Hiro's Sushi & Japanese Kitchen — Restaurant in Sedona

What ever you do, do not sit outside in the patio! We didn’t make a reservation ahead of time and this place was popular. We got seated at the patio. We just got our menu delivered to us and then…my mom and I got attacked by mosquitoes. I say attacked because I literally saw one cling to my calves. While my body had a quick shiver as I start to itch. We quickly asked for an inside table. So bad that I had to go to the restroom just to splash water on my legs.

I was ready to leave the restaurant or order take it. We were so uncomfortable. We sat at the bar and I couldn’t even sit on the stool! I had to stand. Had huge penny size bites that puffed up in irregular hive-like shape. About 20 all over my legs, up my shorts and arms. I’m not exaggerating.

Anyways, the food. It seems that people come here for sushi and not so much for rolls or cooked stuff. The selection for rolls wasn’t that great. I wanted a crunch roll but only certain ones could be deep fried and it’s an additional $3. That would make it $22!

We got ocean roll ($16) consisted of shrimp tempura, avocado, sweet sauce topped with eel and tuna.

Karaage ($7) with 4 boneless chicken thighs. Very crispy on the outside and juicy inside.

Shrimp and vegetable tempura ($16) - two shrimp, 3 onion rings, two mushroom slices, two green beans, pumpkin.

I would say food was just okay. I would prefer more options for rolls. Also to stop seating parties in the patio. Two parties after us ended up asking for a...

3.5 / 5.0 - Who would’ve thought there would be an authentic Japanese restaurant in Sedona. Even in NYC, there are many Japanese restaurants, but truly authentic ones are not as easy to come by. So I was very excited to discover Hiro’s Sushi during our stay in Sedona.

When we arrived, the place was packed, but we were able to sit at the counter. The decor was simple and it had a casual, home-like vibe.

The service was good, although the sushi chef was extremely unpleasant. The servers were mostly Japanese including the sushi chef, and they were speaking in Japanese to each other. Sitting at the counter, the sushi chef was right in front of us yelling at one of the servers for moving the order sheets and showing his displeasure all night, throwing sushi roughly into the sushi case. We all have off-days, but I would expect a sushi chef at the sushi counter to be a little more professional.

For food, we ordered: Assorted Nigiri Sushi ($30+) Yellowtail Roll ($7.70+) Shrimp Tempura ($13+) Mini House Salad ($3.50+)

The miso soup and shrimp tempura were delicious. The sushi was good, but it was so poorly made and presented. The nigiri fell apart and you can see in the photo that the rice was sticking out of the rolls—I’ve never been served such poorly made sushi.

Besides the sushi chef, everything else was great. I hope it was an off-day, because I would like to come again during my next...

Went in tonight and was a bit disappointed with our experience. There was a misunderstanding with what was in my dish as I thought it was chicken with bbq sauce, when I got my dish and tried it, I quickly realized it wasn’t chicken and I asked the waitress and she said it was eel, and I told her I didn’t like it so I told her to take it back, mind you I barely ate anything and didn’t even eat any of the rice that it came with. She seemed confused but she took it and informed me that even though I didn’t eat my meal that I would still be charged for it, and that is what was the disappointment of our trip this time, we are locals and support this restaurant on countless occasions and even recommended it to people as one of the best spots in town, so it was disappointing to get told that I was going to get charged for a dish that I barely touched and that I wouldn’t get it taken off the bill, I would have even been fine if she said that she could only comp it 50% but to pay full price for a meal I barely touched, gave me a feeling that they care a bit more about the money than the customer or the experience of the customer. The service and the food was good but other then that I had a disappointing experience. I don’t think it’s fair that I had to pay full price for a meal that I barely touched. i feel like people should beware that if you don’t like it or eat it you’ll be charged full price no...