I came here while visiting from Michigan and was tired of bar foods. The quality of the food is phenomenal. We saw the manager interacting with customers in such a positive manner. Our server was the bartender with pony tail and he was absolutely one of the best servers I’ve ever had!! He checked on us at the perfect moments and just the right amount of times. The food proportions are perfect for the price. And the fried snickers are crazy good!! The next time we are in Des Moines we are definitely coming back here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Z W
Nick is an excellent server! He made our visit extra enjoyable - a bonus to the great food. Everything was delicious, but the Kaji roll is still tops for me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dawn Green
I cannot give more than one star to a place where a waiter (Nick) refused to walk over to us yelling in front of everyone, “What?? I see you!” When we politely waved him towards us saying, “We have a question.” He didn’t budge and said, “And I have an answer. What?” It was embarrassing. I wish I had a video of it.
When we had to answer with enough volume across the seated guests that it was about something we ordered, he finally walked over. He was rude.
We said we ordered sashimi. I never had sashimi served on tempura squash, and since one of our group was gluten sensitive, we said we wouldn’t have ordered it. He master-of-factly declared that EVERYTHING (enunciated) was gluten. Including the seaweed salad, Nick? The roll with virtually nothing but fish and roe, Nick? You are rude.
On the other hand, Josh was pleasant, and he helped make up for the poor behavior. But the damage was done. While we had planned meals, we had had enough and left.
Chris Forcucci
As always delicious! And great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maribel Diaz
I enjoyed my dinner. Thank you Laura! the bartender who served me! The price was very reasonable. I stayed at the Hilton hotel across the street, this place was very convenient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Spicy Edamame
Angella
Wonderful. The sushi rolls were delicious. We had three different rolls, yakisoba and a dinner bento box. Having had all of these in Okinawa for years, Akebono was top notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fiji, Kaji Roll
Dan Fiandra
5/5! Jerry was a phenomenal maintenance tech and my car was in and out of the restaurant, will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wesley
Amazing food, had great accommodation for allergies, had amazing presentation, great sauces, great price, great staff, the atmosphere made me laugh, and honestly the only thing they need to improve is their signage so more people can find this amazing hole in a wall place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Galen Wilcox
Great sushi for the middle of the country. Very pleasantly surprised at the menu and the very reasonable prices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Nonsense Roll, 515
Jimmie Storms
Bartender and server were amazing. Got to interact with owner as well. Amazing!
Food and staff are amazing! I got sushi (surf and turf) and my fiancé got a bento box which was more than delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Coyne
The surf and turf roll was amazing, and this was much more affordable than I expected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Nihad Berbo
One of the best sushi places to visit in DSM!!! Owner always provides top hospitality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacques Mullenax
It was our 4 year anniversary and Service was okay. our waiter forgot about us. Are drinks where burnt. But. The food was delicious and amazing the surface and turf was the best the chicken yakisoba was good. Edamame 🫛 chef kiss 💋. The only thing that sucked was the loud bar. The yelling hollering. We left early along with other couples. But the food is good
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
John Beyers
Josh was a great server, and the food was absolutely amazing!
I came here while visiting from Michigan and was tired of bar foods. The quality of the food is phenomenal. We saw the manager interacting with customers in such a positive manner. Our server was the bartender with pony tail and he was absolutely one of the best servers I’ve ever had!! He checked on us at the perfect moments and just the right amount of times. The food proportions are perfect for the price. And the fried snickers are crazy good!! The next time we are in Des Moines we are definitely coming back here!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick is an excellent server! He made our visit extra enjoyable - a bonus to the great food. Everything was delicious, but the Kaji roll is still tops for me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I cannot give more than one star to a place where a waiter (Nick) refused to walk over to us yelling in front of everyone, “What?? I see you!” When we politely waved him towards us saying, “We have a question.” He didn’t budge and said, “And I have an answer. What?” It was embarrassing. I wish I had a video of it.
When we had to answer with enough volume across the seated guests that it was about something we ordered, he finally walked over. He was rude.
We said we ordered sashimi. I never had sashimi served on tempura squash, and since one of our group was gluten sensitive, we said we wouldn’t have ordered it. He master-of-factly declared that EVERYTHING (enunciated) was gluten. Including the seaweed salad, Nick? The roll with virtually nothing but fish and roe, Nick? You are rude.
On the other hand, Josh was pleasant, and he helped make up for the poor behavior. But the damage was done. While we had planned meals, we had had enough and left.
As always delicious! And great service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I enjoyed my dinner. Thank you Laura! the bartender who served me! The price was very reasonable. I stayed at the Hilton hotel across the street, this place was very convenient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Spicy Edamame
Wonderful. The sushi rolls were delicious. We had three different rolls, yakisoba and a dinner bento box. Having had all of these in Okinawa for years, Akebono was top notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fiji, Kaji Roll
5/5! Jerry was a phenomenal maintenance tech and my car was in and out of the restaurant, will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, had great accommodation for allergies, had amazing presentation, great sauces, great price, great staff, the atmosphere made me laugh, and honestly the only thing they need to improve is their signage so more people can find this amazing hole in a wall place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great sushi for the middle of the country. Very pleasantly surprised at the menu and the very reasonable prices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Nonsense Roll, 515
Bartender and server were amazing. Got to interact with owner as well. Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Food and staff are amazing! I got sushi (surf and turf) and my fiancé got a bento box which was more than delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The surf and turf roll was amazing, and this was much more affordable than I expected
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
One of the best sushi places to visit in DSM!!! Owner always provides top hospitality!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was our 4 year anniversary and Service was okay. our waiter forgot about us. Are drinks where burnt. But. The food was delicious and amazing the surface and turf was the best the chicken yakisoba was good. Edamame 🫛 chef kiss 💋. The only thing that sucked was the loud bar. The yelling hollering. We left early along with other couples. But the food is good
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 3
Josh was a great server, and the food was absolutely amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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