Hiro's Yakko-san: the best authentic Japanese food in Miami

August 5, 3:36 PMMiami Ethnic Foods ExaminerRose Y. Colón

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Hiro's Yakko-san offers diners a meal to remember

To eat at Hiro’s Yakko-san in North Miami is to take a bite out of heaven.

Yakko-san, as it is most widely known, is an authentic Japanese restaurant that will take your taste buds on a journey like none other.

The food is fresh, the seafood amazing, and the nightly specials are too good to pass up.

Take, for instance, a fish escabeche dish that was a recent special on the menu.

In true “escabeche” style, the fish had been fried and pickled. What made this escabeche different from its Lain counterpart was the broth that accompanied the fish.

Tangy with lemon and lime flavors, the clear broth had the effect of awakening your palate in the most surprising way. Crisp curled scallions swam in the broth and gave the fish an invigorating freshness.

Another special to be on the lookout for is a crispy fried fish salad. Slices of crispy fish are laid on pea shoots, radishes, onions and a bed of other vegetables. It is a very colorful plate drizzled with a sweet and thick sauce that elevates the salad to a delicacy. This is a must have.

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Service at the restaurant is fairly good for Miami standards. You are greeted with smiling faces and are promptly seated and served.

Yakko-san is also well known for its sashimi dishes, which are made with only the freshest fish available and are a delight to eat.

Noodle fans will rejoice in trying one of the many assortment of dishes made with udon, soba and ramen noodles. The soup pots are flavorful with a hint of earthiness from the mushrooms in the broth.

A simple but wonderful rice dish to try is the white rice topped with a chicken and onion omelette. Very tasty.

For sushi, you can visit Hiro’s Express, which is located right next door and is a more  fast-food version, if you will, of its neighbor.

A great plus for night owls is that Yakko-san is open very late at night. Operating hours are 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. from Sundays through Thursdays, and 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

To view a sample menu, click here.

Get directions to the restaurant here. For more information, call (305) 947-0064.

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