AKI Restaurant, Japanese Restaurants in Philadelphia, Sushi Restaurants in Philadelphia

AKI Japanese Restaurant – Sushi Restaurants in Philadelphia

October 11, 2011 By Jeff Belonger

AKI Japanese Restaurant – Sushi Restaurants in Philadelphia

Looking for a Sushi restaurant in Center City Philadelphia? I had a pleasure of trying the AKI Japanese Fushion Restaurant and Sake Bar with a friend for lunch last week. Considering that it was 12:15 pm when walking in, we were pleasantly greeted and seated at our table. At the time of being seated, there were three other tables being occupied. When leaving around 1:30 pm, most of the restaurant was full with customers.

I found AKI to be cute and comfortable for most any type of setting, whether it be a get together with a friend, a date, a business meeting, or even a large gathering of friends. I had the Sushi lunch special that came with 5 pieces of sushi (your basic types), an 8 piece California roll, and my choice of Miso soup or salad. I ended up having the salad with their special house sauce, which was very tasteful. I even substituted their California roll with a Crunchy Spicy Tuna roll. I was very impressed with their Crunchy Spicy Tuna roll, not only because it had an excellent taste, but because it held together very well . I have been to several Sushi Restaurants before to where even the rolls would break apart. My friend had the Tuna Avocado roll and the Vegitable Tempura roll, in which see said that she enjoyed both of them.

For a sushi restaurant in Philadelphia, I found the sushi at the Aki Japanese Restaurant to be fresh and good. Nothing seemed to jump out in regards to the flavor, but as I stated, I did love their Cruncy Spicy Tuna roll. I found their prices to be very reasonable considering that we were in Center City and had quality sushi.

Aki Japanese Restaurant Extras

AKI has an all you can eat Sushi menu 7 days a week. Last call to eat is usually 15 to 30 minutes prior to closing.
Types of Sake – Gekkeikan, their house sake, which can be served hot or cold. They also have 12 different types of cold sake that range from light, medium, full, or dry.
Happy Hour : Mon – Fri : 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm (beer, wine, sake, & specialty cocktails)