Overpriced for what it is. You will be charged 210$+ per person without beverages. For that price, you'd expect great food and service and you get neither. The yakitori were disappointing, bland for the most part. The seasoning was good, the meat itself rather tasteless, chicken for the most part. The dish we enjoyed the most was the less sophisticated - the chicken and egg over rice at the end. On the plus side, the presentation is great and watching the chef grill the meat is a plesant experience. The music is awful, hard rock and metal when it's supposed to be a fine dining experience. You can barely hear the name of what you are eating and they don't bother to give you a menu. Although you are charged upfront 20% for the service, people don't smile (except for one server) and no one bothers to ask you once how you are doing. When I made that remark at the end, I was answered that it's a "small team" (there were 3 servers for 5 couples) and that my water glass was always full. Great, but we didn't come here for the water.

If you plan to dine here, DON’T BE LATE. My husband booked this place as a surprise so I didn’t get a chance to check their website policy. But they did mention that people who are late for 15 mins won’t be allowed to sit. We drove up from South Bay on a Friday night and it took us another 20 mins to find a spot to park. When we arrived, it was 6:30pm. The server allowed us to go inside (I guess it’s because we paid already?). But this guy never gave a smile ENTIRE meal. He told us that the dishes that we missed will not be served. Shocked but ok, it’s our fault. We checked the menu and found out that we had only half of the tasting menu left. Shocked, but still it’s our fault. This server guy treated us like we are bad kids and he were our mom. When he put down the chopsticks, I can hear the “bang” on the table. Ok, it’s our fault. But honestly, if I knew I will be treated like this entire meal, I would rather be stopped outside and not let in. Anyway, the chef was so nice that he asked us if we would like to get the meal that we missed before the dessert. He and another chef were two nice guys that they smiled to us during the meal. (It really made us feel like there is an angry mom and nice daddy). Oh, and when my husband asked if he can get some hot water because he had a little coughing at the time, the angry server told him that it will take him 20 mins to boil the hot water. 20 mins for hot water? Are we camping? The food was really good. But I agree with other comments, $200+ without beverage for yakitori and an angry server are toooo overpriced. We will not be back again and won’t recommend people. I gave this place 4 stars instead of 2 is because the chefs were nice and they did serve us all meals. And my husband said that don’t ruin other people’s life by giving them 1 star.

One of my favorite meals ever. I came in expecting fancy yakitori, but the experience was so much more. Every dish was fresh, delicious, and its flavors carefully curated. Even the flan at the end was the best flan I’ve had. The tasting menu isn’t just yakitori, but also includes sashimi and small plates. Our favorite fish was the first one with charcoal tuna sashimi with caviar. The restaurant (at least during COVID early June 2022) only seats 6, so you get an intimate and detailed view of the process. We saw the chefs prepare and grill each dish, and the chef personally introduced every dish to us. The server was also very attentive and professional, much like any high end restaurant. I highly recommend dining here if you like classic Japanese cuisine. The focus is on the flavors, quality of ingredients, and experience - not random gastronomy or weird flavors at other fine dining places.

Truly wonderful dining experience. Authentic yakitori omakase where all parts of the bird are beautifully highlighted. Clean deep chicken flavor under the wonderful aroma of the binchotan. Every dish was a win but highlights were the tomago, chicken skin with pate and caviar, the gizzard and chicken with Japanese onion. White asparagus was perfection. Wagyu beef and firefly squid were welcomed additions. Wonderful service in a intimate dining format. Love seeing every dish prepared start to finish. Having eaten at every new addition to the Michelin guide, dumbfounded that Hina is not starred. *** I’ll just add that some of the poor reviews are quite hilarious. Eating at Hina and complaining their is too much chicken is comparable to complaining about too many grain at a bakery. Like do you even understand the restaurant concept or traditional yakitori?

editing in light of the fact that they’re closing: if you can get a spot before aug 31 i highly recommend! i honestly don’t know what to say. our menu was the “all chicken” version vs what you see in the maps photos, so that was a bit of a letdown. out of the 12-15 courses, half were good, 1/4 were amazing, and 1/4 were a little scary. i’d go back because it’s a singular experience and cool to watch the open kitchen but do brace yourself and be ready to be adventurous.

While yakitori in Japan tends to be a quick snack, hina gives a beautiful experience of a high end, luxury side of that same japanese cuisine. While the dishes mostly focus on the different parts of a chicken, there are a few surprises (such as eel, sea urchin, caviar and a delicious squash in heavenly butter). Even with that in mind - the price is very high. Overall an enjoyable experience!

What an epic night! This review is as much about the experience as it is about the food. Every course of the tasting menu was flawless, creative and delicious. We really enjoyed the care taken with each bite. But what we also loved and appreciated was the environment Hina has created. This isn’t just a celebration of food. We felt like we were invited to a house party where we made friends with the other customers and celebrated our lives together. Something magical is happening at Hina and it is very much worth a visit!

This place is so lovely! Very small and intimate for a yakitori place. They put in so much detail and care to each plate. Every piece of chicken was so juicy. The wagyu was very tender and so buttery. My favorite was probably the chicken gizzard! The texture and flavor melts in your mouth!

First yakitori experience was a success! Great alt way for us to get or find new styles of Japanese tasting menus. We will go back!

I do like this Japanese style BBQ place, but the price is too high compared with what they served, all of the skewers are chicken, 99%. So even the flavor is awesome, but the ingredient feels not really worth it. Also, the reservation is a bit hard to make, coz they only have 10-ish seats.

Best. Karaage. Ever. We order chicken karaage at nearly every opportunity so were blown away when their take-out remained crunchy, juicy, and tender even after a >20 min drive to our dining spot. The yagenbori hot chicken IS spicy, and the yuzu togarashi hot sauce is tasty on other foods too. The yakitori bento is yummy (great for gluten-free folks), but to us, the karaage is the star. The veggie side is nice to have, though doesn't blow us out of the water. Finally, we have to comment on the exceptional service. We chose Torima for our socially-distanced pandemic wedding because of the unsurpassed karaage and the safety of individual bento portions. Adolfo was so accommodating when we reached out for a group order, allowing us to reserve a couple of mouthwatering wagyu bentos. Even with a vague Golden Gate Park location, their delivery person found our group and patiently waited outside our venue (our ceremony ran late) for who knows how long until we were able to meet them for the pickup. We so appreciate Hina for helping to make our special day delicious and memorable!

This place is fantastic. The tasting is well varied with lots of small skewers hot off the grill. I was especially impressed by the Kawa (skin), Kurodai (sea bream), and squash. The sommelier was suuuuper knowledgeable, id highly recommend the wine pairing.

Exceptional food served bite by bite, beautiful presentation, great description of each dish, superb wine pairing. An other worldly dining experience, from beginning to end. Great chatting with the chef, sous chef and somm. Remarkable in every way.

Had the best time here! Great food, creativity with solid execution. Cant wait to be back!

Outstanding for special days. The food, the way the guys move in unison, drink pairing. Just made a special day more special. Really recommend the drink pairing with tasting menu, they know what they are doing. Just get an Uber because you will get tipsy haha

We love Hina. Amazing flavors, top notch quality, friendly folks. We tried an award winning yakitori omakase place in Japan and Hina was even better. And the wine pairing is fantastic - the wines and food feel like they go together so well. Never had a pairing where I actually could taste the flavor changes like this. If you haven't tried Hina it's totally worth it! Chicken really can be that good.