Shiro Restaurant

Restaurant Shiro opened in 1986 where Shiro brought his passion for only the finest ingredients to the table, bringing rave reviews with the restaurant rated one of the top 15 Los Angeles restaurants (for food) by the Zagat Survey every single year since the year after it opened. In 1996, Zagat rated Restaurant Shiro the best establishment for food, putting the restaurant in such top honors...

The Extras: Bring your own bottle if that's your favorite white wine to have with catfish. Corkage is $12.

Know Before You Go: Beware. Shiro takes a two week holiday every year in September.

If you aren't ordering the whole catfish, you've missed the point of this place entirely.

Chef-owner Hideo Yamashiro has a marvelous eye for ultra-fresh fish and the facility of a topnotch French saucier, and the results are sometimes masterful. He offers a handful of classically-inspired dishes, including starters like ravioli… Read More

Rated Food26 Decor18 Service25 Cost$53 Ratings are out of 30. Key to ratingsQuestion

Zagat ratings

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Chef-owner Hideo Yamashiro has a good eye for ultra-fresh fish, as well as the ability of an accomplished French saucier, with results that are often compelling. He offers a handful of classically inspired dishes, including starters like lobster salad with asparagus and white truffle oil, salmon carpaccio with dill and pink peppercorns, and scallop mousse with black truffle sauce. Entrées...

The Scene
A modest, sparsely decorated room separated by a partition is filled with inelegant chairs and tables. The catfish, not the ambiance, draws the crowd.

The...

Top Rated Zagat featuring French/Pacific Rim food with top notch service