Rokko Japanese BBQ Hurstville

It feels like every day at the moment there is a new restaurant popping up on Forrest Road in Hurstville. The latest, Rokko Japanese BBQ, only opened it’s doors a couple of weeks ago and has been drawing some big crowds. Having recently come back from a trip to Japan, I’m always keen to fill the void for amazing Japanese food, so of course I had to try it.

I got to the restaurant 6:30pm, and it was already pretty packed, we ended getting seated on the same table as another group, but with our own hotplate. By the time we left there was quite a queue waiting in line – so I suggest get there early if you plan to go before the new hype dies down!

The cute obligatory Tanuki statue

The menu is quite broad consisting of a large range of meats and veggies for the BBQ (including Wagyu beef cuts, various parts of chicken, pork and duck), as well as your typical Japanese dishes (like Chicken Katsu $12.8, Teriyaki Salon $13.8, Agadashi Tofu $6.8) and even a couple of Japanese/Korean style dishes (Korean Style-Chawanmushi $8.8, Stone Pot Yukke Bibimbab w/ soup $15.8).

Chicken with Spring Onion

Of course we have to try the BBQ, so we opt for the Waygu Beef rib ($12.8), Chicken with Spring Onion and Mixed Vegetables($12.8). You get an alright about of meat for your money. You also get a little pot of dipping sauces each that consist of a Ponzu and Sesame oil. The chicken had a slightly sweet flavour to it was really quite delicious. The beef wasn’t a particularly lean cut, which we knew when we ordered it, so it didn’t quite have the melt-in-the-mouth that you get with really expensive Wagyu, but it was still very delicious.

Wagyu Beef Rib - $12.8

Mixed Vegetables - $12.8

The Mixed Vegetables were a nice mix of 3 different kinds of mushroom, pumpkin, corn, onion and eggplant. This was the perfect amount for 2 people.

We also got some Teriyaki Chicken ($11.8) to try as a side, it was very stick and sweet and totally amazingly delicious. We also got a bowl of rice ($2) each, which might not be totally traditional to have with BBQ, but good to fill up on.

Chicken Teriyaki - $11.8

Overall I really liked this place, and although it is slightly more expensive than some of restaurants on the strip, I know I will be coming back regularly. 

Rokko Japanese BBQ

342 Forest Rd, Hurstville NSW 2220

Ph: 02 8541 5542

Monday - Sunday: 5:30pm - 10pm