Shiro's
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 443-9844
Fax: (206) 443-9974
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Battery Street
- Hours:
- Daily 5:30pm-9:45pm
Message from Shiro's
Seattle's finest and most authentic sushi chef
- Variety of sushi rolls
- Catering available
- Sashimi offered
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Editorial Review for Shiro's – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Since 1994, Shiro has had his own self-titled restaurant in Belltown. The sushi bar seats 11, while dining tables have room for 60. The Yellowtail is like butter; go for the freshwater eel over the saltwater--the oil content and richness is sublime. If possible, avoid peak dinner hours and grab a seat at the sushi bar in front of Shiro himself (he's the elder sushi chef with the whimsical smile).
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User Reviews for Shiro's
06/22/2008 Posted by FrankTheTankWSU
You won't find the American sushi staples here - don't bother asking for avacado or imitation crab here, they don't serve it. The rolls are pretty good, with one of the best Spicy Tuna's i've ever had and a must try Dungunous Crab roll, with whole deep friend crabs. The chef will make just about any roll you want, even if they are not on the menu. Try the eel roll, it isn't listed but its good. The real spotlight at Shiro's is real deal sushi, the extremly fresh variety of well cut and served Sashimi (whole large pieces of raw fish served over small rolled servings of rice). The fish here is the best I have ever had. Sit at the Sushi bar if you can, the Sushi chefs are a great time and if you give them the green light, they will serve you a number of interesting and varied pieces, all really good. All in all I sat at the bar for about an hour and a half, ate 3 different rolls (Spicy Tuna, Dungenous Crab and Eel) and sampled maybe 5 different pieces of Sashimi. My tab was only 30 bucks, I left extremly full and satisfied without breaking the bank. Must try spot.
Pros: Great Food, Unique Entrees, Awsome Sushi Bar Experience, Reasonably Priced
Cons: Not a whole lot of rolls, Some of the American Mainstays aren't present here, Can get busy at peak times.
06/10/2008 Posted by JC10
My girlfriend and I went to Shiro's a couple of weeks ago and after about 10 minutes in the "holding cell" were seated at the left end of the sushi bar. The sushi chef was this old cranky guy who once came very close to cracking a smile but quickly recovered. It was very hard to tell if he heard or understood our orders but we hung in there and it ended up being a fairly tolerable experience. (nothing exceptional) I order Maguro sashimi once and when we got our bill it was on there twice. We ordered nothing a second time. Nevertheless, the item for this sashimi item alone, was $45!!! We've had sushi all over the country and my girlfriend's Japanese so we have pretty fair frame of reference. We'll not be back or ever recommend this place.
Pros: Fairly good selection
Cons: Bad Service at Sushi Bar
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