Comments on: Akita Sushi & Hibachi ~ Woodbury, MN

By: Fly Alert

Fly Alert — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:13:47 +0000

I don’t know if you any of have ever noticed, but I’ve been there at least three times in the last couple of years and each time I have seen these little fruit flies buzzing around the place. I kept returning hoping that it was just a one time thing, but now, I will not go back. It is pretty gross and insanitary. The servers always seem annoyed that you are there to order food and most of the time, the food you order doesn’t even come out.

I don’t have great things to say about this place.

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By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:13:08 +0000

I have been too this restaurant many times and have always had the best food. Sometimes the service id a little slow but over all had good experiences. I always have the AYCE menu my family loves the sushi and sushimi while I eat off the other part of the menu. Fabulous food for the money. Highly recommed.

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By: ed

ed — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:30:03 +0000

Did not go for the sushi, went for the hibachi. prices were good, food was great, did not skimp on the alcohol in our drinks either. Service was o.k., but they were training in a new waitress and her english was a little weak, but everything worked out fine. Been to Ichiban many times, and this was a better experience. And Akita has hibachi cooking all day on the weekend when Osaka And Ichiban dont start till 4:30 pm. Will definitely go back.

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By: S.C.

S.C. — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:25:16 +0000

You know, repeatedly returning to a place where you don’t tip or tip poorly is a way to ensure that you’ll never get good service.

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By: Brion

Brion — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:31:22 +0000

The host guy is the worst! However; I have always had service with a smile from the servers.

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By: Mr. Tsai

Mr. Tsai — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 06:55:14 +0000

Good sushi is hard to find, and Akita was a huge disappointment. I went at 3pm on a Saturday and, since this place was recommended, decided to go with the all-you-can-eat menu. Unfortunately, the warm greeting I received was the high point of my visit. Things went downhill quickly beginning with a debate among the staff about where I should be seated. Once I was led into the dining area, I chose my seat at the bar where I could get a better look at the sushi. First ordered were single pieces of sushi nigori tuna, yellowtail, salmon and unagi. The yellowtail was very good, and I ordered more. I had one more piece of tuna. The unagi was very boney and tasted old. The salmon was fair. Two rolls followed. The shrimp tempura roll was fair, and the spicy tuna roll was the worst spicy tuna roll I’ve ever eaten. The heat of the spicy tuna roll comes from a spicy mayonnaise that tops the sliced roll. I did not finish the roll. Disappointed with the sushi, I studied the menu and decided to try a small curry bowl and the fried scallops. The curry bowl was okay. It would have been much better without the poorly trimmed chicken. The scallops? After tasting the first one, I removed the breading from the next. Although the menu states “scallops”, THEY ARE NOT SCALLOPS! The scallops are actually flavored tape rolled tightly then breaded and deep fried. (Check my pix on urbanspoon.) This is DISHONEST. I spoke to the manager and after a minute her exact words were, “What’s your point?” She did not care, and she made that clear. At least she admitted they serve imitation scallops, not real scallops. Spend your money elsewhere!

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By: Julee

Julee — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:28:38 +0000

Everytime I have ever gone to Akitas, the food is amazing!! Their only downfall is there service and bartending skills. I ordered a shot for my husband with a coke chaser and was brought it as a mixed drink. When I tried to exchange it they still charged me for the drink I didn’t drink. Our waitress never smiled, heck she didn’t even make eye contact with us. Their service was so bad, if it wasn’t for their food, I would NEVER go back.

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By: Panda

Panda — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:17:06 +0000

The food was great, but customer service was not as great. I had same experience as some of the other comments. I ordered some chicken teriyaki, but I never got it.

When we were waiting for it (hoping it will eventually come) the waitress asked us to order more food or GO because it was busy. We were confused because we did order more food but it never came! I was very upset for being asked to leave when I paid for “all you can eat” & they did not allow for “all I can eat”….

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By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:20:37 +0000

I have been to Akita several times. The food is excellent and the service for the all you can eat sushi has always been great. However, I went last night for my birthday with a group of friends and family for the hibachi and I have never had worse service in my life. The chef did a great job and the food was wonderful, but the wait staff we had was HORRIBLE. They didn’t come and take our drink orders after they seated us for over a half an hour. We thought maybe they were trying to make sure our entire party was there first. A girl came over and set a stack of menus on the corner of our table and then walked away without saying anything. They finally took our drink orders and only brought half. We had to go to the bar and get them ourselves. She didn’t come back to refill them until our entire meal was over. They didn’t clear any dishes from our soup or appetizers the entire meal, so we were stacking them ourselves on the edge of the table to make room. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE.

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By: patty

patty — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:52:08 +0000

That is how i felt to, and when i asked for something they looked at me like they didn’t understand what i was talking about..

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