Hiro Asian Kitchen at 1405 Washington Avenue in Downtown West closed after service on Sunday, ending a 6-year run, as St. Louis Magazine first reported.

“Our lease is up,” owner Bernie Lee tells Off the Menu. “There's really no reason to stay (here), to renew.”

Lee continues to operate Hiro Poke Co. in the food hall inside the One Metropolitan Square building downtown.

As for future plans beyond Hiro Poke Co., Lee says, “I'm going to relax a little bit.”

Following Hiro Asian Kitchen's final service on Mother's Day, as he cleans up the restaurant, he adds, “I think I'm still overwhelmed by the whole thing.”

Hiro Asian Kitchen opened in 2013. The menu over the years could range from ramen to banh mi to Lao-style larb to dishes from Lee's native Malaysia.

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