Came here for Seattle restaurant week and had such a great time! For $50, this felt like such a…read moresteal. When we arrived, the ambiance was festive and felt very clean. We were quickly greeted by staff and sat in the back near the grills. Word to the wise, it gets HOT back there. Luckily, we wore layers so it was mostly okay. Ordered our first round of drinks and the full SRW orders pretty quickly. We had an allergy in the group and the staff responded very promptly and thoroughly. Each dish felt intentional and was so so delish. The ebi cutlet was perfectly crispy (not greasy) and the steak was cooked perfectly. The dessert I had wasn't my favorite but my partner had the soy pudding and I could've eaten the whole thing . We are bummed that we haven't found this place sooner!

10/10 wouldn't change a thing - well maybe I'd change the rolling cart for the wagyu sushi to one…read morethat looks more elevated such as a wooden top. Other than that. Loved everything. The wagyu sushi was torched perfectly table-side. Superior quality. Was asked if was okay with med rare . Which yes! That's how it should be but I appreciate them asking. I guess some people want theirs cooked more even though it's improper to do so. The shrimp cocktail was delish. Even the cocktail sauce was a house made special sauce. Not the typical red , ordinary sauce. Squeeze of the lemon straight into it and it was truly chefs kiss. Best shrimp cocktail I've ever had. The size of the shrimp were good as well. No skimping there. My main dish was the Ichibo. Perfect medium to medium rare in my books. But that wasabi sauce I added. Fresh ingredients in the initial preparation for sure. Paired well with the mashed potatoes that were whipped thoroughly. True star was the drink. I rarely have cocktails when I'm out now but this one looked too cool to pass up. It's their signature cocktail made with Ginza no Suzume and with sprite instead of club soda. Balanced mix of sweet and tart. This is a must check out spot! I can see it being a busy place on the weekends and hard to get a reservation too but treat yourself during the week. Good vibes. Good service. Good food. Also, parked right in the chipotle lot next door. Easy.

My brother had talked about how great secret fort was so we decided to check it out on a Saturday…read morenight. He did make a reservation earlier in the day for 8:15 so when we got there, we got seated right away. We ordered a few things. We got the City Pop Roll and it was yummy, very fresh. We got the pork belly skewers (salt and tare), we loved them!!! The BBQ eel was delicious too. We loved the harami skewers too. The one we didn't care for was the tofu one. Overall, very delicious and good service. They did not have a few options we wanted (shrimp and wagyu) as they had ran out, so just fyi if you go later in the day.

I wanted to love this place because the vibes are so cute, but the sashimi gave my partner food…read morepoisoning. It was fishy not fresh. The yakitori was alright, not outstanding, but satisfying. They seemed understaffed, and it was hard getting their attention sometimes, but the wait wasn't too long. We enjoyed the salt best out of the three options, with tare being second. We would not order spicy again because we found it too vinegary. The best thing here is definitely the drinks. The yuzu sour and N/A nectar were both very good, and with the happy hour yakitori/sashimi deal very worth it if the sashimi wasn't so fishy :( We rated everything out of 16: Drinks were 14.25/16 Chicken Thigh Yakitori 12.75/16 Pork Belly 11/16 Shrimp Soy Butter 13.5/16 Bacon Rice Cake 11/16 Wagyu 12/16 Shiitake 11.2/16 Okonomiyaki 11.5/16 Sashimi 6/16

- Went here for Seattle Restaurant Week -…read more You can make reservations online for dining tables and high tops. The space is intimate and not too loud. It probably can get loud during the weekends but on a weekday, it's pretty calm. The ramen is flavorful, but I think the best part is how good the meats are cooked. The chashu and the brisket were tender and moist. The broth of the miso ramen was my favorite! The chicken is delicious and has a zesty flavor to it. Overall, a great place to try!

I have to say I am very picky when it comes to food. Did spent few months in Japan, and grew up in…read moreNY. My GF that grew up in Seattle agreed with me. THIS IS THE WORST RAMEN we ever had. Actually everything was bad. Fried chicken, burnt! We thought it just ours, we ate it because we didn't want to waste it, very dry. We looked at other tables, all look burnt. I can go on about the ramen, noddles in salt water. The sushi was terrible as well. Don't have time to give me details, do not recommend.

Great take out spot!…read more Exclusively bowls but lots of topping and flavor varieties. We had the unagidon and the tofu bowl. Both were tasty and fresh! Service was fast and friendly even though they were quite busy.

The 2 bowls we purchased----Chirashi and Hamachi/Salmon Don were both very well made. The fish…read moreslices were thick enough and tasted fresh. My salmon/hamachi had shredded crab. Filling with a warm sushi rice in the bottom was good. The chirashi had a nice assortment of fish and seafood on top. It's a good value for the quality. I would have given this restaurant had dine in. And the website didn't really emphasize that it was only take out. The restaurant is on busy 45th, so parking can be a bit difficult. It's a nice clean counter to order, small. The person taking order was nice and friendly.

This place is a treasure. The whole experience was one of being welcomed and cared for. That alone…read morewould be enough to give this place five stars in my book. I had the Osaka Dog, which I would like to suggest a name change for, because I'm whimsical. How 'bout "Osaka Doggo"? LOL Ok, ok. It was, really really good. So yummy!!! The beer and sake were also delicious. Seriously, thank you so much for the recommendations. :-)

We love this place! We had sake flight, nachos, and oden. It was a perfect Friday HH /date night…read moredestination. We also got great sake recommendations.

This place never fails to deliver. It's become one of our classics that we must take our visitors…read moreto. We absolutely adore all of the wait staff and chefs and love how interactive the environment is. The food is always so yummy and it's so fun to try different small plates. Our standard fare always ranges the full offerings from the delicious fish collars to amazing yakitori to large handrolls to their yummy chirashi bowls. This place is really a hidden gem with a killer happy hour!!

I'll preface with a few things: * They close at 10PM: We…read morecame towards the end of the night, *however* we had called in advance at 8:50PM, asking 1)) if they could take us if we arrived around 9:20PM & 2)) if we could have the Okonamiyaki. While they could've been speaking to menu technicality of simply having it on the menu, in a well-spirited reply they said they had it for us. And so we... * Took a $35 Lyft to zoom over and respect their time, which certainly contributed to the frustration but very much isn't where most of it derived from. We made it a few minutes before the time we said we'd be there. * The only reason this isn't one star is because we ordered skewers that were pretty decent. I do recommend those. * Make sure to have phone charge for the virtual menus The host was amazing!!! Incredible spirits for late night. The servers were pretty garbage! I say servers plural because dude and his lookalike double-teamed us and somehow both sucked. I say this as someone who's worked in the service industry for 3 years. The servers seemed actively dismayed & angry that we were at the restaurant (there were 2 bigger tables that ended up remaining before we left the place, mind you), which simply could've been easily mitigated by telling us at 8:50PM to come a different day if we wanted better service or something of the sort. After traveling far & wide for this freakin Okonamiyaki, with an offputting slight glare, the waiter told us that they didn't have it for the night. No reason provided: "we just don't have it"... mmmk buddy. At least lie to us and say that the kitchen doesn't have any more ingredients or something dude. Upon the 3 of us ordering what we got, each item was disappointing in its own right: * To be fair, my friend who ordered the Uni Udon was warned that it might be a little weird tasting, and it sure was. Don't recommend * The JFC Don pictured was about 90% rice according to my friend. Nothing more needed to say there. * Annd my Maguro Avocado Don... wow I was astonished at how much I disliked it. The rice was lukewarm. Nothing was mentioned about minced tuna on the menu so it looked like dog food in my bowl. I'm white... so what in the white people shit was in my bowl? Like...genuinely. I could make that 10x better at my house in half the time and I'm a fcking college student. Is seasoning no longer with us? Does anyone know what pepper or garlic are? Was astonished at how one can make a dish so terrible. I only ate it because I'm broke and can't afford other stuff. The dish looks as horrible as it tasted , and I made it look better than it was served to me I could go on. And lastly, the checks. Yknow, for guys that seemed so pissed for us being there, they were slow as hell with the checks. I'm kind af but a bitch when I'm fucked with (case in point here), so I really gave them my whole dentures, which was exponential in magnitude compared to what they gave us. Thank you Issian, for a terrible night. Citizens of the world, please don't waste your money here, I beg you.

this place is SO GOOD! One of the best poke place i've ever had…read more It's super easy you just pick your fish and they add all the toppings. If I lived in seattle i'd be spending all my money here. The portion sizes are HUGE

Gave this place a shot because my friend said it was one of her go-to spots. It's more of a quick,…read moregrab-and-go situation rather than a sit-down restaurant. You choose what you want, place your order, and wait for it to be made. There are a couple of bar seats, but not much seating overall. The restaurant is actually inside a small convenience-style Asian market with snacks, drinks, and other groceries. Everything was really clean, and there was no strong fishy smell, which I appreciated. The staff was also really friendly. I tried the salmon and unagi. The salmon was pretty good, but I probably wouldn't get the unagi again. It wasn't bad, but it tasted like something you could easily pick up at an Asian grocery store, so nothing particularly special. Portions were pretty generous, and we only waited around 10 minutes for our food, which wasn't bad at all. Parking is generally pretty easy to find somewhere nearby on the street too. Overall, I'd say it's worth trying if you're in the area and want something quick and casual. It's not somewhere I'd go specifically for the experience, but I'd definitely stop by again if I'm nearby.

Chiarashi bowl is a nice lunch treat with a great assortment of sashimi on top of rice-very filling.read more

On the positive side, the food was fine, the portions definitely some of the largest I've seen in…read moreSeattle and the fish was very fresh. Ordinarily a 3 or 4 star experience. However, because of the very rude waiter/server we wont be going back. He was dismissive and hostile to a number of patrons during our visit today (when I asked what the dashi base was for their miso soup he snapped at me like i should have known; he yelled at some kids that they dont accept cash and belittled a lady who came in to order telling her "wrong Mushashi". My family has owned a relatively successful restaurant since 1985 -- we must be doing something right and know a few things about service -- but this guy was possibly the worst I have ever experienced. He has absolutely no business interacting with paying patrons. Do better Mushashi Wallingford.

This was a cute sushi spot I had never heard of before since I don't come to this neighborhood…read moreoften. It was quiet when I came in for an early dinner on a weekend evening. My friend and I ordered a few different rolls and shared them. I thought all the fish was very fresh! I liked the simple but elegant presentation as well. I would certainly come back here in the future if I was in the area!

The food was fine, but I left with real concerns about hygiene practices here…read more Around 6pm on a recent visit, I went to use the restroom (shared with a neighboring business) and found no soap at the sink. The dispenser was wet, suggesting it had recently been used and run out. I flagged this to an employee who was handling food at the time. They acknowledged me but didn't address it. I waited and brought it up again and was met with visible annoyance. Another staff member eventually mentioned that employees use a sink in the kitchen. I asked if I could use it. Shortly after, soap appeared in the bathroom with no acknowledgment or apology. What concerns me most is this: if the customer-facing restroom had no soap during the dinner rush, and the response to being asked about it was irritation rather than urgency, what does that say about how handwashing is handled behind the scenes? I'm not looking for perfection. I'm looking for basic food safety protocol to be taken seriously. I didn't see that here.

My wife and I traveled to Seattle to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and her birthday. Since…read morewe both love Japanese sashimi and sushi, we were very happy to discover Akebono Japanese Cuisine. We ordered the Deluxe Sashimi Set, Shrimp Sashimi, and Rainbow Roll, and everything was fresh, beautifully presented, and delicious. The sashimi was especially impressive--excellent quality, generous portions, and very fresh. The Rainbow Roll was also delicious, with a great variety of fresh fish. It was one of the best Japanese meals we had during our Seattle trip. The wonderful food and warm, friendly service made our anniversary and birthday celebration even more memorable. We would definitely recommend Akebono Japanese Cuisine to anyone who loves fresh sashimi and sushi, and we look forward to coming back the next time we visit Seattle!

I'll be honest, I'm a little surprised by how highly rated this place is, and I really don't mean…read moreto be harsh! I've been here twice now because the reviews were so great, and I was genuinely excited to try it. Unfortunately, both experiences left me disappointed. The first time I visited, I found the sushi really underwhelming and thought maybe it was just an off day. We decided to give it another chance in July when we went back with friends, and while it was slightly better, it still didn't impress us. My biggest issue is that the sushi just seems to lack flavor. As someone who eats sushi regularly and has tried many places around Seattle, I found it to be some of the least memorable sushi I've had at a restaurant. What makes this especially difficult to say is that the staff is genuinely lovely. They are some of the nicest people, and I really wish the food matched the service! Seattle has so many fantastic sushi restaurants, so unfortunately, this one just doesn't stand out for me. Even though we live nearby, I don't think we'll be returning. I know everyone's tastes are different, but based on my two visits, I just don't feel the food lives up to the reviews.