It has been over four weeks since we’ve introduced our 100% grass fed beef.  We’ve heard nothing but great reviews on this product. Due to this, we will continue our current discount , of half off the upgrade price, for a little while longer.

Our special of $29.00 for the New Zealand Hibachi Steak will now continue through the beginning of May, at our Tukwila and Covington locations.

All of us here, at Mizu Steakhouse, are looking forward to having this product permanently on our menu.  Once you’ve tried it, let us know your thoughts. Thank you for your continued support of our family owned locations.

Devin J – Media | Mizu Covington

The first goal will be possibly the most beneficial to a widespread selection of customers, the transition to gluten free sauces. Today that is perhaps the most asked for thing all over the world due to the discovery of celiac disease (intolerance to gluten substances).
 All over companies are paying extra to put the gluten free stamp of approval on products and we are making great progress in that area.  Within the next three weeks we should have all of our sauces be gluten free.  This would allow anyone with anti gluten preferences to use all sauces without risk of being sick.  This healthier transaction sparked the start of goal two.  Along with gluten free sauces we also have new changes to our meats.

Goal two is to provide our customers’ with an option for not only 100% grass fed steak, but to have it be “more” affordable.

We choose this type of beef after a long search on whether a grass fed or vegetarian diet is better.  We have found that Grass-fed beef is higher in Omega-3 fatty acids, higher in CLA(conjugated linoleum acid), higher in Vitamin E, higher in beta-carotene, lower in calories and is one of the healthiest protein sources on the planet plus as a bonus it simply tastes better. After this decision, we teamed up with Marx Foods andsourced our beef from Silver Fern Farms, whose partners share the same philosophy of sustainability that benefits the product and the animal, as well as currently being in the process of adding a second local Northwest source.  With this, our best approach from a pricing perspective was to give our customers the option to upgrade any steak offered on our menu to a 100% grass fed product for 8 dollars more.  We realize that this is not perfect and we will continue to push our distributors to provide us with better pricing so that one day a 100% grass fed beef is all that we have on our menu.  But, because we are asking our patrons to pay a little more for this type of beef, we feel responsible to make sure that you are getting what you are paying for and with the research done, we feel this is worth it.  Though all of our original products are just as delectable, the next time you dine with us consider upgrading to a 100% grass fed beef and try this new style of meat.
(Available at our Covington and Tukwila locations.)

Our last goal will be to transition to non GMO vegetables. Check back for updates on our progress.

-Mizu loves you and cares about your health!

Orion Breweries, Ltd. (オリオンビール株式会社 Orion Bīru Kabushiki Gaisha^?) is the 5th largest beer brewery in Japan, headquartered in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture. The company commands approximately 1% of the Japanese beer market. However, it controls over 50% of the beer market on Okinawa.

“There’s only one full-size Okinawan brewery, and Orion Breweries churns out 72 million liters of fresh beer each year to please the palates of Okinawan beer drinkers” (Charles, 2010). Orion Beer is “characterized by a crisp refreshing feel and mild taste. The alcohol content is 5.0%. Hops used to create this beer are Hallertaurer hops from Germany and the malt is carefully selected from the highest quality European and Australian varieties” (Orion Beer Co., Ltd., 2012).

Orion uses water that “comes from springs” out of the mountain “just behind the brewery” (Charles, 2010). Like many breweries, Orion likes to give some credit for the quality of its beer to the source of its water. Orion also has its own ingredients and techniques that could be what makes it special.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Breweries

Our first step is with soy sauce.  We currently provide low sodium soy sauce at our Tukwila and Covington locations.  We are pushing our distributors to find gluten free manufactures of soy sauce that can provide large quantities.  This is so we can use this ingredient for all of our sauces.  For the time being (small step) we will make “small bottles” of gluten free soy sauce available at our Tukwila and Covington locations.  Feel free to ask any of our servers or chefs if you would like your meal prepared with gluten free soy sauce.

Article Referenced:
Bell, K. K. (2012, June 06). Is a gluten-free diet right for you? an expert weighs in. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/katiebell/2012/06/06/is-a-gluten-free-diet-right-for-you-an-expert-weighs-in/