Mirakuya Japanese Restaurant

I haven’t ordered many times from here but as of right now they got good sushi for decent prices too. I mostly ordered from the Wilkes-​barre location, not yet the Hazleton even though I live in Hazleton ironically.
Rolls I’ve tried many times are the Y2k and the American, both are good!

My «go to» sushi spot. Great service and they remember you from the last visit. You can enjoy an entertaining hibachi meal or watch the sushi chefs prepare tools right in front of you. Staff is very attentive and knowledgable

Good sushi… good prices. I Love the Salmon Avocado Rolls… which is my favorite. Decent portions. and there always seems to have a good crowd of people… which is always a very good sign. Will make sure I post again when I try the hibachi.

Liked the samurai roll. Salmon was fresh. Salad was good. Prices are relatively cheap. I ate everything before i could take a picture. Overall surprisingly good for the area.

C’MON…If you wanna get the Party started Quickly you need to have Hibachi at this place. If your not into getting Saki squirted into your Mouth you should probably just stay home and watch episodes of Murder She Wrote. If you want to hang with Keva and the rest of the Entertaining Staff this is the place for you. The food is great as well. You’ll be high-​fiving strangers by the end of your meal. The Spicy Squid is a great way to kick off the night on the Appetizer Tip.

Mirakuya is the best place for sushi hands down in Wilkes-​Barre. As someone who has tried the rest I can say this with the certainty. The only downside is that their ventilation system seems to not like to keep up with the hibachi tables and you leave smelling like hibachi most of the time. A small price to pay for great sushi.

I will never go there again. It only took them 2 ½ hrs to seat us. And by the time we ate it was 10:30.
And soon as I home I was sick.
I will never go there again.

Went there today, never again. You only have one shot, to make a first impression.

I have been coming here for years with nothing but positive experiences. The sushi is good, presentation is superb, and the service is great. The host remembers us and seats us in the seats without question every time we visit. The hibachi is the most entertaining in the area. It’s always very busy, but our service doesn’t suffer because of it. They have recently added more variety to their sushi selection and the daily specials add to this as well. Best place in the Wyoming Valley for sushi.

This place is fabulous. I’ve been here several times and never had a bad experience. The chefs are hilarious and really work the crowd. The quality of the food is also worth every penny. There are plenty of hibachi restaurants in the area, but this one is the most consistent and entertaining.

The food was very good. All the ginger sauces were very sweet and not bitter. The white sauce from the hibachi was much better than Benihana. The food portions were a little small compared to Benihana but the show and chef did a great job. A great eat for vacation

Great restaurant in wilkes barre. Has high quality food and great entertainment if you sit at a hibachi table. Hibachi is great for bigger groups as they are really interactive. Sushi is always fresh and they have a wide variety of options. 2.75 a roll on sushi sundays which you cant beat! Its very popular so call ahead and make a reservation so you can beat the crowd!

I’m in town for work and this is the second time here. There are many good things about this place. The other views are correct they do pour sake down your mouth until you tell them to stop or the bottle is out of squeezes, but I have sat both hibachi table and sushi bar and both are a good time. Even at the sushi bar they keep a bottle of sake to shoot at you but past that gimmick everything I have eaten here has been very good. The sushi comes out presented very nice and the flavors are there. They make their own spicy tuna mix and every single staff member I have met has been so friendly and attentive that I couldn’t ask for better service. Highly suggest

Had a fantastic lunch at Mirakuya. For $ 10, the amount of food provided was insane (in a good way!) The hibachi is great quality and piping hot when it arrives at the table and the service is very good, always checking to make sure you had a full drink.

The BEST-​kept secret in the 570!!! You think you’ve seen dinner and a show??? You have not seen dinner and a show until you hit Mirakuya to start your evening. And like any fun-​filled interactive show — you better bring your «A» game because the Hibachi Ninjas are coming for you!!!
The typical hibachi joints have nothing on the crazy antics and carnival-​like atmosphere created by the Mirakuya staff. Mirakuya chefs — jesters of the grill, if you will — show up to party, and they defy you to not be part of the celebration. A grill-​side seat at Mirakuya means a non-​stop party, so sit down and open wide and get yourself ready for a face-​full of sake!!! After all, more sake equals more happy! Everyone knows this.
Need some soy sauce for that sushi? No, you don’t. You do not put anything on that Crazy Dragon or Pizza Roll you clown!!! The sushi tastes too good for sauce. You’re ruining it. Just take that sauce and throw it at the chef. You don’t need it.
Mirakuya has been the best restaurant to start an evening for nearly 10 years now, and because of its less traveled location on Kidder Street, it has remained a secret for all this time. People who love hibachi+sushi+sake know there is only one place to go. Mirakuya is translated to «tasty» — and gets it right every time.

Visited with a group of friends for Hibachi. I don’t normally eat sushi, but I had a few pieces of a friend’s Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll and it was really delicious. The clear broth was tasty, as was the steak off the hibachi. The fried rice was some of the most flavorful I’ve had in the area! I also had chicken, but the marinade was way too sweet for me.
I would have given this place more stars, but I will hesitate to return only because (though fun) I was inundated with sake from the chef over and over again — and after the 12^th time, it became a little much. My hibachi chef didn’t seem to care that I told him that I didn’t want any more sake, but that just resulted in sake-​soaked clothing.
My friends had to drive my home and now I have a hangover the size of Nagasaki.

We came here on a Sunday night for dinner. Perhaps a bit surprisingly, it was quite crowded — but, we got seated within about 5 minutes. We sat down around one of the hibachi grills, and gave our orders about 10 minutes later. Another 10 minutes passed by when one of the hibachi chefs came along. The chef, referring to himself as «Justin Bieber,» was energetic, interacted with the customers, did the traditional light the grill on fire wiz bangs, etc. It was fun, however, it was pretty obvious he was making one of the customers quite uncomfortable by constantly driving the attention towards her.
One of the pros (maybe cons?) of the hibachi experience is that we got to see all the ingredients that went into making our dish. I ordered the salmon hibachi, and let me tell you, a lot of butter, oil, and soy sauce went into making this dish. The soy sauce was absolutely overwhelming, masking any flavor there was to the salmon, rice, and vegetables. The plus is that the salmon wasn’t overcooked!

I LOVE Mirakuya! The food here is amazing! They give you gigantic portions that usually fill me that night and for lunch/​dinner the next day! The ginger salad dressing they use is like a drug to me! I leave there thinking about the next time I will be able to taste it! I usually get half rice half noodles with my hibachi because it is too hard to just choose one! They are very flexible with being «picky» with your meal as well as giving separate checks to a large party (I know some restaurants cringe when 4+ people ask for separate checks). I have also eaten there just at the sushi bar. The fish is very fresh and and the spicy tuna roll and Y2K roll are to die for!
Now… let’s talk about the Saki! Most Japanese restaurants are known for giving out free samples of Saki, but Mirakuya goes above and beyond! The chef will keep squirting it into your mouth as long as you keep swallowing it! If you are capable of chugging, I’d suggest bring a designated driver! You can get a buzz on without actually spending a dime on alcohol, although they also have awesome mixed drinks such as the 24K margarita made with Patron if you feel like splurging! If you don’t drink or simply aren’t interested in a stranger squirting rice wine down your throat, they are very respectful and don’t force it on you.
I really can’t say more good things about this place! The chefs are very skilled and keep the table well entertained as well as providing you with a delicious meal! Out of the 4 Japanese restaurants I have experienced in this area, I would definitely put Mirakuya on the top of the pile!

Sadly I was a bit underwhelmed by this restaurant. I had the sushi here so I can’t speak for the hibachi, which looks like a lot of fun. Who can complain about an Asian guy spraying a stream of sake into people’s mouths? More sake more happ-​ay!
I ended up getting a spicy tuna hand roll and a chirashi. The spicy tuna hand roll had a whole bunch of the crunchy texture in it which ended up drying out the spicy tuna. I was sad about this because I usually love spicy tuna. My chirashi was also a bit disappointing. People who know me know that I love my raw fish. I left a lot of it untouched and didn’t eat a lot of it. Most of it didn’t taste very fresh to me. The hamachi was rolled up and dry, the salmon had strings in it, and the ebi was a bit rubbery. The rice was also served all stuck together in a triangular cube, and was not fluffy and flavored.
The service was good, and that made up for some of the disappointing food, but I guess that’s my fault for trying to find super fresh sashimi in NEPA.

For those who have lived or adventured in other places besides the Valley, you probably have experienced jaw-​dropping sushi. I’m not saying Mirakuya doesn’t have their few exceptions, but the reality of the situation is that there is better sushi to be had outside of Nepa.
That being said, Mirakuya is all about the lunch special. $ 10.95 for three rolls including soup and salad; a steal in my book. The food wasn’t too shabby either. Pretty delicious actually.
And our server was so fun. He didn’t get all flustered when I asked for a free shot of saki for my «birthday» at 11am. He came right over and delivered doubly — one for me and my friend. Leveled off my hangover nicely while stuffing my face with too much food. If I was a harsher critic, it would realistically be given 3 stars. But in my most recent experience I felt like the food was equivalent to what you pay and that I left happy and full.

You know I’ll be back.