Bento Box lunch special for $9.50 until 4pm! Great value. Nothing like wrapping my lips around a tasty box close to home! It's a steamy swamp-assy Sunday afternoon and I was starving. Did not want to walk far in this heat wave. Looked around for a tasty new box in my hood that I could bite into and not become a soaked mess. All I had to do was walk around the block and this hot box was right in my face! Boom! Saw the menu outside this sushi joint on 1st Ave advertising some lunch specials that run until 4pm. I'm always into getting my lips around a tasty new box so I slipped inside. Heck, now I kick myself for not eating out this box sooner. Nice looking place. Typical Japanese sushi resto decor with plenty of seating. Attentive friendly service. Clean overall, and I must say the AC was cranked up so good I did not want to leave the cool air refreshing my body when my meal was finished. Even my nipples were hard, and it felt so good! Tasty lunch specials at terrific prices. The Salmon Teriyaki Bento Box for $9.50 was a great deal. Food was prepared well with large portions. Delish miso soup and a bowl of salad to start. Can of Diet Coke for $1.25 was also acceptable. Can't go wrong with a meal deal like this. The perfect weekend lunch on a hot day when there was no way I cooking anything at home over a hot stove. Overall, this is a solid sushi joint. If you live in the neighborhood it's worth taking a bite out of this hot box if you happen upon it. read more

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My sushi takeout what quite bad. The fish had a yucky texture that made me wanna stop eating it. I wanted to like this place.

One of my favorite local sushi spots. My daughter loves this place it's so fresh and the service is always great read more

Akami - Menu - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

Decent sushi and price. Relatively clean space but I'm giving it 2 stars because the staff was coughing, sneezing & clearing their throat very loudly in the kitchen. I wasn't sure if it was the chef but it was very unpleasant and uncomfortable especially knowing that they're serving RAW foods. They have to be mindful and maintain hygiene at all times. Based off this alone I don't think I'd be eating here again. read more

I never write bad reviews but sadly this one will be my first.I wanted to try a less expensive place and took a bet. I wish I read the reviews. In my entire lifetime of eating sashimi, I almost swallowed a pin bone. The tuna is also very colored and not higher quality tuna. Besides that, I would just say you get what you pay for. read more

Akami - Tricolor Sashimi - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

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My last review of Akami was in 2023. Tonight I ordered a delivery of 3 things: the eggplant appetizer (Miso nasu), a special vegetable dumpling and the Russian Roil - enough food for 2, so I'll have leftovers. Everything was extra delicious, so much so I had to call them and tell them! No place is always perfect, but tonight the food was wonderful. Delivery is fast and the man who delivers couldn't be more pleasant. read more

The chicken teriyaki lunch special was great here! The chicken was lean and came with fresh veggies, and the california rolls and dumplings were both good as well. I also tried their shrimp tempura roll (my favorite), spicy salmon roll, and spicy crab roll. Their miso soup was great with plenty of seaweed and tofu, and their salad was fresh and crisp as well! read more

Akami - Sushi Lunch Special - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

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I don't typically write reviews but the service was so reprehensible that i feel compelled to write a review. My daughter and I waited for 30 minutes (there was only one other table of two in the entire place) while the waitress ignored us. They were very busy with take out orders, and they had every opportunity to tell us that they could not take our order. But instead they let us sit there for 30 minutes before telling us they wouldn't be able to serve us and recommended us to eat elsewhere. Absolutely horrible behavior for any business. If they had told us when we arrived that they were too busy, that would've been fine. But to let us sit for 30 minutes. If I hadn't asked, we would've sat there for hours as they continued to ignoring us and waste our time. Rude waitress who was like 'oh well'. read more

DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE!!! Delivery driver is super rude. I was going to tip cash but as soon as I opened my door he's yelling to me about a tip all aggressively. Mind you my order was packed incorrectly so it in inedible. I Asked for chicken tempura separately due to allergies and they put it right smack in the middle of a Snow Crab Avocado Roll and a Shrimp Tempura Roll. Then the delivery guy calls me to threaten me!!! I have ring camera footage and everything read more

Akami - Chicken Tempura Roll Shrimp Tempura Roll - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

While I accidentally ordered from Akami Sushi for lunch delivery, I was not disappointed. For my lunch, I went with the three-roll combo dish, and everything was fine. Akami is probably one of the few places that provide miso soup and a salad with its lunch special. I ordered through Grubhub, and the food arrived at my apartment within 30 minutes. While the sushi was not out of this world amazing, it was pretty decent. Also, the prices are about average compared to other sushi spots in the neighborhood. read more

Don't eat here!! I got seriously sick from their chicken teriyaki lunch special. I don't know what gave me the food poisoning - the rice, chicken, shumai, or California roll but I was sick within a few hours of eating and couldn't even keep water down. I was ill all night and couldn't drink water for over 12 hours - I've been sick from food before but this was really bad. I contemplated going to the ER. Go to one of the thousands of other sushi restaurants in Manhattan that won't make you feel like this. The food isn't even good! read more

The sashimi special is inedible. The fish tastes like it was frozen. Don't waste your money.

We ordered 4 rolls, 2 speciality and 2 regular rolls. Surprisingly, the regular rolls tasted way better than the speciality rolls. I guess that means the fish is good but they're various sauces and toppings aren't. I was looking forward to the up town hot girl roll since it was supposed to be spicy. I was hugely disappointed in that it was actually sweet. Sweet sushi is weird and doesn't taste good. read more

Amazing sushi. Got to try the sashimi rolls. Fresh fish and on top of it the semi rolls are made without any rice which is a true innovation. Even in the summer they deliver sushi nice and cold. Might go to place read more

Pretty consistent and good neighborhood sushi place. We always get yellowtail scallion and salmon avocado rolls. Miso soup is good too.

Great sushi and a chill atmosphere. I enjoy eating here (takeout or dining in) and the service is pretty good.

I love that they have sashimi rolls with no rice! And they are very very good. I tried the Ocean and Christmas Sashimi rolls. The space is small and the waitress didn't speak good English. I'll be back though, the quality and price were great! read more

Recently Akita Sushi closed down and another Sushi place opened in its place.Their decor is dark with blue led lights and seems very nice and can be a great dining in option.They have ample table seating and can easily seat 6 people at the bar. I decided to try them last night and ordered the Crispy Tuna Roll from the Chefs Special Rolls with the cashier/manager.Ordering in was a breeze but the waiting almost killed me.I just waited waited and waited for that one roll of tuna for atleast 30 minutes if not more.She was constantly on the phone trying to resolve some credit card issues.I checked in with her after 20 minutes as my daughter was getting super hungry and she dashed into the kitchen.After waiting for another 15 minutes and no sign of her, I walked over to the bar and asked the sushi chef if I can have my order soon.He said 5 minutes and he made it in 5 minutes and gave it to me.I am positive my order was clearly forgotten up until then. The roll was pretty ok..Nothing to rave about and nothing to go back for.It was all fried (bummer) but the flavor of the fish was great.I wish I had chosen something else.Because the roll was so hot my pickled ginger and wasabi were all glued to each other and it was a hot mess.Maybe for hot rolls they should consider packing them separately.My daughter who is very fond of the ginger could not eat any since it was inseparable from the wasabi. I am definitely going back again and will update my review.They have lot of options for lunch specials and I am sure their other rolls wont disappoint me again and their service will get better after they iron out their kinks since they have been open only for a week. Can never have too many sushi places around cause they all have something unique.I am exited to have this new fancy looking sushi place in the Yorkville. By they way they deliver too read more

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I'd recommend this place. I like the food and the price is reasonable. For a take out, the food is ready in 10-15 minutes.

This is my new favorite place for two reasons: 1. There's more menu variety -- especially in the appetizers and salads -- than other sushi joints in the area. 2. The sashimi rolls! If you're trying to stay low-carb, and are tired of the standard naruto roll, these options are FANTASTIC. I've never seen these at any other restaurant. There are about ten different sashimi rolls available, and I hope Akami will add some more to the list! Other notes: tuna dumpling is creative, salmon skin salad is good (has seaweed salad and sliced cucumber mixed in), and each delivery order comes with a nice assortment of fruit. read more

Akami - Christmas sashimi roll. Delicious. - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

We only get delivery but it's great! The food is solid and good portions.

Ordered from them by mistake because I got the name confused with another place I like which is way better- Took over 2 hours for delivery and when I called to see where it was the man on the phone didn't have an answer for me and refused to refund my order- plus once the sushi came half the order was missing and the sushi was below average..Ugh read more

Nothing special, run of the mill sushi joint. Only come in for lunch as work nearby. Lunch specials competively priced for sushi.. $9-$14. Good selection ranging from sushi/sashimi combos, udon, bento boxes, rolls. read more

Akami - Lunch bento box - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

I live a block away from this place and recently discovered their lunch specials. They have pretty decent selection and great price. Highly recommend, especially for lunch. read more

Really bad delivery service. I've now ordered four times and all four times the delivery has been wrong. First time I ordered delivery and they scheduled it as a pick up. Second time my order was completely wrong and they had to resend it. Third time my order was late and fourth time my order was again late even though I have a doorman read more

Akami has been my replacement delivery sushi spot since Lemon Life closed down. I usually order here at least one a week. Their three roll lunch special for 12.95 which comes with a miso soup or salad will keep your wallet and stomach from being empty. Unlike many budget sushi places, the rolls are not heavily covered with rice and are generously filled which I appreciate. The restaurant is .75 miles away and delivery usually takes about 30 minutes (sometimes less!). The driver is always friendly and will deliver to your door, even in an elevator building. Do not expect the quality of fish to be the best you've ever had, but it is definitely not be the worst. TLDR; Great price and customer service Quick delivery Okay quality read more

Note: This review is only for delivery! This is a pretty standard sushi spot. I ordered the kani salad and the tom yum soup. The tom yum soup is said to come with veggies, shrimp and scallops. For the pint, i got just 2 shrimp, some largely chopped garlic, and a shit ton of mushrooms. The broth almost tasted like tea, not what i would expect for typical tom yum soup. The kani salad was actually pretty good and more than what i expected. I'll likely try someone of the other japanese places in the area before ordering from here again. Delivery was fast though! read more

Akami - Tom yum soup, kani salad and takeout menu - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

The seaweed salad was ok. The salmon was edible. But the sushi lunch special came with four pieces of fish I could not identify. The coloration was yellow and reddish. There was a foul stench and I tried a bit of the first two pieces and they were inedible. This was not fresh fish. Fortunately I tried it before my wife ate it. We threw it away. read more

I'm an out of towner, and fell into this place before checking Yelp, but I'm pleasantly surprised. After reading some scary reviews, I was concerned. No need, the food was both fresh and tasty. It's standard stuff, but priced right and worth the time. My experience is good, give them a try for lunch, you'll probably be happy. read more

Akami - Sushi and sashimi combo, 14 bucks with a salad and soup. - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

I happened to be in the neighborhood looking for some soup and a light bite and was pleasantly surprised how good this was, loved the soup with gyoza - spicy with Kimchi sashimi appetizer was well priced with a generous portion. Not fancy but nice spot. read more

No frills, affordable sushi, and delivery is always super fast. I order from here all the time.

Not actually open when they said they were, rude when we showed up at 1pm for lunch. Also, had a B rating. No good. Update: ordered take out from this place the other day and got serious food poisoning from their shrimp tempura. Total bummer. read more

This is one of the worst sushi experiences that I have ever had. We got our order 30 minutes after they said it should be delivered (which was 1 hour) and didn't even receive any of our sushi! Just got the salads, soups and soy sauces. When we called they told us that it was busy so now we have to wait more. Finally the sushi came and it is smelly, mushy and tastes like the fish has been out for a week. I am not a picky person, mistakes happen but there is NO way I even feel safe ordering the sushi, or anything from here for that matter. read more

Akami - Horible grey colored, smelly, mostly mushy crumbs and not even spicy spicy tuna roll... - Japanese Near Me - New York, New York

Since I live so close to it this was my go to sushi place. But I won't be going there again.. I ordered from them on seamless and when it took longer than expected I called the restaurant to ask what was going on. The lady on the phone was beyond rude, she didn't even let me talk and said "the food is on the way" and literally hung up the phone on me. If there is a manager in that place I hope he sees this and does something about it. You can't talk and treat customers like this ! read more

I love Akami. Quality sushi, and super fast delivery. We usually do the lunch combos when the prices are slightly less expensive. Highly recommended! read more

Ordered the 3 maki rolls lunch special. Came with soup and salad and was fresh and delicious! Great price, will definitely order again.

I enjoyed this place - small, but efficient. The sushi was very fresh, and the server was attentive. The California roll seemed a bit heavy on cucumber filler, but otherwise tasty. read more

I am impressed, Akami Sushi was definitely something else. Akami Sushi had great atmosphere, ambiance, cleanliness and customer service. My friend and I could not make up our minds about what to order, we got California Roll and it was really flavorful. And workers were really polite and courteous. But, seriously. Akami Sushi - Really, really good. read more

Great ambiance, friendly waitstaff, and most importantly, delicious sushi. I ordered pork gyoza as an appetizer, and Spider and Tiger Rolls for my meal, and it was all fantastic. Will definitely be coming back. read more

I got food poisoning from the sashimi or Kani salad. Probably won't ever order from here again.