Akahana Asian Bistro - Charlotte

Food is fine; would not be if the rolls weren’t always half price, which itself makes no sense. They should do themselves a favor do takeout only; their front of house staff is miserable to be served by.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

First and only time. Food tasted fine. Service was good. Place was dingy and grimy to the point I didn’t feel safe eating raw items. Won’t be back.

Food: 3

Service: 4

This place has really gone down hill since 2013 when I first came. It used to be a place for decently good Chinese food and sushi. Now it’s just caters to an unrefined South Eastern American palate.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 5

Tried to place a takeout order on 2/23 at 8:50pm and was told they stopped taking takeout orders for the night. Per google, they don’t close until 9:30. 40 minutes seems like plenty of time for 2 sushi rolls but I guess not. Very disappointed.

Akahana used to be our favorite sushi spot. BOGO sushi rolls are a huge selling point and we love the Signature Pho. The last time we ordered the pho was great but sushi seemed less than fresh.
Tonight we ordered our normal 2 rolls and a signature pho that is supposed to come with filet. Whatever they gave us was so tough I had trouble cutting it with a steak knife. The broth had no flavor and the sushi again was sub par. I asked for no roe and it seemed to be an excessive amount added to the roll.

What happened? I used to love this place. This was not worth the price even with BOGO sushi.
I wish I could give a better rating but this place has gone down hill fast. In other news looking for suggestions on the best pho in charlotte.

Food: 1

Service: 3

I tried this place today. I had the Dragon Roll and the Sea and Surf? I liked the Dragon roll best. The waiter was friendly and attentive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

The food was decent. No major complaints.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Not sure if they’re not paying their employees or what the deal is, but I was just required a 10 percent tip for carry out. I’ve been coming here for years and have never heard of this before. In a city filled with many sushi restaurants, I have zero reason to choose this restaurant again.

Service was the worst experience ever. was given entree before appetizer and was told "I'm not taking it back why are you so difficult" by the waiter. Ended up leaving right then

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

One of my most fave sushi spots in Charlotte. Staff is always kind and the food is amazing. Try the sesame wings

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pineapple Rice with Shrimp, Raspberry Bellini, Sesame Chicken, Shrimp Lo Mein

Service was slow, staff was not communicative. Two out of five items were missing from a pick up order.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Great full laid back people

Vegetarian options: Great food

Parking: Great stops

Kid-friendliness: Very

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pineapple Rice with Shrimp, Raspberry Bellini, Chirashi Don, Orange Blossom Roll, Salt and Pepper Cauliflower, Egg Drop Soup, Calamari Tempura, Crunchy Roll, Deluxe Fried Rice, Golden Gate Roll, Vegetable Tempura Roll, Tuna, Mongolian Beef, Sesame Chicken, App, Temaki Sake Salmon Handrolls, Shrimp Lo Mein, Seafood Combo Pho, 4 Fish Sashimi Platter

The service can get a bit slow due to traffic picking up around 7pm, the portions are a bit small for the pricing in my opinion, I have been to this restaurant at another location before and their BOGO Free just kind of seems like a scam... For 8 pieces the sushi is over $12 and at that point it is like one roll just pays for both rolls on its own without the sale, so it is just hidden behind a sale.... Some sushi is $20 and it is still not a lot of pieces or has a crazy amount of ingredients.

I make sushi myself, so this is quite disappointing how they charge so much per roll and try to slap a sale sticker on top. Not to mention how all of the pages on the menus say "NO EXCHANGE, RETURNS, OR REFUNDS" some even saying "NO SUBSCRIPTIONS". As a person that only eats chicken and fish ... It is not an accommodating place and I think that they are aware of how the policies and pricing is scam-like.

I had the Pad Thai to avoid the sushi, but.... It was less than standard in taste and quality.... My parner had the red curry udon. Everything tasted....fine, but the bamboo shoot, would taste much better in actual soups than the curry udon. Maybe it was the other ingredients... But the food just was lacking and tastes plain and bland, nothing to say "Oh, this is good!" Hopefully they eventually add more to their menu to make it something worth talking about.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had to go back and update review. Great remodel and service has been steadily improving

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I don't what they do to the calamari here, but id sell my soul for the recipe. Service was amazing and food was delicious. A bit pricey but we had an amazing time ☺️

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5