The waiter was extremely attentive and remembered us from the last time we were in, even though it's been a little while!Wonderful food and atmosphere, highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Sushi
Jamie Sims
Ingredients tasted very fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BaiYu Fisher
This was absolutely amazing! I have now tried their Sumo Ramen which is delicious! I actually enjoyed that it was more of a clear soup broth than a miso broth. There were more greens in it than I would have preferred but you definitely get your $14 worth of ramen.I also tried their California roll which was very delicious and their Spicy Scallop roll was great too!We walked in during dinner and were served with a soup AND a salad! Which was amazing because normally you have to pay for that!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Juan Roman
Sat at the sushi bar, service and food quality was great! Glad I stopped by!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Michael Gorski
Great sushi with an awesome staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Thank Hee
Food was delicious. Very delightful. Friendly staff. AMAZING environment would definitely come again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Debra Thornburg
Amazing, delicious food, friendly prompt wait staff, great ambiance! Highly recommend!Kid-friendliness: We had several children with us, and surprisingly they had a chicken option that was similar to chicken strips. Our kids left satisfied as well!
Recommended dishes: Cupid Roll, Miso Soup, Iowa, Fiji Roll
Meredith Mauro
Waited an hour only to find out they never made our delivery order. When called, they made excuses, Akebono staff was very rude to the door dasher, and had no resolution to the fact that they left us with no dinner. No comp or discount offered to fix their mistake, just an offer to wait another 45 min-hour for food to be made. Not going to do that again!! Lost our $150 order and all future business. Lots if great sushi in des moines... we will find a new spot.
Elizabeth Dorwart
Solid sushi menu with a variety of options and good presentation. Service was solid and friendly. Although the vibes and atmosphere were bland, it was a good and quick meal. Recommend the yaki niku bento box if you’re looking for a beef dish!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jayce McPherson
The food was amazing, and our server Hillary was very kind and sweet to us. The atmosphere is great and it was overall a good time. Only spent 30 dollars.
Easy, fresh, good service, cold beer. Just watch your step on the way in!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jacob Noll
I wish I could rate this place higher, however we were very disappointed with the service and how our server duped us into paying more than we expected. Upon receiving the menu, he immediately stated we didn’t even need to look, and that he could just order for us. My coworker decided to take him up on that, and she received far more sashimi than she bargained for. This includes a piece of salmon that, according to her, tasted horrible. Guess what? She got food poisoning and was up all night throwing up, having to take the following day off of work.For myself, I stuck with sushi and while I did thoroughly enjoy the california and shrimp tempura rolls, the server again soured the experience. He shamed me for getting the shrimp tempura, sarcastically saying how adventurous I was, as well as saying I could’ve done better if I had just listened to him. No, what you really mean is you wanted to get me a roll that cost more. Oh, and he convinced me to add avocado to the tempura roll, and guess what? I got charged for that, and he did not state that I would be charged.When it comes to the final bill, due to my coworker letting him order, she paid over double what she was expecting. In addition, as a “treat”, our server brought sake bombs to our table, unprompted, before we left. We were charged for those as well. Just very disappointing in how he tried to trick us, and nickel and dime us into buying more things without knowing what we were getting. Overall, a disappointing end to what we originally thought was a fun experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Melodacious melodies
Excellent! We had a chef recommended sushi roll, miso soup, salad, Seared tuna salad, and fried cheesecake. The food was impeccable and the service amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashton Ades
Came here for my girlfriend's birthday and our server Nick had this mochi made for her. Great service with killer food. Couldn't have been better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, 515, Fiji Roll
Casey Randles
I haven't had better service in Des Moines. Additionally, the sushi rolls were incredible.Make sure to order the "surf and turf" rolls.
The waiter was extremely attentive and remembered us from the last time we were in, even though it's been a little while!Wonderful food and atmosphere, highly recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Sushi
Ingredients tasted very fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was absolutely amazing! I have now tried their Sumo Ramen which is delicious! I actually enjoyed that it was more of a clear soup broth than a miso broth. There were more greens in it than I would have preferred but you definitely get your $14 worth of ramen.I also tried their California roll which was very delicious and their Spicy Scallop roll was great too!We walked in during dinner and were served with a soup AND a salad! Which was amazing because normally you have to pay for that!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat at the sushi bar, service and food quality was great! Glad I stopped by!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Great sushi with an awesome staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi
Food was delicious. Very delightful. Friendly staff. AMAZING environment would definitely come again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing, delicious food, friendly prompt wait staff, great ambiance! Highly recommend!Kid-friendliness: We had several children with us, and surprisingly they had a chicken option that was similar to chicken strips. Our kids left satisfied as well!
Recommended dishes: Cupid Roll, Miso Soup, Iowa, Fiji Roll
Waited an hour only to find out they never made our delivery order. When called, they made excuses, Akebono staff was very rude to the door dasher, and had no resolution to the fact that they left us with no dinner. No comp or discount offered to fix their mistake, just an offer to wait another 45 min-hour for food to be made. Not going to do that again!! Lost our $150 order and all future business. Lots if great sushi in des moines... we will find a new spot.
Solid sushi menu with a variety of options and good presentation. Service was solid and friendly. Although the vibes and atmosphere were bland, it was a good and quick meal. Recommend the yaki niku bento box if you’re looking for a beef dish!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food was amazing, and our server Hillary was very kind and sweet to us. The atmosphere is great and it was overall a good time. Only spent 30 dollars.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Easy, fresh, good service, cold beer. Just watch your step on the way in!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wish I could rate this place higher, however we were very disappointed with the service and how our server duped us into paying more than we expected. Upon receiving the menu, he immediately stated we didn’t even need to look, and that he could just order for us. My coworker decided to take him up on that, and she received far more sashimi than she bargained for. This includes a piece of salmon that, according to her, tasted horrible. Guess what? She got food poisoning and was up all night throwing up, having to take the following day off of work.For myself, I stuck with sushi and while I did thoroughly enjoy the california and shrimp tempura rolls, the server again soured the experience. He shamed me for getting the shrimp tempura, sarcastically saying how adventurous I was, as well as saying I could’ve done better if I had just listened to him. No, what you really mean is you wanted to get me a roll that cost more. Oh, and he convinced me to add avocado to the tempura roll, and guess what? I got charged for that, and he did not state that I would be charged.When it comes to the final bill, due to my coworker letting him order, she paid over double what she was expecting. In addition, as a “treat”, our server brought sake bombs to our table, unprompted, before we left. We were charged for those as well. Just very disappointing in how he tried to trick us, and nickel and dime us into buying more things without knowing what we were getting. Overall, a disappointing end to what we originally thought was a fun experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Excellent! We had a chef recommended sushi roll, miso soup, salad, Seared tuna salad, and fried cheesecake. The food was impeccable and the service amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here for my girlfriend's birthday and our server Nick had this mochi made for her. Great service with killer food. Couldn't have been better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, 515, Fiji Roll
I haven't had better service in Des Moines. Additionally, the sushi rolls were incredible.Make sure to order the "surf and turf" rolls.