Heiroku Sushi Omotesandō-

My guide suggested this sushi restaurant after our trip from Meiji Shrine. I noticed they were a lot of foreigners, which is usually a good sign from what I believe. I ordered the California roll, just because I’m from California and was totally shocked I could purchase a California roll in Japan. I also ordered a salmon roll too. I didn’t enjoy neither. Both rolls were bland. The only thing I like about Heiroku Sushi was meeting people and the free tea! The tea was the best experience because it felt so traditional. They have this green matcha powder out and hot water, you mix and you enjoy it. Unfortunately while I was in Japan I didn’t eat any sushi. I also ordered the strawberry cheesecake, I presumed it’s frozen store brought. Didn’t care for that either, the portion size was so «tineeey». The prices are cheap like many others places in Tokyo, yet the food is much better.

I just really regret not checking Unilocal before I decided to trust some random blog’s recommendation to come to Heiroku. This was my LAST meal in Japan, and having blown through a lot of yen on shinkansen, I ended up Googling «best budget sushi». It’s just not worth any amount of money (it’s not even THAT inexpensive — I ended up paying around 2500 yen) when there is so much more affordable, fresher, better sushi available in Tokyo.
Just skip whatever is on the conveyor belt entirely and order off the menu. The salmon belly and regular salmon nigiri were grocery-​quality and probably the best things I ate. The bad: over-​battered tempura, the unbreakable cuttle fish nigiri that I ended up swallowing whole, and disgustingly old uni. The WORST: a nigiri topped with a tuna mash, which tasted like fish that has been forced through a cheez whiz aerosol can.
Don’t be fooled by the glitzy sign and outstanding real estate in Omotesando — my stomach is still quivering from the thought of that mashed tuna.

Looks nice from outside but food not so good. I didn’t think you could have bad sushi in Japan. I think they try to cater towards tourists as the menu is in English and they put mayo on sushi or some salad type things on top of sushi. It’s a conveyor belt type of place and they even had juice boxes going around among orange slices and sushi. I suggest you go get crapes or those funky long French fries around the corner in Harajuku area

Unilocalers got it right. This place is horrible. Didn’t think it was possible in Tokyo to have bad sushi. The Uni was not fresh and the rice for the nigiri was off. I also ordered the fried octopus in which the sauce was terrible. We only took 3 plates and that was more than enough to convince us to get the hell out of there. I understand that it’s conveyor belt sushi but there are so many other places that are just like this, easy on the wallet and VERY tasty. Do yourself a favor and just keep walking by. This place only looks good from the outside.

JUST GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Okay, if you need more info, Heiroku just isn’t a very good restaurant. The food isn’t particularly good, the service isn’t good, and it isn’t cheap. You can do better. Trust the other Unilocal reviews.
The first time I went was on a Sunday around noon when the chefs were still cutting fresh tuna. They make a big show about it, leaving the head up on the counter and serving plate after plate of tuna on the conveyer belt. The fresh tuna was good, no complaints there. The other fish wasn’t that impressive. Salmon was pre-​cut and didn’t have much flavor.
The second time I went was during dinner on a Tuesday evening. So underwhelming. Nothing tasted very good. The servers seems annoyed by all the people there wanting things. We ended up eating a bunch of different plates to see if there was anything that stood out, but in the end the real standout was the consistent mediocrity of the food.
I promise if you look around the area you’ll find better options.

I went here so that you do t have to. I had eaten here with friends about 6 – 7 years ago and remembered it being pretty good, despite its more tourist orientated menu and prices.
Well what a disappointment and that rarely rarely happens to me in Tokyo even with cheap meals. The problem apart from the cobwebs & dust between the window and the waiting couch is certainly the freshness of the sushi.
The conveyor is packed but the sheer number of dishes prepared & then left out of refrigeration to dry out and risk potential food poisoning had my eyebrows raised. In attempt to get fresher sushi I ordered items from the menu that were not going the conveyor. Imagine my surprise when in under 30 seconds plates were handed over. No way we’re they freshly made but came from a counter of pre-​prepared plates ready to refill the belt.
The first prawn sushi was ok, but rice didn’t seem as nice as others I’ve had. The clincher though was a plate of Shiso-​ume rolls, probably not ordered as often by tourists. As soon as I chewed the nori was almost soggy with none of the crispness that come standard in Tokyo sushi, even conveyor belt sushi. Tried ripping the nori by hand but wasn’t fresh enough to even do that. At that point I asked for the cheque, paid and left.
Avoid avoid avoid…

Do not eat here unless you like being sick. This is the worst sushi I have ever eaten and I live in the United States. This is the last time I use Timeout for anything. It said it was the #2 thing to do in Harajuku. Big mistake. Don’t make the same mistake.

The name of this place in English is HEIROKO SUSHI
Our whole Tokyo trip was an experience, I wish I could have Unilocaled more, but I didn’t have internet access for the most of our trip. so I took pictures of the places we did go to and was only able to find a few on Unilocal,because I just don’t read /​speak Japanese
This place was way to cool it is the first time I can actual say I had sushi. it is a very interesting concept to just pick up one of the plates from the conveyor belt and just wonder what it is, but I m all ways willing to try things.
Most dishes cost between 2US and 4US, but I did seem to pick one of the most expense dishes at $ 9US, and it was Eel, it was pretty good but the 2 bites I had was not worth $ 9. Wish I could have been able to find a place that spoke more English and serve eel. would have really love to had a good explanation of what they served
Good luck in Tokyo, especially if you don’t speak Japanese

Gruselige Touristenfalle — Finger weg!
Ich hätte es besser wissen müssen: beim Reinkommen haben die Köche schon dröge reingeschaut wie Fische im chinesischen Aquarium, aber die mangelnde Motivation versucht mit besonders lauten «Irrashaimase!”-Rufen zu überplärren — das Sushi war von einer dahingeschluderten Qualität die das Geld einfach nicht wert ist, auch nicht für den Notfall. Einfach einen Bogen um dem Laden machen.
Besonders amüsant: im Maro Polo online Reiseführer seht drin, dass der Laden besonders gut sei, weil durch den vielen Umschlag alles schön frisch sei usw… eine klassische Fehleinschätzung die wir oft auch in anderen Sushi-​Restaurants erleben.

Oh Unilocalers, how could I have doubted you? We were so hungry that we popped in here and thought «come on, how bad can it really be?»
A couple of hours later, we found out. I’ll spare everyone the awful details but let’s just say it’s nothing you’d want to see on a conveyor belt.
Learn from our mistake. Keep walking!

I never thought i could have bad sushi in Tokyo, much less in Omotesando.
But it happens, i should have seen the poor reviews as a sign.
The plates on the conveyor keep turning around and around. By the time you grab one, the dryness and the fact the fish is stuck to the rice lets you know you made a bad choice.
They have orange slices and cold tempura rolling around, untouched and unloved.
The final straw is they dont accept credit cards, thanlfully putting an wnd to my dinner after only 4 plates as i only had 1500 yen on me.

Really just disappointing.
It’s in a pretty swanky area so you kind of expect a little better, but the fish on the conveyer belt all seems to be stale and just sort of soulless. If it’s crowded, you also have to be pretty loud to get the chef’s attention for a special order.
Overpriced, and you could find a more enjoyable meal.