Sushi Bar Hiro is one of my favourite restaurants in Beverly Hills, and one of my favourite Japanese restaurants in Sydney. The décor has seen better days, but this gives the sushi bar a sort of shabby charm. And when the food is so good, decoration doesn’t matter. This is the way I usually judge local restaurants; the more dilapidated the setting, the better the food. Going by this scale, Hiro fares well. Service is friendly and always prompt and observant. Some of my favourite dishes include the age moshi, chicken takoyaki and incredible gyoza. The sashimi is also also delicious, fresh and generously cut– no anorexic slivers to be seen. The only disappointing dish was the teriyaki beef, which was a little tough, but not bad enough that I didn’t finish it. The chefs do a good job of entertaining the crowd and are always super-friendly, flamboyant and roll a mean California roll. Located on bustling King Georges Rd, your biggest issue will be finding a car park. Try securing a spot in one of the back streets(behind Beverly Hills Hotel are a few side streets that usually have a couple of empty spaces).
Amy A.
Place rating: 5 Sydney, Australia
Hiro’s is one of my favourite Japanese restaurants of all time. I’ve been a regular at Hiro’s for years now and have never once left disappointed. Their meals are filling, absolutely delicious and exceptional value. The service is always attentive, polite and the food comes quickly. Hiro is usually behind the bar, cutting up sashimi fresh to order. So fresh in fact, that when I order the salmon sashimi it practically melts in the mouth. Hands down best meal to eat is the Teriyaki Chicken Don. If you order this as a main meal you also get a miso soup for entrée. A close second is the Katsu Don, which is essentially a pork fried schnitzel, tossed with a fried egg on top of rice. If you like your eggplant, you must order the eggplant entrée! They are sliced thinly and covered with a delicious sweet sauce. I usually save this to pour over the remaining rice in my Katsu Don, so that I don’t waste any of it. Better yet, if you come in on your birthday, for three people dining, you get an entrée free. For four or more you get a main meal free.