The tempura and sushi courses were amazing- great quality and delicious. The fish was different countries, and very fresh. We enjoyed the 5 course meal and would highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill Ly
Best sushi of my life. Great staff. Exceptional food. Sean was extremely interactive and “sexy”. This place is must try whenever you’re in Seattle. Book in advance for the omakase experience only 8 seats available at the bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sierra M
I was really looking for the best sushi in Seattle and willing to pay for it. I brought friends here from out of town. We did the omakase and it was delicious, except the final course with the dessert tamago - was just ok. We really enjoyed the food overall though.
The service was good. The host was always very accommodating and polite. The waiter was very casual but just fine.
My main feedback is that the ambiance is pretty bad. We sat in a cramped space by this exit door close to other tables. The chairs and tables are cheap looking and old. The lighting, the random waiter podium with utensils in the dining area it just all felt sad. I’m all for a hole in the wall but this place has no style.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nora Momani-Hall
Extremely disappointed in my most recent visit to Shiro’s. I’ve been going to Shiro’s once a year since 2019 for either birthday or anniversary celebrations, or just because. The service and quality has dramatically declined since our first visit in 2019.
On 8/4/25, I was brought to Shiro’s for my birthday celebration. It was noted in the reservation and the hostess acknowledged that we were celebrating a birthday. We sat at the sushi bar.
The service was extremely mediocre and made me feel like she was annoyed with our presence. The waitress barely checked on us, we had to flag her down multiple times to refill water and order additional drinks. She could not give us recommendations on drinks and generally did not seem like she knew or cared. We were a 9 pm seating and it truly felt like they were just trying get through this last service to get us out of there. Don’t have 3 seatings with a 9 pm if the quality of your service won’t be as great.
The meal itself was fine, however, compared to every other year the quality was not as good. I was shocked when I was handed a dessert menu with the desserts costing at minimum $12 each. I’ve never had an omakase where a small bite of dessert wasn’t included in the courses. In addition, I’ve never been to a restaurant that didn’t include complimentary dessert for celebrations, especially one as expensive as this.
I reached out shortly after about my experience and was told that they may have served dessert over a decade ago but haven’t served desserts in many years. This is an outright lie because as I’ve stated, I’ve been coming annually since 2019 and this is the first year (2025) in which we were served complimentary dessert (see attached photo of offending dessert with my husband cropped out). Also, the fact that the responder said over a decade ago, I started coming to Shiro’s less than a decade ago.. so okay?
This was the most disappointing visit we’ve had, to date, and we will not be returning in the future. I have been to omakase all over the country and in Japan. The total price for two of us was almost $550. I’ve never in all my time going to omakase in all different places been handed a dessert menu as an add on, especially not for a celebration meal. It’s not even the fact that a complimentary dessert wasn’t included. It’s the fact that we paid $550 and not even a sweet course was offered, again of all the omakases (and embarrassingly I go probably 4 or 5 times a year bc it’s our go to celebration meal) this is the first time I’ve ever experienced this.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Curtis Traveling
The grilled octopus from Shiro’s Sushi was smoky and perfectly cooked.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacky Lee
Good sushi good price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
kilam
Service was probably the best thing here. Food was definitely of quality, I could say that I probably didn’t like one out of the 10 things I was served. But it all was super fresh. Again all servers were amazing and super nice!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Ross
Shiro’s is in my opinion the authentic Japanese sushi experience in Seattle.
Sure there are others with whiskey pairings (by scratch), or crafted sushi with toppings (Kashiba), but when it comes down to it, Shiro has the most consistent nigiri and (in my opinion) the most consistent Omakase experience in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Geyue Shi
Very good experience! High quality sushi, relaxing conversation with chef, good service and environment! Highly recommended if you don’t know what to eat for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Olivier Cali
Don't get fooled by simple decor, food is serious here. Try their omakase served at fixed hours at their sushi counter. The chefs are funny and give great explanations. Fish is high quality.
Recommended dishes: Chef's Omakase Nigiri with Tofu Miso Soup
Sam Yi
Fine dining without too many frills. Just fantastic sushi, I got the chef’s sushi course and the tuna course really stood out as amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
F Dustman
Perhaps the best sushi in the US, seriously. This is one of the few places that actually has local product and the best from Japan’s markets.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
D Carl
Amazing food and service. Highly recommend the kaiseki course if you are doing a table side seating. Alacarte pricing post meal is also very reasonable although you are already at 95/person by that point. Tea was a highlight as you get beautiful loose tea in personal large double wall glasses (pricey at $6.5/glass). The fish is excellent, especially the tuna of course. That being said, I have had better tasting omakase in vancouver canada, but by no means am I disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophie
highly recommend! option is omakase! they made our anniversary dinner very special :)
The tempura and sushi courses were amazing- great quality and delicious. The fish was different countries, and very fresh. We enjoyed the 5 course meal and would highly recommend it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best sushi of my life. Great staff. Exceptional food. Sean was extremely interactive and “sexy”. This place is must try whenever you’re in Seattle. Book in advance for the omakase experience only 8 seats available at the bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was really looking for the best sushi in Seattle and willing to pay for it. I brought friends here from out of town. We did the omakase and it was delicious, except the final course with the dessert tamago - was just ok. We really enjoyed the food overall though.
The service was good. The host was always very accommodating and polite. The waiter was very casual but just fine.
My main feedback is that the ambiance is pretty bad. We sat in a cramped space by this exit door close to other tables. The chairs and tables are cheap looking and old. The lighting, the random waiter podium with utensils in the dining area it just all felt sad. I’m all for a hole in the wall but this place has no style.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Extremely disappointed in my most recent visit to Shiro’s. I’ve been going to Shiro’s once a year since 2019 for either birthday or anniversary celebrations, or just because. The service and quality has dramatically declined since our first visit in 2019.
On 8/4/25, I was brought to Shiro’s for my birthday celebration. It was noted in the reservation and the hostess acknowledged that we were celebrating a birthday. We sat at the sushi bar.
The service was extremely mediocre and made me feel like she was annoyed with our presence. The waitress barely checked on us, we had to flag her down multiple times to refill water and order additional drinks. She could not give us recommendations on drinks and generally did not seem like she knew or cared. We were a 9 pm seating and it truly felt like they were just trying get through this last service to get us out of there. Don’t have 3 seatings with a 9 pm if the quality of your service won’t be as great.
The meal itself was fine, however, compared to every other year the quality was not as good. I was shocked when I was handed a dessert menu with the desserts costing at minimum $12 each. I’ve never had an omakase where a small bite of dessert wasn’t included in the courses. In addition, I’ve never been to a restaurant that didn’t include complimentary dessert for celebrations, especially one as expensive as this.
I reached out shortly after about my experience and was told that they may have served dessert over a decade ago but haven’t served desserts in many years. This is an outright lie because as I’ve stated, I’ve been coming annually since 2019 and this is the first year (2025) in which we were served complimentary dessert (see attached photo of offending dessert with my husband cropped out). Also, the fact that the responder said over a decade ago, I started coming to Shiro’s less than a decade ago.. so okay?
This was the most disappointing visit we’ve had, to date, and we will not be returning in the future. I have been to omakase all over the country and in Japan. The total price for two of us was almost $550. I’ve never in all my time going to omakase in all different places been handed a dessert menu as an add on, especially not for a celebration meal. It’s not even the fact that a complimentary dessert wasn’t included. It’s the fact that we paid $550 and not even a sweet course was offered, again of all the omakases (and embarrassingly I go probably 4 or 5 times a year bc it’s our go to celebration meal) this is the first time I’ve ever experienced this.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
The grilled octopus from Shiro’s Sushi was smoky and perfectly cooked.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good sushi good price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was probably the best thing here. Food was definitely of quality, I could say that I probably didn’t like one out of the 10 things I was served. But it all was super fresh. Again all servers were amazing and super nice!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shiro’s is in my opinion the authentic Japanese sushi experience in Seattle.
Sure there are others with whiskey pairings (by scratch), or crafted sushi with toppings (Kashiba), but when it comes down to it, Shiro has the most consistent nigiri and (in my opinion) the most consistent Omakase experience in the city.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good experience! High quality sushi, relaxing conversation with chef, good service and environment! Highly recommended if you don’t know what to eat for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don't get fooled by simple decor, food is serious here. Try their omakase served at fixed hours at their sushi counter. The chefs are funny and give great explanations. Fish is high quality.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent and authentic Japanese sushi.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chef's Omakase Nigiri with Tofu Miso Soup
Fine dining without too many frills. Just fantastic sushi, I got the chef’s sushi course and the tuna course really stood out as amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perhaps the best sushi in the US, seriously. This is one of the few places that actually has local product and the best from Japan’s markets.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and service. Highly recommend the kaiseki course if you are doing a table side seating. Alacarte pricing post meal is also very reasonable although you are already at 95/person by that point. Tea was a highlight as you get beautiful loose tea in personal large double wall glasses (pricey at $6.5/glass).
The fish is excellent, especially the tuna of course. That being said, I have had better tasting omakase in vancouver canada, but by no means am I disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
highly recommend! option is omakase! they made our anniversary dinner very special :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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