Sushi Bar Hiro

Reviews

• Amy A.

  star star star star star 28 June 2026

  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 entree. 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 entree!! 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 entree free. For four or more you get a main meal free.

• Steve H.

  star star star star star_border 20 June 2026

  Coming here is like a little pilgrimage - with the Saturday night Beverly Hills traffic, parking, the walking and crowds, JAPANESE FOOD ZOMG! But it's mostly worth it.
  
  Before I go on, I'd like to state that this is an average over the times I've been here - I really do like this place despite its eccentricities, thus I've returned more often than not.
  
  Pros then - hiro's strikes a good balance between quality and value - cheapest unadon I've seen, meals average $25 and between two people, you'll spend $70 and walk out very full. The decor is tasteful, lighting is warm and nothing is sticky (besides the little menu thing on your table.) also goes without saying that sushi bars will have fresh raw produce.
  
  As for cons - very limited selection for a 'sushi bar', the gyoza and shumai, at $9, came out of a packet, the okonomiyaki was a weird-looking green-grey puck, the tempura was devoid of flavour, and the serve spring rolls. But they all get a pass because I get it - they've got bills to pay. And the nigiri is (was?) so skillfully made, plus the place is so bloody charming.
  
  Oh and I ordered soba, asked for soba water only to be told they didn't have any.  So how exactly were the noodles cooked?
  
  The biggest disappointment then, came last night when I picked up the nigiri, only to have it break up into tiny pieces before raised eyebrows.
  
  I mean, nigiri is THE sushi dish upon which a sushi bar -  especially with the words 'sushi bar' emblazoned across its fluorescent signage - should be benchmarked upon. Not only that, sushi chefs train for years on moulding the rice for it. Disappointing.
  
  I'll still go to hiro's, because I know he can do better, it's still the best Japanese place in the local area, plus nobody else serves zaru soba, but last night totally shattered the rose-coloured glssses I had on with this place.
  
  And that's a bloody shame.

• Louise S.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  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).