Japanese Cuisine - Kuroshio Restaurant in Ann Arbor

Closed for Memorial Day!

admin — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:35:44 +0000

Kuroshio Restaurant will be closed on Memorial Day May 27th, 2013 and will also be closed on Tuesday May 28th, 2013. Thank you and we hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!

Mother’s Day

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:09:51 +0000

Come join us for a Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday. We will be serving Dinner only all day!

In addition to our regular menu, we will be featuring a special menu.

$30 3 course meal.

Course 1: Choice of a side salad or miso soup
Course 2: Choice of a NY Strip, Vegetable Tempura, Salmon Yuwan yaki, and Lobster (A live Maine Lobster grilled and drizzled with a creamy peach wine reduction; served with redskin potatoes & rosemary).
Course 3: Ice cream or Sorbet

Grand Opening Month

admin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:25:15 +0000

Kuroshio is now celebrating its Grand Opening Month! Through the rest of March enjoy the following promotions:

Lunch: 20% off!

Grab a quick and delicious lunch between 12pm and 2 pm and receive 20% off (Drinks are also 20% off!)
Happy Hour & Late night: 30% off!

Come enjoy refreshing beers, cocktails, sake, glasses or bottles of wine, and/or bar foods and receive 30% off between 3 and 6pm everyday or 10pm-12am Thursdays through Saturdays (As long as you see a sushi chef in the sushi bar, why not enjoy 30% off sushi as well?!?).
Dinner: 30% off

Dinner between 5pm and 6pm everyday!

Thank you to all of our patrons and supporters. We truly appreciate all of you. Hope to see you all as we celebrate the Grand Opening of Kuroshio this month!

Kuroshio Restaurant Valentine’s Day Special

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:26:16 +0000

In addition to our regular menu, Kuroshio Restaurant will have a $60 3-course and $80 5-course menu for 2 from Thursday February 14th through Sunday February 17th, 2013. Check out the menu here!

We apologize for the delay in our liquor license due to some unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances. The liquor license is, however, arriving shortly and we hope you are just as excited as we are!

The Lucy Ann Lance Show – “Main Street Area Association: Kuroshio Restaurant”

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:32:19 +0000

Main Street Area Association: Kuroshio – Maura Thomson, MSAA Executive Director; Alan Wang, Owner, Kuroshio – One of the newewst restaurants to open in downtown Ann Arbor is the dream of Kenneth Wang and Grace Chen and their son, Alan Wang. The Chef’s Special comes highly recommended, inspired by Japanese Bento.

> Listen to the interview on the Lucy Ann Lance Show.

Detroit Free Press: “Elegant Asian fusion restaurant Kuroshio opens in Ann Arbor”

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:22:07 +0000

An elegant Asian fusion restaurant called Kuroshio (kuh-ROH-shee-oh) has opened in downtown Ann Arbor, offering sushi and a diverse, upscale dinner menu.

Recent University of Michigan graduate Alan Wang, 22, is managing the restaurant for his parents, owners Kenneth Wang and Grace Chen. The senior Wang — who immigrated to Ann Arbor with his family in the early ’90s — is a retired international businessman; this is the family’s first experience in the restaurant business, Alan Wang said this week.

“My dad has eaten at a lot of restaurants around the globe, and he has always had his own ideal version of what a restaurant should be,” he said. “For the past two or three years, he has been looking for a place to open a restaurant, and we found one in our own hometown of Ann Arbor.”

> Read the complete article on the Detroit Free Press.

The Ann Arbor News: “Asian fusion restaurant Kuroshio to open Friday in downtown Ann Arbor”

admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:28:13 +0000

“Customers won’t find any remnants of the former Champion House restaurant when the building’s new tenant, Kuroshio, opens its doors on Friday.

Ann Arborite Alan Wang and his parents, Kenneth and Grace, plan to open their contemporary Asian fusion restaurant on the corner of downtown Ann Arbor’s East Liberty and Fourth Avenue at 4 p.m. Friday following months of renovations.”

> Read the complete article on the Ann Arbor News.

What is Kuroshio?

admin — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:05:58 +0000

The story behind the name

A direct translation from Japanese to English for ‘Kuroshio’ is black salt. Black salt is sea salt that has been harvested from various places in the world and blended with activated charcoal. In addition to its beautiful presentation, it is said to have detoxifying effects on the body. Similarly at Kuroshio, not only do we pride ourselves on serving wholesome foods made from the best and freshest ingredients, but also on presenting meticulously crafted and elegant dishes.

Moreover, the Kuroshio Current is the western boundary current that hugs the east coast of the Asian continent and flows north along the western coast of Japan similar to how the Gulf Stream current hugs the east coast of the North American continent. The Kuroshio current mixes nutrient-rich warm water and oxygen-rich cold water providing ideal conditions for life in the sea. This current flows through the eastern Asian nations where the inspiration for most of our foods come from and is where most of our seafood originates.

Kuroshio exemplifies the blending and joining of both similar and disparate regions to create memorable flavors and experiences. Kuroshio’s cuisine will focus on the freshest ingredients, artistic and elegant presentation, experimental Asian foods, and great service. Small carefully crafted plates will also be featured and paired with signature cocktails and Asian drinks.

We look forward to providing you with a delightful and memorable dining experience.

Alan Wang, the general manager of Kuroshio, interviewed on the Lucy Ann Lance Show

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:25:12 +0000

Ann Arbor Family Opening New Downtown Restaurant

“The corner of Ann Arbor’s East Liberty and South Fourth Avenue has been home to the popular Pretzel Bell restaurant and most recently Champion House, whose owners vacated abruptly. Now thanks to an Ann Arbor family the spot gets a new lease on life as an “Asian experimental” restaurant.”

> Listen to the interview on the Lucy Ann Lance Show.

Kuroshio in the Ann Arbor News

admin — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:48:04 +0000

“A local family plans to bring Asian fusion food to downtown Ann Arbor with the opening of a new restaurant Kuroshio on East Liberty Street.

Owners Kenneth and Grace Wang, along with their son Alan, recently signed a lease for the former Champion House space after that restaurant closed abruptly in January.”