Our waiter Alex needs a raise. He was so amazing, he was very funny and thoughtful, and didn’t rush. We had the nachos and spicy corn which were good. The atmosphere was good too. But the service was outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mertcan Karagöz
I ordered here a sandwich and literally took more than half an hour. Terrible.
Service: 1
Emmgee
Delicious food at this restaurant in Englewood offering Japanese, as well as Mexican Cuisine. We ordered from the Japanese food menu including grilled sea bass, chicken udon noodle soup (comes with shrimp and vegetable tempura), and several sushi rolls with interesting names (ie. bastard roll, pain-in-the-ass roll, good fellas, devils advocate) and some sashimi. The presentation of the rolls and sashimi is pretty cool. Service is excellent (thanks Mikey) and cool atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deluxe Sashimi
Claire
Excellent sushi spot located in Englewood— the sushi and hot dishes are well-priced and yummy! Highly recommend any of the rolls and the tempura shrimp udon. Their dessert is also amazing and we enjoyed every bite. Service is super friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Regular, Raw Bar Special, Salmon Roll, Lobster Pizza, Deluxe Sashimi, December Roll, Beef Negimaki App
Sang Ho Oh
Really good sushi/sashimi boat for two. Also had green tea. Really smooth. Place is where the old Blue Moon used to be at and splits into half Mexican, half Japanese restaurant where you can get the Mexican menu on the Japanese side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C (C)
Confused as to why skirt steak is sliced WITH the grain as opposed to AGAINST the grain. It was delicious and flavorful but because the steak was sliced wrong it was incredibly chewy. If it were cut correctly my rating would have been different. Please teach and train your kitchen to slice this correctly. Wasabi mash lacked flavor and depth. Was looking forward to this. Couldn’t taste wasabi and had 0 seasoning. Super bland
C (Nobody)
Confused as to why skirt steak is sliced WITH the grain as opposed to AGAINST the grain. It was delicious and flavorful but because the steak was sliced wrong it was incredibly chewy. If it were cut correctly my rating would have been different. Please teach and train your kitchen to slice this correctly. Wasabi mash lacked flavor and depth. Was looking forward to this. Couldn’t taste wasabi and had 0 seasoning. Super bland
Paige C
Sushi was ok. There were fruit flies everywhere and it was really annoying.
Went in for a quick drink(lychee martini) and tried the hand roll tuna with jalapeno. Both the drink and the rolls were amazing. Absolutely coming back to try out the omakase.
Honestly had the best sushi i’ve ever had in my life, had to order a second role! Atmosphere and service was on point! Def going to be making a return here and definitely recommend for anyone looking for a phenomenal dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Markie Lage
Sushi at Akai is always great. The new location is beautiful and very selfie worthy. Not terribly expensive but more pricey than other local places.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Natalie Kaufman
This place is a 10/10 for me. I will say that they continue to remain with the idea of a hole in the wall which for me making an experience that much better. You will not see a big sign with their name but if you look close enough you’ll see their name on the windows. If you’re familiar with the Englewood location, they are located at the old Blue Moon location. It is divided with a Mexican restaurant (I didn’t have a chance to try just yet). I sat at the bar and our server was Mike who was a delight. I enjoyed my meal so much I did not get to take pictures but if you’re a fan of fresh fish, this is your place. The cocktails were delicious just as much.
If you’ve been to their other location in Teaneck which was just around the corner, you’d definitely agree that this upgrade for them was well deserved. It’s bigger, well designed and absolutely gorgeous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Multiple Rolls
Diana Curran
just got my miso cod and i don't think that was even cod. i used to get this dish here all the time. what happened?!?
Excellent!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing staff and environment. Very fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Our waiter Alex needs a raise. He was so amazing, he was very funny and thoughtful, and didn’t rush. We had the nachos and spicy corn which were good. The atmosphere was good too. But the service was outstanding.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
I ordered here a sandwich and literally took more than half an hour. Terrible.
Service: 1
Delicious food at this restaurant in Englewood offering Japanese, as well as Mexican Cuisine. We ordered from the Japanese food menu including grilled sea bass, chicken udon noodle soup (comes with shrimp and vegetable tempura), and several sushi rolls with interesting names (ie. bastard roll, pain-in-the-ass roll, good fellas, devils advocate) and some sashimi. The presentation of the rolls and sashimi is pretty cool. Service is excellent (thanks Mikey) and cool atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deluxe Sashimi
Excellent sushi spot located in Englewood— the sushi and hot dishes are well-priced and yummy! Highly recommend any of the rolls and the tempura shrimp udon. Their dessert is also amazing and we enjoyed every bite. Service is super friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Regular, Raw Bar Special, Salmon Roll, Lobster Pizza, Deluxe Sashimi, December Roll, Beef Negimaki App
Really good sushi/sashimi boat for two. Also had green tea. Really smooth. Place is where the old Blue Moon used to be at and splits into half Mexican, half Japanese restaurant where you can get the Mexican menu on the Japanese side.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Confused as to why skirt steak is sliced WITH the grain as opposed to AGAINST the grain. It was delicious and flavorful but because the steak was sliced wrong it was incredibly chewy. If it were cut correctly my rating would have been different. Please teach and train your kitchen to slice this correctly. Wasabi mash lacked flavor and depth. Was looking forward to this. Couldn’t taste wasabi and had 0 seasoning. Super bland
Confused as to why skirt steak is sliced WITH the grain as opposed to AGAINST the grain. It was delicious and flavorful but because the steak was sliced wrong it was incredibly chewy. If it were cut correctly my rating would have been different. Please teach and train your kitchen to slice this correctly. Wasabi mash lacked flavor and depth. Was looking forward to this. Couldn’t taste wasabi and had 0 seasoning. Super bland
Sushi was ok. There were fruit flies everywhere and it was really annoying.
Restaurantji Recommends
Went in for a quick drink(lychee martini) and tried the hand roll tuna with jalapeno. Both the drink and the rolls were amazing. Absolutely coming back to try out the omakase.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi Rolls, Yellowtail Jalapeño
Honestly had the best sushi i’ve ever had in my life, had to order a second role! Atmosphere and service was on point! Def going to be making a return here and definitely recommend for anyone looking for a phenomenal dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sushi at Akai is always great. The new location is beautiful and very selfie worthy. Not terribly expensive but more pricey than other local places.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
This place is a 10/10 for me. I will say that they continue to remain with the idea of a hole in the wall which for me making an experience that much better. You will not see a big sign with their name but if you look close enough you’ll see their name on the windows. If you’re familiar with the Englewood location, they are located at the old Blue Moon location. It is divided with a Mexican restaurant (I didn’t have a chance to try just yet). I sat at the bar and our server was Mike who was a delight. I enjoyed my meal so much I did not get to take pictures but if you’re a fan of fresh fish, this is your place. The cocktails were delicious just as much.
If you’ve been to their other location in Teaneck which was just around the corner, you’d definitely agree that this upgrade for them was well deserved. It’s bigger, well designed and absolutely gorgeous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Multiple Rolls
just got my miso cod and i don't think that was even cod. i used to get this dish here all the time. what happened?!?
Food: 1
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