as it gets burnt. That way you know that you’re not cooking your food on ashes and it’s safe to eat. They have a button that you can press when you need service but all the times I’ve been there, I’ve never had to press it once because there’s always been an attentive waiter.
The second time I went there, I had the same waiter as the first time I went, and he had already recognized me and my dad. He asked us if we wanted the same order as last time or to try something new – he even remembered what we previously ordered!
Overall, I love going to Miga and I highly recommend it due to its strong service.

Food here lived up to the positive reviews of Unilocal.Food here was fresh and filling. Food prices were on par with similar surrounding restaurants. However, the ‘famous stone pot’ was a bit on the small side and the seafood udon was just very average.
Will return to try their barbecue.

Agree with one of the reviews– hit or miss
Before when I went with my Korean friend who ordered in Korean, we got fast attentive service but when I went with my bf and we ordered in English we got poor service.
We ordered the premium combo
+ good quality meat
+ server cut and placed our meat on the grill
— small portions, was expecting a bit more for $ 60
— had to ask for lettuce, garlic and Sam jjang for kbbq (are these not fundamental kbbq condiments?)
— asked for our soup and rice and didn’t come until we finished our food
Not very pleased since it was my bf’s first time at miga!

Definitely a lot more Korean than Japanese. They have a wide range of Korean dishes and only basic Japanese dishes (tempura, teriyaki, some sushi rolls).
They offer a variety of dining options — table cooking, all you can eat, and a la carte. My group went with the a la carte style as they had over 20 lunch specials at a decent price ($ 11 – 15).
I chose to order the raw beef in a stone pot with multigrain rice. Everything was quite tasty, though the size of the serving of beef was a little on the small side. There was a lot of food though, as by the end of the meal I was stuffed. Solid meal for $ 13.
The service was great. Like most Korean/​Japanese restaurants, they have a button you can press to ask for service, but we never had to use it as there were an abundance of servers walking around, ready to help with whatever was necessary. My group all felt a feeling of genuine niceness from the servers.
The non-​lunch specials are more expensive than the average Korean/​Japanese restaurant, but nothing that breaks the bank.
Lastly, the interior. It’s well decorated, with a dark, intimate vibe. They have a large curved LCD TV — my first time seeing one in a restaurant. They have different styles of rooms — even one room where you can try seiza (the traditional Japanese sitting style). It’s very difficult though, haha.
Miga is very good at what it does. Solid 4 stars.