Wife said the chirashi is pretty bland. I agreed. The salad and miso soup however were really good and I usually hate salads. We shared the spicy tuna, spicy crab, and spicy salmon. Those were alright. read more

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It was delicious 10/10. Perfectly tender and crisp servers were quick. Would recommend. read more

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I ordered takeout from here tonight. While the sushi isn't top-tier, it's decent and budget-friendly. I kept it simple with an eel avocado roll, which was alright. However, the Phoenix roll fell flat--it lacked flavor/sauce. read more

Exceptional service and the food is amazing. They serve in big portions so you always get what you pay for. It's a bit small on the inside so try to plan around busy weekend nights. They play family friendly music and all the workers seem to get along really well with each other :) read more

I just moved to Ridgewood and like to walk the five avenue blocks to Akaru on Sunday evenings for sushi and sake. I get to sit by the window and watch the goings-on on Wyckoff. The food is good as is the sake. They also have good lunch specials. read more

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My go to local sushi spot! I usually order the sweet potato rolls and gyoza or clear soup. The rolls are fresh and filling, and the gyoza are flavorful and crispy on the bottom. I love that they come with Yuzu as a dipping sauce. The clear soup is rich and comforting. A solid neighborhood option! read more

Placed an order for food. Asked for chopsticks and dressing on the side, since this was a delivery. They increased the price of my order . If they're going to cheap out on plastic and ginger dressing imagine what they would do with the fish. Not worth the risk. I would avoid. read more

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This is my usual spot for some good fresh Japanese food. I come here at least twice a month. It's quiet relaxing the decor is cozy. Brick walls with candlelight. Perfect for a date or a run in. The staff is very friendly. They serve the food fast but not to fast, and I never feel rushed. The prices are great and the quality is amazing. Definitely recommend this Japanese restaurant. read more

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New to the area and have been trying out different sushi spots. We ordered off seamless. First off, prices were very good compared to other local spots. Regular rolls were in the $6-$7 range. Specialty rolls mainly ranged from $11-$14. The two regular rolls were solid. Not too much rice (which I prefer) and large pieces of fish. Speciality rolls I also thought were excellent quality. The Phoenix roll had perfectly crisped tempura shrimp. Christmas roll had tons of fish for the price and had a fun chili sauce on top which was unique! Chili oil was very spicy though so don't recommend to those sensitive to spice. We also got the gyoza which came with a sweeter sauce and were great. Overall great quality for the price and the fish tasted very fresh. Would order from here again! read more

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This place cheats you. They didn't send some of the items we ordered. Nothing looks like the photos on the menu. Portions are MUCH smaller than normal. And a lot of the food came crushed. We spent $100+ for dinner for two and when we complained they weren't interested. AWFUL. read more

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This was the BEST sushi I had in years! And I ve been around! Absolutely love. Happy to have found a place with delicious noodles as well! Totally recommend! read more

This place is only a take out spot. Quick and efficient, no frills. Food was quite fresh, fish was great quality, sushi rice however had no flavor. For $30 for 2 special rolls, the quality of the rice should be better. Disappointed in that the spicy tuna was bland. The new fire roll has good flavor but it's all coming from the spicy mayo. Add some mirin, rice wine, and spice up the rice, please. read more

Great sushi and sashimi combo! For $49 it has a lot of sush and sashimi and two rolls! The sashimi cut was very generous with the portion and fresh! It also come with two miso soup and two salads. When we don't want to fo to Manhattan, this is Our go-to Sushi place in Ridgewood! read more

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I have eaten here over 20 times, it's my go to sushi place. Before covid I ate there all the time, but I have been getting delivery ever since. They are consistently fresh and delicious. I love the Sashimi, Akaru Pizza and the Shumai appetizers. For basic rolls the Philadelphia, sweet potato, yellowtail scallion, eel avocado and spicy white tuna are all great. My favorite fancy rolls is the American dream, so good. read more

Ordered takeout via the app. An order around $100. The timeframe that they said the food was going to be ready by was accurate. Nothing more frustrating than a restaurant that says your food will be ready in 45 mins and then you arrive and they haven't even started prepping. Everything was simple and easy. Order was correct and divided nicely. Definitely my local go-to sushi spot. read more

My new go-to for takeout in the area! Coming from Hawai'i, I've been looking for good Japanese cuisine near me. For only $20, I got the Salmon Katsu Dinner Box that came with Shumai, tempura, California roll, soup, salad and white rice. It was sooooo worth the price! I even had enough for leftovers. Definitely recommend if you're ever in the Bushwick area. read more

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Their customer service was ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE... the person we spoke to on the phone admitted they were at fault for messing up the order and then gave several reasons as to why they couldn't remedy the situation beyond giving a credit for the missing item... the missing item was a sushi roll, he selected spicy mayo... will never order from them again as it also shows a lack of attention to detail when placing orders for delivery... don't waste your time...NYC is full of better sushi restaurants who take the time to fix an issue, especially if they caused it. read more

Good, consistent, and fast delivery. This is my go-to place for sushi. Good size sushi (not too big, which is a turnoff).

this is a nice place to order from if you are looking for something quick and fairly priced. I will say that the flavors and textures are average. I regret ordering the spicy crab roll, that's a definitive pass. The salmon roll actually had a really decent size salmon piece and was fresh but there's just something about the seaweed and rice part that didn't taste that great. I'm giving it 4 stars though because it is a good price and is fast, it's not terrible it's just not that great compared to some other places. read more

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Drink: free green tea Soup: meso Meal:'spicy crabmeat and shrimp tempura You know when you haven't gone to a restaurant in a while and you hype it up in your head. Then, when you get there your brain discovers that it's not as good as you remember. AKARU IS NOT THAT PLACE!!! I have met been to this restaurant in almost 2 years since moving out of NY and the sushi was still as delicious as I remember it. read more

Today was my first order at Akaru and I have to say that I was very impressed! Very fresh fish and it was an amazing experience! For sure i will order again! read more

Wow the smallest maki rolls I have ever seen! My shrimp tempura roll was about 4 inches & cut into tiny like half inch pieces. What the hell! Usually a shrimp tempura roll is supposed to be a struggle to eat but not this one! Could pop in your mouth like popcorn! After 20 bucks I'm still hungry & now hangry. I didn't even order any combination specials I ordered each roll separate. --Minus one star because of the ridiculously small rolls --Minus another star bc the delivery guy just sat on his bike & didn't bother to even come up to my front door. --Minus another star because I'm still hungry The little sushi did taste good though! Just don't eat here if you are really hungry. read more

Best sushi place in this neighborhood-- maybe in Brooklyn? So fresh, so quick, and unbeatable prices. I've never seen a sashimi platter at this great of a deal!! read more

I ordered ikura sushi on Seamless and received something that was not salmon roe. It was mostly likely trout. Tasted fine, but it's pretty hard to mistake the two. Smaller, briner, wholly different texture. I would stay away from the scallop. It unfortunately didn't smell right. The smell was quite strong when I lifted the lid. Overall, a solid sushi place as long as you stick with the rolls. read more

I ordered yakiudon with shrimp, sweet potato pancake for delivery. I was stayed my friend house and didn't know what to eat. My friend went to work and I have to order food for myself but I didn't know which restaurant is good in the area. My friend recommended me to this place sushi cuz closed to my friend house and they will delivery faster than other restaurant. I used seamless for delivery. Yakiudon was really sucks and I had to trash them. I have no idea what kind of yakiudon tasted like that. I've been eat yakiudon anywhere else but never tried eat like that tasted before but sweet potato pancake was good. Honestly I didn't want to eat sweet potato pancake because from yakiudon. I glad I ordered sweet potato pancake. I have to order food other place again if I didn't ordered sweet potato pancake or that tasted bad as yakiudon. Please don't try eat yakiudon this place. Order some of other dishes. There must be foods better than yakiudon probably sushi is good as my friend recommended me that. read more

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Really small portions. Significantly more expensive than Sakura. I'd only go back if I was in the area and absolutely starving and had no way of getting to another sushi spot! read more

This place does not have even the slightest care for their customers. I ordered Yaki Udon with chicken and it came out with the most tiny trace amount of chicken for $14. Horrible things experience and rude staff. Terrible ambiance. Nowhere to sit. Seems like they have just given up read more

Still love coming to Akaru! It's a really good date night spot because the sushi for 2 is so well priced and delicious. The staff is really attentive when you dine in. Plus they have good cheap wine options. read more

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Ordered through UberEats. Quality has been inconsistent. Ordered from here a few times already and it's either pretty good or terrible. My most recent order is the last straw. The sushi roll had a piece of hair wrapped up in the rice and the miso soup was bland. The sashimi was delivered room temperature. This is the last time I'm ordering from them. Onward to a fresher and better sushi spot. read more

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We actually ordered delivery, it came rapidly. Which was great, however the portions are very small and there was no soy sauce provided. The food was fresh and did taste great. But I would have been happier with bigger portions and soy sauce read more

I can see the charm and the reason why many love Akaru Sushi. The ambience in this location is great. Me and my friend decided to have California Roll it was very flavorful and delicious. Their service is always really friendly and attentive despite how busy they are. See you there. read more

I've been meaning to check this place out for a while as it's one of the better reviewed sushi places in the area. Akaru definitely lived up to my expectations - the food was good, portion sizes fair, and the price really reasonable. I came here last Friday night at 8. The restaurant was probably at half capacity and we had no problem getting a table for two. The ambiance was nice, there was decent distance between tables so we could talk unimpeded by other diners. And the exposed brick and candles lent to a more romantic atmosphere than I expected. We split a bottle of sake. It was hot out, so we wanted cold sake which was fortunate because they had about 8 cold sakes to choose from and only the house sake was hot. For starters we shared the shrimp dumplings, I got a seaweed salad and my friend got a miso soup. The dumplings were delicious and my seaweed salad was a generous portion that I needed help finishing. We also split three rolls for dinner - the spicy salmon, yellowtail jalapeno, and eel avocado. Between that and our appetizers it was plenty of food for us. The fish tasted fresh and the rolls had less rice than some other places (which I prefer). The spicy salmon was probably the best roll and it was spicier than the yellowtail jalapeno, surprisingly enough. I usually don't eat eel (it's a textural issue for me) but I tired a couple pieces and with the avocado it was actually pretty good! Overall, it's a cute place with good prices for sushi and I'll probably be back read more

I work at an authentic, upscale Japanese restaurant in the city, and have eaten at a couple of high end sushi places as well. Given that there are no "real" sushi restaurants in this area, I was excited to see this place open a few blocks from where I live. Honestly, I did not have any expectations. I just wanted standard sushi fare with at least decently priced dishes and passable freshness. But I am very impressed so far with Akaru. The fish is very fresh and comparable to most of the places in the city. Every dish I have ordered - from their rock shrimp to roll combinations, sashimi, and even beef negimaki, has been on point and satisfyingly delicious. Service is always very friendly and warm, I wouldn't mind coming every day. On the occasions that I would order delivery, the nice and smiley delivery guy actually goes to my front door and knocks - none of those calling and saying that they're outside, wanting me to go out and get my food while they hang out in their car. This man really gives meaning to the word delivery. 10 stars if possible! So folks, I urge you to try this place out. Do not expect authentic Japanese food, because this place will surely disappoint you. Just be ready for some fresh, affordable food, larger than average portions, and spot on service. Akaru will surely exceed your expectations. This place is the perfect addition to the neighborhood. read more

Went there with my wife for her birthday. We ordered sushi for 2 ($36), when it came it looked like sushi for 1. The flavors were ok but the amount of rice under each piece of fish was very VERY POOR, I have never been served sushi in portions so RIDICULOUSLY SMALL. Last time I checked, rice is the cheapest ingredient of sushi, it makes absolutely no sense to serve SO LITTLE. I don't know about most people but when I go out to eat I like to feel full by the time I leave, I don't care much about the price as long as the portions are generous, or at least normal size. We left Akaru feeling hungry!!!! I felt embarrassed for taking my wife there and I had to apologize to her. Also, the A/C was not doing much on a 90 F day, I was sweating!!!. Not a good experience, NOT COMING BACK! To the chef: dude! put twice as much rice under each cut of fish, and blast the A/C. read more

Nice little place. For the area, the sushi was decent; it is a little hard to find nice sushi places in these parts of Brooklyn, so you take what you can get. The prices were pretty standard; my friend and I got a sushi platter for two. The only annoying part of our visit was the waitress 'forcing" us to order right away. I mean, we only had the menus for about 1.5 minutes before she returned to ask us what we wanted to eat. Maybe she was anxious because it was close to closing time. However, she took the joke well when I brought it up to her. If I am in the area and have a sushi craving then I will give this place another try. read more

I totally agree with Gail Q about being confused at how good and how inexpensive and close to my crappy Bushwick apartment this place is. I have always gotten delivery and it is always fresh and quick. Portions are big (well, for sushi at least) and they don't skimp on the fish in the maki. The selections are pretty basic - nothing out of the ordinary - but maybe that is how they keep things so fresh. I am eager to go in there in person when I am feeling less lazy and willing to put on pants. read more

Average sushi place. I did like the food, it just wasn't very special. It's on the cheaper side and definitely get what you pay for. Their normal rolls are $5-6, so I got a bunch. The fish is decent, they are light on the rice which I personally don't mind but others may have a problem with. All in all, I would recommend, but don't have some expectation for the best sushi. I had it delivered and everything came on time, correct items & tasted good. read more

Very solid sushi spot in this neighborhood. The prices are fair. The portions are fair. Delivery is very fast. Obviously it's not the best sushi in the world but you get what you pay for. I would definitely recommend this spot as it is consistent and reliable. I usually get the spicy scallop roll as well as the Phoenix roll and yellowtail jalapeño roll. This is my go to spot read more

Great spot. Only sushi place we go to. Food is always fresh Fried ice cream is always great. MUST TRY. read more

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This is my go-to spot when I am hungry and not in the mood to wait! I've only dined in once, so my review will be about the delivery service/quality. From the time I place the order, I receive my food within 15-20 minutes which is a huge plus for me! The prices are fair and the selection is pretty large. The only reason for 4 stars and not 5 is because the quality is not the best when it comes to the sushi. Don't get me wrong, it's still good! I order from here once a week. But it's just not anything I'd tell my friends about. The portions seem a bit small and the rice around the rolls is always pretty sparse. Overall, it's a great place when you're looking for decent sushi at the speed of light! read more