NICHOLE AKSAMIT WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:The owner of Hiro Sushi plans to open a new 180-seat sushi restaurant and lounge called Hiro 88 in the Old Market this summer. Milton Yin said Monday that he secured a lease on the first floor of jLofts on the Market, the new condominiums northwest of 13th and Jackson Streets, and has hired a Chicago firm to give the 5,000-square-foot space an environmentally friendly, "big-city" design.
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Actually there are more than a half dozen sushi spots in town...maybe closer to a dozen. Â My favorite little hole in the wall is Sushiyama in LaVista. Â Blue also does excellent sushi, and in such an artistic manner that even Streets should appreciate it! Â
I have yet to try Hiro, but look forward to another addition to the OM restaurant scene.
I have yet to try Hiro, but look forward to another addition to the OM restaurant scene.
Everybody knows that people either eat, or shop. Â But never both. Â Especially not in the same evening.Big E wrote:And to think... when I moved back in July '05 you had the choice of Matsu or Matsu.the1wags wrote:It's going to be an all out Old Market sushi war.
And remember... the Old Market can handle four sushi places, but the demographics are just wrong for retail.
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We ate there Friday night. Â Not quite a disaster, Â but close. Â No sushi! Â No tempura dipping sauce! Â And this was at a sushi restaurant. Â Also one of our party had his martini served to him in a highball glass. Â Our server nearly spilled an entire pot of hot tea in my lap.
What food we did receive was quite good. Â And the place is stylish enough I suppose.
What food we did receive was quite good. Â And the place is stylish enough I suppose.
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Yikes! Sounds like they have some major kinks to work out, and hopefully quick!nativeomahan wrote:We ate there Friday night. Not quite a disaster, but close. No sushi! No tempura dipping sauce! And this was at a sushi restaurant. Also one of our party had his martini served to him in a highball glass. Our server nearly spilled an entire pot of hot tea in my lap.
What food we did receive was quite good. And the place is stylish enough I suppose.
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Review: Focus on fare and feel makes Hiro 88 a hit
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100618/E ... o-88-a-hit
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100618/E ... o-88-a-hit
Nichole Aksamit WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:...one of the best restaurants to open in Omaha this year: Hiro 88.
The sushi, Japanese and Chinese restaurant on the Old Market's fringe is a bigger, more urbane version of northwest Omaha's Hiro Sushi.
Milton Yin, the chef and owner of both, estimates he spent $1.75 million to launch the new restaurant in the jLofts building near 13th and Jackson Streets in April.
Nichole Aksamit WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:You can order sushi from a checklist menu, but combinations on the main menu offer more variety for the money if you're not sharing.
The platter I tried at lunch was beautiful, fresh and satisfying. The sushi and sashimi combination always involves two kinds of maki (the seaweed-paper-wrapped rolls most of us think of as sushi), four pieces of nigiri (raw fish on top of finger-sized pillows of sushi rice) and six pieces of sashimi (precisely cut seafood, sans rice).
Nichole Aksamit WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Yin said he chose Hiro 88 because eight's a lucky number in Chinese: “Double eight, double luck.”
I think Omaha's doubly lucky to have this new Hiro, whatever its name.
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I'm surprised we don't have a thread on the original Hiro... But, the West Maple Hiro will be closed for three to four months beginning March 22, for renovations...
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Coyote wrote:I'm surprised we don't have a thread on the original Hiro... But, the West Maple Hiro will be closed for three to four months beginning March 22, for renovations...
Could that indicate the one in West O near 180th & Q will be opening by these dates? Have not seen anything on it's opening yet and the last update in that there was your picture before the end of the year.
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Soon. End of March, early April I've been told.
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We ate at the downtown Hiro last night and our server just finished his training and is working downtown until the new Hiro opens. He told us the date, but I didn't pay attention when it was.nebugeater wrote:Could that indicate the one in West O near 180th & Q will be opening by these dates? Have not seen anything on it's opening yet and the last update in that there was your picture before the end of the year.
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Whoa! This will be a $1.2M renovation!Coyote wrote:I'm surprised we don't have a thread on the original Hiro... But, the West Maple Hiro will be closed for three to four months beginning March 22, for renovations...
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That's crazy, I always thought that one was really neat inside.
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I do as well, but we were there last Friday and it was getting a bit long in the tooth.Brad wrote:That's crazy, I always thought that one was really neat inside.
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Can't find a thread on the new Hiro Millard location, but wanted to let folks know that this is their opening weekend. I was at a Friends and Family event there last night. They were putting some huge volume through for a "soft" opening. A nice combo of the very modern styling from the OM location with the wood that was heavily featured in the West Maple location. Same menu as other locations. Plus many of the staff moved over from the Maple location which is now closed for renovation, so not your typical "new restaurant" hiccups frequently seen.
While I'm not a huge fan of going all the way out to 172nd and Q, from what I hear from friends in the area, this is a sorely needed addition to the dining scene out there, and should be heavily frequented by the locals in that part of town
While I'm not a huge fan of going all the way out to 172nd and Q, from what I hear from friends in the area, this is a sorely needed addition to the dining scene out there, and should be heavily frequented by the locals in that part of town
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Ben wrote:Can't find a thread on the new Hiro Millard location, but wanted to let folks know that this is their opening weekend. I was at a Friends and Family event there last night. They were putting some huge volume through for a "soft" opening. A nice combo of the very modern styling from the OM location with the wood that was heavily featured in the West Maple location. Same menu as other locations. Plus many of the staff moved over from the Maple location which is now closed for renovation, so not your typical "new restaurant" hiccups frequently seen.
While I'm not a huge fan of going all the way out to 172nd and Q, from what I hear from friends in the area, this is a sorely needed addition to the dining scene out there, and should be heavily frequented by the locals in that part of town
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