Courtney Nicole Harden
+5
We had such a great experience! Chuckie, the sushi chef, made us an off-menu meal, whatever he thought was best. It was a wonderful experience and shot them to the top of my sushi restaurant list!
Great food, great service! The salmon skewer there is so delicious! Loved the Rainbow roll! Best miso soup I've had. Our waiter was fast, personable and happily brought another pair of chopsticks after my daughter accidently dropped hers on the floor as soon as I handed them to her. Later I accidentally broke a wine glass. It could've been very embarrassing but three friendly staff were very graceful about it. They cleaned it up quickly and didn't get upset about it. And best of all they did not treat me like a bafoon for having done it. Truly professional service. I'll definitely be recommending this restaurant to friends & family.
I really liked the calming, quiet atmosphere. There were walls that were huge murals based on japanese culture. My shrimp tempura was awesome, the white rice was great. My mom ordered pulled pork, which was also very good. 10/10 would recommend.
Although, they use the same fryer for food and seafood. So people with seafood allergens, either dont go, or order something that's not fried, which not hard.
I still would like to go for lunch again tho.
I stopped in over the noon hour on Thursday. Such a great lunch spot downtown. I ordered the salmon bento box, and the salmon was cooked perfectly. So delicious! Great service here too. Would highly recommend.
This is my favorite sushi place! The staff are amazing and the sashimi and sushi are really good. My friends and I love this place and we come back here quite often.
I've basically eaten everything here but this last time I got a noodle dish and it is exactly how I remember my mom making it! The flavors brought back such good memories that I go back every time I'm in Des Moines. Service is always on point, too! And the restaurant is clean with good ambience. Highly recommend!
Legit Japanese food in the middle of Iowa.
Everything we had was delicious. The sushi we got to share was some of the freshest nigiri I have had in Iowa. I also had the Yaki Niku bowl (pictured) that was more food than I bargained for!
Service was excellent and will returning ASAP as soon as I am in Des Moines again.
If you have a love affair with Japanese food, this is a must-go in the area.
My friend and I went there for sushi. The sushi rolls we ordered were all amazing! The fried cheesecake was also delicious. The owner even remembered my name when we came in. We had wonderful service! I will definitely be back!
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I like this place. The space is nice and chill. Everything sits under dim blue light. Plenty of tables and booths. A sushi counter too.
I got the katsu don and it was good. The sauce was very nice and the rice, vegetables, and pork cutlet were generous. We also split a Fiji roll and an Iowa themed roll with pork. The Iowa roll was good with soy sauce especially, but the Fiji was great. The cream cheese combined with the spicy elements reminded me of spicy nacho cheese in the best way. I can see favoriting that one.
The miso soup was really good too and the perfect temp. We also got the edamame and some kara-age and both were tasty.
The service was friendly but kinda slow. Drinks to desert took forever and was kinda disjointed. Not sure if there were issues in the kitchen or if our guy was just having an off night but it was a bummer. I was gonna order a kaji roll on the way out but didn't because I was afraid it was gonna take another 20 minutes to get it and pay for it.
We're looking forward to going back and trying out some of the other dishes soon. I definitely recommend if you like Japanese food and a chill place.
Always love going into Akebono for sushi night. Great staff with the best sushi in town. Definitely a must go to stop in downtown Des Moines.
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