Pres Release

*New Times Broward - 2010
Enjoy "Japanese Soul Food" at Hiro's Yakko-San in North Miami Beach
The phrase "Japanese soul food" might not parse, until, that is, you step into Hiro's Yakko-San, an izakaya-style joint serving beer, sake, and Japanese "tapas" to a late-night crowd. It's a favored destination of South Florida's sushi chefs, who stumble in after their shifts end (which explains the late hours) looking for comfort in the form of shrimp kara-age, head-on local shellfish lightly battered and fried, or nasu buto, thin purple eggplant sautéed with peppers, miso, and pork. The menu is full of similarly themed small plates, none over $15 and many under $5, and to make sense of it all takes patience and a willing palate. Some tips for getting the most out of it: Come with friends. Passing plates of yellowtail sashimi with olive oil, soy, and jalapeño or kimchi-fried rice and then gushing over it together is half the fun. Arrive long before you are hungry, since you will most certainly wait for a table after 10 p.m. Always order two more dishes than you think you will need — no one at the table will fuss over that extra bowl of angel hair pasta with creamy uni and salmon roe. Lastly, be adventurous. Your reward will be springy jellyfish and cucumber salad, grilled black pork belly, and crispy fish salad with onions.
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/2010-03-18/restaurants/enjoy-japanese-soul-food-at-hiro-s-yakko-san-in-north-miami-beach/

*ZAGAT SURVEY - 2010
FOOD-26, DECOR-12, SERVIEC-21, COSTS-$33
ALL THE LOCAL CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS EMPLOYEES ENJOY AFTER HOUR DINING,AND PREPARE TO BE WAITED.

*DETAILS MAGAZINE - 2009
THE BEST LATE NIGHT EAT IN AMERICA

*ZAGAT RATED - 2009
AMERICA'S TOP RESTAUANT, JAPANESE, BEST DINING DEALS

*FOOD AND WINE MAGAZINE -2008
WORLD BEST RESTAURANT GUIDEs
( 293 OUTSTANDING PLACE TO EAT IN 40 CITIES ) UNITED STATE AND CANADA

*ZAGAT RATED -2008
AMERICA'S TOP RESTAURANTS

*OCEAN DRIVE DINING GUIDE MAGAZINE -2007
100 GREAT RESTAURANTS ( PLUM BEACH TO KEYWEST )

*NEW TIMES RATED - 2006

BEST LATE NIGHT DINING

* 4 STAR WINNER

"Miami sushi chefs looking for a taste of home find much to love at this place..."

- Gourmet June 2006

*MIAMI HERALD -2005

  4 STAR WINNER

"This restaurant specializing in regional Japanese dishes you won't find on menus anywhere else is deservedly popular, and sadly quite small. The focus is on tapaslike small plates of astonishingly well prepared Japanese food: crisp-fried bok choy, feather-light pumpkin tempura, thin slices of beef with garlic stem, miso-sweetened curries, small bowls of fish or meat. The service staff is top flight."

- SouthFlorida.com