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| - My sister has just recently graduated from University, and we asked her where she would like to go for her celebration dinner. She was craving Japanese AYCE. She had originally suggested Ten-Ichi, but I quickly shot that suggestion down seeing as the last 2 times I went with my parents the service was lousy and they kept forgetting to bring us things we'd ordered.
My parents had never dined at Akina, so it was a new discovery for everyone in the family but me.
Things I recommend:
Garlic Sirloin Beef Cubes - OMG, THE most flavourful thing on their menu!
Grilled Eel Pancake - Tasty, tasty!
Salmon Teriyaki - Moist and tender
Grilled Eel Maki
Spicy Tuna Maki - It is spicy indeed! My parents didn't even dip it in their wasabi-soy sauce dish.
Soft Shell Crab Maki
Japanese Seafood Custard - Silky smooth
Egg Custard (Dessert) - Was not listed on the menu, I bet there are other items not listed on the menu. Damit we should've asked. The egg custard was very creamy and smooth.
Salmon Roses
Things I won't try again:
Deep Fried Oysters - Smallest oysters I've seen. The batter was bland, flavourless and looked like it had been fried in "thousand year oil."
None of their ice creams are good quality. Don't waste your calories!
Ramen - bland and tasteless. Even instant noodles taste better.
Other things I tried and are standard:
Beef & Enoki Mushroom Roll
Shrimp Tempura - Their batter is really light
Wakame Salad
Beef Balls
Rainbow Roll
My rating of Akina has gone down due to a few factors:
They neglected to bring one item I ordered - baby octopus skewers.
The white tuna sashimi was not thawed properly and was still partially frozen, and when it did thaw, it created a pool of water around the other sashimi.
The salmon sashimi did not seem to stay together today.
The salmon roses fell apart, stemming partially from the fact that they cut the salmon too thick and its hard to handle with chopsticks.
We ordered a beef ramen, and they brought us a pork ramen.
One of the girls rolled her eyes at me when I flagged her down to order dessert. This is EXACTLY the reason why I hate the 10% automatic gratuity added to bills.
If you use VISA there is a surcharge, however, this is not posted anywhere.
Would I eat here again, most likely yes because overall they have great food and service is usually not a strong point at AYCE sushi restaurants.
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