Upscale restaurant situated in the heart of downtown Spokane, featuring New American cuisine. Innovative, seasonal, locally-sourced, honest food. A wide array of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options available. Extensive wine list and rotating craft cocktails. Seasonal patio. Private dining room available for dinner (and lunch upon request).
New American dishes, including many vegetarian & vegan options, offered in polished surrounds.
Bonnie Mayo
What a lovely gem in a desert of food quality! This is by far the best restaurant in the area that I have found that actually LISTS all of its gluten free options, which is nearly the entire menu. As a celiac here on business every few years, I have literally gone to bed hungry for lack of viable safe food options in the area. Not only were the staff extremely knowledgeable and friendly, the food was actually worth what you pay (such a rarity these days)! I took some clients here for dinner and everyone loved the experience. We had appetizers, dinner, wine, and dessert. Nummy creme brûlée as well!
… moreNunya
My significant other visited this restaurant years ago when it first opened. We went in for drinks and spent quite a time chatting with the owner as the restaurant was practically empty. We vowed that someday we would come back and here it is 3-4 years later we finally made it on New Year’s Eve. The restaurant has tripled in size. I ordered the seared scallops and he ordered the seafood linguine. My meal came with five scallops, asparagus, a small scoop of risotto pasta. I have to admit the scalops were some of the best I have ever had. My partner was not impressed with his meal stating that is was slightly higher than the quality of Olive Garden. We will not be going back. Although the scallops were excellent $45 for five scallops and $41 for mediocre seafood linguine (no side salad) was something I’m not willing to do again. We had to ask for bread which was nothing special.
… moreRashea Lawing
Honestly, for the first 20-25 minutes I spent there with minimal service, excluding a glass of lemon water, I felt almost completely unnoticeable to anyone working that evening. But eventually my waitress, who was very apologetic she was serving patrons both indoors and their outside dining space situated in an alley on the side of the restaurant between another business, came to get my drink and appetizers order and was extremely helpful and made wise suggestions as I had a hard time making decisions concerning the menu. Her service from then on was very attentive, but not in a smothering way. She paced bringing out each course and checking up on me, with impeccable timing. I started with fresh bread and olive oil, black cracked pepper and a tiny amount of balsamic vinaigrette to dip it into..the bread had a crusty outer layer and a warm, flaky, soft texture on the inside, perfect for soaking it all up. One of the best “complimentary” breads I have been served at any restaurant in a long while. For my appetizer I had the pork belly which not only came served with crostini-like slices but an absolutely delicious sauce for dipping or spreading and sliced apples to go on the side. I was legitimately shocked at just how large it would be and I know now it was most certainly meant to be shared—they were almost the size of bbq ribs and very dense and meaty. I boxed the rest up for later, as I didn’t realize until I sampled it that I really didn’t want anything that heavy at the time. The seafood fettuccini was INCREDIBLE—the highlight meal of my entire week! I also want to give kudos to the chef who took the time and consideration of the guests by peeling the ENTIRE shrimp shell off and making sure the clams shells were FULLY opened before serving to the patrons, as many establishments do not, and it is very annoying and inconvenient ; the scallops were one of the few times I’ve had it prepared so perfectly as well. I reluctantly ordered the flourless chocolate torte and was surprised how much I liked it and didn’t miss the flour one bit! It also had crystallized sugar coated bits of hardened organic ginger pieces that was both unsuspected and highly enjoyable. I had a blackberry mojito and a berry-infused lemonade martini, which like the meal was amazing and not diluted or watered down in any way. The atmosphere consists of an alleyway outdoor dining area with lights hanging overhead, beautifully shining in the evening’s waning hours. I def want to sit out there when I return. The inside consisted of two rooms and the entire structure was quality brick and stone work with a fusion of Edwardian chic and neo-industrial styles, complete with Tiffany-style stained glass and exposed metal ceiling ductwork.
… moreMaddie Van Blaricom
This used to be one of my favorite restaurants as a vegetarian, but then they got rid of the “meatloaf”.
Yesterday I had the bucatini and then got really upset when I got home and realized I spent 30$ on a spaghetti I could have made at home
Servers are nice and very timely!
Not a huge fan of the atmosphere in the back room. Kind of hard to feel like I’m in a cool, artisan restaurant when I’m seated next to the same cabinets they have in my old high school.
The experience was good- but not 2 hours of minimum wage work good. #getreal
… moreJake
I’ve been here three times with my wife and although the last experience wasn’t quite on par with the first two I think this place has earned a 5 star review. Ambiance, food, and service are all top notch. They have a dedicated vegetarian menu which is always a bonus for the wife. She does feel like the vegetarian mains could use a little love but really likes all the appetizers. This place is highly rated and I think it is well deserved.
… moreKathy Nguyen
Good food in general but overpriced for its worth. Beet salad and creamy chicken chowder was really good. There were 1-2 rotten clams in our appetizer but at least that was comped. Roasted vegetable soup was sour and not palatable.
… moreCaleb Bopp
I am bummed, this used to be one of our favorite spots in Spokane because the food was top notch and the dessert and drinks were amazing. I am unsure if something has changed, but everything was different after our last visit.
We have been die hard fans of the same drinks and desserts every time we have gone, and across the board it was very consistent. Now, everything has changed. Unsure what has happened?
… moreSherry Reisbig
NO!!!
Our friends, who’d dined at Mizuna twice before, made dinner reservations for the four of us. We arrived promptly at 6:30om on Saturday, December 13th. The restaurant was busy, but not crowded.
We received our orders at 8:11pm, exactly 91 minutes, over an hour-and-a-half, later.
We waited an inexcusably, inexplicably long time for our meals. After initially being seated, we watched a couple behind us finish their meals and a new couple get seated and receive THEIR meals long before we received ours! Our waitress was gracious, checked on us 2-3 times, and apologized for the delay. However, this was an extremely negative experience, at multiple levels, for all of us. We certainly expected a manager to come and speak to us or perhaps comp at least part of our meal. Nothing, notta.
One bad experience such as ours can take down a Spokane restaurant. Neither my husband and I, nor our friends, will ever return to Mizuna. .
… moreM M
I don’t know what happened but all the food pics on the reviews are lies.
Took my wife for an early valentine’s day meal and it was not bad it was disgusting.
I got slimy chicken skin under a poorly spiced mushroom gravy all sitting on mash potatoes that had the constancy of apple sauce. Blech.
Took the cook about an hour to deliver that slop too.
A real bummer.
… moreGraham Vance
What a great restaurant. We started with the steamed clams which were cooked beautifully and were very tasty. That led me to order their crab cakes.
The crab cakes are interesting with a jalapeno kick. They serve them with what tastes like a mustard sauce. The flavors were well balanced and a bit addicting.
The New York Strip steak was cooked to a perfect medium rare, was tender, and had no gristle. The marsala sauce is most tasted in the mushrooms and, again, is nicely balanced. The gorgonzola mashed potatoes were very tasty and I am not really a fan of blue cheese. I finished them.
The scallops were very nicely seared with a delicious chutney and a very delicate risotto. Each grain of rice could be felt and was soft.
My wife ordered a couple martinis. They were well balanced and quite different from one another.
The service was outstanding.
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