It's been about 2 years since we last visited Hiro Japanese Buffet. We took a long hiatus after a negative experience, but we finally decided to give it a go again. I'm really glad we did- the food was exactly the same as it's always been! To me, this restaurant is extremely nostalgic- we used to come here all the time and I'm honestly so glad we decided to stop in again. We went on Sunday, and I think it was about $22 per person. My son who was 2 is free. I don't know at what age they start charging for kids. The sushi is top tier- especially for the price point. They have a ton of nigiri options. The salmon nigiri and white tuna (escolar) were so delicious! They are definitely my go to orders at any sushi restaurant and I love when AYCE places offer them. The sushi rolls are also quite extensive- I didn't really eat much of them, but the ones I sampled all were really delicious. I love the hibachi bar! You get to pick from a plethora of meats and seafood options along with a bunch of veggies and carbohydrates. I typically get a few pieces of short rib and a bunch of bean sprouts and onions. The chefs cook it up right in front of you and you get to choose either a teriyaki, Mongolian, or chili oil sauce. I am so glad that the buffet has stayed exactly the same. My top picks from the buffet are the coconut shrimp, pork ribs, and pepper beef. Honorable mention to the beef and broccoli and calamari. My son had two plates of the noodles, so I'm guessing they're a hit as well! On a Sunday during peak dinner time, the restaurant was pretty busy, but that just means fresh food! The staff is constantly refilling/replacing trays of food so you don't have to worry about getting food that's been sitting out for a while. They have crab legs and in the past I would have been all over that, but honestly I was way more interested in the sushi and hot food area since it had been so long since we had been there. We will definitely be back! read more

Came from out of town looking for an all you can eat buffet and you cannot beat this place + the price. There were plenty of options, sushi, crab legs, mushroom chicken, orange chicken, potstickers, salad, fruits, noodles, fried rice, and more. I would definitely go back! The service was nice and we enjoyed the food. read more

Second time eating out in 2025, definitely not disappointed. We came for my nephews birthday celebration and our family of 10 left full! From soups to sushi, there are plenty of options. Family favorite of course was the crawfish and crab legs! Our server was very attentive - cleared off plates and refilled water when low. We will be back! read more

This is your typical Asian buffet but it does offer a little more seafood options than others I've gone to in the past. The food is pretty standard. They didn't refill the crab legs too often but some of the ones we did manage to grab were super salty :( they did refill the crawfish often luckily so we did get our money's worth ($22 per person) when we were here especially for a Saturday night. read more

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A high quality buffet with a wide variety of Sushi, Chinese, and Asian fare to indulge in. I have only eaten at the buffet portion but it appears the restaurant also hosts hotpot nights. A great place to have a family dinner! read more

My wife and I were craving for Japanese food so we decided to check out Hiro Japanese Buffet. As soon as we walked in, we noticed that the atmosphere was really nice. Very nice ambiance and very clean. The staff are not very friendly and not welcoming , but they were NOT rude either. Our waiter was very tentative and made sure our drinks were always full and our table was cleaned out. Big thumbs up for that. So now, let's talk about their food items. As soon as we walked to the buffet bar, we noticed that 3/4 of their food items are "Chinese" food items. This place is supposed to be a Japanese buffet. They have a lot of sushi rolls selection but all basic sushi rolls. Nothing fancy. The only Japanese food items we noticed was vegetable tempura, miso soup and their sushi rolls. We were so disappointed. This is false advertising! As far as their Chinese food items, they were all very bland. NO JOKE! The chow mein noodles was very bland, fried rice was bland and I noticed that the orange chicken was so old looking and very soggy. No one was touching the orange chicken cuz it looks like it was left overs from the night before. My wife and I were so dissatisfied with the food selection and quality of the food. It's NOT worth paying $20 for dinner! read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Chinese food and sushi rolls and vegetable tempura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

The sushi selection was my favorite part. The hot food could have been better. Was interested to have some chicken wings but the wings were coated in a thick sugary sauce, no thank you. read more

The Hiro was a good buffet before Covid but it disgusting now. The food in the warming trays was almost cold and was not warm enough to prevent bacteria growth and food poisoning. Signs are posted near the buffet lines stating they will charge you for unconsumed food left on your plate. I was concerned about eating the cold food but didn't want to be charged for the food which was not safe for consumption. The staff were unfriendly and as cold as the food. I do not recommend anyone eat at the Hiro Buffet. read more

Large selection of Chinese food, sushi, seafood, the crab legs do tend to attract more people to wait there. There are a few stations, they definitely put food out fast when it's needed. Not sure how clean their oil is for fried food at times. Sushi is just like any Chinese owned places, they all taste very similar and the different rolls are similar as well; so if you are a sushi lover, don't go to those extra fancy Japanese joints (most likely owned by Chinese people), go to this place for sushi. Service was fast, very attentive, the servers move fast and pretty efficiently. This place can be pretty packed, very noisy, huge traffic all the time. read more

My family and I got food poisoning after we ate seafood here. I think it was the oysters....

It is just like any other buffet. They have a good variety of Japanese food. I would say that the girl who sat us seemed to hate her job and as we sat, all the people working were just over in a corner talking. We did have a friendly waitress, though. And they were good about refilling our drinks and picking up the used dishes. They must've been ripped off a few times because there are more than a couple signs talking about how your picture will be posted if you don't pay and that cameras are watching you. There are also warning signs that if you waste food, you will have to pay extra. okay, we get it. read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Front entrance - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

I'm not sure I'd call Hiro strictly a Japanese restaurant. While they did have a large selection of Japanese dishes, namely over a dozen sushi rolls, they had a good amount of Chinese and American selections as well. I came for lunch on a Monday. The all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is $9.99 on weekdays. This is an absolutely freaking fantastic deal especially considering that a single 8 piece sushi roll alone is around that price at most restaurants. I'm not going to lie - I definitely ate a lot. I tried five different types of sushi, my favorite of which had eel, green bean pieces (just trust me) and a spicy aioli. They also had fried sushi, which I had never tried before yet turned out to be delicious. It had crab, seaweed, and cream cheese and was lightly breaded. Just try it! I also tried their chicken gyoza, pork dumplings, lychees, fried banana, mushroom chicken, teriyaki chicken skewers, roast chicken, and sesame balls with red bean filling. They have an array of tasty desserts as well, including individual ice cream cups (I had green tea) and these flaky heart-shaped cookies that seem to be customary at most Asian buffets. In addition to the good taste, I thought that the overall food quality was top-notch at Hiro. Everything seemed fresh and relatively new, as opposed to some buffets where the food is wilted and looks as though it's been sitting on the warmer for a couple of hours. The fried items weren't greasy at all. The sushi tasted great. I will definitely be back. The sign out front said that prices go up to $17 for weekend meals, but considering the good experience I had and variety of the food, that would be well worth it. This would also be a good place to bring kids and introduce them to several Japanese food items without breaking the bank. read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Fried sushi and fried banana! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

Lunch Review! The food selection was amazing for the $14 we paid. My personal favorites were: the honey wings (they tasted like Korean Fried Chicken Wings), the salmon sushi (not to be confused with Sashimi which is dinner only ), the green beans, egg drop soup (it tasted like real egg), and their cooked sushi selection (you can ask the sushi chefs for eel sauce). Personally (emphasis on personal), I did not experience any "unfresh" foods nor do I foresee any hints of food poisoning. However, you should take these reviews into account because who knows what happens day to day! Just come in with an open mind and experience it for yourself. Again, I thoroughly enjoyed this place, but you may have a different opinion. IT IS A BUFFET, EXPECT BUFFET THINGS! Cleanliness: the tables, restaurant, and even the bathrooms were really clean. read more

Lots of options. Especially loved the crab legs. So much seafood! Service was alright and the restaurant felt a little messy.

Been here several times with my family and really enjoyed each visit. We're glad that they are open for dine-in with Covid precautionary measures; temperature check at the entrance, gloves, masks, clear plastic covers on the buffet aisles, one table apart. Place is clean. Friendly service. Good price point for an AYCE. Great Japanese and Chinese food selections. We always order at the Mongolian grill station situated at a far corner of the resto. Decent sushi bar. Seafood selection includes cold crab legs, clams, mussels, fish, shrimps, squid and oysters. Wide yummy selection of meats and veggies too. Their dessert bar is pretty standard. Overall a good buffet place. read more

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For Buffet this place is the beat I have found in town. That being said it is buffet!! Haha The peel and eat shrimp are cooked perfect and crab legs are not as watery as other places. The sushi actually was good and we didn't get sick so that is a win! If you want buffet then go here not Panda. read more

Prices went up and quality of food has gone down. I am super disappointed with my last visit there. The girl at the front counter was super loud and rude also. She was full of attitude for no reasons! It wasn't even busy Someone please open another Japanese buffet!! read more

Lots of food and they've improved allot from years ago. New design, clean, easy to pay and you can take boxes to go

This has been my go to buffet for years! And it seems like they are always finding improvements. For instance, adding hot pot or expanding on their selection. Love this place!! read more

Let me start by saying that Asian Buffets are my jam so I know what the norm is and my normal expectations are lowered when it comes to Asian buffets. The food was on par with most Asian buffets and it really hit the spot. We went for crab ragoons and they were decent! I also enjoyed egg drop soup, a little bite of each entree, and noodles (of course). The bathrooms were clean for the most part and well kept which I can appreciate. The tables were also clean and for the most part there was really no area where I question the cleanliness of the room. I gave it four stars instead of five because they 1) don't have pizza. Every Asian buffet has pizza. 2) No soft serve- but they do have packaged ice cream so I guess it is okay. I would absolutely go back especially since the week lunch is only $9.99 it is a great deal! Oh P.S. they also sell jewelry which had me cracking up a bit. read more

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I reluctantly go there because it is closest Chinese buffet restaurant to my house. The food was okay. But the selections were poor when compared to other Chinese buffet restaurants I have visited. I have driven almost an hour to King Buffet in Wadsworth just to get better selection than Hiro. Their so-called crag leg included is a joke. Often there were no crab legs. And when they did bring out the crab legs, there were not even enough for two people. And I don't mean pile up the crab legs in to a plate. They should change their menu by adding additional c chicken, pork, and beef dishes. Foods are okay. But there are better buffet restaurants! read more

I discovered Hiro when a Chinese friend took us there. Now, if you've only ever been to a standard Chinese buffet, this is going to blow your mind like it did mine! The sushi is ok, but let's assume you're not going there for that anyway. The hot chinese food is as good as you'll find anywhere. It's definitely American-ized but if you like what we Americans consider "Chinese food" then you'll like it. But the real differentiator for Hiro was the hot pot section. I had never experienced this before and if you're looking for authentic, I don't think it gets more than this. The number of different options for everything from your broth to what you put into the soup to what kinds of sauces there are - it was just overwhelming. Having someone who speaks Chinese with us was very helpful because I might not have figured everything out otherwise. Lastly, I should warn people to avoid this and other Chinese buffets if you're not a fan of seafood in all its glory. You will see raw shrimp that look like monsters and other things I can't even describe. If you like to try new things, definitely check out Hiro! read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Our hot pot cooking on the table with some vegetables and sauce. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

The Food variety is good the taste of the sushi it's average and the rest of the food it varies from average to less. The service is bad, if you are looking for average restaurant with different food variety so it's the place to go. read more

My family loves this buffet but I went there recently and the quality of the place has gone down drastically... it wasn't the best place before but somehow it got worst. You can tell the seafood and the sushi are not fresh. And the service is ok. read more

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The skinny: Good price for a buffet with variety, but the quality of food was not worth it. Most food was cold and seafood was room temperature. Atmosphere: Quite a large spot in Aurora with AYCE hot pot on the other side. Came on a Sunday for lunch and did not have to wait. Food: I was super excited to try everything when I got there as I was really impressed by the variety. They had your typical Asian American buffet dishes, but also had a variety of seafood (sushi, raw seafood) which I couldn't wait to try. However, I was really disappointed in the quality. For mass produced asian buffets, my expectations are normally set a little lower and I still ended up disappointed. Most everything I had seemed cold. All the raw seafood I had was room temperature and warm, which wasn't great to the tastebuds and made me a little worried overall. Wish they would at least have put the seafood out on a bed of ice. There were a few times I tried to get the cooked and raw seafood 'fresh' as they brought them out, and it still wasn't the best I've had. Service: friendly and quick. they had quite a few staff members so it was easy to flag people down. Price/value: $$ 20 for AYCE is a really good price and even better for lunch etc. But the quality just didn't cut it for me. Would I come back? For the quality of food, I was sorely disappointed. Even though the price and value seem great, it is not worth it for me to come again. Especially with so many great restaurants in Aurora. read more

It wasnt to bad it was just reall busy and people everywhere reaching and grabbing for sushi and other food. Nothing special. Great for people watching. I have never seen some many people suck down oysters on the half in colorado as I did last night. Most people seemed to love it but it wasn't for me and I think I just expected more and it felt a little dirty to me but again maybe I expected to much from a buffet. I think if you love cruise ship buffets your going to love this place too! read more

Extremely disappointed in this facility. It's an asian Golden coral. Sushi was old, just terrible. I had 3 pieces of sushi and then left. The building is also older and dirty. read more

Yes, it's as gross as everybody says it is. What did you really expect? It's a cheap Cinese buffet. Places like this have been fueling jokes for decades. I would think by now, that anybody looking up reviews for a Chinese buffet is doing so only for amusement purposes. C'mon, you know what to expect from a place like this. It's not going to be good. Most everything I tried was either overly salty, or completely tasteless. No in between. My two kids kept trying bites of things and then they would leave it on their plate and say that they didn't like it. They went through the entire buffet and almost everything turned out the same with them. If my kids don't like it, then it's pretty gross. The sushi was lesser quality than grocery store sushi and the guy making it acted like you insulted him every time you took a piece. Why the attitude? Do you expect everybody to tip for that nasty B grade fish that you throw out there? Please. If you're looking for quality food, obviously, you will need to look elsewhere. If you're looking for a cheap, tasteless meal, that will make you fat, then here is your place. We came with a large party, or I would've never tried this place. Basically, we were brought here against our will. LOL. We obviously avoided the pan of warm clams that looked like it had been sitting there for six or seven days. One person in our party got bad diarrhea from something they ate, but he was the only one out of 20 or 25 of us that ate there that actually got sick, so that's a good thing I guess. We had three service employees dedicated just to our party, and they took very good care of us. The dishes never stacked up in our drinks were filled promptly. Obviously, they have a giant parking lot so parking is no problem. (You gotta have room for all those Ram trucks). I couldn't imagine ever in my life returning here to eat unless we have another giant party to go to, and the orchestrator of such said party decided it would be a good idea to torture everybody with this nasty food. Do yourself a favor and save your stomach and just go to panda express or something. read more

Not all Hiros wear capes! Some Hiros seek quantify of food over quality! Let's be honest for a minute, if y'all looking to pig out on cheap crab, shrimp, crappy store bought type sushi ..... well, this is the spot! If y'all want to drown in Tsing Tao and stuff the belly with craw fish, this is the spot as well. The quality is mediocre, cleanliness is somewhat questionable but there are lots of choices and the place is a value for what it costs! Overall, this was my first and last time here but I do feel like a Hiro whose cape fits a bit tighter after tonight's dinner! read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado

The most unpleasant place! Always dirty dishes, floors and toilet. The service is terrible. The waiters are nervous and always swear. And one worker shouted that we eat a lot of crabs and we will no longer be allowed into the buffet. If I could, I would put --5 stars! read more

My family thinks it's impossible to have a really great buffet, especially Asian food. The reason is because it's hard to have fresh food out all of the time as well as maintaining quality control of all the dishes. Hiro is a refreshing change to this scenario. While we've only been there a few times we have not run into the situation where we haven't had dried out food or empty food trays. They manage to do this while maintaining a large variety of dishes. This is certainly our "go to" place when we're in town and craving large portions of asian food. read more

While the lunch options were meh, dinner was significantly better. Juding this place by the price point, and the fact that it is a buffet, the options weren't bad at all. The seafood was also reasonably tasty and fresh given the circumstances. read more

On Sunday I went to eat with my family and there is a bald Chinese man who in the end demanded a tip from us, what a terrible service to demand a tip and yell at us that it was mandatory!! read more

Still 3 STARS in my books... Hubs was starving and he REALLY wanted Buffet. *SIGH* So to this Hiro Japanese Buffet we went. That recent visit was on Saturday March 22nd 2014. When we arrived at this establishment, there was NO WAIT at all. That is good in my books. Time was about 18:30hrs ish. We came in perhaps before the DINNER RUSH or perhaps, the "Limelight" of this establishment went down south from other patrons what nots. We were given the Booth Seats, in which Hubs was hoping for that evening. As usual Hubs opt to have the Fountain Drink ($1.89), I think it was Root Beer of some kind. I opt to have water as part of my beverages. The Buffet, is all the same, with HOT dishes and COLD dishes and the norm sushi items. This time around, I managed to get and to eat the COLD CRAB LEGS. Nothing fancy, nothing stellar about those COLD CRAB LEGS. For that evening, they also have the SMALL CRABs, in which they just FRIED with Salt and Pepper, edible and doable, since I like to eat Crabs. Too bad, it was NOT Soft Shell Crabs but the norm "small" crabs. So beware of the shells and chew thoroughly if you are into those. Once again, the "Fried-Rice" are either over-cooked or gone bad. NOTE to SELF : Next time DO NOT take the Fried Rice. Hubs managed to get the Fried Udon Noodles. He said the food he choose that evening was A-OK. This time around, the Desserts are WAY better tasting. That was what Hubs said. I cannot deny, the Ice-Cream in the white containers, either they melted and re-freeze back, so it DOES NOT look appetizing to eat, the one I choose anyway was the Chocolate Chip Ice Cream tasted "yucky" too. *DOUBLE SIGH* I like Hubs option of Strawberry Ice Cream though. Our Main server, his name is Riki. Hubs indeed gave Riki considerable amount of Tips at the end of our dinner. Total cost of our Buffet with Tips and Tax that evening was $40. Left the establishment about 20:10hrs ish. TABLE : A5 Hiro Japanese Buffet 2797 S. Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80014 Tel : (303)-873-9999 Fax : (303)-751-0398 @59/2014 read more

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My friends and I had a great dinner at Hiro Saturday night. The restaurant recently opened... about one week ago and the parking lot has been packed since. It's brought new life to the east side of the HMart shopping center... and it's good! Hiro is a buffet, featuring a wide selection of sushi, including rolls, nigiri and sashimi. There are several sushi chefs so the sushi is constantly being replenished, even though it goes fast! There's all you can eat Chinese food, seafood, veggies, stir fry, soups and salads! They also have fresh fruit and yummy desserts. The lemon cake has a light whipped cream (instead of frosting). Very good! We all had a slice... and all of this for only $13.99 during dinner and $8.99 during lunch. That is a steal! Our server was great. We ordered tea which washed things down nicely, as we tried not to overeat... which of course, is hard not to, at any buffet. But no regrets here! read more

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I have only been here on the weekends and it's about $19 per person but I find it reasonable if my goal is to chomp down on some snow crab legs. Sometimes you go to those Vietnamese Cajun places it'll cost you $10 just to get one little cluster of them. Heck bring your own Cajun seasonings and bags if you really want to eat one out of a bag. You can get some Korean style kalbi grilled at the Mongolian grill station and some sushi or sashimi bites at the sushi station. I haven't had a bad experience here and the service was decent. Make sure you ask for the crab claw cracker tool from the server so you don't hurt your hands. They don't offer it to you proactively.... I've eaten from the street vendors in Asia so this doesn't bother me but the cleanliness could be better. And watch out when you head to the bathroom it's slick as hell and make sure you don't fall. All in all it's a good deal with as "fresh" as you can get seafood in a land locked state.... I mean... considering where we live... this is pretty good considering the price.... and I haven't gotten sick yet so that's a plus! read more

The food can be better but over all a nice place to Try and explore some food in many different varieties. I've been a few times over the years read more

TERRIBLE! My son got food poisoning and was so sick! Their food is not fresh and is not safe to eat. I wish the health department would pay them a surprise visit and close them down! The owners should be ashamed! read more

19.99 a person, it's not even Japanese. It's Chinese! Chinese buffets have sushi..that doesn't make it Japanese. Service was great, very nice people and they refilled our drinks a lot. The owners? Oh boy, would I have a word or two for you. DO BETTER. The food is bad...we couldn't help but laugh at the table at how bad it was and if it wasn't for the service, we would have dined and ditched. 50$ for what we had is a total rip off. The only good thing were those beef riblet things at the "hibachi" grill. If we wouldn't have had a shot of vodka before coming in to eat, I think we would have been way more upset but we just laughed it off as a fail. I wanted to try Hiro for so long since we moved here and what a BUMMER. Nice service and good soda but just save your money and go elsewhere...maybe the owners will get the hint and overhaul their menu and recipes. read more

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It's slightly different version of LD buffet. The same layout, bit of upgrades and slight remodeling. Closed off the back side. Japanese food wise, not much to talk about. Do have more roll selection and limited sashimi on a boat. Forget which roll it was but included caterpillar rolls, rainbow rolls and several others that was lot better than standard California rolls. Chinese food wise, about the same. Do have cold snow crab legs and fresh oysters. For $14.95 AYCE for Colorado, need to give extra star. read more

Hiro Japanese Buffet - Snow crab legs at Hiro. Too bad it was on cold section. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Aurora, Colorado