Cafe Hiro

I had high expectations for Cafe Hiro after reading some rave reviews online, but I was let down by the food quality and presentation. The restaurant itself was cozy and welcoming, with dim lighting and soft music. The staff was friendly and attentive, and the service was fast. We ordered two dishes: uni pasta with spinach and chicken cutlet with curry sauce. We also got some drinks and bread to start with. The bread was warm and fresh, and the drinks were refreshing. I ordered the uni pasta was served in a small bowl, with the uni and spinach on top of the noodles. The chicken cutlet was placed on a large plate with rice on the side and the curry in a separate bowl. The taste was not much better. The uni pasta was bland and watery, and the spinach gave it a weird flavor that did not go well with the pasta. The chicken cutlet was tender and juicy, but the curry sauce was tasteless. It tasted like watered-down tomato sauce. The rice was dry and hard. I think Cafe Hiro needs to do a taste test review for their dishes once in a while for quality control. They also need to work on their food presentation.

I'm not kidding when I say this place is extremely good. Like very very good. It's a Italian Japanese fusion restaurant with a Vibe that takes you away to another place once you walk in. The restaurant is decorated throughout and painted on the ceiling to give a calming and serene feeling. It's one of those restaurants where you can tell that the chef in the back truly cares about the food they're putting out. Would I recommend it? Yes. Would I go again? Yes. Would I order the exact same things? Hell yes. Should you take your baby mama and all your friends? Definitely.

Absolutely incredible, literally stunningly good food served in a wonderfully relaxed European home-kitchen type atmosphere. Photo shows salmon and mushroom risotto and uni spaghetti, with a pork bun on each of our plates. The risotto defies description, the sweetest, almost candied, fish paired with rich and creamy umami mushroom sauce. And if you like that combination, get the bread pudding and leave a big tip.

My BFF who is also a foodie introduced me to this establishment 12 years ago (when the sautéed mushroom salad was still an off menu item), and the quality of food here has remained excellent consistently throughout the years! The waitresses are always polite & super helpful, & we always have a hard time deciding between just ordering a bunch of appetizer as the meal, or getting our old favorite entrees. Always a great time. Reservation recommended since it's a small place & always fill up quickly around dinner time. Update 6/27/23: Came back tonight to celebrate BFF's bday. Food & service is still consistently excellent 👌

I’ve coming here forever and I have always enjoyed the food. I try to change it up or get something new each time I go to keep it fresh. Of course the Uni pasta is delicious! All their salads are good too. I really like the last time we went we had this medley of mushroom salad that was super dope! Today we had a tempura fried shrimp salad that was perfect. The shrimp was lightly battered and fried with a very light dressing. I had a seared and crusted ahi tuna with eggplant and bokchoy that was excellent! See the picture below. We always have the walnut crème brulet to finish it off. It’s probably best to make reservations on the weekend. The staff are really nice and make the whole experience wonderful.

The food was great, the atmosphere was nice and cozy, a bit small but that what great about it, it a hidden gem for Japanese and Italian fusion. The Peking pork was great my little cousin ate 3. The chicken curry curry was delicious, got the mild one and it was delicious. The appetizers were great got the beef tataki and some salad with cheese mango and baby tomatoes.